Monday Moods: I feel... balls-y.

Here in Oxford,

we enjoy a lot of balls.

(if you're saying to yourself: 

"that's what she said..."

then we should probably be friends on twitter.)

On Friday, we attended the St. John's Ball

to celebrate the end of Trinity term,

the final term of England's academic year.

The 2011 theme was

"This Side of Paradise,"

and the whole evening left you feeling 

like you had stepped into a dream.

It was all so very Alice.

Finding myself in an English garden between

hookah tents & string quartets,

as hot air balloons lift around us

into the pink and purple sunset

was, obviously, surreal.

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A boy.

His girl.

The gates open.

Exotic plumes on tables.

Exotic plumes on hats.

Exotic plumes everywhere.

Bangers to nosh.

Drinks to sip.

Boys in skirts.

Girls with fancy beaded shirts.

Balloons lifting into the air.

Hookah puffs for those who dare.

Ancient walls to guard the night.

This fancy place was quite the site.

Sigh. It truly was the perfect night.

*image 10 & 11 by Stephanie Poage
** all other images are original to Aspiring Kennedy