sometimes we walk

These are the woods...
behind the hotel...
where we are living.

52 weeks

47/52

Julie
Caroline

two friends
an ocean apart
post one photo a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

A full explanation is here.
The complete set is here.

road trip in the fall

We took a little road trip to Indiana over the weekend for a family reunion. R's grandma made a lot of food, taught us how to play a tricky card game, and let me pick out a few really old books. Also, Indiana has the best playgrounds. It was the greatest, and this is what it looked like:

In other news, Kennedy Holmes likes my clothes. This pleases me for so many reasons.

don't have kids. they will only act like you.

She told me if I was going to be snippy I'd have to go home and take a nap. Gah.

oh maryland

Last weekend we got lost in Maryland. It's not something I want to get into due to the incredibly embarrassing nature of our predicament. I'll just say we were looking for a rather well known historical site in the wrong state and leave it at that.

Anyway, we ended up on a rather sparse country highway looking for lunch. Everyone was getting grumpy from hunger and confusion so I almost didn't say anything when we passed the gem of a motel you see here. I'm glad I did though because yellow + pink is an A+ type of combo - especially for rather sparse country highway motels.

lucky day

I fell in love with this dress from Bleubird Vintage some time ago (even blogged about it here), but held off on purchasing it because the price was just a bit steep for my liking. Once it sold, though, I started wishing I had just clicked the buy now when I'd had the chance.

the one that got away.  sniff.

Imagine the delight I felt when I came across this near identical beauty at The Salvo here in Virginia just the other day.  Mine gets bonus points for costing less than three dollars.  Hip hip!

delightful dream dress in the flesh. uh...fabric.

52 weeks

46/52

Julie
Caroline

two friends
an ocean apart
post one photo a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

A full explanation is here.
The complete set is here.

d to the c

a morning walking around Washington:
hot dog vendors and
white marble as far as the eye can see

ten things i did today

1. hand fed lambs and goats and eland and bison
2. pet a baby kangaroo
3. shared a frozen custard sundae with my favorite fellow
4. saw two deer and a squirrel on a walk in the woods
5. had a frightening encounter with a hungry ostrich
6. rode on a wagon behind a tractor
7. took a little nap
8. barely missed out on chocolate cake for dessert
9. watched A pick wildflowers
10. stayed up late to read but wound up online instead

52 weeks

45/52

Julie
Caroline

two friends
an ocean apart
post one photo a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

A full explanation is here.
The complete set is here.

frying pan park

Frying Pan Park & Kidwell Farms -
I don't understand the name, but it's free and there are baby animals.

(photo 4 by R. Moncur)

have a nice trip, see you in the fall

before:


during:


after:

capital idea

This is what I looked like last Saturday. I can't put my finger on why exactly, but this photo reminds me of a vacation. Maybe I feel it's a very touristy outfit I'm wearing, or perhaps it has more to do with the trees. Like I said, no explanation.  Sometimes you just get certain reaction to a certain something and though the synapses in your brain tell you there's a link, you lack the ability to follow it.  Here comes the segue...

I'm going on vacation.  R has been working in Washington DC for the last month or so and since we like being together better than we like being apart I'm going there too (and so is A).  According to the very helpful estimate supplied to me yesterday, we'll be back sometime between October and January.  Hrm.

the two esses

We have house guests this week.
On the agenda: sightseeing and shenanigans.
Oh yes.

52 weeks

44/52

Julie
Caroline

43/52

Julie
Caroline

two friends
an ocean apart
post one photo a week
with no rules or themes
and no idea what the other is up to.
in a year we'll see.

A full explanation is here.
The complete set is here.

more fakes

While my heart still beats strong for poladroid, I've found another way to make my digital shots look grainy (i.e. dreamy) and dated. Its name is rollip, and it is awesome.

career goals

I would really like to become an artist because when you're an artist you get to do things like make gigantic horse sculptures out of steel scraps you find, and then people will pay to come see them in a museum. Yes, I do believe that's something I'd like to do.

(This particular gigantic horse made of found steel was done by Deborah Butterfield, and is housed at The Contemporary Museum in Honolulu.)