Not so Secret Garden

Boots and thick tights means I've officially accepted it's getting colder.  It was gray all day long, and now I'm snug as a bug in a rug with no motivation to get out from under my blanket.  Luckily my work schedule is varied, so I can experience the little sunshine that's left while its out.  When I used to work a regular office job I would get up in the dark, go to work in a box, and go home in the dark.  And this is why I won't have a typical job.

It was 40 degrees out when I took these photos, which will seem like a tropical paradise in a month, but I could hardly feel my fingers by the end of it.  I'm at the vegetable garden at Cornell.  I picked the outfit and the location without considering them together, but the colors ended up being very similar.  Grey and brown make up the local landscape now that all the leaves are on the ground.  Did you go to school with a vegetable garden on campus?  I definitely did not.  NYC real estate rates didn't make that a collegiate reality for me.

Dress: via Loehmann's

Cardigan: via Filene's Basement

Tights: Target

Boots: Coach via Loehmann's

Necklace: Betsey Johnson

Timing is Everything

The time change is really cramping my style.  I had to seriously hustle to get these pictures taken before the sun set (at 4:50!) whilst freezing my appendages off.  My next mission will have to be to scout some indoor locations.  Cause it's gonna be a loooooong winter here in central New York State. 

The Cornell Plantations are a favorite spot of mine on campus, and I've been checking back periodically to see them progress into Fall.  These little trees are the most vibrant specimens there now that nothing is in bloom.

Blouse: Cynthia Steffe via Loehmann's

Capelet: Anthro

Jeans: via TJ Maxx

Boots: Via Spiga via Loehmann's

Earrings: Simply Vera Vera Wang for Kohl's

Bracelet: via Loehmann's

My engagement ring makes an appearance with this outfit.  I've been married for 2 and a half years, and love having a low maintenance wedding band.  My engagement ring, which I also love, is a cocktail ring with an amethyst center stone.  I don't wear it every day because of its size, but it does make me happy to bring out every now and then.  Do you have an alternative engagement ring?