I’ve been traveling for weeks in bulk, since the first of this year. Mostly it’s been for my day job, immersed in the rock and roll of participating in life. No matter, I always make time to sprinkle in high five worthy all-play-stays. Today is no different, as I venture in and out from a well-needed favorite people hang out in South Carolina to a mix of California stars and sky. Continuously, I find my feet planted in a garden of growth. JBD is in full bloom and here’s hoping you are, too.

Gardens, above: 1.Sausalito 2.San Francisco 3.Dallas 4.San Francisco 5 & 6.Malibu 

Image Credits: Jenny Graham

I’m hightailing it far South, where my roots run deep, fixin’ to do a lot of beach time and boating all weekend long. I took this (uh, knee selfie) photograph last summer on a personal peregrination. It’s all about the sunshine, of course, but also independence. Which is a freedom of self, an intention of goodness. So invest in goodness, kids. Because goodness never fails. xx, Jenny

It’s no secret (if you follow my Instagram snapshots or Twitter thoughts) that I recently declared San Francisco my new favorite American city. After spending ten days in the Bay Area, I am still wondering why don’t I live there? As a former Angeleno turned New Yorker, San Francisco feels like their smart, creative, chill baby. I love it. Although I was bouncing around the Golden Gates for my day job, I made time for moments, seen through the lense of my iphone, of course.

First glimpse upon arrival to my hotel. Speaking of, it feels very White House, no?

I set up shop a lot at a little cafe around the corner…

With so much to soak in, most of the memories were right brain pleasers.

Image Credits: Jenny Graham

I fell in love. His name is Sausalito, filled with ocean and sky so blue. Not since discovering Paris at age sixteen have I felt so strongly about a land. Sausalito is a must-visit, and for me, a must-become-a-resident-at-some-point-in-life.

Before I set my feet in this special spot, I bought a homemade donut from Massimo while waiting on a San Francisco ferry dock.

Skipping off the boat onto land, I turned left when tourists turned right. That choice landed me on Princess Street, where I wandered through gardens and happily walked uphill.

After chatting about art and life with a handful of amazing locals at Salito’s, I hit up a gallery and followed a few more off the beat paths.

It’s the little details that make this wondrous place pure magic. The folks that call it home are as sweet as the surprises around each corner. Sausalito, I can’t wait to come back to you.

Image Credits: Jenny Graham 

Discover your own invincible summer, no matter the season of life.

Image Credits: Jenny Graham 

Gosh, how many times have I written about making time for the things you love? I know, a lot. A few months ago, I took my own advice and committed to being back in the dance studio. I am training with a new partner. The chemistry is right on and I can’t wait for our first competition. Dance is my church. Where’s your sacred spot? Go there, now.

Image Credits: Will Caldwell Art

 Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart, one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.

 This is either the first or the last house

This river

Runs through

And my mind is a mad house I only share

With you

Lyrics: Zee Avi

I took this photograph while walking along the coast of Ambergris Caye, Belize. I just love it. It reminds me of something Freud said: One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

We all go through tough stuff in a lifetime. Acknowledge how wonderful you are in this moment.

Image Credit: Jenny by design

Have you heard of Marfa? It popped on my radar a few years ago, after reading an article about Food Shark, a 1974 delivery truck known as one of Marfa’s best restaurants, always parked at the farmer’s market four afternoons a week. Marfa recently rolled back into my mind’s eye when a guy I was dating raved about the Texas town’s contemporary art and landscape. Better late than never to share a piece of artistry with you.

Artist Donald Judd began the Marfa art movement. His minimalist art was created and installed on a scale that mirrors the immense body of land. The Chinati Foundation is a local contemporary art museum based upon the ideas of Judd, its founder. As Judd wrote in the foundation’s catalogue: It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved again. Somewhere a portion of contemporary art has to exist as an example of what the art and its context were meant to be. Somewhere, just as the platinum-iridium meter guarantees the tape measure, a strict measure must exist for the art of this time and place.

Prada Marfa is a permanently installed sculpture by Elmgreen and Dragset, Berlin artists who call the work a “pop architectural land art project.”

Another must-visit is Ballroom Marfa, an art gallery devoted to contemporary culture, including music and performance arts. The community is rich in history, especially recognizable for its Marfa Lights. Located off of Highway 90, the observation area allows for an enigmatic glimpse of a long-standing phenomenon. Magical moments, off the beaten path traditions and art make Marfa a worthy stop on the road of life.