that smoothie is awesome! and do you still have that obnoxious lens cloth i gave you forever ago? suddenly remembered that and am now curious.

um... that juice looks crazy good. how did Cosmo fair in your absence? also, this is one comment meant to cover the last 8 posts that I just spent way more time reading than I was supposed to. For some reason I always get sucked into your posts and have to read every word and really take in every photo. No skim reading going on here. Not on Shan's blog anyways. xoxo
Janee

would you consider skyping with my mouth full whilst unpacking individual activities ---> I kinda thought it was an experience/event all in one?

So glad all of you got home safely. Now you have to get ready for a much longer trip! Wonderful for you.....love ya, GR MA

So glad all of you got home safely. Now you have to get ready for a much longer trip! Wonderful for you.....love ya, GR MA

Your smoothie reminds me of an alligator! Glad you had such a good time on vacation. Pretty sure I do all of them besides b as quickly as possible. :)

Hello;) i love reading your blogs,i was wondering could you tell me what type of camera you have.
Recently going to be a Sophomore in college && finished my first photography class and wanted to know a good camera to START with.

I choose e: laundry...I just got back from a trip too! And it turns out that couple from Pasadena that I met in Turkey does know you: Christen and Tony :). We worked at the same camp together...crazy, right?

well normally i'd go right to bed or check facebook or something...but this time i unpacked everything right away (even though it was the middle of the night), and woke up feeling so much better the next day! so i choose A!

You're awesome. Spilt coffee and all :)

we traded today. i slept till 11:30 for the first time in week. 9 o clock just walked on past me. but, you caught the morning, grabbed it by the neck and said, "Yeah. It's gonna be me and you today." so the morning said, "UNHAND ME! HIYA!"

today was just not your morning was it? lol but you DID get to enjoy Peets coffee....i miss that.

I love how you share the contrast between yesterday's coffeetime and today's. But hey, we enjoy the serene-coffee-and-croissant moments so much more when we also experience the spilt-coffee-everywhere moments, right? ( :

PUFFINS CEREAL: YES!

My new thing is spilling water all over myself... my dang nalgene with the wide lip! Hehe, yes I can relate to those kinds of mornings :).
I'm in Turkey right now and just met a couple from Passadena! Small world.

oh peets I miss you - and you to Shan

welcome to the darkside of no caps!

Thank you for including the note about the donuts...I was really curious how you could be so happy with such a healthy diet.

allison, i'm definitely happier when i eat healthy foods for meals, i actually really hate processed food and get sick when i eat it. that said.............. i'm also addicted to sugar.

Um, obsessing on MMegan. Branding?

Now that we know that I am MUCH older I can expose my aging woes...one of which is that I can't eat meat much anymore. Makes me feel sick. Whatever.

Aww, thanks for linking to me, that's sweet! I happen to be super inspired by you and your photos, so it means a lot to me.

Also, yeah, I love healthy food but I also have a serious thing for chocolate. I can down a whole fair trade dark chocolate bar in minutes. I think - that's OK.

Meat. Yum. That looks like a really great lunch. I eat "snack" lunches all the time, its kinda a lazy thing for me. Its easier than making one big cohesive meal. Also, thanks for making me feel better by admitting about the donuts. I figure they sorta balance each other out right? Hahahaha. xoxo

That juice looks so great Shannon! Way to be healthy : )

no fair! you're dangling a carrot! i want to hear it all! but for now, your juice is gorgeous. because you know how to make even juice gorgeous.

L
Looks like spring...

Ah, that's so pretty! The colors, I am in love with.

that little cluster of purple bubbles is speaking to me.

Hi Shannon - I'm assuming that you are feeling lots better because you're back to your pink house! Sick is NOT fun, but it helps us feel for people who are sick all the time (like Fern). I'm looking forward to your upcoming pictures

STUFFED PEPPERS!!! :D

P.S. Tim and I got really sick this past week too :(

Floaty floaty floaty....hehehehehehe ....

ugh being sick is the pits. hope you're on the mend! happy to see shannon photos again :)

You don't have to throw it away, just recycle it :)

I think I'm going to have to teach you some of my anti-hoarding habits!

Save them! The moment you pick one to part with you'll find you needed it.

Save them! The moment you pick one to part with you'll find you needed it.

I agree with Ro. I don't throw away glass either... in fact, I even shop sometimes more for the container that something is in than for what is actually in it. Hoard while you can.

I do the same thing! I wash them out well and put whole foods in them, like chocolate chips, almonds, etc. I need to make some pretty labels though!

I do the same thing! I wash them out well and put whole foods in them, like chocolate chips, almonds, etc. I need to make some pretty labels though!

Um, does costume jewelry count? I have more than I will ever be able to wear!!! fail.

ha! i do this too... i really like the jars that brushetta comes in at trader joe's... and i save them all. my family thinks i'm nuts. glass is so pretty! and at the same time so functional.

Ha! I'm a jar hoarder too! I have them in multiple cabinets and I fill them with grains and flours. My husband makes fun of me for never letting any hit the recycling bin.

Shannon:
1) I like your blog/photography. I generally click the link to it when it's on my facebook newsfeed, though I don't know if I've ever commented before.
2) I do the same thing with bananas!
3) Your "forest" looks lovely, what pretty flowers, and fun, eclectic vases!

your fruit spectrum made me SO happy! thank you - my monday is now better. and i love your banana picking method. :)

the moment i saw the title "fruit spectrum" i IMMEDIATELY thought of the ID2 fruit heart poster you made. like instantly it popped into my head. i feel like all the noise fads around me when i look at your pictures. the are a place of quiet, peace + meditation.

Shan-
this post kills me.
I love it so, so much. COLOR. my heart hurts.

I love the flowers on your table. Happiness.

Also, I am aware that this post was mostly about fruit. I just happened to really enjoy the flowers.

shannon these are incredible! what lens did you use to shoot these?! thank you so much for the inspiration!
j.

CAMI! thanks for commenting! love that you do it too :) :) :)

MEG, your reflection about them being a place of meditation moved me. thanks for saying that. //

KODI, the post was definitely about both fruit and the flower forest. and many other things. love that you loved the flowers. //

JENNIFER------i used a 35mm f/1.4 for all of these---- FAVORITE LENS! i used it 90% of the time. it sees how i see. //

Such lovely colors!!!

Again again again... I thank you for the beautiful ranunculuses........... and o definitely remember your previous fruit heart encounter and the bountiful produce we ate afterward! AWESOME.

Lovely! Yay for the way you show me colors! And, if you ever decide to make a big vegetable heart again, I want to help!!! What a great health metaphor! And, how fun!

Oh Shann.... this makes me miss the PH. I love Spring's flower selection. And I miss long mornings with you :)