It's all you'll need when telling everyone you're free

Coming off an incredibly special couple of long weekends in the desert, the first for LAND's performance of Katie Grinnan's Astrology Orchestra, the second for the holiday. Words won't begin to describe the time spent, it must simply be felt.

Some of my favorite spots:

Coyote Hole House
Integratron
Pappy and Harriet's
Hope Springs
Cactus Mart
Mojave Sands
29 Palms Inn
Crossroads Cafe
Giant Rock - and be sure to go past to the white quartz hill
The Ace 
Stuart's for moccasins and crystals
Cheeky's

I wish you knew I was too young

Melody's Echo Chamber

Devotion fades without a warning

Heard this song on Morning Becomes Eclectic on the way to the office this morning, within the first few seconds I thought it was 5 different bands from as many different decades, only to be stumped by a sound entirely unique. Oren Lyons is an LA-based band and an immediate favorite, so sorry to have missed their recent show, opening for the epic Other Lives.

beneath each of these faces a memory

rip to one of the truly best.

the earth never tires

The earth never tires,
The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature
    is rude and incomprehensible at first,
Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop'd,
I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than
    words can tell.

Walt Whitman

Wild in our ways

Birthday weekend.

Le temps des copains et de l'aventure

Yes and no are the answers

this is the way we talk when we talk about

Being my first spring as a pesca vegetarian, I am loving the bursting farmers markets and devouring all 

veggie/vegan food blogs, including the new (to me) favorite, Sprouted Kitchen. While working 50+ hour weeks leaves little time to cook, I try and prepare veggies and salads that I can enjoy as a couple different meals. Though I can't imagine anything more delicious to come home too than that chard apple gruyere grilled cheese. Until I can bring myself to make that, I'll settle any day for the veggie club from my neighborhood favorite.

But I'm unsure of so many things

I keep hearing this song on kcrw, i mean.

You can come and look if you want to

 Saw the Francesca Woodman exhibition at the Guggenheim last weekend, was left speechless. My favorites were the large nude diazotypes. So subtly profound and unnervingly beautiful. I enjoyed this synopsis and comparison to the Cindy Sherman retrospective.

Hide yourself from all I see

It's not inaccurate to say that I have seen these boys live more than any other band. I've seen them play around the country. I've seen them play in their other bands. They're great. And so is their new album. Buy it for some pure California jams.

Always looking straight

 David Hendren, In the shade, on view through April 14 at The Company

we can dream this night away

It's only been 2 weeks and I'm already craving a trip back here.

Photos by Tim Barber seen here

    Harvest Moon by Diego Garcia (recorded live @ WEXT/Exit 97.7) by somevelvet

I'm looking for a place to start

Vanessa Bruno  "Moonlight" starring Kate Bosworth, 2012

I always love these videos that VB puts out, and this is no exception. 

Therein lies the doubt

Deeply affecting and universally relatable.

Feist - The Bad in Each Other

the truth is in the dirt

Gonzalo Machado for Harper's Bazaar España January 2012 via here

My heart will never be

on your way to the promised land

definitely must watch full screen.

As the weeks fall

Samara Golden c/o Night Gallery