Autumn Adventures and Other Such Things

It might have been the layers, it might have been the sun, but the day

was deliciously warm and called for an autumn adventure. The smell

of smoke hung thick in the air. It conjured up images of middle-aged

men dressed in tweed blazers and reading glasses upon their noses

sitting in front of a crackling fire with a book in hand and husky

golden labs at their feet. We walked where our friends with hooves

walked just earlier that day.  I may have missed them today, but

we'll meet one day. From atop the giant hill the wind blew strong

and I embraced it with open arms. With this bird's eye view I felt

for a moment what it must be like to have wings. Everything looks

so small. Everything meshes together. I've been learning to use my

senses lately. The overpowering smell of apples from the unseen crab

apple tree. The feeling of the heavy, damp air signalling rain. Branches

break, bird's cry out, and off in the distance a dog's bark can be heard

faintly.  I see the prints in the mud and the tall grass trodden over - we

are not the only ones to make paths. 

Blame is to be put on my rural surroundings for today's home-on-

the-range ensemble. As the tired saying goes, when in Rome. It

really came out of the desire to be warm - layers, layers, layers. I've

been trying to include more dresses that look good with long-sleeved

tops and sweaters underneath and this linen button-up does the job.

The wool pullover underneath is what keeps this dress wearable

during the non-summer months (looks much different here, worn

in the heat of summer, or here as a long vest thing). I'm foreseeing

a very long friendship with this dress. 

Outfit:

Thrifted // Hat

Thrifted // Scarf

Thrifted // Dress

Jacob // Sweater

Thrifted // Belt

Le Chateau // Boots (very old)