Burano, Italy – This makes me want to travel…

Burano, Italy -- Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

A Classic: Circus Liquor in North Hollywood, California

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.comPhoto by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Anyone up for the Crochet Museum?


Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Joshua Tree, California

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Ancient blogging tool…

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Angry Doll…

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

I love antique stores and flea markets — there are SO many interesting vignettes to photograph.  It’s even easier to do with my iPhone because shop-keepers don’t seem to mind (vs. a bigger DSLR).

a’sailing we will go…

Burano, Italy -- Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

This is in the Venice Lagoon, approaching Burano Island, Italy, on a lazy Sunday afternoon. What a life!

It would be hard to NOT fall in love here…

Burano, Italy -- Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Burano is a colorful island in the Venice Lagoon. It’s about a 30-minute boat ride from Venice and it’s a gorgeous tour of the island from the water. The day I visited, there was a regatta (lucky!), so the boat dropped us off at the stop before the main dock, and we had to walk a short distance along this gorgeous path. It was Sunday, and I suspect this adorable couple had been to church and were out strolling.

Burano, Italy

Burano, Italy -- Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

Photo by Stephanie Roberts, http://ObsessiveHobbyist.com

This is the front of a building in Burano Island — those scrolls are painted on the building…not Photoshop. The entire island looks Photoshopped!