Public parks are among my favorite things. Plants and green spaces right in the middle of urban sprawl? Yes please. The Vondelpark in Amsterdam is MASSIVE: 120 acres of grass, water features, plants, and playgrounds, planted in an already beautiful capital city. Lacey and I got to hang out there for an afternoon, and weContinue reading “Lacey in Vondelpark”
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Visitors in Durham
My cousin and his AWESOME girlfriend came to visit me in Durham for a weekend this spring! We had a blast and beautiful weather. Activities included food at Dame’s Chicken and Waffles (their gluten free menu is lacking, unfortunately), a walk in the gardens, and a local carnival that we happened to drive past onContinue reading “Visitors in Durham”
stop & smell the flowers
I LOVE having fresh flowers at home (it’s a side effect of having lived in Germany, I think–flowers are super cheap and abundant there), and Easter is a perfect excuse for me to fill our apartment with flowers. Spring is my second favorite season, and I’m celebrating even as I slowly drown in the last few projectsContinue reading “stop & smell the flowers”
Reading in the Gardens
Any true senior year victory lap has to include reading in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens, just because it’s sunny and we’ve learned how to procrastinate without really losing points on our homework.
Life from Above
Photos taken with a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced owned by the Duke Chanticleer.