Paradis...

... a new exhibition of photographs by Christian Chaize opens tomorrow at Jen Bekman Gallery.
Image from Jen Bekman Gallery.

The urban wilderness...

Joseph O. Holmes beautifully wintery photographs could easily be mistaken for rural scenes, but they are in fact taken in Brooklyn's Prospect Park. You can see more of Joseph's work here, and here. I hope your Monday is off to a good start!

Images from Jen Bekman.

What:nots...

Hello Friday! My it's felt like a very long week. After a misty start, today turned into a wonderfully clear and crisp autumn day. It made me think of the quote Alexandria posted here. This evening we took advantage of the lack of precipitation and strolled out for a yummy thai dinner, before stopping off on the way home for Mayan hot chocolates at Moonstruck. Tomorrow, at the boys' request, we are off on a family day-trip. R and Mu have devised the route - I'm hoping for a country-ish locale, with lots of fall foliage. I hope you have a lovely weekend in your neck of the woods. And thank you for visiting Elsa May and for your sweet comments. Here's a autumn-ish what:nots...

Elegant black + white, plus love the jacket.

(I can't recall where I got the image...if you know the source please let me know)

Target from Jessica Snow's exhibition Multiple Plot Points.

White shirt + black pant + boots + clutch from Vanessa Bruno = perfect.

Holly Farrell's paintings - this one in particular.

An completely timeless bag from Vanessa Bruno.

Possibly the most perfect cashmere roll-neck sweater from Toast. Is it wrong to lust after a sweater this much?

The name - Divine - says it all. Dark chocolate, citrusy orange, warm ginger - utterly scrumptious.

And given that I'm exhausted after three full-on rides this week I thought I'd end with this wonderful image by Lisa Cueman. If you're interested hop over to here to see more of Lisa's great images.

Images from Jen Bekman, Vanessa Bruno, Holly Farrell, Toast, Divine Chocolate, Lisa Cueman.