Philadelphia / A Reunion

Despite the fact that for the first two days of my stay in Philly to celebrate Lauren's birthday I found myself, completely bundled up, standing at the bottom of Lauren's three flights of ridiculously long stairs, dramatically pressing my hand against the side of my head saying, "Darn it. I forgot my camera... again," I did managed to capture a bit of the story along the way...



There was snow, and boots in the snow...


and birds in the snow, and dogs in the snow (hi, Tug!)...


and foot prints in the snow...


and signs in the snow, and just plain snow...


and Brooke in the snow with my Holga.


There was architecture...


and more architecture...


and history.............. and jokes about history.


There was texture...


upon texture...


upon texture...


upon glorious texture.


And lights...


yes, those lights again, twisted, typographic, florescent delightfulness. Still in love.


There were flowers, and beeswax candles...


and coffee, and lobsters, and a Brooke (who was always a perfect model.)


There was pre-dinner wine, and another surprise portrait of Brooke.


There was dining out...


and yummy guac, and ahi tuna tacos...


and "women laughing while eating salads"


and happy, little, blurry pictures in bars.


There were pleasant surprises in the midst of forgetful moments when I left my ISO on 3600 from the night before (for you camera nerds).


There was a wait for brunch...


with just enough time for a stroll in Old Town...


and a return visit to Franklin Fountain...


for something warm this time.


Brunch, at last. (Don't worry, we ate much more than apples.)


There was a bit more sight seeing, with typographic sightings, then cheese... for four hours while watching the Golden Globes. What a delightful end to a splendid visit with friends.


To Lauren...


and Brooke...


And Remy, and even you, Tug (although our encounter was no longer than 20 seconds in which I took 20 pictures)


And, of course you too, Philadelphia, I miss you already. Until next time...


au revoir.