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Before my annual trip to Appalachia, there is always the day before, spent in the house where I grew up.

It's the early-summer peak there now- a season I can see with my eyes closed- yet the saturated greens and lush skies hit me like a ton of bricks every visit.



And even on a day where sea and sky are a wash of watercolor gray, the scene is still arresting.

To-Do List

We've both been traveling far from the internets lately, so here's the start of my recap.

It's no secret: I hate packing. But a cup of matcha helps.

moo.

i heart cows. luckily, in ireland, they're everywhere. we got up-close and personal with a few. but for some reason these didn't seem as happy to see us as we were to see them.

Raspberry Secrets

The Rising Tide

It happens twice a day, every day, so it shouldn't be much of a surprise. But it so often is, if you pay attention.

be back soon!

and i bet those little buds toward the top will either be there to greet me, or perhaps will have already bloomed and departed. can't wait to see.

anniversaire.

sometimes i'm in a bit of a rush when i snap my shots. such was the case when i snapped these dragons. (those flowers always make me think of the talking-flower trick your mom showed you and that you've shown me, countless times.)


anyway, i really wanted to capture these properly, but had to catch a bus...what else is new? so i abandoned the quest for the perfect shot.

upon selecting pictures to upload, i was disappointed to discover i had not one well-focused, crisp image of these snapdragons to share with you. but then upon closer investigation, i realized that while this is a bit of a fuzzy snap, something really interesting is going on in the left corner.

i also have come to realize over the year, that bit of beauty has the been one of the best gifts i've ever been given. i strive to take beautiful images, and maybe i've even come a little way since my first bob image (before i even knew what it was for!), but i've also recognized that it's not professional grade photography (on my end) that makes this so special for me. it's the sharing. the (almost) daily sharing of beautiful things.

i hope it continues for a long, long time.

happy anniversary, bit of beauty.