mimic

pictures from an afternoon with h at the lincoln park zoo + conservatory a few weeks back. this girl is my favorite subject. she's a kind soul who doesn't mind having a camera in her face (most of the time). it was very chilly, so we spent the majority of our day huddled in the conservatory while i taught her to use my 35mm camera (she enjoys using disposable cameras and my polaroid). i hope that these are photographs we both look back on together as we grow older, remembering our early days as best friends / adventurers.

sanctuary//

it's about that time of winter where i'm beginning to yearn for summer again. the sun only comes out in small teases and every cry of a bird is met with snowflakes. to escape chapped skin and cold air, I escaped to two conservatories this week. feeling the cleanest air fill your lungs and smelling moist dirt in the middle of the winter is one of the best natural highs for this time of year. these places make me want to start a garden filled with the freshest flowers and vegetables this summer.

isn't the chichuly installation gorgeous among all the foliage? i'm in love. true story, there used to be more chihuly and spaces to explore in the garfield park conservatory, but after a nasty storm with golf ball-sized hail the shattered much of the roof last summer there have been slow repairs to the gardens.

yearning for summer

it's been hovering well below freezing the last couple of days in chicago. my mornings have been slower, my stretches deeper, and feet colder. winter has always been m favorite season, but with achy days like today, i'm ready for sunshine, ferris wheel rides, pitchfork music festival, farmer's markets, afternoons spent on my vintage red schwinn, barbecues in the yard, fireworks, and to see my city full of life again.

summer, please come soon.