Yesterday was one of the most spectacular road (day-)trips I’ve ever had. We hit the road at 7:30AM and drove three and a half hours to Sauble Beach only to find the beach at 12 degrees celcius, stuck in the middle of a grey fog. No problem. Let’s improvise. We continued driving for another hour or two to the heart of Bruce Peninsula, where we visited the National Park and left quickly after realizing it’s a hiking and camping ground, which we weren’t prepared for. So we drove to the absolute west coast of Bruce Peninsula to the Big Tub Lighthouse (I’m obsessed with lighthouses), climbed some rocks, took photos, and kissed the sun. Then we drove to Tobermory to grab a bite (and take photos) at the absolute cutest, CUTEST cafe I’ve ever seen, called A Mermaid’s Secret. The food was terrible and cost us $20 but the prettiness made up for it. There was a hippie clothing shop next door to the cafe, so we checked it out for fun. After that, we drove to the absolute east coast of Bruce Peninsula to the Cabot Head Lighthouse. This lighthouse is an actual house and a lighthouse together and is now a historic house where the insides are antique and preserved – you can imagine how I pretty much died when we went inside. In between all this driving, we would catch pretty things like little narrow greenery pathways and would pull over for photos. We also passed by a number of garage sales but unfortunately, could not convince my boyfriend to stop for them. On the way back home from Bruce, we stopped by two abandoned houses that we caught on the countryside. We must’ve passed by 8 or 10 of them but couldn’t have possibly visited each one and still make it home on the same day. So, I’m saving the rest of them for when I re-do this trip and tackle the rest of Bruce Peninsula with my photogirlfriend. The whole day was basically an unplanned, spontaneous photographic adventure and I’m thankful that Sauble Beach turned out the way it did, otherwise, the rest of the day would not have seen SPECTACULAR.

Photography brings me to my highest place and gives me a reason to do things I wouldn’t normally do. I love it so much.

“That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d run to the end of town. And when I got there, I thought maybe I’d just run across Greenbow County. And I figured, since I ran this far, maybe I’d just run across the great state of Alabama. And that’s what I did. I ran clear across Alabama. For no particular reason, I just kept on going. I ran clear to the ocean. And when I got there, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well turn around, just keep on going. When I got to another ocean, I figured, since I’d gone this far, I might as well just turn back, keep right on going.” –Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump: Will you marry me? …I’d make a good husband, Jenny.
Jenny Curran: You would, Forrest.
Forrest Gump: …But you won’t marry me.
Jenny Curran: …You don’t wanna marry me.
Forrest Gump: Why don’t you love me, Jenny? …I’m not a smart man but I know what love is.

If you feel like having your heart torn to pieces, you can watch this scene here.

“I thought I was going to sneak away tonight. What a glorious night. Every face I see is a memory. It may not be a perfectly perfect memory. Sometimes we had our ups and downs. But we’re all together, and you’re mine for a night. And I’m going to break precedent and tell you my one candle wish: that you would have a life as lucky as mine, where you can wake up one morning and say, “I don’t want anything more.” Sixty-five years. Don’t they go by in a blink?” –William Parrish, Meet Joe Black

My friend’s mother loves to sew and you’ll find pretty little sewing trinkets like these all over her beautiful home.

on a weekend road trip for my birthday. Take me away to a nice place. That’s all I want.

I can’t remember the last time a movie lingered this deeply in my thoughts 24 hours after I watched it. My head is swimming in it. I think and think and think about it. I replay the scenes in my head. I watch the trailer over and over. I download the soundtrack. I watch interviews on it. I research because I want to know all about it. I read and get inspired by its fascinating script. I talk and talk about it. Water for Elephants. Please go see it.

“The world runs on tricks. Everyone plays.”

My favourite quote from Water for Elephants. It’s a little like “Fake it ’til you make it”, but more beautiful. Anyway, I stepped into Water for Elephants not knowing what to expect, but fell head over heels in love with the film by the end of it. Later discovering that it was directed by Francis Lawrence of I Am Legend, it all made perfect sense. The circus tale set back in the 1930s reminded me of Big Fish, which is one of my favourite movies ever. And the 1930s-50s are my favourite eras because of that perfect old fashion look and feel that I appreciate so much. Like Pleasantville. Like The Notebook. I think this one made it to my list of favourites. I just go gaga over whimsical, magical, enchanting fairy tales like these and for two hours in the theatre, I wish that the film could become my reality. I, too, want to hop on a circus train and sit right on the roof and stare at the stars. It’s a bonus that Robert Pattinson is so disturbingly handsome and Reese Witherspoon is a doll as always. Loved the film and I highly recommend it.

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favourite things

Cream coloured ponies and crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells and schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings
These are a few of my favourite things

Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eye lashes
Silver white winters that melt into spring
These are a few of my favourite things

When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I’m feeling sad,
I simply remember my favourite things, and then I don’t feel so bad

“Each fairy breath of summer, as it blows with loveliness, inspires the blushing rose.”

I love that it’s Spring and everything but let’s skip the rain and fast forward to summer.

The rainy forecast over the next six days is tormenting my soul. London, Seattle, Vancouver, how do you do it?