Texan by birth, Chicagoan by choice. Rambling writer and over zealous photographer. You can find out more about me at my blog. charmingfinch.comTumblr (3.0; @finchery)http://finchery.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b994d63837ab15f82b6ff416d951f8ec/tumblr_mmwzn5NVGa1qhttpto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/44af4a8782ab68c4596cf189373b10a7/tumblr_mmwzn5NVGa1qhttpto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3ae56aaa87116b6818ea47effda4826e/tumblr_mmwzn5NVGa1qhttpto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/644b8998cc7bc30920b8fc8c4ccb8945/tumblr_mmwzn5NVGa1qhttpto4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cc06d81eb4de1cb0be71d8139919c43e/tumblr_mmwzn5NVGa1qhttpto5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tir-ri.tumblr.com/post/50745039212/theartofanimation-riikka-auvinen-reblogging" target="_blank">tir-ri</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theartofanimation.tumblr.com/post/50610096012/riikka-auvinen" target="_blank">theartofanimation</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://tir-ri.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Riikka Auvinen</a></p> </blockquote> <p>Reblogging some of my older works here, thank you for featuring! <3</p> <p>For some reason these were tagged under digital art, but all of these were painted with watercolors. The lineart for the boy riding the beautiful horse was made by <a href="http://pettry.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Pettry</a> and I got to color it. c:</p> </blockquote>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50768128892http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50768128892Sat, 18 May 2013 18:40:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfquf5RPt1qkak1zo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfquf5RPt1qkak1zo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfquf5RPt1qkak1zo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfquf5RPt1qkak1zo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfquf5RPt1qkak1zo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdfquf5RPt1qkak1zo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p>PARENTING!</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50748823903http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50748823903Sat, 18 May 2013 14:08:58 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c05f9eee6bc6468da42a610a86f1f0af/tumblr_mjr6iwgesR1s67vyfo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/23f5c4144e13b97d7fb0997398e71557/tumblr_mjr6iwgesR1s67vyfo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/04063e87cf15fd13fd8652ac893d81f8/tumblr_mjr6iwgesR1s67vyfo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cf033a05f6f68d50d52f60bc1f71056/tumblr_mjr6iwgesR1s67vyfo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://friendzoner.tumblr.com/post/46415562674/kyulinear" target="_blank">friendzoner</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kyulinear.tumblr.com/post/46022626192" target="_blank">kyulinear</a><span>:</span></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/be817c804deeff208303b20a1f446da4/tumblr_inline_mk336uS10D1qz4rgp.gif"/></p> </blockquote>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50671056570http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50671056570Fri, 17 May 2013 15:04:37 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/23c2738899d7a9fefd500713ef5abd20/tumblr_mmxn1cDBHJ1qdfu1wo1_r1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad12b292b22af4d5aba50d5c91e9aef3/tumblr_mmxn1cDBHJ1qdfu1wo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84e29c215aa906616b9b46498e2cfdf2/tumblr_mmxn1cDBHJ1qdfu1wo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0bd580a8cb04f1a615c3f2234656fc3/tumblr_mmxn1cDBHJ1qdfu1wo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bd73dfd36045dbd1d0723cdd990d29ac/tumblr_mmxn1cDBHJ1qdfu1wo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c41a9b04bc442df80831ef681a2daf78/tumblr_mmxn1cDBHJ1qdfu1wo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://imperialshadows.tumblr.com/post/50640235750/whats-changed" target="_blank">imperialshadows</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><em><small>“What’s changed?”</small></em></strong></p> </blockquote> <p>Internet - this robe, I need it. Please make this happen. Grabby hands. </p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50654645206http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50654645206Fri, 17 May 2013 10:03:14 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/058fa2f9a4f5d3e5de5fd3c76917010b/tumblr_mlq91eXcuU1rcpscwo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50589412237http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50589412237Thu, 16 May 2013 13:20:29 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d17edcaeede9a4937a6eb01e73143600/tumblr_mmvc7fuWCU1ru9x5wo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e1c481eb0db304c2bd9e13ec72b4b43/tumblr_mmvc7fuWCU1ru9x5wo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f393a78ce58cf17fdd95461bf672878/tumblr_mmvc7fuWCU1ru9x5wo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/54dbeee6a5eeeab4f0f968a582829bf3/tumblr_mmvc7fuWCU1ru9x5wo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6beffb5cdd693b56e51692043382c4fb/tumblr_mmvc7fuWCU1ru9x5wo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://iamthetrainedcormorant.tumblr.com/post/50587563202/mustachecat" target="_blank">iamthetrainedcormorant</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>mustacheCat</p> </blockquote> <p>must. do. this…</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50587746971http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50587746971Thu, 16 May 2013 12:49:55 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3425b20ce55227ef1d1ecc2251a650ca/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a75e1a10757d7fbe10ac973b9aeff767/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/87af71f7b6265d100df4436c697d39b9/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/483f104c635fba8151ecc5303fc65eea/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2cab90405254d6f7052e00613e580beb/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7d20f392c4f80266c1c4262c9551f731/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46e6533632f7485d748c0f6d8a9dd39b/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ca6a98e5cac15e5275a3ba3863214e37/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/97216d346b9e77c02ab74aafebfba883/tumblr_mmw4wvPFFM1s5comzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://froyokid.tumblr.com/post/50573505501/week-10-5-15-13-it-is-finally-feeling-like" target="_blank">froyokid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Week 10 (5/15/13)</strong></p> <p>It is FINALLY feeling like Summer here in Chicago! Time to strut around the neighborhood in a T-shirt and shorts, and my Froyo King crown, of course.</p> <p>Orange County is still my go-to flavor at the moment, and I mixed in some Angel Food Cake to make it almost an orange cake flavor. Topped it off with cookie dough bites, white chocolate covered pretzels, and I’ve been craving gummi worms as well. Perfect for this warm day!</p> <p>Soon here I’m going to need a bigger crown because this one can barely fit on my head anymore. It’s all the froyo helping me grow up big and strong. Do you think I could get away with wearing a full suit of armor made out of froyo cups?</p> </blockquote> <p>I will totally help you make a suit of armor out of fro-yo cups.</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50573590204http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50573590204Thu, 16 May 2013 07:48:02 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f7a2f881441425a0d21f93cd982a272c/tumblr_mmgc2mEINV1s9z6jno1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://geographyofyouth.tumblr.com/post/50571114483/name-bethany-age-26-i-am-from-pittsburgh" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">geographyofyouth</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Name: Bethany.</p> <p>Age: 26.</p> <p>I am from: Pittsburgh, PA.</p> <p>I currently live in: Chicago, IL.</p> <p>I currently live with: My boyfriend and two cats, Imogen and Baxter<br/>Level of education completed: Working on a Masters of Public Administration.</p> <p>Occupation: Training & Implementation for a tech company for nonprofits.</p> <p>Do you consider yourself an adult? Yes.</p> <p>If so, when did you become an adult? When my boyfriend moved in with me.</p> <p>10 years from now I see myself: Pretty much the same as I am now. I used to be hyperfocused on career and future, but I’m trying to appreciate what I have. And right now I have a lot.</p> <p>How likely do you think it is that you will eventually get what you want out of life? Very.</p> <p>What is the biggest concern in your life right now? Money is always pretty high up there.</p></blockquote> <p>Bethany!</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50572708938http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50572708938Thu, 16 May 2013 07:24:36 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ee10aa1bba69d375ca457dfeabeebe4b/tumblr_mmv7ukjoAB1r4yeblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Back of camera photo from Toby Stark Iron Dog photo shoot. Caitlin will have to post more later.</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50537735517http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50537735517Wed, 15 May 2013 19:25:32 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8397e867e4880e1c530b5826161cb8a5/tumblr_mmut1fGdW61qa70eyo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f9a3b555aca692e35456c28014251f7/tumblr_mmut1fGdW61qa70eyo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/50511364352/lotus-fore-and-lotus-aft-photographs-by-bob" target="_blank">vintagegal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Lotus (fore) and Lotus (aft) Photographs by Bob Wallace c. 1937</p> </blockquote>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50534383710http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50534383710Wed, 15 May 2013 18:40:37 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5oamzarVi1qbipv3o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50454873963http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50454873963Tue, 14 May 2013 18:40:23 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1bdad777f0ceb1d0cda1ad8ffe7f89c0/tumblr_mmrvt9IWg41qa70eyo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/50431415386/detective-comics-42-1940-x" target="_blank">vintagegal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Detective Comics<span> #</span>42<span> (</span>1940<span>) (<a href="http://ifanboy.com/articles/great-moments-in-comics-history-detective-comics-42/" target="_blank">x</a>)</span></p> </blockquote>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50432530855http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50432530855Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:18 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6087ea6e3ef3559a1ea8e8c43377302a/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7f8ebdb02c9567fe2026d43aca968374/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo4_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4b0da7b9a2db5cdfe40de3aaa4672cbb/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo3_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e8c6e390a2f98cb90c8ac9d736f84ddd/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo6_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bef7e4f8ab8523babce6f92dd6641058/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo8_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2967f0e1f82cf8543bbda16ee9ce0888/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo2_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/81eeb5bae1769ed3f9cd33b962981faf/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo7_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67583fa7982c92c7ca8c44c6b02d75ff/tumblr_mmlx7zqSnH1qa70eyo5_400.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://vintagegal.tumblr.com/post/50309973414/legend-1985-this-place-holds-more-magic-for" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">vintagegal</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Legend (1985)</p> <p><small>“<span> </span><span>This place holds more magic for me than any palace in the world.”</span></small></p></blockquote>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50313369921http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50313369921Sun, 12 May 2013 21:42:29 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/98070b19921997612b9d2546f5ed1ebf/tumblr_mmphtgRvKw1r4yeblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Yogurtland! English toffee with Heath Bar and toffee pieces, Asian black sesame with mango and rice cake, Mexican hot chocolate with brownie bits and chocolate sauce!</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50293155203http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50293155203Sun, 12 May 2013 17:15:16 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9546dc9baa209fbcc86c06720aec51db/tumblr_mm5npySfWQ1qb60neo4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5cb8518de77de548470684cb4b86121a/tumblr_mm5npySfWQ1qb60neo6_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc9af76b4626b07bb54981a73cd6517b/tumblr_mm5npySfWQ1qb60neo8_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/427e592e226951ce95cb2cab4b6e90f9/tumblr_mm5npySfWQ1qb60neo7_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://kingkaiser.tumblr.com/post/49419696547/dumb-stuff-doodle-dump" target="_blank">kingkaiser</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>dumb stuff doodle dump</p> </blockquote>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50178865539http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50178865539Sat, 11 May 2013 12:22:22 -0500art<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9Hd_uO72h1s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><img alt="" src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b94b4178453da1318ef073b8d4e766c/tumblr_mjze4vOzIh1qj1ahao1_500.gif"/></p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50091826584http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50091826584Fri, 10 May 2013 10:09:01 -0500august+osage+county<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ab11d34db2bfacfee5f6d52cdba763a4/tumblr_mmka15ptUJ1r4yeblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fancy cat!</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50061657811http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/50061657811Thu, 09 May 2013 21:39:05 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8a51c946e3e9550261669614e5e089d3/tumblr_mmibrn7Ney1r4yeblo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What’s that? You want to cook and watch SVU? Let me help by NOT MOVING FROM YOUR LAP.</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/49977510062http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/49977510062Wed, 08 May 2013 20:21:22 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0bcf42dc1d7fc326888a6f18a81728a3/tumblr_mk1yua9lpz1s8390so1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sarahssketchbook.tumblr.com/post/46508482063/elly-said-someone-on-come-dine-with-me-had-never" target="_blank">sarahssketchbook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Elly said someone on come dine with me had never farted infront of their wife or something I don’t understand how you don’t fart in front of each other let alone on each other?????<br/><em>isn’t that what true love is?</em></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oursuperadventure.tumblr.com/post/46148492995/pre-order-my-diary-comic-collection-by-clicking" target="_blank">oursuperadventure</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><small><a href="http://sarahssketchbook.bigcartel.com/product/pre-order-our-super-adventure-book-one" target="_blank">pre-order my diary comic collection by clicking here!</a><br/>read more comics by <a href="http://oursuperadventure.com" target="_blank">clicking here!!</a></small></p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>You are now so far in the dog house, you are going to have to sleep on someone else’s couch. And not Mr. Couch. Someone with an uncomfortable love seat.</p>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/49946161281http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/49946161281Wed, 08 May 2013 13:20:43 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mea6kncIrb1r5lac7o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/49946150400http://finchery.tumblr.com/post/49946150400Wed, 08 May 2013 13:20:33 -0500