Crystal Stafford,

Bridges in the Mist

This is another photo I took during our visit to the hanging bridges in Arenal. I am kind of obsessed with these now and am looking into ways to build these on my property. As of now, we are about to put our first renovated container on the property but I have dreams of many …

Crystal Stafford, Nosara, Costa Rica

I Must Confess

I haven’t surfed in six days. But I did make it to the beach for sunset to take this pretty photo. And I did yoga this morning, and boxing on Saturday. Sometimes one can only do so much. I am beginning to realize that I want to do everything I love to do every day. …

Crystal Stafford, Nosara, Costa Rica

The Middle Way

This is one of those things that has been very present in my mind lately. The Middle Way. I always say the truth is in the middle and this has never been truer than now while I am raising a child with another human being. I want to protect him and my partner wants to …

Crystal Stafford, Nosara, Costa Rica

Beginner’s Mind

I am trying to look at this old sport of my lifelong soul’s quest as a new sport that I have never done before because it is depressing to have been doing something for decades that you’re still not very good at. Actually, I am pretty good, on little waves. I just don’t like waves …

Crystal Stafford,

Back Handsprings

Learning how to surf, again, I mean REALLY learning how to surf reminds of a common thread that has run through me and my pursuits for my whole life. Fear blocking my way. It’s kind of like when I wanted to learn how to do a back handspring for pretty much my entire life until …

Crystal Stafford, Mistico, Arenal, Costa Rica

Bridge to Nowhere

On our way to La Fortuna we stopped at Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park. It sounded like a pretty cool place but it also sounded kind of touristy. This place majorly exceeded my expectations. We woke at 4 am to head to Arenal from Nosara. By the time we finished the 4+ hours drive we …

Crystal Stafford,

It Isn’t Luck

This is the life I chose for myself and my family. So I am going to call it intelligence. Yeah. I like that. Last night, as we were enjoying a magical sunset in Playa Guiones, complete with a double rainbow, I couldn’t help but think how lucky I am. But then I remembered, luck has …

Crystal Stafford,

Tamarindo Nights

Just before we left on our three week tour of America we got to spend the night in Tamarindo. I always recommend that people visit Tamarindo while in Costa Rica and they often reply that it’s “too touristy.” I get not wanting to visit a place that it “too touristy” but THIS place is too …

Crystal Stafford, Nosara, Costa Rica, sandscapes

Seeing Sand

Really seeing sand. We look at the beach and we see the big picture but do we ever really see the sand? There is so much beauty in it. It has a magic of its own. This is why I love photography. This is why photography, for me, is a spiritual path. Because it inspires …