friday i'm in love...

Such a perfect Friday.

Some decluttering.
A mid-morning nap in the hammock.
A bit of a trail walk.
Some journaling by the water.
A lot of time reading.
Bare feet in the long wet grass.
Delicious doughnuts & a cold can of diet coke.
Messages from best friends.
A little bit of garden planning.
Picked up some gifted hostas & lilies.
Saw some ducks.

(and in case you think it’s
allllllllll
sunshine and lollipops
in the big orange house
i did also
step on a
half eaten hindquarters of a
dead mouse
complete with entrails
WITH MY BARE FOOT
and so…yeah….
that happened.)

To take your mind off the mouse entrails,
please look at these
frigging amazing doughnuts
i got today….
caramel ice cream cone & raspberry lemonade
from Get Caked Donuts

I did not eat both of those donuts at the park…
but did I eat both donuts today?
Yes. Yes, I did.
Sigh.

Other things I am loving (not everything is about sugar)….
* these cookies (ok, yes, I realize they also have sugar…)
* finding out that goblincore is a thing. (and yes, it might be my thing).
* my chat gbt explaining my color analysis to me…apparently I am a deep or dark autumn. 🍂

friday i'm in love...(with one small rant)(but mostly love) :)

I came to do
Friday I’m in Love
but I feeling so happy
from my Friday adventure
that it’s all that I want to
talk about.
😊

I wasn’t going to go far
but ended up going pretty far
for staying on the island…
all the way to East Point Lighthouse.
(Also can I complain just a tiny bit
about how gawd-awful ugly all that
metal fencing is around the site….
I mean I get that it’s dangerous
but really…that fence completely ruins
absolutely any view you have there…
can someone please fix this?
Honestly, I was so disenchanted by it
that I don’t think I will ever go back again.
Seriously. The fence is hideous.)
(Rant complete)

I made a stop at one of my most favorite places,
Mooney’s Pond.
I had the whole trail to myself for about 2 hours.
The leaves are changing color,
it was the perfect temperature,
and the sun came out while I was there.
🌞

I shot a wedding last weekend,
the first in a long time…
and doing that made me want to take the
big camera out with me today.
And I was so glad I did.
It was a perfect day to get lost
looking for the light.

Other things I love:

♥ rewilding…I know I shared this before but
it’s something I really would love to know more
about and would love to see take off and be considered
the norm.

♥ reading nooks

♥working on homework today while I was out and about
for the creativity course I signed up for…gathered items
while out for my walk today

I hope you had a fantabulous friday…
there are lots of other things I want to talk about
(like…did you read the ACOTAR books?
I am dying to talk about these! And Perfect Couple…
the netflix series vs the book! but I digress…
future posts…haha)

but I will say one last thing
because he is on my mind a lot
right now…
my dad would love Mooney’s Pond.
🩵💙🩵💙

friday i'm in love

It’s Friday and I am off until Tuesday…
and then off most of next week, too.
I am feeling a strong
hello summer where have you been vibe
happening in my life
right now.

Today I spent 3 hours on a trail
and just lost myself in flowers
and butterflies and rainstorms
and the smell of sweet clover
and fresh cut grass
and watched the clouds pass by.

And I realized
I am a
meanderer.
Which is not a real word
but it aptly describes who I am
so I am owning it.
I meander. Aimlessly.
I explore. I mosey along….
I lollygag….I putter….
I get lost in the details of bark on a tree
or see dragon heads emerging from clouds
and then I make up stories
in my brain as I
meander.

It’s why I am alone so much. :)

All in all, it was a very good Friday.

THINGS I AM LOVING:

• i love miniatures

• this. i am considering doing this for myself….as I STILL often reach for my no longer existent wedding ring.

• this feels appropriate right now…and honestly, all of the time.

• my perfectly perfect new adventure backpack that got fully broken in on today’s hike

• i know if you follow me anywhere else, you will already know this but THIS BOOK. I am loving this frigging book….I took book breaks while walking today. And also, Finnegan loves the book but was slightly distrustful of the hammock. :D

I kinda feel like this is how I want summer to be…
books, yummy food, hammock, trails, books, photography,
beaches, bare feet, messy hair….just leaning into summer
with all my might.

What’s on your list? ♥

friday i'm in love...

it was the first
true friday adventure
i have had
in a while…

there were doughnuts,
dirt roads, diet coke in a can,
singing loud,
snoopy socks, a good book
and a bit of exploration/random driving…

OTHER THINGS I AM LOVING:

♥ made me sad but i can also relate…

♥ realizing i am an INJF

♥ i need this

friday i'm in love...

It’s hard to believe it’s already the
middle of January.

And, so far, as far as
Januarys go…
this has been a pretty good one.

I got out with the camera
on a wintery-sparkly Friday adventure
today and I’m so glad I did.

Granted I drove for
four hours
and didn’t really
go anywhere
but that’s kinda the way I like it.

It was a perfect morning.
Snow-sparkles
every where you looked…
a perfect playlist…
mild temperatures…
and nowhere to be.

No candy or diet coke though.
Still hard into the new year resolutions…
it’s early yet. :)

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Things I am loving right now:

♥ that the book trading continues to grow…
I love that when someone is coming over now
we automatically talk about possible book trades
and I keep mine by the front door so people
can easily choose what they want
(at a safe 6 foot distance)

♥ being able to go out in a hoodie in January

♥ speaking of hoodies, this is my new favorite hoodie
that Santa brought me as a late surprise! :)

♥ Making time for tea…journals…music…hot showers
giggly phone calls…taking a best friend out for her birthday…
and tried a new meditation/women’s wellness session
that was so interesting. #glow2021 was a good word for the year
so far.