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!)

Spring in Pictures, Thus Far

New York street art.

Blossoming verbena.

The sea at Grand Central.

Sun-Lit elements.

Heated shadows.

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.

Thank You, Obama

Found this great image of our fabulous president on weheartit.com

necessary read

Please note, Mr. Krugman, the author, "received his B.A. from Yale University in 1974 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1977. He has taught at Yale, MIT and Stanford. At MIT he became the Ford International Professor of Economics."

Latest Listenings: Can I Kick It?

Today was a beautiful day. The sunlight has forever acted as my savior following the final months of winter and first few days of spring. Here's a celebratory mix which offers a little admiration for the sun.

Spring Wishlist

The partially-warm march breeze has inspired me to seek Spring fashion finds.

1.- 3.: urban outfitters
4.: forever 21

Feature Film or Must-Read?

The LovelyBbones has been one of my favorite books since the first read. The movie, however, wasn't half bad itself. My recommendation? Read the book. No matter what.
(Then Watch the Movie.)


Oh, and, listen to this song from the movie's soundtrack.


*Photos courtesy of Google.