when the day starts with your five year old making fresh squeezed orange juice from homegrown fruit – it’s bound to be a good day.
when the day ends with some of your favorite people in the world warming your home & bringing in the darkness of evening – it was a good day.
i love photographs, because they can say things without words. like each person you meet – so much more of a story, that words can barely attempt to express.
as i sit, posting some pictures from a walk with neighbors, i realize how i like the idea of moving this blog to less & less words.
here’s to less words,
more beauty,
more simplicity & appreciation of the realness of a beautiful life…….
captured into the stillness & quiet of photographs.
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this is how they fell asleep.
the big one inching as close as he could to the little one.
the little one didn’t mind. they won’t stay here all night – but in the moment, it’s sweetness overwhelmed me a bit.
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i love my comfort zone. quiet, relational, private… us.
home really.
but yes, i love a good challenge, to push outside the comfort zone & feel the world’s vastness & see beyond our little world we create. today i was realizing it is in my blood to have and savor both.
so here’s to embracing the sweetness of our comfort zones & squealing with anticipation at challenges. then retreating back to our sweet spot comforts.
i met with my new friend corey today, to talk & discuss & brainstorm ideas about our love for photography and both being mama to 2 boys. why not play around a little with our cameras, the sun, & the beauty around us.
sometimes wish there were more hours in the day to capture them all & post them here for me to remember. just feel lovely about having this little drop spot for random pictures that will never go anywhere else or be used for anything much. just to look at & remember.
so we go out……….
and come back…. sweetly.
possibly cherishing all the more, because we left this comfort zone.
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there is a little walking bridge in our town that goes over the railroad tracks. this quote is etched in the bridge, it always seems so fitting.
i appreciate less words. and silence. and of course the splendid sun.
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oh goodness.
your kindness & encouragement about my year post was more than i could take almost. i sit in quiet doing those things, loving my little family & never imagine others will say such words.
humbled. beyond words.
friday night – gavin sat with the music loud just quietly gazing at this blog all by himself pushing the down arrow slowly & it made me so happy to think he will always have these images to see.
i have been so tired, eyes burning with exhaustion from a sweet little baby that thinks sleep is a bit over-rated. but today i took my camera out and used it. starting to feel a little itch to use it more, and enjoy it again. fighting off little bits of “baby blues”, capturing into photographs little moments like these of my boys loving life together are so inspiring & refreshing. i think tomorrow i will take more. a lot more. these moments are too fleeting to miss or be busy with “chores” to overlook.
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2012 was a big year. maybe the biggest for our little family. it means so much to me to look back at the year & remember the amazing experiences, quiet moments, huge events, and emotional times. so i’m sure there are way too many pictures for most, but this post is for me… & my family. and i’m sure i’ll sit back with a cup of coffee or sip on some wine & listen to the music i added for the post & look at them over & over & over.
each time noticing & remembering different hidden meanings in a simple picture, or the joy of a picture from a special time.
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the day started with a bang, gavin’s gum in kai’s incredibly long, baby-soft hair… but it progressively got better, & was actually quite unproductive while constant all day. mom days are like that. constant all day — joys, smiles, tears, excitement, quiet, busy — all to end with a sink of dishes i am choosing to ignore in order to put up my ten on ten
quite possibly, the highlight of my day is that black and white bath photo of my sweet baby kai. it simply made my day. 
more about ten on ten & others from around the world here.
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wishing all a new year filled with hope, a little more simple, a little more relaxed, and a few new adventures.
enjoying time away from the computer still… we will be back at it sometime, not sure when…
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christmas pictures coming slowly along, finally downloaded them off my camera. this was possibly the quietest my camera as ever been on a christmas, i think i needed a little break. but these sweet little boys of mine make it never too quiet. blog post coming soon…
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