Alice’s Adventure’s: Funstuff and Pretty Things

Nature always finds a way, in an otherwise gray place, at the end of monotone winter this fertile green pops out, ready for spring and a fresh start.

by John Carty, via JPG Magazine

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via: the city sage

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pretty poppies

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found this over at cursive design
prints on etsy
had to dedicate these incredibly detailed prints to some of my favorite people….
 
for Dad! 

 
for my artistic and nature lovin Mom

sister Cat

 
my distinguished chica amiga, Kimmy

 
P Knuckle, the only bunny I would follow down a rabbit hole

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puppies that is!
 

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integration of technology and enviroment, i love how these images capture our transforming landscape.

photo from here, via wrongdistance.com

dustin shrum

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hope that was enough o’s
via: www.booooooom.com

i love the lyrics by leslie feist, 
“the hardest part of a broken heart
isn’t the ending, so much as the start”
we never plan to end things when they are just beginning, but it is wonderful to remain close to people who have influenced your life in such an integral way. I have […]

and funny puppies!
now I think this guy is the funniest….

but here is the grand prize winner. 

Visit slog.thestranger for more!

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Yellow-Leaves-in-Pond, originally uploaded by alicenoyes.

Fall colors in the Pacific Northwest are amazing. As the summer waned, I began to dream of spring blossoms, completely unaware of the kaleidoscope that autumn offers in temperate climates.

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via: shape + color
truly amazing work by photographer David Maisel in his work, “Library of Dust”, 
Blogger Jeremy Elder writes:
The Oregon State Insane Asylum, as it was first named, opened in 1883. While it operated until the early 1970s, some of the patients who died within its walls, unclaimed by their families, were cremated and their remains were sealed […]

this is it!
and this is the company that does it.
they won’t break a single branch or drive a single nail into the tree during construction.
i love how this first image is perched right over the ocean. what a beautiful home, the ocean breeze flowing right in through your windows. ok maybe that is just a […]

Texans in the snow, originally uploaded by travisov.
Yay! Snow! but a mere 2,000 feet below…

what an amazing climate.

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a pretty for friday!

 
Multicolor Filter, originally uploaded by Piero Gentili.

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really amazing work from Victor Eredel. check out his behance profile 

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Torrential rains on Koh Kood, originally uploaded by Bēn.

Ah, as my new friend Ross put it, the “lead skies” have arrived. Gentle sun hides behind low clouds that drift in from the pacific ocean. The temperature has dropped dramatically and I can wear my boots again.
This is a picture of Thailand but I know I […]

I wait, originally uploaded by Mark Lacsamana.

Found this from my daily feed from Vector Tuts. Love that site!
This is so poignant, makes me actually look forward to winter, and the cherry blossoms that cover the city in early spring. When it is still wet and cold!
The illustrator writes:
though a thousand years might pass.. I’ll wait […]

 
acacia, originally uploaded by birds & trees.

a new print from a flickr friend.
there are so many different trends in design right now, the version of the bird pattern is definitely modernized with the silhouette and monochromatic color schemes.
i am amazed at the creative people that start new trends, that think beyond the current obsessions of […]

 
  
love canvas, originally uploaded by Sarah France 2007.

Sarah France is a designer on my flickr contacts that is always original, inventive, and so cool!
She blogs as well: sarahfrance.blogspot.com/

This is a weave she created as a thank you for a fellow designer. Brilliant!

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 , originally uploaded by Eduardo Recife.
 His website is here
this is a pic from his flickr, with amazing color work and photography.
he offers free Photoshop brushes downloads, which are a graphic artist’s dream come true!

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via: Ben the Illustrator

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