lovely lyndsay

what do you get when you mix a parasol, a beach, a best friend, a sunset, lots of foliage, and a lack of better things to do?
this, i suppose.

human christmas tree

so apparently i only update my blog when i can't sleep, and in short bursts of things that are long overdue.
i acknowledged it, which means it's okay, right?
right.
anyway, here's another frivolous photoshoot had with friends. we found some christmas lights in the lounge, and here's what ensued:

beachwrecked/wreckbeached

so, there's a nude beach ten minutes away from my dorm.
(yeah, get over it.)
(it's a beach.)
(and it's gorgeous.)
(and there are no nudists there in the winter.)
(not that i care either way.)
(again, it's a beach.)
(anyways.)
i go down there a lot to take pictures, on account of the gorgeousness and all.
here's a collection from september until now:

va-va-vintage

i've been rather into fashion photography lately.
consequently, photoshoots with friends have ensued.
this is a vintage photoshoot with friends from earlier this month!

kelp! i need somebody.

well hey there.

i've now relocated myself to the lovely and damp vancouver, where i'm receiving a higher level of education.

how nice.

it's a little embarassing how enthusiastic i am about living here. being previously landlocked in calgary has led me to view the ocean with an almost reverent romanticism: the first week i was here i went to the beach every single day. expect tons of pictures of the water.

on a related note, on my way here, we did a family road trip and stopped in victoria for a couple days to visit relatives and go to my dad's favourite restaurants. one morning while we were there we went for a stroll along this crazy sea wall, and i got a little obsessed taking pictures of the kelp floating alongside it. i had this idea that i could make an abstract project of it, since i don't often take abstract pictures.

here's what came of that:

vegans and vests

the scene is this: a lovely summer afternoon. four lovely friends congregate so that one of the aforementioned lovely friends can cook them all a delightful vegan feast. they are all wearing vests.

sound like an indie movie?
or a hippie collective?

yeah, okay. moving on.

maren (aforementioned cook who has her own fantastic and hilarious vegan blog which you should check out right now!) asked me to take pictures of all the food. of course, i agreed. i've been a little obsessed with food photography ever since spain. luckily, all the food was delicious (and photogenic, but i'll let you judge for yourself on that).

first things first: pureed kiwi smoothies! sprig of rosemary courtesy of maren's herb garden.

sundried tomatoes and sunflower seeds, ingredients for...

olive, tomato and sunflower seed tapenade! we drizzled balsamic reduction on the sides because we're artsy like that.

maren has cute kitchen decorations.

homegrown basil!

main event: portobello stackers! other ingredients include forbidden rice, tomatoes, spinach, onions, alfalfa sprouts and artsy balsamic dots.

and again from a different angle.

doesn't maren rock?