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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

WEEKEND SCENES : SOUTH CAROLINA IN PICTURES

We spent Memorial Day weekend (and some) at my grandparents house. They live in a tiny town in South Carolina where my grandmother grew up. I love visiting, as it's always relaxing, slow, and quiet there. No wifi, barely any phone service, the woods, and farm animals. love. Greenville, South Carolina is only about an hour away, we usually will spend a day there when we go. Main Street in Greenville is filled with fun little shops and restaurants that we always love visiting. Although, we seem to return to Tupelo Honey to dine each time because it's just so darn good there.

I take similar photos each time we visit, although depending on the season they always feel different. New plants and flowers in bloom, new baby animals born, a new area in the woods to explore...

I'm having a bit of a hard time jumping back into the week after a long weekend! Although I've wrapped up a few huge projects this week and last, now I am looking forward to another weekend away in Orlando. West Elm is hosting me and some other makers at their store on Conroy Road! If you are in the Orlando area please stop by and say hello. The event is Saturday May 30th from 12pm-4pm.

XO

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

ANTARCTICA pt. 7 // DANCO ISLAND

Today I am wrapping up my photo journal from Antarctica with this last set of pictures from Danco Island. Thanks for following along as I relieved these beautiful days here on my blog. I’ve said this already, but words and pictures simply cannot describe the true beauty of this magical place. I’m so grateful for this trip and for my sister who encouraged it. I am so thankful my sister possesses the same spirit of adventure and that we can do things like this together. It was literally the best trip ever.

All the quotes and sayings about traveling are so true…I especially love the words of Anthony Bourdain, “Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you – it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you…Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”

Once you get a taste of the wonders this world holds, it becomes so hard to not explore (and when you’re not exploring, it’s hard to turn off the daydreams about future destinations). When life presents the opportunity to adventure… just go. Go see what the world has to offer. Go see how other people live. Go do things that scare you…

“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world…”

XO

*more photos on my photography blog, here*

Saturday, February 28, 2015

ANTARCTICA pt. 6 : PLENEAU ISLAND

After going through all of my photos from Antarctica, I have to say I think this was my favorite area. The ice formations, icebergs, and mountains were totally insane. The grey skies made for a lack of horizon when you gazed out across the water, really making it feel like we had reached the end of the world. I’ll never be able to describe it and these pictures will never do this place justice. Since I simply couldn't pick favorites, I posted a million more on my photography. Hop over to see the full post from this day : here

During our cruise around Pleneau Island, we were pleasantly surprised to find a playful leopard seal. He considered the idea of coming into the water from his iceberg napping spot for several minutes. We watched in awe as he stared back at us, poked his head under the water, and stared at us some more. After several minutes he slithered in the water and began canoodling with our little boat; swimming under it and around, back down, popping his head up right next to someone… The water was crystal clear and we could watch his every move. The animals of the Antarctic and truly amazing creatures. To see animals in their own, pristine environment is an honor. There sadly are not many places like this left.

“Otherworldly” is best word I can find to sum up this continent, it really is it’s own special little planet.