nc botanical gardens

nc botanical gardens, originally uploaded by minervacat. Spent a pleasant hour in the North Carolina Botanical Gardens yesterday afternoon. Everything was very green and very in bloom; so much color and so many interesting shapes to see. On Tuesday afternoon, I got laid off — thanks a pantsload, economy! — and I’m looking at it…

like we’d been together for some time

The top photo is of a sign chalked up outside a yupster boutique on Franklin Street earlier this week; I love it because that’s exactly how I feel. Usually spring seems to come fast and early in North Carolina, like one day in late February the Powers That Be get up, say it’s time for…

as far as the eye can see

as far as the eye can see, originally uploaded by minervacat. This photo is one of my many attempts to pretend that I live in a big city instead of a small town. Don’t get me wrong: I adore Carrboro and Chapel Hill, as well as all the amenities that the Triangle (Raleigh, Durham) and…

baseball: miami @ unc, game 3

baseball: miami @ unc, game 3, originally uploaded by minervacat. My deep devotion to the UNC baseball team is a source of great puzzlement for a lot of people I know down here — mostly because besides shep., the people I know are musicians, artists, and computer geeks; not necessarily great targets for interest in…