. { Lottie Davies - North }

All of these fall colors are getting me excited for colder weather. I know, call me crazy, but I actually like living in a cold climate. Crisp mornings, cozy evenings, good breezes ... I love them. I could do without cleaning the occasional (and last winter - daily) 12" of snow off my car in the morning. Life in Maine would be much better if I had a garage, that's for sure.

This morning I stumbled on photographer Lottie Davies' collection entitled North. I love all of her collections, but this one especially. I thought I could share this quiet and still group with you for your Monday morning. 

xoxo

H

. { the shins }

The Shins - New Slang from Samuel Fast on Vimeo.

Something about listening to The Shins on a rainy Thursday seems right. So, I thought I'd share one of my favorite songs. Very chill. Here's a whole hipster-chill playlist for you: 

Gonna Get Along Without You Now - She & Him
Hannah - Ray LaMontagne
Caring is Creepy - The Shins
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
In the Waiting Line - Zero 7
Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine
Piazza, New York Catcher - Belle & Sebastian

p.s. Driving to work today on windy rainy roads underneath a colorful canopy of fall colors was wonderful. Fall mornings make me happy!

[ pretty ]

Be still my soul, Fossil's done it again.
Dang it ... now I've drooled on my keyboard!
(just kidding ... kind of)

All those who are excited for fall, raise their hand!
Am I the only one around here who's excited
for fall? Crisp mornings/evenings, crunchy leaves,
pretty reds and yellows, great jackets, wool socks ...
I also am a big fan of seeing my breath in the AM.
Good thing I live in Maine, right?

I got quite a verbal lashing this morning for
celebrating fall: a certain co-worker does not share
my love for the colder weather, and let me know.
Me: "It was so cold walking to work!"
Co-worker: "Urrggh. I know."
Me: "You know what that means ... fall!"
Co-worker: "Geroff-shut-up."
Me: "Ok-sorry-I'll-start-the-coffee."

OK, so that's not much of a verbal lashing.
It was more of a guttural I-will-kill-you response
accompanied by such looks that let me
know that a) fall does not rock (lies!) and
b) not everyone likes to be awake before 10am.

ps. I want to look this cute everyday-all-day.

* fall *

Oh, I love fall... it's so pretty.

We visited the old covered bridge in Windham on Sunday.
What a beautiful day for a fall photo-jaunt!

"A thing of beauty is a joy forever:
its loveliness increases;
it will never pass into nothingness."
- John Keats

(The only reason I added a Keats quote is because
this movie looks really interesting).

via A Cup of Jo