Mary Vale and Abigail

Myke sets up the slides for TEDxMidAtlantic, a conference we’ve been helping organize for a few months. “Ideas Worth Sharing” is the tagline. I can get down with that. -Mary Vale

Oh yes, this is a unicorn mug. Is it any wonder that this is one of my most favorite possessions? Please note that there are illustrated sparkles coming out of the unicorn’s butt. Yes, yes there are. - Abigail

This is where I like to spend my mornings. A cup of coffee and some “thinking time” as I do the dishes - my day couldn’t start off better than that. - Abigail

I don’t know what it is that keeps drawing me back to this photo. It makes me feel so calm - a sensation I’ve needed approximately every five minutes this week. - Abigail

I’ve been playing around with several camera-related things recently, and this is the first attempt with which I am even remotely satisfied. I did this on a timer in low light, and then post-processed it to death to get it grainy. I’m trying to let go of the idea that photos have to look “perfect,” because what does that even mean??? Anyway… that’s my story! - Abigail

My friend, Diana, brought me along on Saturday for a picnic at her CSA farm. It was a much-needed day of relaxation. - Abigail

My dear friend Michelle, at her wedding to Judd. She was a beautiful bride. -Mary Vale

The outside of the Bergmann’s barn; black and white did more justice to the structure than the muted red my camera recorded. -Mary Vale

Sometimes my inability to put things back in their proper place results in interesting photos. Sometimes. - Abigail

The Bergmann’s farm, near Germantown, taken from inside the 1840s restored barn. Our friends throw an informal triathlon at the farm every year, and the Bergmann family is kind encough to host us. -Mary Vale