Mr. Darcy: So what do you recommend to encourage affection?
Elizabeth: Dancing. Even if one's partner is barely tolerable. 

 

- Pride & Prejudice

through a lens

lately i find myself taking an abundance of pictures at work. it's almost therapeutic.

here are just some of them. 

these are just some of the pictures I took in the kitchen where I work the other day.

Big thanks to the chefs that didn't mind me being in their way for a little bit.

"summer is when the girls go barefoot and their hearts are just as free as their toes" - unknown 

{from the last page of the summer issue of The Violet}

I was never looking back in regret. I never thought, Oh, why didn't I become an actress? or Why did I just go paddling along after John? I've always walked along right by his side, and he's always supported everything I do.
 
-June Carter Cash


Happy Birthday June. You're were a strong woman I wish I could have known.

"I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person."
— Audrey Hepburn

It is little men know of women; their smiles and their tears alike are seldom what they seem. - Amelia Barr

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in doing what you love! 

love this

Breaking News:

I'm a hopeless romantic.

And here I thought this only happened in the movies.

what a lucky girl

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides - Audrey Hepburn ♥

snapshots of a weekend

May is off to a great start. And of course I had my camera with me to document the wonderfulness of it all. 

A pick-up game in Falconer Park

one of the many reasons I don't play basketball

this sign was too pretty NOT to take a picture of

 On Sunday a couple of us went to Olcott Beach, NY for some Highland Games. This is probably one of the quaintest towns I've ever been to in this area of New York. There was a little boardwalk of tiny shops on the beach and fortunately for my wallet, they were closed.

my friend and I in front of the lake

the cutest little lighthouse ever!

being brothers is more than blood

he's actually a big teddy bear

Everyone needs to be valued. Everyone has the potential to give something back - Princess Diana

I wore a skirt today and...it was amazing. I felt lighter; like I had shed my winter coat of fur. I felt free; unrestricted. It was just what I needed.

a perfect afternoon

a drive with a view

As I drove to work the other day I happened to look out my passenger window and this was greeting me. I knew I had to stop and take a picture but more importantly, take a moment. I drive up and down this road 5 days a week and and rarely take the time to look around. Clearly I've been missing out.
Take the time to stop and look around. You never know what you might have been missing all this time on your drive through life. Could be a person or just a really great view. Regardless, I don't think you'll regret it.