Block Island

Throughout my sister's high school and college years, Block Island was always her most favored summer destination. To this day, she treasures the moments in which her and her friends would spend the Fourth of July and the third of July, her birthday, at a large beach house on the petite oasis. This summer, her 25th birthday request was to spend the weekend of the Fourth on the island with her family. We stayed at the Spring House, a beautiful and historical inn that stands charmingly on a hill of emerald overlooking the Atlantic. The weekend was filled with delectable fresh sea food, scenic bike riding, sunbathing beside transcendent ocean waves, charming boutique shopping, and a quirky Fourth-of-July parade.

Summer Nostalgia

This week has consisted of a constant plunge into Summer mental repose following an overwhelmingly hectic end of school year schedule (topped off with the ever-so-yearned-for high school graduation.) My heart has escalated at every appearance of the sun- some of which moments I have documented with the help of my beloved new gadget (and grad gift), the Iphone. Having only really two months left before I leave for school, I have been trying my best to soak up the details of home I know I will miss, including the picturesque vignettes right in the comfort of my back yard.













*photos taken with the Hipstomatic App for Iphone, my new best friend.

New York, New York

On Wednesday, my girlfriends and I went into the city to see hot chip at central park summer stage. Each and every time I go into the city, I feel as if I have escaped the secluding bubble of my petite hometown, even though I'm realistically only an hour train ride from home. As a child, I would spend every other weekend in Manhattan due to my father's relocation to Greenwich village following my parents' divorce. I think it's fair to say that new york has forever been my second home. this particular trip, I stumbled upon the John Lennon "Imagine" memorial in the park; something which I had surprisingly never yet seen. new york constantly amazes me by continuously diversifying my intellectual thought and imagination by simply presenting more and more of its' character. below is a list of the many things I love about the city that never sleeps, and the city that never ceases to bore me.

the implausible medley of people (and the energy that results from such)
new york public library
delicious and cultural eateries
brave street art
the farmers market in union square
immortal entertainment
soho architecture and greenwich village cobblestone
brooklyn flea market (and others)
high line park

Home is Where the Heart is

...Although I'm pretty sure my heart has stayed in Europe. Ahhh England, Wales and Ireland were all incredible. I arrived in the states yesterday, and although I appreciate the warmer weather, I yearn for the UK elements these past three weeks consisted of: Irish coffee, English gardens, Welsh farms, pubs galore, the dominating landscape of rolling hills and farm-encrusted valleys, disconnection from texting and email, thick Gaelic accents, the cardigan coast, European farmers markets, etc... to say the least.

Summer Collage

the aspects of my summer, 2010.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle novel
basked new york skyline
n.a.s.a. mixes
black sandals
the U.K.
the cliffs of mohr
killarney national park
striped, over-sized sweaters and shirts
metallic nail polish
treberfedd farm in Wales

Golden Freckles

...This is the name I have given to the evening light of june that has been splattered across my yard from around 6:00 pm to around 8:00 pm (see below).

After an exhausting year, it is finally summer. These past few days have allowed me to tend to the things I never seem to have time to tend to: picking the piles of clothes off of my bedroom floor, treating myself to a mani-pedi, catching up on my reading, etc.

In about nine days, I will be on a plane to the UK where I will study the slow food movement in both London and on a farm in rural Wales. I cannot wait.

As for now, I'll continue to admire the golden freckles of the summer dusk.

happy summer.

{all above photos were taken personally by me}

Busy, Busy, Busy

This past month has been very... busy. With finals, SAT's, ACT's, and so forth, Junior year has been far from easy but I am happy to say that it is finally coming to an end (just... it may be a brutal end.) Anyway, here's a glimpse of June in Connecticut (the weather is the one thing I can't complain about!)

I've Been Feeling a Little Blah Lately...

...I'm pretty sure it's due to the rainy and far-from-sunny weather; I desperately await summer. until then, I'll make a list of the things I love to do in eighty degree temperatures. [see below]

1. take long hikes in the woods.
2. eat lots and lots of soft serve
(a chocolate and vanilla twist, please.)
3. attend live shows.
4. lay poolside for lingering hours.
5. get artsy in the sunshine.
6. use my camera as frequently as I should in the winter.
7. catch up on necessary reads.
8. sit beside bonfires.
9. value the musky subway heat in new york as much as I value days spent lounging in central park.
10. listen to lots of death cab, the shins, bob marley, and simon and garfunkel.