attempt at summer black-out

see sal's blog for rules and details

monday june 7

• coat: romeo & juliet couture [rue la la]
• dress: target clearance
• necklace: from the sis. bought in germany i think
• earrings: just received from etsy!
  

sometime last week

• tanktop: charlotte russe
• skinny jeans: gap clearance
• scarf: some foreign country-shoulder tying idea stolen from sal
  
• shoes: nine west [dsw]

im definitely doing the black-out this week and have been attempting pretty successfully since sal first posted about it. ...but im getting lame about outfit shots as of late. heres hoping.

esp email

::sigh:: the motherland. if only. thanks for bringing on the reminiscing and the wondering if im ever going to be qualified to work in nz. here are some places id rather be:

wellington harbor

banks penninsula

new brighton beach

tunnel beach

the other side of tunnel beach

garden glamour shots

the weirdass weather hasnt harmed my planty plants yet. and no more sunburned tomato.

the long view

flowering sweet peas! maybe they'll actually form peas this year...

7+ more sprouts

ichiban eggplant. idk why its japanese or how its different. but even just the plant itself is vastly different from my ghost eggplant last year. hopefully my 3 unidentified sprouts survive. if i had random eggplant varieties i would be happier than the proverbial pig in shit.

broccolini sprouts! protected from curious kitties by chicken wire.

3 more strawberries? it just increased production from last year... 6 fold

the locust tree is taking over the other side of our yard [can be seen in the background of the very first picture]

baby thorns. deceivingly cute...but foreboding nonetheless

frank and nature part deux

tuckered out after an excruciating day of attacking everyone in sight

leah's plant..that i potted for her and water regularly

my peppermint! its going insane. apparently the front steps have just the right amount of light, rain, and shelter. i moved the one in the kitchen outside as well and it is quickly following suit

the nip!!!!!

honeysuckle growing thru the neighbor's fence

sound beach

now up to the north shore. not any less pretentious than the south..but the sunset is visible from this side.

weird waterless beachfront bulkhead

empty beach

the most glamorous, elegant, and unpretentious european couple i have ever met

and of course there were flowers. so i had to take a picture. or two. sea roses?