Hello! It's the middle of February here in England the weather we've been having has been more like mid April back home! The flowers have all started blooming and trees are getting leaf buds. I got pretty excited about all this lovely change, so I went outside to take some photos of it all. The one above doesn't look very springlike, but I loved how the little pigeon feather was stuck in the dead branches, and I couldn't help myself. I think it turned out rather beautifully.
This next photo is of moss, which as it turns out I seem to have an obsession for. It's simply every where you turn in England, probably because it's so humid all of the time. I think it's just absolutely stunning, especially in photographs. By now I've probably got at least forty different pictures of moss in different towns.
The next two pictures I took just outside of the door to my apartment. I love the colors of all the little blooms that are around and the lushness of all the green coming out from the ground. One of my friends was telling me that the best time is when the snowdrops and bluebells start blooming and I couldn't help but think that the names of those flowers sound like they should be made up for a poem or something.
Finally, this is a photo of the orchid that I got for valentine's day from my fiance. I just thought the photo turned out incredibly and I wanted to share! :)
In other news, I am going to see "Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare tonight with one of my friends from my program. I'll see if I can take some pictures during the performance, but I might not be allowed. I'll give a full report afterward! :)
Also, I've been set to act in the play that my friend wrote, only I won't be playing the role of the pick pocketer anymore, I'll be the 'villain' character instead. I'm excited and I've been enjoying the rehearsals with the cast so far!
Finally, I've finished over half of my novel so far, and I'm hoping to have the first draft finished in full by the end of the week. I gave the first 8 chapters to a professor for one of my classes. She's known for being a much tougher much pickier instructor, and she usually gives pretty harsh criticism. So, needless to say, I'm a bit nervous that she'll tear it apart, or hate it all together. But even as harsh as it may be, I know that it will make it so much better in the end, so I'm looking forward to what she has to say! (Just as long as she doesn't suggest I don't continue writing the other half!)
Until next time,
Sarah
