From a summer Sunday spent at the Whitney Museum with Shae, my favorite museum and photo partner -- photos from the museum's terraces, mostly from the outdoor installation.

Late last year and into 2017, the New Museum presented an exhibit of Pipilotti Rist's work. The exhibit occupied a few floors of the museum, and one floor was taken over by Rist's Pixel Forest. The gallery became a "forest" of swaying, brightly colored strings of lights. It also quickly became a prime Instagram spot. Shae and I couldn't resist the photo opportunity, so we ran down to the New Museum a few days before the exhibit closed, right after we got back to the city in January, and took so. many. photos.

Portraits of my former roommates Claire and Matti, from a very hot summer day in the West Village.

I moved out of my dorm and went home to Virginia last December, because I was going to London for the spring semester and leaving in January. Still, I couldn't stay away from New York for long. Meena and I went up to New York for a few days in mid-January. It was absolutely freezing, but we still ran around the city going to Soho and Little Italy, two plays (Noises Off and King Charles III), and the Whitney Museum, which is one of my favorite museums.

Last Friday I took a much needed break from nonstop essays and school and work, and texted my friend Kelsey last minute to see if she wanted to go take some pictures. We went up to Central Park before the leaves were gone and caught some golden hour light as well.