shots.

i'm lying here in bed, sick and tired of being sick and tired. i thought i'd upload some photos since i haven't shared with you all in a while.


and old tom petty record in a used vinyl shop in muizenberg. i love this place!



penny and i at newlands train station, waiting for our ride to a birthday party.



my morning walk to beth rapha: observatory, cape town.



a morning shot of my other job location, living grace in muizenberg. no, i'm not giving surfing lessons...but the bathroom overlooks this lovely view :)



after talking about the god of the land, sea, and sky, we decided to celebrate him! the quote that came to mind as i took this shot is by chris abani: "African people are art."



sunset from my balcony.



my favorite coffee shop in muizenberg: empire cafe!

Comments

  1. StacieOctober 16, 2011 at 6:29 PM

    i'm sorry you aren't feeling well, my sweet friend. i hate being sick and stuck in bed, too. thankfully, i haven't been that sick in forever (okay, so like 8 months) so i hope once you recover, it's forever until you feel that way again. love the pictures. thank you for sharing them. i am going to take a few more fall pictures on the brp and then post them to my blog today. it's really getting beautiful around here. miss you!

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