SHARK!

We took Peanut down to the Halloween Hoopla on Friday. He dressed up as the cutest shark I have ever seen! He didn't mind wearing his costume, but he hasn't quite caught on to the whole Halloween thing yet. I felt guilty getting candy because it was obviously for us! Wyatt hasn't really had sugar yet, and I'm in no hurry to give it to him. We ended up stopping to have a drink after a little while - hey, a 16 month old can only take so much!

That was all of our loot. 6 pieces of candy.

stickwork

Before the weather turned ugly, Wyatt and I went and visited an installation by artist Patrick Dougherty. He does structure-like work using willow branches and local volunteers. He has done amazing work all over the world, and unfortunately I don't think his Sun Valley piece is as stunning as the others. Part of the problem is that it sits on a dusty, vacant lot with a lot of construction equipment. His best work is interwoven among the natural landscape. Anyway, it is neat to have here in town and I get to see it every time I go to the Post Office to get my mail!

More Metallic Goodness

Seriously? Who thought of this?Genius! Beautiful!

via anne sage

It's my birthday today and I love (in addition to my fabulous family + friends) LOVE this:

Are you kidding me? Metallic? I die!

Obsessed but Quick

I am a little behind the curve on this one, but ever since I saw one of the new sculptures (in a mag) in the Presidio in San Francisco, I have been obsessed with the metal wire-filled letters. Alas, it has gone mainstream because you can buy some at urban outfitters, as seen below. I love the G, and they are only $10. Thank goodness they don't have all the letters I need to spell something useful so I will not be buying them, but I think they are great. Just looking at this picture reminds me of the intoxicating smell of eucalpytus in the park. Yum!

 

sculpture by philippe becker design

It started raining last night and hasn't stopped since. After a really warm September I think October is finally ushering Fall in. As Peanut and I are stuck inside today I am reminiscing about some of our end-of-summer activities.

 Wyatt is really getting into patting the poodle. He's coming to visit this weekend so it should be supercute.

 The cousins got a new trampoline! AKA Deathtrap. It takes about 5 people (plus cocktails as shown) to make sure this kid stays on the tramp. 

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I have finally decided what to do with this huge, blank canvas I bought at the Gold Mine a while ago. For inspiration, I turned to etsy. It's amazing the range of artists on this site. Some were incredible, and others showed how anyone can open a store on etsy. But that is part of the beauty of it, right? 

ps: the design I've chosen for my canvas isn't that similar to what is shown here, now I need to get off the couch and actually paint it!