The Ely Watch by JORD

Hey everyone! I'm very excited to be sharing this post with you today. I was contacted by JORD, a maker of hand-crafted wood watches, to try out and share my opinion of their watch, and I am so glad I did - this watch rocks!

The watch that I chose is the gorgeous Ely watch in Green Sandalwood & Maple.

Truthfully, I chose the green sandalwood and maple watch for the gorgeous color, but sandalwood is one of my favorite scents for incense and essential oils, while maple is one of the most familiar trees to me, having grown up in New England.

On their site, JORD explains the inspiration behind the Ely watch:

Our hometown of St. Louis has a downtown dotted with historic brick buildings. Varying in size and structure the modest designs have remained relevant to the modern day businesses and homes that now inhabit them, like the Ely Walker Warehouse - now lofts - that our Ely is named for. Its classic styling and construction has stood the test of time. Time honored style will find no lack of appreciation in the present day.

In order to show off my beautiful new watch, my friend, Jen, and I went out for a walk around Gammino Pond in the town that I grew up in.

I really wanted to take pictures with this watch out in nature to showcase the beauty of its natural elements.

The JORD website also includes some interesting information about the materials of its products.

Did you know that the average tree height of a maple tree is 90 feet? They also include information on wood sources, sustainability, and more for each of their products, as well as information on the watch movements and glass.

"Sustainable, efficient, simple, and influenced by experiential living, JORD owners don't just have somewhere to be, they have somewhere to go."

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Happy Earth Day!!

Happy Earth Day to my fellow earthlings! Today is the day to go outside and celebrate how beautiful nature is. Of course, every day is good for this (and for practicing sustainability!). Enjoy some pictures of our beautiful earth.

Teddy Bear Sunflowers

Strawberry Poison Dart Frog

Cherry Blossoms

Melitaea didyma

Coral Reef

Mt. Rainier, Washington State

Wollongong, Australia

Baffin Island

Art by Susanna Bauer

I first learned of Susanna Bauer by coming across a picture of her work on Tumblr, and I just knew that I had to share her work. Completely inspired by nature, her work is truly one of a kind. I am just in awe of everything she produces. To view her website for more information and her complete portfolio, click here.

Rangitoto Island

Another highlight of my New Zealand trip was hiking up Rangitoto Island with Ben (even though we got a little lost and didn't start on the trail we planned). Rangitoto is an island created by volcanic activity about 600 years ago. The summit rises 260 metres (about 850 feet) above the Hauraki Gulf. It was really exciting to get to see the vast biodiversity on the island, which ranged from tropical rain forest to tundra-like, lichen-covered lava formations.
Again, I am going to apologize for so many pictures; I couldn't decide which ones to share!

The pier right off of the boat.

Various views along the trail.

The crater.

Me, overlooking the crater.

Gorgeous views from the summit.

Downtown Auckland from the summit.

At the top.

Climbing through the lava caves. 

(The last pictures is my favorite)

Arriving back at the shore.

 Rangitoto from the boat.

 

 Having fun on the way back.

Arriving back into Downtown Auckland.