Nature’s first green is gold,  Her hardest hue to hold.  Her early leaf’s a flower;  But only so an hour.  Then leaf subsides to leaf.  So Eden sank to grief,  So dawn goes down to day.  Nothing gold can stay. – Robert Frost Photo by me via instagram

Summer afternoon—summer afternoon;  to me those have always been the two most  beautiful words in the English language.  – Henry James photo by me via instagram

Sometimes I get annoyed with bloggers who post all their instragram photos on their blog since most of the time I’ve already seen them.  I try not to do it myself but I know some of you don’t follow me and therefore you are missing out on my photos of springtime in New York.  It […]

I’ve walked by and photographed this obelisk in Central Park dozens of time over the years.  It wasn’t until my participation with Partners in Preservation that I actually learned its name and history.  It is known by the nickname Cleopatra’s Needle and was commissioned as part of a pair by Pharaoh Thutmosis III around 1500 […]

I went out for a walk last week when it was 75 degrees so I could photograph spring in New York.  The trees on every street are in bloom and Central Park was bursting with color.  I thought these would make a perfect post to cheer everyone up on this grey and much chillier morning. […]

When I spoke on the panel at the Americas Mart in Atlanta in January, I was asked what trends I was seeing online.  I answered that I was noticing that more and more people were taking time to unplug.  I definitely saw some people roll their eyes and scoff at my observation.  Last night at […]

It may have felt like summer in New York last week but it definitely looked like spring! I don’t remember Central Park ever looking as beautiful as it does right now so I thought I would share a few photos with you. Happy Spring! Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic

The temperatures may have made it feel like winter on Easter Sunday but at least the park looked like spring! The trees and flowers are blooming all over the city and once it finally warms up, every New Yorker is going to have a serious case of spring fever! We’re getting closer! Photos by moi