picnic

C and I went for a picnic today and oh what a feast! My instax photos ended up being overexposed, so I'm throwing an iPhone pic up here too so you can actually see the delicious spread. All in all an awesome outing - perfect weather, lovely tree to sit under and picnic table to eat on, and peacocks galore! We got to see a male peacock courting a female, and I gotta say...he had some moves. I think I got too close though because the female walked away and the male's feathers dropped to the ground again - I felt bad for interrupting!

baby skunks! a-freakin-dorable.

*image from floridapfe

Loving these colorful shots from Vintage_Star's flickr. :)

*Pictured (from top to bottom): Grace Kelly, Esther Williams, Gene Tierney, Liz Taylor

I know I'm really late to the party here, but I just saw the Kiera Knightley version of Pride & Prejudice and loved it! I actually tried to watch it back when it first came out on DVD, but truth be told, I hated the idea of Kiera as Lizzy Bennet from the beginning so I just couldn't get through it.

After a time, I finally decided that I hadn't given it a fair chance - and thank goodness I did! The cinematography was gorgeous. The swing sequence in particular was beautifully shot. Even though no one can touch Colin Firth's Mr. Darcy, Matthew Macfadyen grew on me by the end. I'm such a sap, but I loved the very last scene where you actually get to see Lizzy and Darcy post-marriage at Pemberly. The book never quite satisfied me in that respect, so it was nice to get a little pay off. :)

*images property of Focus Features and Universal 

Love this photo that my friend Erin took - we switched cameras for a couple weeks, and this was on the beginning of the film roll. :)

Don't you just loving evening walks? Last night I went for an impromptu stroll with C at sunset. Not the safest thing in the world, I'm sure, but I allow it when there's a male walking partner available. :) 

My daydreams lately have consisted of building sandcastles at the beach, water-skiing at the Colorado River, and generally relaxing in the sun with no worries. Fortunately, I live in Southern California, so I don't have to travel very far for any of these things. Just have to wait for the weather to be right. :)

*image from Dan Busta