flower power

 

 photos by jordan

I love fresh flowers, especially sunflowers. Unfortunately, in the dry heat, Sunflowers dry up very quickly, so our plans for photos in a sunflower field did too. But Jordan had a plan. About 45 minutes away from my house there's a zinnea field taken care of by an older couple. They let anyone who'd like come and pick as many flowers as they'd like, just to brighten up the world a lil bit. You also have to really want it, because 10am temperatures in my part of California can be above 100 degrees. But out we went, into the direct sunlight, to find some flowers for our mason jars. It was absolutely beautiful. There aren't a lot of very simply beautiful things left that aren't wrapped with a fence, or a toll, or a ticket booth. We stomped in the muddy beds and came home with carefully chosen bouquets of bright orange and red zinneas, mostly un-wilted.

Jordan also got a sunburn,
but it complimented the flowers I put in his hair. 

x Justina



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get in the sea

entire outfit: american eagle

shoes: sebago "maleah"

Sometimes, you gotta just cram everyone into a car and head for the beach. Even if they don't want to go. And complain the whole drive. Even then. 

Don't trust the movies or my photos - beaches in Northern California are cold and wild and full of whales. We saw two of them as we shivered in our wet jeans. But it was still stunning and the sand in my shoes was a welcome trade for a beautiful day. Speaking of, I got new Sebago's and they're comfy as hell. Plus, I spilled an entire iced tea on them and they were fine. Not sure if that's official, or just a stroke of luck, but it seemed worth mentioning.

Today is the first day of the last week of school, 

and I can almost see the mythical "free time".

x Justina

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