Photos by Drew
Dress: Family Affairs Crystalline Sky Dress, c/o Modcloth
Shoes: Swedish Hasbeens
Sunglasses: Karen Walker
Bag: thrift store
Just about all of this last week was cold and rainy, so when the skies cleared up and the temperatures got warm this weekend I couldn’t have been happier. Today especially–it was 80 degrees in Atlanta and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky, and it would have been silly to have spent the day inside, so we mostly did outside things. Drew rode his bike in the morning and I ran, and then in the afternoon we picked up some tomato basil mozzarella sandwiches at the always good Belly General Store and made our way east to Panola Mountain State Park.
Panola Mountain is kind of like Arabia Mountain–they’re fairly close to each other and both have the weird rock lunar-like landscapes that seem so out of place around Atlanta. At Panola we couldn’t find a way to get onto the rocky mountain itself, so mostly we just stuck to trails, except for when we snuck up to a little cliff to eat our lunch. It was quiet and peaceful, and we saw two lizards, and far off into the distance you could see Stone Mountain, and it didn’t feel like Atlanta at all.
When we got home at night we made Greek salad for dinner and watched the first two parts of HBO’s Mildred Pierce, which I so far like for 1930s-ness, but dislike sometimes because I like the Joan Crawford version so much. I wish every movie had Joan Crawford in it.
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80 degrees? That sounds perfect right now, what a magical place to spend the day. Beautiful dress!
Love your sunny & ethereal photos. Everything looks to be blooming down there! I also like that your dress matches the lovely sky.
It was sunny here for a day but now it’s back to rain and muggyness. Ah well!
This is just the perfect dress. Also I really want that sandwhich :D
Wow, I love everything about this post! The landscape is so beautiful, as is your dress. You always manage to visit the most amazing places! It really looks as if you’re making the most of the weather
I love, love, love this shoot!! It’s a wonderful reminder that spring is on it’s way x
I love your dress, it is so beautiful! Especially the colour, it’s such a lovely shade of blue.
I love the dress! The location looks perfect! So pretty!
I’m kind of dying to see the new Mildred Pierce series, but also dreading it. Because like you, I adore the 40s version with Joan–she was just so good! Even though I think Kate Winslet is charming, I can’t see her topping Joan or the wonderful 40s-ness of the film noir genre. (Since I understand this new one is based more on the book.)
But anyway, I love your outfit! So perfect for the weather right now! It’s been getting up near 90 down here for the past week, and I’m starting to feel a bit jealous of everyone who has more reasonable spring temps! hehe!
♥ Casey
Ooh, I love that dress–the pretty color and the swirly skirt. It really shows off your lovely long legs.
Love the pics and your dress
I love spotting lizards, they remind me of childhood summers and lazy afternoons watching tiny stuff in the grass. The forest looks so invinting!
And your dress is lovely, clear summer sky blue!
wow, the second I saw that dress on you I fell in love with it. Then I realized that I have an older slightly different version of it from Family Affairs. haha. I might have to get that one too : )
xx
Caitlin Rose
How weird that I’ve never heard of Panola Mountain! I like that wikipedia describes it as a “smaller, pristine version of Stone Mountain”. You are always introducing me to new places in my own state that I didn’t know existed! That dress is also beautiful. It looks like the perfect spring dress!
Aw you look like a princess Rhiannon! I saw that dress on Modcloth and instantly loved it, it looks perfect on you!
And yes, Joan Crawford is just unbeatable ;)
Ale
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your dress is lovely! :)
What a lovely outfit. The blue looks so lovely against the scenery. And the photos are just spectacular.
Wow, that dress appears to be made of the absolute perfect fabric for the shape. Don’t you hate it when a dress with a lovely pattern is cut from a fabric with the wrong texture? This is spot on, the texture accentuates the cut, especially the flounce of the skirt. :)
cute !
oh this sounds like such a nice day! here in texas lately the weather has been very nice as well i wish it wouldn’t get any hotter but you know how the south is…haha i love LOVE your dress by the way and Joan Crawford makes any movie 10x better for sure!
You have a lovely life :) Wish it was 80 degrees here!!
Wow, the scenery looks beautiful and you remind me of Zooey Deschanel in these photos! You’re dress is so adorable!
That dress is so beautiful. :)
Your day looked wonderfully sunny ♥
That dress is so so pretty! I love how bouncy the skirt is! :)
You’re oh so lovely, and I really like the photos and their delicate shades and colours. I feel like going to a place like that!
The weekend was lovely!
I adore your dress!
your dress is absolutely wonderful.
xx m.
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rebecca from the clothes horse have the same dress
These pictures are so beautiful!
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