I've been bemoaning the end of summer a lot so I thought I'd focus on some of the things I'm looking forward to this fall/winter. A new season of the New York City Ballet and the Metropolitan Opera are a couple of those things. There's nothing more transformative than going to a live ballet or opera performance. I know there are many people who would say that attending a performance is an inactive or even dull experience but I would strongly disagree with that characterization...in fact, I'd even wonder if they've truly experienced a performance. It's too bad tickets are so expensive...one day when I'm a millionaire (hey, you never know...) I'll buy some season tickets, maybe even have my own seats to both the ballet and opera in whichever city I'm living in.
Until then, I'll study the season's calendars and figure out which performance(s) I most want to see and when the best deals are. And there's also great free events like the Met's Summer HD Festival...it's not exactly live but it's a pretty amazing experience even still. The Lincoln Center Plaza has its own special aura, even more so at night as crowds gather to watch an opera on the big screen. Guess the end of summer isn't such a bad thing after all.
Outfit Details:
Dress (old): Esmeralda Dress by Girls of Savoy, Anthropologie
Hat: Tipped Straw Cloche, Anthropologie
Necklace: Camellia Bib Necklace, Anthropologie
Bag: The Stone Flower, South Street Seaport, NYC
The Plan: To explore Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights and Red Hook
Weather reports the day before suggested that "the plan" might need to be postponed until Friday but then Thursday morning, all reports said that the storms/rain would be over in the morning. So after waiting until noon for the skies to clear up, a friend and I set out as originally planned. Yay, the sun was out again! Or so we thought.
So far, so good. The storms clouds are way in the distance now. This will be the perfect day!
No sooner had we arrived in Dumbo, then the skies opened up and the rain kept coming.
This is how I imagine the sky would look if the clouds ever lifted and the rain stopped.
Grey clouds and puddles that keep growing.....this will pass by soon, right?
Notice something different? Yeah, my umbrella broke. And yes, the only umbrella I could find was this child's one. I didn't realize how small it was (or that it had little turtles on it) until I opened it up outside. Desperate. Um, at least it matches my dress?
Sanctuary! Wait was that lightning? Maybe this isn't such a great place to be.
Weren't we supposed to look for that key lime pie place? Red Hook isn't too far away, right? This will be a piece of cake...or pie.
Well, that was pretty dodgy. But there it is!
Oh, NYC....at least you keep things from ever being dull.
THE END.
Outfit Details:
Dress: Plenty by Tracy Reese Beach Print Dress
T-shirt: J Crew Perfect Fit Tee
Necklace: Camellia Bib Necklace, Anthropologie
Bag: The Stone Flower, South Street Seaport
Hat: Hello Sunshine, Kate Spade
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