Winter Walks

This is well overdue, but I just uploaded some pictures from a walk in the Botanical Garden this December. Serene as they are, I'm still not nostalgic for winter.

A Bronx Day

c/o naica.com 
Nothing helps me love college more than visits from friends. This past Wednesday, my best friend from home visited and we had a "Bronx day." What might that entail, you ask? Well, start with mofongo for dinner (that's the fried plantain ball of deliciousness above) then follow it with a day at the New York Botanical Garden orchid show, and finish off with an afternoon of fresh meats, cheeses and bread from Arthur Ave.

photos by me

Yes, we're foodies. The Bronx loves us that way.

The Garden

Today the Bronx enjoyed eighty-degree, sunny weather, and I celebrated with a trip to the NY Botanical Garden (free on Wednesdays!) and lots of camera-love. Granted, I was a sweaty mess by the time I got to work at NOON, I don't think the morning could have been more beautiful....