Circus

Photos by Arvolyn Hill 

I have been to the circus twice in my life. When I was young with my mom and last week. Of the two times I have been I am always shocked that they still exist. Mostly because everything about them feels very vintage from the performers, costumes, and the animals. Especially this circus which showed in a small town it had a classic Americana feel. It was hard to see all the animals performing, even though they probably don't know a life other than the circus. After being in South Africa and seeing animals like elephants on safari who had a majestic presence. The elephants at the circus looked very tired and worn out (I found out they were 40 years old elephants!). One of my favorite of the day is the last one of them holding on to one another. This also goes for the children who were performers, though they looked like they were having a great time I couldn't imagine being a circus performer at 7. The most interesting and difficult thing I witnessed was the tiger in the box for photos. As though the tiger was a giant stuffed animal. I am not trying to bash this particular circus because I think this is the way the circus has always been, and many times way worse. But I just want to point out some things that I felt were interesting as subtext for the photos.

This weekend I...

Took photos at a abandon barn.

Ate yummy tamales at a Farmers market.

saw some awesome old school cars

made friends with a Peruvian Painter

and a dog.

Went to Sadie's 1st birthday party.

Went to Winfred Rembert's art opening that had a pig roast, free drinks, and live gospel music!

SO much fun I am exhausted though :)

things from college I will miss

SHOES

Untitled from andrea cruz on Vimeo.

Today I had my first day of work! I can't believe I graduated on Sunday and started working on Wednesday, who does that? At first I was bummed because I have no downtime between school and starting to work but after today I am excited for the future. I started at a small town newspaper as a reporter. Theres a lot to do but their are some small perks that make me happy. Such as being able to use my FILM camera for photos of events, getting into events free, and business cards! Either way this new job makes me want to shop for new clothes so bad. I especially have been lacking in shoes, I wish I could afford all of Jeffrey Campbell's shoes. And the glittery ones in the video above make me very happy :)