AQUARIUM

Concrete Flower: 110401: Aquarium

Aquariums are wonderlands to me.

Concrete Flower: 110401: Aquarium

Getting to see these amazing creatures is their (somewhat) natural habitats is an amazing thing.

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There were all kinds of fishes.

Concrete Flower: 110401: Aquarium

Snakes.

Concrete Flower: 110401: Aquarium

And a giant whale skeleton.

My favorite was this amazing red octopus, but you weren’t allowed to take photos of him, because he’s very sensitive to light. The sharks were also amazing, but they swam too fast (I only have blurry photos).

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GOOD LUCK, CRABCAKES, CHESAPEAKE BAY, HAPPINESS, MASH & THE LAND OF PLEASANT LIVING

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

Good luck, outside the Baltimore Tattoo Museum.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

Crabcakes, everywhere.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

The Chesapeake, in the Chesapeake Bay.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

Waiting.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

Ice, custard or happiness? I know what I would pick.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

Be open.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

Perfect mashed potatoes.

Concrete Flower: 110331: Good Luck, Crabcakes, Chesapeake Bay, Happiness, Mash & Pleasant Living

“From the Land of Pleasant Living.”

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SHIPS, ROPE, DUCKS, LITTLE ITALY, LOVE GRASS, SUBMARINES & MORE

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A few things in Baltimore that inspired me.

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THREE NEW/KHAKI & DENIM

Taking a break from Baltimore pics to show you three new things I have bought this month. Two new-old and one new-new.

Concrete Flower: Three New

Short-sleeve knit from H&M, $17.95 (I think).

Concrete Flower: Three New

Vintage Wrangler denim vest from Beacon’s Closet, $15.95 (but really free since I had sold stuff and had store credit).

Concrete Flower: Three New

Vintage safari-style shirt from a Williamsburg thrift shop, $10.

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THE WRITING’S ON THE WALL

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I was very inspired by all the great lettering and signage I saw all over (what little I saw of) Baltimore. Painted, carved, drawn, rendered in neon, on wood, on concrete and on stone. Sometimes deliberate, sometimes unintentional. Always present.

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