hume lake is a christian youth camp in central california. it is a beautiful area and one of the best parts of visiting is the random people i always seen to run into. this trip, i ran into my friend erika and her family as well as some kids from my high school. such an unexpected surprise! the lake is so gorgeous and lazily floating on water is the most peaceful thing i can imagine. sometimes when i’m stressed, i imagine floating on the lake without a care in the world. this is the life.
old pine by ben howard was the anthem of my recent camping trip to kings canyon and hume lake. whenever i hear it, i just feel like i need to be out in nature. i must have listened to this song everyday while camping, whether it be in the tent to fall asleep, while cooking or while canoeing on the lake. since this song was so pertinent to this trip, the titles of my camping posts will be lines from this lovely song.
that being said, these are the only pictures i took with on the trip with my digital camera because it decided to die the first day there. so unfortunately that means i didn’t get any campfire or night time pictures besides a few blurry ones from my iPhone. oh well, next time i know to check the battery before i get to a campsite with no outlets and no electricity. lesson learned.
i love farmers markets because they make for a wonderful combination of organic, locally grown food and beautiful flowers. the farmers market on wednesdays in santa monica is truly one of my favorite things about la. so much so that i’ve made over an hour and a half long trips just to go there. it is one of the biggest markets i’ve been to and on top of that, its great for people watching. you can always see chefs buying for their restaurants, florists with bundles of flowers and people with yoga mats grabbing produce after class. we found some yummy treats (post coming tomorrow) but the best part is experience walking around and seeing all the interesting and unusual foods, plants and other goodies. oh how i wish it was closer to home.
today, i finally tried sprinkles ice cream and it lived up to, even exceeded, my expectations! i want to hug whoever came up with the brilliant idea of mixing my two favorite things: ice cream and sprinkles cupcakes. i had the butter pecan which was good but the red velvet really took the cake (pardon the pun). the shop is absolutely adorable too with thomas jefferson’s ice cream recipe decorating the ceiling and a big white window seat for sitting. this ice cream, unlike sweet rose creamery, was definitely worth the trek.
