Melissa Maples http://melissamaples.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ five•two•fifty-two: five http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/melissamaples/~3/szU3bmKvz7w/ http://melissamaples.com/five%e2%80%a2two%e2%80%a2fifty-two-five/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:23 +0000 Melissa http://melissamaples.com/?p=4766 Week five is live. five•two•fifty-two: five

Week five is live.

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Peek-a-boo courtesy of Mahogany. It’s bright red.

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The border between Minnesota and Wisconsin. I got the feeling that the locals don’t find this area as beautiful as I did.

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Minneapolis

I only just got around to uploading these a few days ago. What a great city.

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One of the most bizarre cloud formations I’ve seen in a while.

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My Chinese reading is not as good as it should be… I do wonder if the Chinese written on these bowls makes any sense at all.

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You know what’s up.

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I finally got a chance to try out the wonders of Kitchenette, and I have to say, I was impressed with the food, the service, and the cocktails. A great experience all around. I’ll definitely be a regular visitor.

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Gorgeous candle setup— luckily I managed to avoid setting my hair on fire.

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Unintentional night portrait while travelling around on this city’s fine public transport.

]]> http://melissamaples.com/cloaked/feed/ 0 http://melissamaples.com/cloaked/ five•two•fifty-two: three http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/melissamaples/~3/CggE0wGbZl8/ http://melissamaples.com/five%e2%80%a2two%e2%80%a2fifty-two-three/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:13:36 +0000 Melissa http://melissamaples.com/?p=4738 The weekly photographic episode is ready to go. five•two•fifty-two: three

The weekly photographic episode is ready to go.

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Holiday lights are still up in many places in Antalya… including my house.

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A perfect opportunity to break out the candles.

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Thoughts they cultivated

Facing it

Gorgeous clouds swirling over the mountains.

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The room fragrance sticks from Zara Home are heavenly.

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Blueberry mascarpone cookie loaf, with handmade spiced Baileys cream. The delicacies of winter.

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Week two is up.

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A brief break in the rainy season.

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The House Café, where fresh flowers on the table are a given. Love this place.

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Can’t get enough.

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Winter moon over Migros

On display now at Migros 5M.

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Land

Travelling home.

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I couldn’t help but make a little nonaptych of my Minnesota Hipstamatic photos. What a great state.

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Okay, so we’re approaching the middle of January and the tree is still up. Sue me.

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Brand-new, often unshiny photo project featuring Josh Monk and myself here. Join us for fifty-two weeks of pixels galore.

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Airplane

Assembly

Surrounded

Warmth

Open for business

Christmas morning

Christmas sunset

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Brunch

Christmas Eve brunch popovers

Oh yes, we have wine

Pho 79

Wedding day wake-up

Just some of the fantastic holiday offerings.

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Thirteenth

Meet me on the dance floor

What a beautiful venue for a wedding.

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Pillsbury

Gold Medal Flour

Grain Belt

Equally impressive during the day.

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Zipps

Amanda Huggenkiss

Twilight

Lamp Repair

Glory in neon.

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