Shining Star.....

....no matter who you are! Shining bright you see....what you can truly be. I adore, adore, adore this starfish bracelet from Fashion is poison. I am searching high and low for an octopus or starfish bracelet....heck that little seahorse number looks like a keeper.

Bad things....

Sitting on the dock of the bay no more, here I was sitting unassumingly thinking the only the I had to fear was fear itself hurricanes on the coast. And fear I did, my anxiety peaks at the start of hurricane season and ends around Thanksgiving. Not healthy if you ask me, but lately the only thing I have been concerned about is the oil that is being swept ashore....there are trajectory maps and cones of certainty....but people, it's here......
The Obama-cades began last week, and the oil followed....what's next? Hayward on a yacht?
*View from my office window as Obama headed to the island....

Islands in the stream..

....that is what we are....ah-ah.....I can hear Julia Stiles belching the song circa 2003 in It's a Guy Thing....I love that flick but the one thing I think of when I hear that tune is not the fact that it's a love song, but the fact that it references islands......and given my recent island hopping adventure I felt it appropriate. I am constantly being told that a certain someone is on the island....really, unless you are on a cruise in the Caribbean please do not refer to yourself an being on the island...No Man's an Island and sometimes living on one doesn't help your case.

Wasting away......

Free concert....Jimmy Buffett....what's not to like?!? Obviously a lot (for some). Mr. Buffett and friends are putting on a show to benefit victims of the oil spill. The majority of my friends and I thought it would be a rollicking good time...and why the heck not...it's only an hour away! I offered the invite to a guy I had a few dates with and immediately got shot down.... ...but, the kicker......I didn't get a "NO," I got a "Heck, NO!" with bullet points detailing the reasons he would not attend....it went something like this....

Yes...had two voice mails about it on Sunday morning...I was pumped until I learned:

1. It is free, so every redneck within 500 miles will be trying to get there and parking/access is going to make the hangout festival look like a day at church-
2. It is a CMT deal and is only lasting from 7 to 8:30, so there might be one or two songs from each of them and they most likely won't even have their own bands or anything-

My response, "Ok, fine...." I chuckled to myself wondering how he thought The Hangout fest was a wild raucous time? We got to front stage, heck, I wandered by myself through the crowd and managed to find a girlfriend in the sea of thousands (thank you, Blackberry Messenger). Trust me, I don't like craziness any more than the next person but you've got to live a little and this is not a crazy riot on the Capital steps....it's a concert....So what am I going to do?? Why, get online this morning and get 4 free tickets and have a heck of a good time next Thursday and blow out my flip flop......

Tripping billies.

Minds will wonder to wondrous places. So why would you care to get out of this place. You and me and all our friends, such a happy human race. Eat, drink and be merry...a few weeks ago my mind and body took a little trip over to Alys Beach for some breathtaking photos and an uncommon experience. I will no doubt be back next year and hope to make another drive over soon!

And my photos hardly do it justice.....

City on down.

Well, in the end my friend, we will all be together again,Clutching onto my hand, in a valley we'll stand, just living again. And in a while we'll smile, march on another mile. On hallowed hills, attached to the land we'll be still. No one's ever gonna say a thing. And we'll be together, together again. Taking off to the city on down.....
A city on down the coast. If there's a place that compares to Alys Beach it is Rosemary Beach. With it's quaint sidewalks and cute shops.....including this one. I fell in love with the Town Hall and this sign....gotta love a weekend get away.

B. creative.

Studio B is where it's at. I have lusted after this space on many occasion. The courtyard is quaint and perfectly manicured but the space is a studio with artwork hung throughout. It plays host to parties, art events and celebrities....yeah we're talking India Hicks, Jonathan Adler, and Emeril.... As a bonus on my trip to Alys the good studio was having an open house and my friend and I ventured inside to discover this hidden gem....check out my shots and drool away.

Wanderlust.

More shots from my journey through Alys...there were bikes galore perfect for trekking through the gorgeous towne.Windows to the world. The perfect contrast of strong metal against the white backdrop.The amphitheater was lined with palms that swayed in the breeze and their shadows danced across the curiously green grass.Character is what lies beneath the surface.Caliza Pool. Gorgeous....that's all I got.The very cute Fonville Press, cafe, coffee shop, bar.....The gulf green overlooks the beach.Outside the Fonville Press there are the tiniest details on the columns. Read.

Done and done...

I finally made it to Alys Beach, after all my blogging you would have thought I would have already gone. The angles of the building were amazing requiring little more than the snap of my lens to create the perfect shot. Here are a few...they do not do it justice. Please check out my album here. And not I did not go for the gorgeous white buildings....I went for Digital Graffiti. Stay tuned~

Take me home.....

....country 30A roads. It feels like a lifetime since I last visited these sandy shores. Granted I live at the beach {more or less{ but I adore Destin and 30A, and this weekend thanks to the suggestion of a friend and some help from my aunt and uncle for a place to stay I made the journey once again. And it felt good. I was not returning home, but it felt like a homecoming, it was a place I had gone a million times....a place I know better than my current residence. The irony of feeling at home in a place that isn't your home.....