calm

yesterday, marie and i took the train to Providence; an hour of marie shooting out the window, the dog nestled at our feet. The south station terminal looks a bit like we entered into europe (the shot above is not marie's she'll be happy to say...). maybe it's remembering european explorations — relaxed days, exhilaration with each new discovery. marie said she feels like we're supposed to go from our walks — to the ICA or in the North End — back to a hotel room, instead of our apartment.
I still have to remind myself to relax, though. my friend nat brings out the calmness. In providence, we walked around thayer street, eating pizza, taking photos at the trolley stop, and dodging students moving into brown. last night, we ate a decadent dinner next to the canal toasting nat to be "a finder, not always a seeker."
today, lazy day seeping in, we grabbed breakfast at Loui's, walked through the RISD museum where a giant Buddha occupied a whole room by himself. We talked about remembering the kindness of strangers when other strangers are not...