Still Grows

This tree is amazing to see up close. the roots are worn and weathered, in some spots the dirt has washed away so much you can crawl between the roots and the ground. This tree has been pissed on, been through frosts and rain, been carved into, thirsty in dry summer heat and so many other things- but it keeps growing. It keeps coming back year after year, more beautiful, more grown and more determined to keep returning. To hold its claim in the world, however small its space may be. I want to be this tree, regardless of what the world throws my way, I want to stand up and make people stop like I did that day and appreciate the awe and amazement of the strength and determination one living thing can see in another.

Him

This man, my love, my light... This photo was taken 1/8/11. Exactly 5 months since we've started dating. I love this photo because it encompasses a lot of what he has done for me. My life felt pretty dark for a long time, I didn't think after the hurt I experienced it would be possible to love like this. To trust another to walk me out of the woods and into the light. But he does that for me everyday, reassures me that he'd walk with me anywhere and that he'll never be too far away from me. Its still a work in progress- me believing that, but he's still here and proves it with every day that passes by. I am thankful, grateful, and lucky to have found a person who makes the light shine a little brighter for me <3>

Getting back behind the lens

I've always had a fascination with photos. How myself and others see when looking through the lens of a camera. What grabs your attention, what moves you enough to want to capture that image for a lifetime, what makes one push the button to preserve that memory. Whether it be money related, emotionally binding, etc... These are the images that move me.