Ahoy, Vanderbilt!

I injured my Achilles tendon when I was eighteen.  This is relevant because the injury still flares up sometimes with changes in footwear, too much strain, changes weather, cycles of the moon, whatever.  Today was one of those days I woke up optimistic but by 7:30 a.m., accepted that the day’s pace would literally be… limping.  Problem: by then, I was on campus exploring Vanderbilt University.

Brick Beauties of Belle Meade

Belle Meade isn’t just a historic plantation in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s also the state’s wealthiest zip code. I’d been longing to catch closer glimpses of the huge homes behind the trees on Harding Pike, so this cloudy day I took my little iPhone and set out to capture some of the architectural gorgeousness.