Perhaps I've Come Back

You know it's been ages since you've updated your blog when your very own web browser can't remember the URL. A sad day indeed. 

I've been loving every moment of being at UGA, from riding the bus to meeting the people in my major department. Life is good right now. It's going to take me more than one post to catch up, but I thought I'd start with one before I head to school for some studyin'. 

These are all photos from a beautifully rainy day in December. I remember I was cooking/baking most of the day and I wanted to go outside so badly. I finally just threw down my rubber gloves and went out. It was drizzling some of the time, and the light was amazing. My camera is notoriously bad with low-light situations, but I didn't care and I'm glad I shot these anyway. 

I'm going to go ahead and start posting my Project Life 365 posts here on the blog, though they are iPhone pictures and I feel like they throw a wrench in the atmosphere of my usual blog photos. No matter, I will be glad I did later. I'll write up a little explanation that goes beyond what I post on Instagram (carolinelarousse is my username there if you'd like to follow me!).

Project Life 365 is a fun challenge and it's never too late to join! Search for Project Life 365 on Facebook or Instagram to follow along!

- Caroline

six exams to go

Today was windy again - 15-25 mph winds, according to the weather app. It was so nice to have my window open for the morning and afternoon, the wind blowing in, rustling my exam pages.  

I painted this a few weeks ago. I painted it with watercolors, straight onto the glass of the frame - I don't think I'll keep it forever, or anything, it was just an experiment. I remembered that quote for Marilyn Monroe that I really love: "I don't care about making money, I just want to be wonderful." What do you think of the glass painting? I couldn't decide if she looked too sloppy. Ah well. :)

I've been re-reading Crown Duel. It's this book that I loved when I was a tween. See the creases in the spine? :) It's a fantasy novel, I suppose, set in a world of kingdoms and magic things like Fire Sticks and Summons Stones and a royal court with all the trimmings. I love the cheesiness of it all, it makes me smile.

A pic of a sketch I drew while listening to Economics 101 lectures on YouTube. That was awhile ago, but I really liked it... the drawing and the lectures. And obviously, the other pic was today's lunch. It struck me as really pretty, so I snapped a shot.

So, I have six exams to go now. Five, after I finish what I'm working on tonight. This is really exciting for me!! =) So close.

windy

Today was really, really windy. A whipping wind, but it was such a warm sun - I wore a tank top. I even got a bit of a sunburn from lying around on our picnic blanket, basking. It was so lovely.

My camera hasn't been working for a few months - the shutter assembly was defective (according to Canon) - and I've only just had it back in my hands, in working order. I had forgotten how small the viewfinder and back screen are. Using this camera is like a mix between using film and digital - there is still quite a bit of mystery as to how your picture is going to look later, because all you can see of a preview is thumbnail-sized.

I love it, regardless.

I should probably mention that the picture above on the left is of a make-shift hammock. I've been making sheet hammocks since I was old enough to tie. Usually we made them on our Quadro, but we've been known to use trees with low branches and the frame of our large trampoline. I'm a bit too big for the trampoline frame now, so replacing our tree swing with a sheet hammock was my only option today. (There is a blanket inside to illustrate the shape - too windy without a weight!)

The grass is getting greener so rapidly. We can see the change each time we go for walks. For the most part, wild onions are making the color change, but there are also those little purple flowers and regular grass. Quinn even found a bright yellow dandelion.

Mom thought it would be fun if Henry and I went "exploring." He liked that idea, so we took the egg basket and found random objects around the yard. A chicken feather, a leaf, a pecan, a rock, and a dandelion. Eggs added later. :)

Now that Blogger has fixed up their post editor - pics can be enlarged with ONE click, not seventy-two changes to the HTML - I'm going to continue blogging regularly. I already have lots of pics that I want to post here. So, I'll be back tomorrow with at least one picture for you.

thai soup & warmness

Mom and I had a fun day in Athens... wanna know why? Cuz it was WARM OUT! We went downtown and shopped around Helix and Frontier, had frozen yogurt at Yoguri and weren't cold at all. Not even a little bit. I wore a dress. Ha! And we went to Earth Fare and got some free Easter lilies. And went to Joann's and got some fabric! :)

Then we came home and made Thai soup...

And sat outside while we ate it. Ha! I had on a tank top and leggings. Was I cold? Non.


I have a million pictures to post, soooo many. Lots of Henry & random daily stuff, but I think I should probably do something more productive right now. :( Soon, though, soon...

Au revoir!
- caroline