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fog over BC mountains, birds, Mission, Fraser Valley

Old Pine

April 8, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

It has been a busy couple of weeks, my dearest doodlers! I was first distracted by the spectacular Australian coast before returning to Canberra and the real world to start my new job. I’ll undoubtedly do a post about the dolphins, pelicans and beaches at some point, so I’ll leave that for now. Today I want to talk about seasonal déjà vu. Walking home from work yesterday, it was made clear that autumn has hit the ACT with force. It’s […]

Categories: Alternative, British, Folk, Indie • Tags: Australian, Autumn, Ben Howard, British, British Columbia, Canada, daffodils, fall, fashion, fog, folk, Fraser Valley, indie, landscape, mountains, music, nature, photo, photography, seasons, slow, soul, spring, travel, weather, wildlife, winter

Tall Australian grass, barbed wire fence, sunset

We go where we don’t know the way.

February 19, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

New look, new lands, new friends, new adventures. The word ‘new’ has made itself a pretty permanent home in my list of everyday vocabulary. A new application, a new studio, a new routine, a new life chapter; fresh start this, blank slate that. It only seemed fitting that on this new side of my metaphorical leaf that I update the look of Doodledrops. I was never quite happy with the previous look anyway and if I’ve learnt something this year, […]

Categories: Alternative, Americana, Folk, Indie, singer-songwriter • Tags: alternative, Australia, Australian, beauty, dance, DPchallenge, folk, indie, kangaroos, life, life change, map, music, nature, new, outdoors, photography, transportation, travel, wildlife

Photo taken out plane window of tropical turquoise waters, sea, ocean

Snapshots Has Moved!

January 8, 2013 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I have exciting news! Both Snapshots and I have packed up and moved locations. Snapshots and Needle Drops can now be found at snapshotsandneedledrops.com! (You will be redirected from the .wordpress.com domain.) While I can be found enjoying life down in Australia!! It was a bit of a last minute decision, but I did it and I am thrilled. It will just be a quick post this week as I am spending all my time getting set up here, but I thought that […]

Categories: British, Dance, Electronic, Electropop, Glam Rock, New Wave, Rock, Synthpop • Tags: Australia, aviation, British, dance, electric, electropop, glam rock, Goldfrapp, moving, music, nature, new, new wave, outdoors, photography, Rock, Synthpop, transportation, travel, website

Hometown, Snowbound

November 27, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Winter has arrived to my neck of the literal woods. I’ve been away for a few days and I returned to find the green and brown landscape thickly blanketed in white. For some reason, the arrival of snow every year brings about a seasonal change in my taste of music. Like switching from rosé to red wine, my music preferences become a lot heavier. My appreciation grows for a strong, honest voice and beautiful, heavy orchestration. Out with the easygoing troubadours and […]

Categories: Canadian, singer-songwriter, Soul, Uncategorized • Tags: Canada, Canadian, icicle, music, nature, Ontario, photography, photos, singer-songwriter, soul, winter

In the Sticks

September 17, 2012 by snapshotsandneedledrops

I tend to have unrealistic expectations when a favourite band comes out with a new album. I’m always expecting to hear something that I both immediately love and is a big step away from their previous stuff. These things are rarely ever compatible. Fortunately, as these artists have already won my favour I stick it out for a few rounds on “repeat all.” For Mother Mother’s newest The Sticks, which is set to release tomorrow, it only took one additional listen before I […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Indie, Rock, Unreleased • Tags: album release, alternative, British Columbia, Canada, Canadian, indie, music, nature, photography, Rock, travel, unreleased, Whistler

Black and white bare tree at Hyde Park, London

One Month

July 6, 2011 by snapshotsandneedledrops

Hyde Park trees, London Huzzah! A month ago I went public with this blog and now I’ve had over a thousand hits…. I’m pretty sure only about half of those could have been my mother. Thank you all for checking out my stuff! Your feedback makes me ridiculously happy. Guess who figured out how to embed a youtube video without the video?! Truthfully, it’s incredibly easy… computer code is so cool, you can do anything! Today’s selections were actually supposed […]

Categories: Alternative, Canadian, Experimental, Indie, Lo-fi, Soul • Tags: alternative, beauty, Canadian, experimental, Hyde Park, indie, lo-fi, London, music, nature, photography, tree, tune-yards

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