The last few
belated
photos from Summer.

I wanted to share
these images from our trip
to the Olympic Peninsula
at the end of August
before we moved too far away from Summer
and into Fall.

It was magical,
as usual,
our beloved home-away-from-home;
I feel so incredibly lucky
to have so many of those!
We've been visiting this coast for years,
and it is so familiar
that I think I could walk it
with my eyes closed,
and yet every year,
it is different,
new,
fresh.


Until the next time!


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This summer.

Words have been failing me a bit.

This summer has been
so full of beauty,
and my heart has overflowed
with gratitude and thankfulness.
Stress, fear, and wait
paired with joy, hope and excitement:
it's been a summer of intensity,
an all-out sprint.
I feel out of time,
these days,
in transition--
swirling memories from the past
are tangibly muddled together
with dreams for the future,
even as I try to be centered
around each present moment.
All of my senses are heightened.
It's almost too much,
but I wouldn't change anything.



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Sometimes
some vacation time
is exactly what you need.

Wishing you warmth,
peaceful moments,
and some winter wonder
at this Christmastime.



I am thankful for an amazing and eventful 2013,
and excited for the beginning of bright '14!




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It was so quiet
that we heard the creaking of the trees in the wind
and the stream running away beneath its layer of ice.



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Fireweed
& brambles.



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