*sigh* the sun is setting earlier, having to use my lights now on my way home and getting ready for the rainy season to set in. i am a california girl born and raised and already i am missing the sun kissed rides in nothing but a sun dress. days that take forever to end and that humbling feeling that tomorrow the sun will be right back where i like it to be, warm and bright and on my skin.
don't get me wrong, i love fall, the smell of the wet earth, the warm orange lighting, pumpkin pie and not to mention my all time favorite holiday, thanksgiving, but i often dream of a land where summer is eternal and rain is far and few.
where dreams come true, everything is possible and fantasy is my reality. what i have always loved about myself is my imagination. it takes me to some incredible places. i grew up a book worm, falling asleep while reading about far away lands and always wanting to be older so that i could explore those fantasies.
now that i am older i have realized that adventuring has taken on a different form not the fantasy i dreamed of and exploring has become internal. realizing that i can make my fantasies come true if i let them but in different ways then what i thought when i was little. i feel as adults we are told to live in the reality, what is real and true but i never want to grow out of this imagination that was given to me at such a young age. we live only once and i want to live it like a child with eyes wide open.
xo,
cb
This is such a lovely post Cb! It reminds me of a quote I read once (Inside a CD sleeve actually the band is Pulp and the album is "This is hardcore") - "You can grow old, but please don't grow up, remember you are young" - I may not have nailed the exact words but I agree with the sentiment 100%!
ReplyDeleteLovely lovely lovely. I love your bike. And your top. And your smile!
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My boyfriend and I were talking about the pros and cons of being imaginative, just yesterday! It started off because I suggested that maybe I should stop watching horror movies because I'm a big scaredy-cat and I give myself nightmares. But I love horror movies, so I keep watching them and giving myself new nightmares! But, having read your post today, I am reminded that having an (over?) active imagination is far, far better than having none at all, so I'll take the nightmares, if the dreams come alongside :)
ReplyDeleteIt is a humble dreamer that can stay with their imagination at the adult stage of our lives and there is definitely nothing wrong with that. I hope we both are able to keep that for the rest of our lives.
ReplyDeletei'm with you, the look and smell of the crisp fall is great, but having to say goodbye to the sun earlier and earlier is always hard to do!
ReplyDeleteand that top is perfection!
This post was so dreamy and romantic. I love it. Fall is a time a year that really sweeps my off my feet to a land I only dream about. It's funny how everyone has their different kind of fantasy land. I hope you always stay dreamin'.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Every time I stop by your blog I want to run out and buy a cute bike (even though I don't know how to ride one!!)! ^_^
I wish I lived in a place that doesnt turn into a frozen snow world during the winter. I'm so sad for fall to go away.
ReplyDeleteHow sweetly poetic! I love summer a lot, I think because there is something so child-like and comforting in that season. I hope your imagination stays strong forever!
ReplyDeleteso very true. I dont want to ever grow up. When people stop being creative and let their imaginations die, they turn into unhappy zombies. That is not for me.
ReplyDeleteI think it is our imaginations that will keep us young long after the hairs have all turned gray and the crows feet have taken over our smiles! And I feel you on the shorter days, they are a downer. But on the other hand it is more time to craft and be creative indoors!
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i spend far too much time in my fantasies, and not enough time making them a reality. I'm trying though, it's just that real life gets in the way
ReplyDeleteI think it's ALWAYS good to keep your imagination going. I feel the same about summer though...I wish it could last forever. The transition between summer and fall is really my favorite. Now it's starting to get cold and rainy which just makes me want to curl up and hibernate. I guess what I'm saying is that I wish I were a bear!
ReplyDeletebasically the day after my birthday (which is november 11th) i'm miserable until april. DARK. COLD. SNOW. HATE.
ReplyDeletep.s. why are you so cute all the time? <3
hold on to your imagination and wonder...it's the best way to view the world!
ReplyDeleteIN LOVE with your shirt :) and your spirit, xo.
ReplyDeleteI love your thoughts here. I never want to get in the rut of thinking completely like an adult ;) I hope to keep that imagination always like you mentioned.
ReplyDeleteYour outfit is super cute and those flats are so pretty!
lovely sentiment. xoxo
ReplyDeleteLoving how good look together your top and your flat shoes!!
ReplyDeleteXOXO
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You said two things that are very important to me... you only live once, and to never lose your imagination. I LOOOOVE my imagination, it's always kept me company and I never feel alone with it and like you, it takes me to the most amazing places. Love this post!
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