I'm back in Edinburgh. I flew into Edinburgh from San Francisco last Tuesday, arrived on Wednesday, unpacked on Thursday, and flew to London on Friday for a family reunion. I got back last night from London. I plan to finish my unpacking this week. As a little side note, I am having a rather frustrating morning: I already wrote up this whole post, complete with photos, and was about to publish it, when, as has been happening a lot lately, the page suddenly quit and I lost everything. So, if this post seems a little low on writing and enthusiasm, it's because I already spent a while doing the last one. I am also trying to check my school emails to prepare for class, and the site won't accept my password, which I know is right, or let me request a new one, so I've had to email the help line - not a good start.
It's raining here, for a change, a rather fitting beginning to the start of classes and the end of summer. Autumn officially starts in the UK on September 23, but I guess it came early; today is the 21 and the weather is definitely autumnal. To start off the school year (classes begin today) and close off the summer, I decided to do a post of last photos from this summer that I want to share. So, here goes:
I spent a lot of time relaxing here in the Adirondack chair my dad made
fresh produce at Pie Ranch in Pacifica
view of the Rogue River from the parking lookout point
me, my mom, and Dill in Seattle
roasted peaches for dessert!
funny sign outside a Mexican restaurant in Seattle
my mom hiking in Washington
This is a rock, shell, seaweed, sand bunch. Very cool. See those white strings at the top of the big shell? Those are how the mussel holds onto the shell/rock that it's clinging to.
at the beach
butterfly in Washington mountains
ducks in Sweden
two horses and a mule ready to go