kiss the water goodbye

9.04.2012














a few snaps of lilly from last month...some of my favorite summer pictures I've ever taken.
Over the hum of the air conditioner and the silent whir of the fan, the thermometer whispers a very summery 106 degrees. According to the calendar, though, summer is over. This weekend, I kissed the last few days of the season goodbye eating one too many snowcones (my tongue was properly red) and sitting in the pool talking about college one moment and acting like a little kid the next. Today the pools closed and school started and I already have senioritis despite the fact I haven't even made it to the second day of my junior year. The tans will fade and dipping into the water for a cool swim will be a distant memory, but I have folders full of images and a journal full of ink that will always allow me to relive this season. The summer of 2012 will be missed greatly but the memories we made will not be forgotten. Fall, I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Please be good to me.

36 comments:

  1. love these pool pictures, Carlotta! they embody summer-- bright, cheery, wet, and colorful.

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  2. love these pictures :) i def will miss the summer but not the hot weather! bring on the fall :)

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  3. these are the CUTEST pictures. I want that swimsuit.

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  4. Love the pictures. The cuteness! I like routine, so school isn't always a bad thing for me!

    Anna x

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  5. Pretty pictures! I will miss summer, too. But am anxious for fall!

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  6. That water looks so inviting! And I always love the imagery you create with words in your posts!

    Also, I remember you being asked on formspring about college and you had mentioned you weren't sure about going. Did you decide you'd like to go? If so, what for?

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    1. My answer then is the same answer now...I'm still really undecided about the whole college thing. If I were to go, though, I'd most likely go to a technical school at OSU (oklahoma state university) that specializes in graphic design :)

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  7. Nice pictures! that water is looking really nice... Maybe I should visit our pool...

    xoxo,
    Rachel Nicole @ Summer Breeze

    rachyracheshobbycorner.blogspot.com

    ps- giveaway at my blog soon, take a look-see??

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  8. Nothing I love better than swimming. Lovely shots--so make me want to go swim now.
    BOO, I already miss summer!

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  10. Lilly is adorbs. Ze end. <3

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  11. Oh, such lovely pictures of Lilly in the pool. I'm currently loving fall but in a couple of weeks, I'll probably be missing summer again.

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  12. she has the cutest smile, like a ray of sunshine

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  14. I have the exact same pool, and we were actually draining it yesterday. :) love these photos :)

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  15. The feel and color and composition of these summery photos are truly beautiful, the way you created them makes them art and not just oddly bright pool photos. lovely. <3

    l.

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  16. Oh wow! This post is wonderful! Makes me feel sad though! Your sister is adorable
    -Elinor

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  17. Alright, so I was freaking out when I saw these pictures because both of my littlest sisters have that little tutu bathing suit and isn't it the cutest little thing every? That fluffy little skirt bouncing as they walk (or crawl as the case may be) around is melt your heart adorable :)

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  18. beautiful! i love pool pictures, they are so fun and you can only really do them during summer!

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  19. loving the colors in these photos. so dreamy and summery.

    i'm with you, carlotta. welcome fall x

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  20. well, that was crazy relevant. college talk one moment and playing like a little kid the next. senioritis. everything.
    and that lilly. i cannot get enough.

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  21. oh my gosh, that lily??!!! she is too adorable...plus with the cutest swimmers on, oh. my. goodness.
    i love summer, can't wait until it arrives where i live in a few months! :)

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  22. THESE PHOTOS ARE SO WONDERFUL! and the swimsuit, oh so adorable :)

    Blog: Oh it's Juno

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  23. ohhhh, this made me wanna dive into a pool. it's still in the hundreds here in az. and by the way. her bathing suit is too adorable. xo

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  24. Great photos. Summer you will be missed. Wellcome fall!

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  25. Beautiful pictures, Lilly has the most adorable swimsuit! Really, why don't they make those in my size?

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  26. Beautiful photos, and your writings are so wonderful. They stir inside of me a desire to see the beauty in life and capture as much as it as I can with my camera. Happy school year! (ha.ha. not;)

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  27. my two favorite colors! Beautiful photos and shots of your summer! I'm going to miss these long summer days, but Fall is definitely one of my favorite months. I can't wait for layering, falling leaves and cooler weather!

    Love & Whimsy

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  28. These are so unique. Love them. :)

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  29. i'm with you on the "favorite photos" part -- these just scream summer. beautiful!

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  30. *Sigh* I don't want it to be over just yet. I love these pictures and they make me regret the amount of times I didn't go swimming this year...yeah...I don't know what's wrong with me. One run in the rain though and it made up for it all. There's somthing about summer...and water...I just can't get enough of it.
    So not ready for fall, but I'm with you...asking it to be good to me and hoping for the best. Parts of me want it with the cool breezes, but every time I think of summer I think of how much I love it how I've fallen in love with it all over again and how I just hate to say goodbye.
    Thanks for sharing!
    ~Alina

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  31. Wow. This is pretty much exactly what I've been feeling lately. Beautiful again, Carlotta. :)

    abbie / xoxox

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  32. gorgeous shots. Senioritis here, too. :)

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  33. Anonymous9/05/2012

    Amen about senioritis! I'm also a junior. It can't be almost over!
    Loooove the picture of the girl underwater!!!
    -Anna Rose

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  34. I'm so sad I can't swim anymore:(. Our pool closed over Labor Day, but it was raining the whole last week anyway. Glad you got in the last warm days!

    http://www.etsy.com/shop/HannahEverly

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  35. these pics are fantastic. love the brightness of the water. makes summer feel alive again.

    I hate this awkward South phase between summer/fall. technincally, summer is over, but according to the weather, I should still be lazing around, eating icecream, and going for a swim. but instead I'm trapped inside doing my endless schoolwork, and dreaming about sweaters and hot chocolate.

    xx.
    k

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