Floral swans

Dress: Suzy Chin;

Sweater: Old Navy, from Marilou;

Belt: LOFT;

Shoes: gift from Mom, from Philippines;

Swan brooch: thrifted.

How I've worn the dress before: here.

Such a busy Sunday! I spent some of the afternoon catching up on errands and chores, and then spent the other half trying to thrift and find new photo locations, so it was an exhausting but fulfilling day. A lot of the thrift stores around town were closed because it was Sunday, but I did get some time exploring some of the vintage boutiques downtown. Didn't find anything, but I'm hopeful. I'm actually looking for some items to decorate our apartment. We've got a bit of a working theme going on with our living room that revolves around travel.

I went to the state botanical gardens to try to find some new photo locations. The gardens are only a few miles from my home, so it's a pretty convenient drive -- and it's scenic too. I drove by tons of farms and railroads, so those are always future options for photos. Apparently Sundays are not that great of a day to go to the gardens because there were so many people there for a wedding and a sorority pledge party. I did find a secluded area called the shade garden, which is where most of these photos were taken. I must have walked three miles or so in search of the rose garden, but to no avail. 

Marilou of Twenty York Street and I did a clothing swap recently, so in the next few weeks we'll be styling up each other's clothes and you'll get to see our takes with the pieces. M was sweet enough to surprise me with some really pretty new items, too. This is my take on the gray sweater she sent me -- I loved pairing it with my floral dress, and I really like how the grays from each piece play against each other. It seemed like a casual-enough outfit to wear to the botanical gardens.

I also decided to debut a new-to-the-blog brooch, a pretty swan I found a few weeks ago. I haven't quite figured out what to name her -- any suggestions?

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