Storms and Skies

Outfit Details:

Jacket & Dress & Boots: TJmaxx

Tights & Socks & Umbrella: Target

Scarf: Paris

Have I mentioned how much I love rain? Okay, okay I like all weather. Some might be more fun than others. Little rain showers and snow falls in the morning. I cruise around with an umbrella at my side, never knowing when I might want to take a stroll in the rain. I'm trying to remember to stop more often and just take in the sights. So many drives through Maine have led to the most spectacular scenes. There's so much magic in the sky. By the way, I like snow even after we fought because it caused my car to hit a stationary object. But that's winter for you.

Ocean Trapped

Outfit Details: 

Sweater & Shirt & Tights & Shorts & Socks: Target 

Boots: Ebay

Scarf: Paris

I recently read a post about how it was a fashion "don't" to wear all the same brand. I narrowly escaped such a mistake. We must thank my shoes and scarf, otherwise, I would have committed fashion suicide it seems. It's impossible to know from one look that my wardrobe comes from one store, and I may seem a walking advertisement for Target, but I wouldn't call it a fashion don't. Fashion "don'ts" are other people's opinions of what they think shouldn't be worn - but that's my own opinion. Fashion is subjective and what is beautiful and comfortable to one will not be for others. Let's not try to judge the crowds on it, alright?

Where the Mountains and Sea Meet

 

Outfit Details:

Jacket & Shirt & Jeans: TJmaxx

Long Sleeve Shirt: Target

Boots: Ebay

Necklace: Vintage

Scarf: Paris
Earrings: Gift

Taking pictures in the bright sun is to be avoided unless the background is too gorgeous to miss out on. This spot is my favorite, perhaps, of all the little places I've found in my new land. I climbed to the top and the wind took me the rest of the way up. This little land where the sea and the mountains meet is magical. No one may really deny that.

Breaking the Sunset

Outfit Details: 

Jacket: Second Hand

Shirt: Hottopic

Jeans & Undershirt: TJmaxx

Boots: Ebay

Scarf: Paris

I always carry my tripod with me - I've mentioned this before. It just stays in my car should I ever need it. But it's become too rare an event - these spur of the moment outfit photo shoots. On this particular day I couldn't resist the beauty of the sunset as my background. So, even though I was wearing laundry day clothes I took to it. From the ocean's pink to the lighthouse walkway, everything was so perfect I'm glad that such an evening was documented. 

Roadside Spots

Outfit Details: 

Sweater: Second hand

Shirt: Kohl's 

Skirt &  Tights: Forever21

Boots: TJmaxx

Necklace: Modcloth

Scarf: Paris

Purse & Belt: Charlotte Russe

On my way home on a day out, this little spot caught my eye. I always try to take my camera with me if I think there might be the slightest chance of squaring away some photos. From the colors of the outfit to the warmth of the trees, I love how it all plays together. There is something so enviable about the in-between weather of the seasons. 

Lacy Dresses and Hidden Beaches

Outfit Details: 

Cardigan: Belgium

Pastry Shopping Dress & From the Same Cloth Boot & Earrings: Modcloth

Tights: Target

Necklace: Lace Affair

Scarf: Paris

This is an adorable little beach hidden off the main drag where I live. In the past I've had the luxury of having so much home ground for my background, now I'm having to get used to taking pictures (of myself) with onlookers. While the beaches (and parks) may look empty, but I am often crossing paths with others and struggling with the awkwardness that is self-photography. Of course, it is the struggle that is half the fun. 

Fall Finds

Outfit Details:

Coat & Belt: Kohl's

Dress: Rue21

Long Sleeve Shirt & Tights & Boots: Target

Scarf: Paris

Ring: Forever21

I had been looking for this exact type of a dress for a long while, so when I happened upon it in the clearance section on an evening out I couldn't resist - even if it was too big and I was without a sewing machine. On my trek to Ohio near the holidays, after these pictures were taken, my mother did me a great favor and made the alterations for me. It was the perfect addition to my fall wardrobe - but of course it will never be limited to one season. 

Red Leaves and Harbor Views

Outfit Details: 

Sweater: TJmaxx

Shirt: Forever21

Pants: Target

My Very Own Hyperbole Necklace: Modcloth

Scarf: Paris

Boots: Ebay

Ring: Vintage

Fall is a beautiful time of year when bright colors and crunching leaves play in the roads and sidewalks all around. Boats are wrapped to prepare for winter's cold breath, and the streets begin to thin out. This was one of the last true fall days we had in the midst of early November. I'd say I miss autumn, but I find myself admiring every season more and more - perhaps it is just nature in itself I admire. 

Outfits like these have become a staple of mine, easy to pull together in a moment and weather appropriate for whatever the season is kicking at my door. I find they are the best for adventures - and that, of course, is the best kind of clothing: the adventure kind!

The Rainy Harbor

Outfit Details:

Sweater: second hand

Scarf: Paris

Shirt & Jeans: TJmaxx

Boots: Ebay

My Very Own Hyperbole Necklace: Modcloth

Purse & Umbrella: Target

Ring: Vintage

Earrings: Gift

My weekends send me off to my favorite bakery for my chocolate croissants. On the best weather days, obviously even on the muggy ones, I enjoy them in the park. The bakery has closed for the winter, but I can still sit back and recall their deliciousness.

I love so much about these pictures: from my umbrella to my sweater to the fog embracing the harbor. This sweater was rescued from the lost and found at the inn I worked at this summer after a guest declined to have it shipped back. I swiped it up. I had been eyeing it since the moment it showed up. Here's to the little things.

Library-less

Outfit Details:

Shirt: TJMaxx

Skirt: Modcloth

Scarf: Paris

Shoes: Target

Necklace & Earrings: gift

In my recent(recent - in blog terms as my updates are always a little behind) move from Ohio to Maine I found myself library-less. This was unacceptable. I was a little homesick for my library back home. Before I left I made sure to pay all my late fees and say my goodbyes to my librarians - I'm being serious too. Finally on one of my days off from work I went to the local library and finally I got my library card and took time to to take pictures in their gorgeous garden right outside of the harbor. Nothing makes a place begin to feel more like home than a library to call your own.

Blue on the River

Outfit Details:

Jacket: Wetseal

Sweater: Belgium

Dress: Charming Charlie's

Purse & Scarf & Socks & Tights & Boots: Target

Scarf in last picture: Paris

The second part of my New England trip was in Vermont. The city was alive, the lake was beautiful, and the trees blasting with colors. I stayed there a few days - mostly enjoying myself. This day I went off to a small city, where I sat beside the river with a coffee and relaxed.