With August rolling in, announcing summer is approaching its end, my thoughts are already with fall. I’m thinking about infinity scraves, wool cardigans, cosy sweaters and boots. But nature reminded us that it’s not time to pull those things out just yet. We we might even reach 25ยฐC later this week, so that means I have been nagging my dads ears off for full on royal bbq. I’m making the desserts!
I have done a few posts about my surroundings before (here and here), and have been told many times by readers how lucky I am to be living in such a green environment. Although I’m an avid citytripper, I’m not much of a townsgirl. The noise, the crowds and the grayness of things are too overwhelming for this country girl. That’s why a few days after I returned from New York, I went into the green to snap some photos. I came across one man and his dog near the lily pond (photo 3). He complimented me on my camera and I petted his Border Collie. They seemed to be the only ones in the woods with me that evening, because I didn’t meet another soul untill I reached the nearby prison and its old chapel. I could hear the voices of the inmates and guards, but after a lonely cyclist, there was no one to be seen. I like to shoot photos of the old guardian houses and the chapel and always send them to our local archives. This time, they choose the photo of the bench you see above and put it on the website. I used my 50-300mm lens, since I was mostely taking close ups from afar like in photos 1,2 and 5, but the 50-300mm lens didn’t work that well for photographing the bench and chapel. I’m still not fully over my astonishment about how sharp this lens is at full zoom. Would you just look at that? While I had been petting that Border Collie before, I could not leave to stroke my camera a few times after I saw these photos on my computer. My sweet baby.
So, since summer hasn’t left us yet, I decided to don myself in a summery outfit, namely my mint jeans and a new cobalt blue sheer top, make a raspberry smoothie and nagg for that bbq some more. I’m still making the most of it, eventhough our sky currenlty looks grayer than Gandalfs hair and the rain that fell last night may or may not be the reason why there’s a firetruck pumping out the ditch across the street. Hooray for summer. How many more days untill the end of the week?
xo, Nikki
Such lovely photographs! Oh sweet summer, yes! Love this kind of light.
Your environment really looks wonderful! And your lense is indeed super sharp, what a great buy! Wonderful photos ๐
xxx Anita
Beautiful pictures! You did a great job!
your pictures are simply stunning. i am also counting the days down to fall – there is something so extraordinary about cable knit mittens, a hot cocoa in hand while wearing your favorite wool jacket.
i just left the city of chicago – my old home town, while i love it dearly there is something so special about coming back home to the smokey mountains of tennessee…so peaceful…so quiet. i adore walking the paths with only myself and my camera (penelope is what i call her). there's nothing quite like it ๐ i can see that you appreciate the simple things like this as well.
WOW look at those gorgeous photos!!! I just love seeing where you live, it's a beautiful place ๐
<3 Cambria
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What lovely photos and greenery.
Wauw mooie foto's!!
xx
Oh my gosh so pretty! I will be looking at this photos all the time when I move back to the desert of Arizona for school. ๐
Beautiful photos! The greens are just so lovely. I have to agree, I love living in the city but I also love nature – the stillness is something I couldn't live without. You've captured the surroundings beautifully ๐
Beautiful photos! Sounds like a lovely walk ๐
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Well! I'm your follower number 600, I love your blog, I think original super nice, keep it up, a thousand kisses.
These pictures are stunning! Your blog is adorable!
I'm already thinking about fall too. I can't wait to wear boots and cardigans and scarves again!
xoxo
Ashley
Southern (California) Belle
Bij deze nog een blogpareltje ontdekt!
Hele mooie foto's…
Ik hang toch ergens tussen towngirl en plattelandsmeisje, altijd blij als ik weer even van scenery kan veranderen ๐
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Wauw, deze foto's zijn zo mooi! Magisch
En casa blanca was superleuk, alleen een pak drukker dan vorig jaar ^^ Maar daar blijft het ook bij, ik ben al jaloers op het feit dat jij rustig kan gaan wandelen terwijl ik hier vol examenstress zit te blokken :p
Beautiful pictures!
Its raining so much where I live that it hardly feels like summer at all.
Fall sounds nice, though. Scarves, boots, and coffee please!
Nicole
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Oh my, these photos are amazing! I too have my mind on Fall. If only we didn't have to transition into Winter so quickly, right?
XO.
Steph
Lovely pics!
Great blog by the way…
Would you like to follow each other?
Hope to hear from you soon
xoxo
Ally O
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lovely photos!
I'm more of a countryside girl too! Gorgeous photos, as always.