Just a few pictures from the mini beach trip I took this weekend. It rained two out of the three days, so we couldn't really enjoy the beach much, but we had plenty of quality family(and shopping) time.

And for the record, I think there's something so incredible about the way the coast looks on a rainy day. Everything seems a bit more dramatic. Clouds are bigger and more impending. Greens are brighter. Grays are cooler and browns, warmer. It's almost like there's nothing in this world as dark and deep as the ocean before a storm. It's very extreme in the best of ways.

Overall, it was nice to get away for a bit before I face the stress of packing and moving back to school. I now feel refreshed and ready to take it all on and transition into a new kind of routine.

rainy day nature center.

One rainy Sunday, Lonnie and I decided to check out the WNC Nature Center. We saw bears, mountain lions, wolves, owls, otters, coyotes, and many more smaller critters. It was totally worth the six bucks we payed as Asheville residents, and it was super cool to explore a new place we haven't been to yet, especially one just a few minutes away.

a hushed haze of gray.

A few more pictures from my trip to the mountains. It's been the rainiest summer I've ever seen, and after a fairly clear and beautiful day, the sky ended up predictably pouring on us just as we were leaving.

As much as I'm a total color kinda girl, there is a huge place in my heart for gray tones. I love the color gray. It's quiet, soft, and comforting.

a rainy day.

searching for the little things and finding peace in quiet moments.

In completely unrelated news, I am totally addicted to this show. That is all.