I’ve been thinking a lot about perspective lately… and I think, as much as we sometimes forget that life isn’t happening to us and that we aren’t victims of life, but instead we are creating our life minute by minute, day by day, year by year… our perspective truly defines how we interpret our lives …
Cherry Blossoms In Full Bloom // Instagram Roundup
Tidal Basin via @thejenchase The cherry blossom trees are in full bloom right now and everyone across the land and sea is sharing their view of the world through the pretty pink and white blossoms. It’s hard to deny their beauty really, with full and fluffy pink trees lining streets and plazas and lakes and …
Heart Rock Trail in Crestline // The Valley of Enchantment
One of Crestline’s natural wonders, Heart Rock in the Valley of Enchantment, is just about a twenty minute drive from where we live in Lake Arrowhead. I’ve been dying to see it since we moved here and last Monday we finally decided it was a good day to do so. The pretty hike is a …
Happy Memorial Day! Around the Lake as of Late
Happy Memorial Day
Found and Collected…
Small specimens of nature found while on our hike yesterday… and collected. As I trekked the largest of the sticks over my shoulder, dragging the lighter end on the ground behind me, I heard the husband laugh and chuckle to himself about one hundred times. But I’m pretty sure he was just happy I didn’t …
Nature Studies in Color: A Closeup on Trees; Bark & Stumps
I thought I’d complete my nature-inspired week of posting {except for the one inside my closet} with what I think are GORGEOUS photos of tree bark and tree stumps. I took them the other day on one of our walks and couldn’t get over the color and richness of each of them in person and …
Winter Walking… One with Nature… & What We Wore
For taking walks, I bundle up like there’s no tomorrow. And usually, because I wear fingerless gloves OR I keep taking my damn hand OUT OF my glove to take photos, my fingertips feel like they’re going to fall off by the time we get back. And then I usually say something ridiculous to the …