the earth//

still swooning over last week's visits to two local conservatories. i wish i had known about these hidden gems earlier in the winter or in years past. i really want to start a small garden. even if it is only composed or perhaps a small windowsill herb collection this summer. regardless, i am recharged and in love with the earth.

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.