I had such a nice night...

I went to an open mic in town with a friend, and then we walked back and talked and talked (a lot about writing), and admired the moon and general night-time aesthetics, and ended up in the topiary gardens on my campus, in this intensely bright moonlight, moving around for ages, weaving in and out of the bushes, catching sight of each other, then back to our own wanderings, freezing cold and admiring every little bit of that space, for so long... the moon was so bright things had these beautifully sharp shadows, and slight diluted moon-colour... And then the village church's bell rang midnight with its hollow and flat-sounding bell, and eventually we came back and still talked and talked and... yeah. It was good. Cold and wind-blown and moon-lit and good.

I am so hot for these shoes... ( OMG Shoes )

I will be taking a field trip to Atlanta this summer to see the ridiculously awesome collection of shows the High Museum of Art has right now. I mean, come on. I'd go just for this:
Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990 – 2005 encompasses 175 images Leibovitz created on assignment as a professional photographer, as well as personal photographs of her family and close friends.
But there's other cool stuff on, too.
Just earlier today I was having raptures over the beauty of Leibovitz's new portraits of Queen Elizabeth II. She's an absolutely amazing photographer.


P.S.
Patrick Wolf is all I need to get by. Patrick Wolf and beauty and a strong cup of tea.