15.9.11

so long sumertime

A fall chill is in the air up here, and the leaves are really truly starting to turn... I'm quite happy to snuggle up in sweaters and furs again, and to get back to learnin' a thing a two at school, but it's a very bittersweet time as well. See, I can't wait for apple picking and frosty mornings and even Halloween, but summer is so beautiful and mysterious and dreamy, and it just can't be beat.  Sometimes I do wish summer could go on forever. These are some 35 mm pictures I took of my strange little world that sort of capture what makes Vermont summers so idyllic.












But I'm still excited for Fall. Today I wore my favorite '30s long-sleeved dress and a mink stole and tights!! Yeah! I was getting so sick of cotton.
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17 comments:

  1. RachelSeptember 16, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Beautiful, dearie. I love the imperfections in the film, the slight fogginess of some of the photos; like shadows or ghosts. <3

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  2. NellySeptember 16, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Id love to live on land like that its like you have taken it from my dreams.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:00 AM

    Lovely photos you live in such a beautiful place, I do love autumn but do wish we had a proper summer in the UK for once! x

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  4. Nadia and EvieSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:23 AM

    the 2nd photo is amazing. what a magical world you must live in.

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  5. sweet harvest moonSeptember 16, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Beautiful pictures! So dreamy...

    http://sweetharvestmoon.blogspot.com

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  6. CaseySeptember 16, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Your outfit you wore sounds dreamy! :) I can't wait to bust out some of my cool-weather pieces (which won't be for awhile, admittedly!). *sigh* These pictures are so beautiful--they really capture how I've always imagined Vermont to look! :) (One day I want to visit!)

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  7. Victoria / Justice PirateSeptember 16, 2011 at 7:58 AM

    Your state seems to be so pretty!
    I am sure it really does look dreamy around late October!

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  8. Crystal LeeSeptember 16, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Lovely photos! Part of me wants to pack up and live somewhere like Vermont. I want a doggie like Banjo - what a cutie! I am still in denial about Summer being over. I still haven't said the F word on my blog.

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  9. DakotaSeptember 16, 2011 at 3:37 PM

    Thank you, friends!!

    Nelly, it looks like more fun than it is, hehe. Winter is soooo long, and it's a cultural desert. Very picturesque, though :)

    Casey, Crystal Lee, and all other VT lovers, I hope ya get to visit someday soon, it is an awfully beautiful place. Anyone who's ever up this way should drop me a line, and I'll tip you off on the best vintage sources!

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  10. A Certain VintageSeptember 17, 2011 at 7:42 AM

    vermont is beautiful, i visited once on a family holiday and the summer was so hot! all the houses are so quaint though, i really loved it! xox

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  11. Jo - Lost in the HazeSeptember 17, 2011 at 4:25 PM

    I love love love Autumn, and your photographs have captured it oh-so perfectly <3


    x
    Lost in the Haze

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  12. RachelSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    I received your letter on Friday! Thank you so much for the mix; I've been enjoying it already, and it's all loaded up & ready to be listened to on the plane!

    I shall reply once I have a moment (may be a few weeks).

    <3

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  13. PuppyLovePrincessSeptember 18, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    what pretty photographs! absolutely magical :)

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2011 at 1:46 PM

    My grandparents live in Vermont, and you pics always take me back to my childhood with them. Beautiful!

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  15. CarysSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Beautiful pictures, it always looks so idyllic where you live!
    From Carys of La Ville Inconnue

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  16. LisaSeptember 22, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Those beautiful cows! That beautiful pup!

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  17. Pull Your Socks Up!September 25, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    Wow you can't beat 35mm huh? I feel I am there in the haze with you, listening to the cows munch and their stomachs gurgling, with the searing noise of insects in the background. Beautiful. xo

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