Who said a sunset photo had to actually be of the sunset? It’s my blog. I can do what I want. And last night that’s what I did. We celebrated my first mother’s day at La Luna in Playa Pelada and just as the sun was making its final descent toward the horizon I snuck …
When I was 17 I had a vision. An honest to god vision. No hallucinogenic drugs were used in the making of this vision. My professor, yes, I had a professor in high school, his name was Dr Hartley and he changed my life, Dr Hartley excused me from class and sent me to something …
And salt water, and sand, not just between my toes but in my hair and bathing suit and car and, well, not the bed. I DO NOT like sand in the bed. I like the smell of surf wax and the feel of it underneath my belly. I like the sound of seabirds cawing and …
Another detail shot from the valley below. It’s very humid here so close ups of trees reveal tiny ecosystems unseen from a distance. Full of texture and color. Magic 117/365, Bark, San Ramon, Costa Rica, April 2018 Ten days of details: Day 8
One unexpected result of motherhood is my newfound appreciation of humanity. What is the source of this newfound appreciation? His eyes. When I look into his eyes I see so much light. So much love. So much innocence, cuteness, happiness, joy. All things positive and magical. And now I find myself looking at loved ones, …
Ok, I couldn’t resist another hummingbird photo. Hummingbirds are one of my favorite species of bird. I mean, probably everybody feels that way. In North America, I feel like they are somewhat rare. I once spent an entire summer in Atlanta camped out next to my hummingbird feeder trying to capture a photo of one. …
This is a photo I took of a fern in the Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica. This forest is a pretty magical place. Its elevation is so high that it sits, literally, in the clouds. You can watch the clouds roll through the forest as you hike through the dense, moist vegetation. Ferns love …
I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon hiking in the Los Angeles Cloud Forest yesterday. This cloud forest is located in the central valley of Costa Rica, about a 45-minute drive from San Ramon. I had never heard of it before, which is surprising because this place is unbelievably beautiful. I was especially blown away by …
The casita we are living in for these few short weeks in San Ramon sits on a perch overlooking a cow pasture that stretches far down into the valley. Yesterday I strapped my son and my camera to my chest and walked down to the bottom of our hill, searching for small details to photograph. This …
In Costa Rica, fence posts are living, breathing organisms. They grow and wrap themselves around the bob wire that connects them. This is the head of one such fence post on the property where I am currently staying in San Ramon while my partner spends his days building our container home. I haven’t been leaving …