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!

52 photos/weeks 41-44

41.) A perfect day upstate with friends spent horseback riding, apple doughnut eating, hay riding, mulled wine drinking, board game playing, and flower field frolicking.
42.) One of my favorite parts of making a play is that moment right as you step into the bare rehearsal hall for the first time. So many possibilities await.
43.) Ain't that the truth.
44.) Because my plants make me smile.

52 photos is my personal challenge to take one awesome picture per week in 2014. All photos were taken by me on either my iPhone 5s or Cannon EOS Rebel T3i (my "big girl" camera). If edited, I use Snapseed, Instagram, or Adobe Lightroom. Follow me - @maspad - to see these and many more pics!