Balloon Extravaganza! is what I would call it, but in Albuquerque, they call it the Balloon Fiesta. It’s a momentus event lasting from one weekend to the next in October. There’s a whole ritual to the balloon fiesta which makes me feel a lot like a kid on Christmas eve. First, we rise at 4 […]
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It’s not called Hotlanta for nothing. So it’s hot! Of course it is, because it’s summer, July no less. But you can’t live in the south without remarking at how hot it is. Looking at this snow covered mountain from a trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico made me feel just a little bit cooler. Maybe […]
Ultra saturated, terracotta red everywhere! The red soil in Sedona blew my mind. I didn’t enhance the colors in this photo one bit, by the way. I loved this color and wanted to bring it home in my camera, in my mind, and unfortunately in my used-to-be white sneakers. The soil is so red because […]
Walking on the beach feels so good, so therapeutic to me. A long stretch of beach with no end in sight. It doesn’t matter whether the waves pound the beach with a roar or gently lap lap at the shore. It’s the rhythmic sound of the water and the land connecting, the wind in my […]
Watching the ominous, storm clouds move swiftly out into the ocean reminds me of the saying about the calm after the storm. No matter how bad the storm, there is always peace and blue skies afterward. I think life is like that too. Just saying…