10 august
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my friends maria, christopher and ryan were in town this past week and we had loads of fun — including another classic night at st. john, and some wandering around london. guys, come back soon.
i find that august always compels me to make a list of “must-do” items before the summer is over. also, i’m preparing for a trip to the states soon, and making a mental list of things that i am looking forward to there. in no particular order:
- heat and humidity
- a swim in the ocean
- american microbrews
- pretzels
- dinner at marlow
- some QT with family and friends
- lake michigan
- american style BBQ
- local peaches and blueberries
- pie-making with those peaches and blueberries
- lots and lots of iced coffee
- porch sitting
- mexican food and margaritas
- cicadas at night (there are none in london)
- hitting up j.crew, steven alan, and a few other american shops to stock up on favorite clothes (i’m bringing an extra suitcase…)
i’m damn excited.
have a great day.
I love the idea of cicadas at night!
Thank you for continuing to post your lovely photographs, I frequently share them on RSS because they so perfectly capture the way I feel about London, I think.
classic indeed. hi you lot up there!
also: nice lamp reflections, ferry.
I wanna go to London!
looks like a nice picknick – i love her dress very much :)
Have a great time there Brian!
we are excited for your visit too and helping you check some of those things off the list! the weather has been great and the lake has been perfect for swimming this summer, so hopefully it will hold up a little bit longer…cannot wait to see you!
I miss cicadas too, here in Germany you can’t find it, but I tought that cicadas are active just during the day… anyway!
Enjoy your trip!
the states are missing you for sure. make sure you check off EVERYTHING on that list
what a wonderful set of photographs! i am all smiles. x
the cicadas are in full volume right now. seems like you’ll have tons to do here.
love all the blues in this set of photos.
i wish the heat would return to london x.
such a neat gang.
love all the blues. love that list too. except no. 1. i’ve had enough humidity lately.
Such a great list and the photos are absolutely wonderful.
Just stumbled upon your blog, and just had to say how much I enjoy the colour scheme of your images. Truly wonderful! Thanks!
woohoo!
that second photo is great – really like it
- and hope you are doing well, brian!
Howdy from Atlanta, Brian. Cicadas! We got ‘em. Lots. Whole orchestras full. A little night music?
those blues, oh those blues in your photos! love. i can’t imagine summer nights without cicadas!
i am hoping to move to the uk in the spring. however your list is making me realize everything that i’ll be missing once i live there. note to self: pay better attention to the cicadas this summer and eat plenty of peach pie. oh and lake michigan… how i miss it. i used to comb its beaches in search of petoskey stones every summer, when i visited my grandparents as a kid. sigh.
listening to those cicadas as i type.
safe travels! have a wonderful trip.
your list makes me happy. especially the cicadas, iced coffee, and margs/mexican food. well, really all of it. except the head and humidity. things are getting a wee bit out of control in dc.
I felt like this post could have been called The Blue Hour—lovely tones.
There are no cicadas on the west coast (of the US), but when I lived in Japan they were the soundtrack to summer, with a healthy dose of humidity as well.
I don’t miss the humidity, but I do miss the cicadas. Fireflies too.
My summer list: cold watermelon, a swim first thing in the morning, kayaking at sunset, margaritas, cold barley tea, tomato salads, hammocks, walking down at night to get ice cream.
Seoul has cicadas galore here and thank you for reminding me to appreciate them. It’s a lovely part of summer and makes me eager to spend next summer in the States in my native Virginia. No need for an alarm in Virginia, we have the sweetest little birds that wake us up!
I now live in Seoul and believe me, the States has nothing on the heat and humidity.
JCrew? I’ll stock up before I move back to Europe. Have a great time in the States and I glad that I’ve found your blog again.
Looking forward to seeing what you take pictures of in the States.
A few peaches for you:
http://adventuresinthegoodland.blogspot.com/2010/08/guess-what-ive-been-working-on-again.html
the midwest is shimmering in the heat – i came in dripping from doing the morning milking. corn is high, cicadas are screaming, grass needs to be mowed, again. huge storms last couple of days… come on in and sit a spell. and dont forget to go on down to the mom and pop owned ice cream place or a shake… hot fudge is my fav.
can’t waiiiiiiittttt!!!!!
I love your photos! Nice Compositions… :)
oh i wish i’d known! would’ve loved to meet you all.