The beginning of fall.

We woke up the other day to find that it was chilly outside... I guess fall has found us. 

I love fall. I think I love it more than spring. Winter, on the other hand - not a big fan - but I don't let that take the fun out of fall. I love the open windows and the long-sleeves + shorts or tanks + jeans. I love eating fall-ish food, like stew. I love going outside and knowing that it will be gorgeous in every way and that I won't sweat. 

And what I love most of all? Sleeping under three blankets while cold air comes in my open window. That is what I love the best. (Possibly more than anything else, at all, ever.)

Excessive dressing of the babies is fun at first too. We didn't have any warm clothes for Lucy to wear, since the chill came out of nowhere, so we dressed her in Henry's old sweater, a hat I made her earlier this year (from Christina's scrap yarns) and a pair of socks I had tried knitting myself, but were much too small. :)

And on to today's pictures... I cut Quinn's hair right before everyone came for Dad's birthday tonight. It was so amazingly gorgeous out in the yard, so we trimmed in the grass. :)

Photo by Quinn, while I was snapping with Sara's camera!

Photo by Quinn!

I am tempted to put up a large picture of Erin's face, but I think she would cease talking to me. ;) Tonight was lovely! Now for studying tomorrow... Biology test on Tuesday morning at the crack of dawn (literally), and our first geology test on Wednesday. It's going to be some science-y studying tomorrow. Also, I handed in my first English paper Thursday... We'll see how that turns out!

September always inspires me (and October; they are glorious months), so with a little determination, you will be seeing more posts from me in the near future. :)

Au revoir! 

- caroline

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I was going to recap my week and realized that 1) the week was not over and 2) I don't remember what happened in it, apart from watching too much Prison Break. And knowing that I got an email that Netflix sent us Date Night. Isn't my life just amazingly complex? I'm not too worried about it, though, I'm sure it will be soon enough and I'm going to wish that Netflix was my biggest concern.

I did patch up my apron, finally. It's a very old apron (which I love to death). It belonged to my sister's husband's step-mother's mother, I'm pretty sure - so, not really in the family, but not a yardsale buy. It's had holes in the front for ages, which is a problem when things splash on you. So I finally patched it while we watched escaped convicts try to evade capture. :)

Henry has been having tea parties with me. Well, its happened twice, anyhow. He's so cute about it, he holds the pot with two hands, one on the handle and one under the spout, like an adult, and pours us cups of water. And I ask him questions like, "so, Henry, how was your day?" and he makes a face and says "hmmmm." Too funny.



I finally brought my film to CVS today, so that will be coming around soon, if any of it is worth looking at. Unfortunately, me and my inexperienced-with-film self accidentally processed a roll that wasn't used. Lame.

Next fun thing? Pottery class is next week, and I'm bringin' my camera.

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The preying mantis is back. Remember him from this post? I've had this blog for a quite awhile, haven't I? I mean, awhile for an 18-year-old. It seems like eons ago that I started it, started posting really small pictures taken with Mom's point-and-shoot (I mean no disrespect towards the point-and-shoot, it's an excellent little camera for what it is). I feel older, and yet, when I read the things that I wrote three or four years ago, I find that I'm often still thinking about the same thoughts and taking the same photos, only with different attitudes or views or music powering me.



This weather is amazing. That's my excuse for taking (and posting, what!?) a few self-portraits before my shower, greasy and all - the weather makes me feel awesome, even if I don't look awesome. Makes me pull out my long red dress. And the windows open at night! Love.



I love my bathroom window.



I've been knitting again - ran out of yarn for my tank top, so I moved on to some baby wraps for Sara to use at newborn shoots. Unfortunately, it is in our fiscal interest to use acrylic yarn (soft acrylic), so to take my mind off of the squeaking needles, we've been watching Prison Break. I know, the show is old news, but I think it's great. *coughwentworthcoughmillercough*

For those of you (how many of you are there, anyway?) who didn't see Micah's pictures on Facebook, I'll be posting them later tonight, I think.

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So guys. It's September. The sky knows that, even if you're a little behind on the times. It's been so amazing and blue the past few days, and the nights all chilly and yum. Now, I'm not looking forward to winter at all, but I could live in September and October year around.

Look at that sky!?



The light was so pretty that evening, all even and clear. Quinn took pics of me and Mom... I liked these.
That is my beloved new sweatshirt. From the Gap. It's awesome. Even Quinn wants to wear it.




This pic reminds me of something in the X-Files intro. :)


What do you think of my Michelangelo recreation? God has a sleeve in this remake...

Pictures of Micah are coming, don't worry. But I wanted to post these first, before they got lost in organization. :)

random life...

I love this picture of me and Mom. Love it to bits. :)
My new wall of random things, and my $13 jeans from Gap...
I recently got a bookcase from IKEA... it was so easy to put together and it looks dashing in my room. Now I have a place for all of my tween fantasy favorites, random old books and new loves, like that bright orange baby on the left. And, general note, Dead Until Dark does not belong to me, nor have I read it.... Erin....

I've started knitting a silky tank top for myself. :o I know, crazy. It's made of bamboo silk, this lovely green... I hope the pattern works out well.
I had no idea that self portraits would be possible at arms' length with the 50mm + the 1D crop factor, whatever it is. But they are. Face shots, anyway.


Ooo, and last but not least, I've enrolled in a class at Good Dirt (pottery place). Fun funnnn, it's about eight classes for learning how to use a wheel. I'm excited. Squee!