Light

Today is a very special woman’s day.  Today is my own mama’s birthday.  And on her birthday I would like to shine a little light her way.  Being born on the crest of the spring season is surely something special.  The days getting longer, we rejoice and take in the extra light.  I have been really focused on capturing these rays with my camera, as if to hold onto them to remind myself of all the light that is to come in the months ahead.  When thinking about my mom and her presence in my life, and the life of others, many things come to mind. 

Right now, this year i think of light & beauty. 

My mother has always been one of the biggest lights in my life. 

It must be the most amazing feeling to be a mother.  From the moment you find out you have another life inside you, to rocking your baby to sleep, to watching them grow, to guide & nourish them, then to finally send them on their way. 



I have already learned so much about life through my mother.  And I know that when I become a mother, I will once again, step into her shoes and find my way.  Happy birthday mom. 

Enjoy the sun today, it’s out for you <3

Snowshoes & my pup

A few days before i began work for the 2012 season, Charlie and I ventured into the woods behind our home.  It always amazing to me how still, yet vibrant the woods are.  The quiet amid the cacaos of the natural world.  We would scamper over fallen trees and up slopes...then we would stop.  His ears would perk up, and we would listen.  There is so much beauty to be heard in the woods.  These woods, snow covered and crisp.  They took us, if just for a brief time, to another world. 

A wonderfully calm and beautiful world.

As the sun was beginning it's decent, we headed home.

Look for beauty, its all around you.