an argus autronic 35 and something french

i've found that vintage cameras are not only incredibly photogenic, but they make me really happy too!

 

now for something french

 i'm not the type of girl to pine over paris

its never interested me, i'm normally the ones making french jokes..

but i have to admit, the french language is gorgeous, and i guess i 

really wouldn't mind going there someday.

{of course italy and switzerland will always come first}

There's a song called La Mer {the sea} its so gorgeous, you should totally listen to it here.

you may recognize the tune, its the tune to Somewhere Beyond The Sea, that epic song Bobby Darin sang. he just used the music {which was written in the 30's} and then added his own lyrics. so these two songs are the same musically, but lyrically different, making them the same song, but not the same song! ahem..moving on..
i think i'm loving the french feel because of the weather today
its chilly, rainy and dreary.
it finally feels like fall, and i always think of paris when i think of fall.
i guess its just all sorta magically similar and cozy.

xox-noni

before i forget

 

i keep forgetting to mention that i set up another blog

this one is simply for photography, very few words will be found there {unless in typography}
anywho, if you wanna, go check it out!

-xox-

noni

from me to you

i believe in taking deep breaths, in learning to love.

i believe in second chances, i believe in crazy dreams.

because they might just be the future.

i believe in doing things that sound, look, and might just be completely crazy.

and always, do the hard things because they mean more

xox-noni

 

the windows are open

more than often i'm a flood of emotions being kept at bay by an unstable dam. there's a good mixture of happy, joyful, exuberant, contentment, gratefulness, sadness, discontentment, anger, and confusion in this flood.
the negative ones aren't the ones to normally seep through either.
i let neither the sadness or confusion stop me. i let the joy fill me and the happiness visible in my step take over.
because thats how i'd rather have it. i won't let the negative feelings take over. but of course, i won't ignore them either, you have to feed negative emotions with the right attention, the right attitudes.
and when those tears do get through, its ok, just keep going.









looking at the big picture of my life. i don't have much to be negative about.
i have so much to be thankful for. all the things that keep me ticking keep me smiling.
i love the little things, just as much the big things.
little things, like bear hugs from someone who just wants to know you're all right.
things like kisses from a little brown eyed boy who makes me smile.
things like yellow sweaters and fall breezes coming through the windows.
things like being a huge influence in a little girls life. begin a role model is a big responsibility, i'm glad to have it.





i feel like i'm waiting for life to happen most days.
i'm waiting for something. sometimes i know exactly what it is, sometimes i know what it looks like.
other days i haven't a clue.
but life is happening all around, just take hold of it and believe in it. believe its meant for you.

so this isn't a typical monday post, i know that, and i'm not quite sure what its all about, but i needed to write something deeper than "hey, my weekend was awesome, here's a picture, bye!" :P
so i hope you enjoyed all this blabbering. have a lovely week everyone!

with love, 
noni

ps. go like this page! ;)

this may take a moment of your day

sweet Murphy dog!

now that your done "awing" over this cuteness, and if you have a few minutes, i should like you to watch this, and laugh till your belly hurts, then tell me which was your favorite part. 

today whilst reading Frankenstein, i noticed a particularly cool passage, its now one of my favorites!

here it is...

if the study to which you apply yourself has a tendency to weaken your affections, and to destroy your taste for those simple pleasures in which no alloy can possibly mix, then that study is certainly unlawful, that is to say, not befitting the human mind.~Victor Frankenstein 

such a good book, whoever hasn't read it should give it a try!

on another random note, i went shopping yesterday! i now feel more prepared to meet fall with a few extra cozy sweaters at hand. i finally managed to find a mustard yellow cardigan. i've found that if you really want something, and your patient enough for the right deal to come along, you'll feel so much more happier than if you just went out and spend loads of money on whatever.

i mean really, there's nothing quite like finding amazing bargains on something you love.

and everyone loves sweaters

 

thats all for today folks!

xox- noni

ps. i'm curious, who has noticed i always hide a song link in my farewells?

analysis of a mouth

sometimes i can be really observant. but not always, but there are a few things that i typically notice without fail. and that is people. i guess i'm sorta obsessed with faces, i draw them, paint {on} them, take pictures of them. i love faces, familiar and un-familiar. my friends tell me i have the wackiest taste in guys, and i'm constantly noticing unique and beautiful people everywhere. i can't tell you how many times i've been in a store with my mom, and someone with a strange mouth, or gorgeous eyes, or neat hair walks by and i go "omigosh! mom, did you see that person?!" and she goes "nope, wasn't paying attention" then i go on to describe to her the feather i noticed. 

normally i always notice eyes, but if not eyes, then mouths.

i'm incredibly obsessed with mouths. no, that doesn't sound weird. its completely normal. ;)

my favorite mouth belongs to Christian Bale. ok, that does sound a little strange..

but here he is anyway..

 

so i couldn't find just a picture of his mouth. but more the better, no? hehe.. 2nd fave mouth is this

then this one. and i'll just leave you with that.

recently i've been pretty bored, and have had a lot of time on my hands to goof off with my camera, and an idea hit me.

i'm going to start taking pictures of mouths. i'll start with people i know, of course, and maybe, come out of my shell a little and ask random strangers if i can snap a picture of their mouth. haha, thats not likely going to happen, but i can dream!

so anyway, i have to start from somewhere, so i've started with me. i've always been incredibly insecure about my mouth. its that one feature i'm still learning to like. i'm getting there, but not quickly.

so without further ado, here's my lips. {now that, sounded creepy.}

i'm told i have a ducky mouth..  

ducky!

 

so there it is, i wouldn't be doing this if i hadn't had braces, that is for sure. braces are a wonderful invention!

so, what do you think? is taking pictures of mouths, or being as interested in them as i am, a little odd? yes? oh well. i like it, so i do it! i've learned thats how to stay happy with my art.

have a great day!

xox-noni

yes i can

i finally got flickr! and pinterest..next on my list, tumblr! i'm still figuring things out on flickr, so i'm gonna hold off on tumblr while i do. sigh, i feel so behind.. :P

xox- noni

the longest day

i awoke yesterday morning, with my head feeling like it was in a bucket, and my nose had turned into a fountain. i had a cold, or allergies, whatever you wanna call it.. it wasn't anything to horrible, but i never felt like i fully woke up that morning, er, day.
i got ready anyway and went to church with the family. i don't really remember the service, besides that it was communion sunday, and i only remember there being a lot of people there {which isn't totally normal cos the church is young}. i think there was cake. and i remember drinking coffee and giving my boy kisses. at one point my head cleared and i got so dizzy i almost fell over.
i left earlier than i normally like, but i didn't care. i think we got hamburgers for lunch, i don't remember really tasting much though.
when i got home i did a spontaneous photoshoot  and oddly enough, it turned out great! i looked alert and everything.
after blogging i took a nap..
this morning i woke up at 11.
i felt like i woke up from that sunday nap.
at 3 we went to a friends house for a fun labor day bbq-hang out. i enjoyed myself and got lots of great pictures of adorable kiddos.
when i got home it occurred to me, that today has felt like the end of yesterday.and tomorrow should be monday.
which has made this day, seem very, very long.
i guess it was a combination of seeing people from my church both days, having a cold and being super drowsy and sleeping in to late and taking naps. my cold is gone now, but i'm still tired, thankfully its almost bedtime! ;)
this post has really no meaning, this day{s} has just been really odd so i thought i'd tell you all about it!
and now i have nothing else to say.

so here's a few pix of those adorable kiddos i mentioned.

bizzer

sammy- he's so stinking cute!

 i hope you had a very wonderful labor day!!

xox-noni

september shoot

i try to make it a goal to do at least one photo shoot a month

this is my 2nd month with the new nikon and i'm still 

working on doing self shoots.

trying to get focused in just right on the subject when i, the subject, am not actually in front of the camera?

yup. its not easy.

but i'm managing and learning tricks to get it worked out!

in the 4th down, the close up of me, i look so much like my mom and sister, its weird.

i don't normally resemble both of them at once.

but most of you don't know what i'm talking about cos you've never seen my mom or sister ;)

anywho, its still cloudy and rainy out, i feel much better today, my nose and head are terribly stuffy, but i don't mind that much. i'm probably going to be pretty lazy today..

have a wonderful sunday!

xox- noni

so it rains

dear Septemper,

thank you for the beautiful rain, but this runny-itchy nose and tickley-sore throat? you can have that back.

hot cocoa shall by my companion today, that and tissues..and pinterest.

oh yeah, i finally got pinterest, you should follow me! i'm Allie Valencia {thats a derivation of my real name, and then my real last name, in case you didn't know}. there's only one on there.

so yeah, go follow me.

i really have nothing else to say due to these silly allergies/cold, i feel pretty blah, so i'm just gonna keep pinning stuffz ;)

over 'n out

-noni