everything always is a jumble, but i've decided 

that i love fall, it may be my new favorite season.

to new things, to confidence in making difficult decisions, and the wisdom of insecurity;

cheers. 

oh yeah, 2 months until the big two-one. 

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike.

john muir

it's mid-semester and as usual, i'm feeling the lack of academic motivation and wanting desperately to travel again. 

the thing i miss most about europe is the beautiful ease and ability of new adventure in foreign places, on a train or budget airplane. i and my car/money-less comrades are itching for wheels of some kind, but time has nevertheless been spent planning new trips, big and small. 

it has also been spent running and photographing in fields close to home, buying inspiring books, and being reminded of childhood favorites. 

(looking for love in all places and always giving it back the best i can. missing my family, wherever they are in the country/world, and thinking lovely thoughts until next time!)

stories from my favorite as a kid, Thornton Burgess Bedtime Stories. Thanks Dad!

coming via snail mail, From UMMMM to DER  by Thomas Campbell.