europe on the brain : a summer eve's walk in derbyshire {part one}

it feels like everyone (well, maybe just two or three people) i know is

either in europe at the moment, or has just returned from visiting.

ceej has been hopping around from germany to switzerland to norway, and now back to germany.

this lovely lady is creating beautiful things in her home near oslo,

and another good friend made a spontaneous decision to visit london for thanksgiving.

i'm feeling like europe is in my near future--at least i feel i'm going to try my best to get there

within the next few months. switzerland, germany, and norway sound lovely right now.

i think europe in the winter would be absolutely breathtaking.

these photos are from our visit to derbyshire this past summer.

what a lovely bit of earth this place is. 

i could see how the land has inspired such wonderful literature.

it is a place that demands you walk in it. every day.

ceej returns home on sunday, and i can hardly wait to 

share in all this holiday cheer that's going round with him.

are you feeling any wanderlust lately? what land is pulling on your heart strings?

have a happy, dreamy weekend!

everywhere at once would be perfect

am feeling nostalgic today...

yosemite

the sea

oxford

though i am so in love with my mountains and this fall weather

my heart can't help but think of all the other places i love today...

and it makes me wish deeply that i could put all of my

favorite places into one convenient location.

last fall ceej and i took a trip to yosemite national park.

we stayed in the perfect little tent-cabins in curry village,

woke early to see the misty frost in the fields,

and walked around to view half-dome, yosemite falls, and more.

it was the coziest trip to the mountains ever.

i've been getting an itch to visit the ocean...

the cold, foggy, stormy sea. that sounds so soothing right now.

and i miss oxford.

i miss studying in the bodleian library,

having discussions with my classmates & my incredible professor,

i miss buildings that are centuries old.

but i want these mountains in the fall too.

how to be everywhere at once?