happy thanksgiving

because a snowy mornning
and the parade on tv
and cinnamon rolls fresh out of the oven
and a day off
   (after a very, very long week)
and coffee in the mug
and a mimosa in the glass
and a casserole to be baked
and a phone call with the family
and a boyfriend on the couch
and every other single little thing
that we take for granted
   (and never really stop to think about)
that gives us the strength and love and compassion
to exist yet another day.

New York's High Line Park

A beautiful fall afternoon, a day off, and a walk through New York City's High Line Park. I've written before about my fangirl obsession love of this slice of the city, and while it can be a bit of a crowded tourist mess on weekends, a weekday jaunt is all I need to get me out of whatever urban slump I seem to be in at the moment. The sky was blue, the grass was green, the trees were all sorts of glorious colors, and there was an entire newly built section of the park I had yet to trod.

All photos were taken with my Cannon EOS Rebel T3i and edited with the A Beautiful Mess actions Ava and Mara.

afternoon delights

I'm changing things up around here! Weekend Link Love has moved to Wednesday afternoons and is now called Afternoon Delights. Why? Because a.) I think people have more of a need for an interwebinal distraction on a Wednesday afternoon than on a Saturday morning b.) it's the beginning of November and firsts of the month signal not just rent checks but also positive changes c.) this is my blog and I do what I want d.) all of the above.

I hope you're staying cozy in whatever corner of the world you reside. Winter has roared it's way in to New York, and all I'm gonna say is thank goodness for hot coffee and fuzzy slippers ;)**

   Ed note: when I prepped this post over the weekend, the weather outside was truly frightful. Today, it's 65 and sunny. New York is bi-polar.

* Good advice for small-space dwellers.

* In another world (one in which I was young and loved the outdoors) I'd totally be all over this internship at a local (Astoria!) urban farm.

* We already have a slow-food movement - why not a slow-museum movement?

* The endless debate about the grammar of time travel.

* Veronica Mars fans - are you watching this ridiculous (and ridiculously amazing) spinoff staring Dick as a P.I.?

* Need. This. Now.

* OK Go has another new video. Is there anything these guys can't do??

* I challenge you to use at least one of the 10 unusual nature words in a convo this week!