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To be honest, I feel terrible right now. I've had a brutal week and a half, and what is worse is that I'm not really sure when things are going to get better. I haven't taken a single self-portrait in something like a month, which makes me feel terrible. I mean, photography is one of my favorite things right now, but stress in my real life has sort of left me without any inspiration or time to spend on my Flickr photostream.
Whenever things get rough, though, I have a trusted escape route - reading. My salvation, my door to new worlds, my way to let my imagination run wild.
I find that there is a lot of beauty in the written word, literally and figuratively. The words belong to Maggie Stiefvater and her beautiful novel Shiver. The vision belongs to me, my gloomy mood, and my inner romantic.
Since lately I've been ridiculously busy, and hence crazy tired, I decided to do the easy thing and upload a few more of my fall photos. A short post, but a sweet one:) Check them out below:
It was a beautiful day yesterday, so I headed to the park to take some photos of the colorful foliage. Last year I kind of missed the fall season and didn't take any photos, so I was really happy that I had a chance to catch up this year:) It's a pity that we don't have those gorgeous New England maples to add some of that vibrant red to the landscape. Still, everything looked beautifully golden!
Remember when I posted a list of some of my favorite book covers (if you don't, go see it here)? And remember that really gorgeous book cover of the wonderful novel Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater? Well, since then, she has written a lovely sequel, Linger, and has also just posted the cover of Forever, the third and final installment of the series. Yes, you guessed it: the cover design is by Christopher Stengel :)
I can't wait for this book come out!You can pre-order Forever, the last book in the Shiver trilogy, here:
http://www.fountainbookstore.com/autograph-maggie
Belogradchik has been on my list of places to visit for a long long time, but somehow I was never able to go. This summer, however, I finally got the chance to go and it was a wonderful trip. I had a great time and the place is beautiful. The cave Magurata is close to the town, and so are the famous Belogradchik rocks, which are quite breathtaking!
I realize that I've been posting photos of the places I've visited a little out of order, but I didn't originally plan on uploading photos from Belogradchik. It's just that I was going through them today and realized that some of the photos are pretty nice, so I thought "no one cares about order, right?" :)
A couple of weeks ago I happened to be in the seaside town of Balchik, enjoying a beautiful Saturday. I was very happy to be able to visit the town's landmark - the Balchik Palace and Botanical Garden, which was absolutely gorgeous. The complex consists of a Revival style central palace with a tower and a bunch of villas scattered around, all nestled in a lush park with bridges, romantic paths, colorful flower beds and a fragrant rose garden. The stone alcoves and wrought iron gates create a fairy-tale feel and make you wish you were wearing a ball gown. The sea view from the palace complex is simply breathtaking.
All through my walk, I kept thinking how this would be an amazing location for a wedding and wishing that I could photograph one there. It's got everything - beautiful garden, lovely old buildings, romantic stone arches, a small stream with a bridge going over it, the sea just beyond the gates...you name it, it's there! So while I'm waiting for someone to invite me to photograph their wedding there, check out some of my photos of the place and the flowers there.
I just realized that this year I have dipped my feet in three seas - the Aegean, the Mediterranean, and the Black Sea! Yey me! Last year I didn't even manage to have a proper beach vacation, so this year I was desperate for the seaside. That's why I wanted to brag a little and post the image of the three seas before I post anything else from the stack of stuff I have waiting to be blogged about:
