Path to Paradise

                       

Every year my family takes a trip down to the Outer Banks.  It is one of my favorite places ever.  We always go with a group but this year was smaller so we rented this cute little cottage right on the beach.

                       

It is so peaceful here.  I wake up early, not too early, and take my coffee out to the beach and watch the waves.  I could stare at the waves for hours.  It's fun in the sun all day long.  

                       

This is my paradise.  It's simple, I don't need much.  Every once in a while you need a break to clear your head and build up new inspirations.  I can't wait to show you what's in store when I get back!

   

Monday Morning Words of Wisdom

Once a year, go someplace you've never gone before. ~Dalai Lama

To plant a garden it to believe in tomorrow. ~Audrey Hepburn

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world.

~Voltaire

 There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing. ~Aristotle

Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere,  

and sometimes in the middle of nowhere you find yourself.

happy monday

peace & love

Rebecca

Up in the Mountains

Summer is finally here!  Down here in Maryland it can get pretty hot and humid, which personally I don't really mind.  But during the summer months it's fun to travel around and experience other parts of the country.  Last summer, me and my family took a trip to Northern California.  I came back from that trip with some good Holga prints and a mind full of inspiration.  

Northern California is the land of redwoods.  These massive trees are so beautiful and grand, there is nothing like this on the east coast.  So much history can be seen just in the nature.

Theres nothing like being on top of a mountain looking out as far as the eye can see.  Everything below is so tiny.  When back on the bottom we were now the ones that felt tiny compared to all the trees.

Of course we had to stop in wine country.  It was so beautiful driving through the valleys and seeing row and rows of grape vines pass by.  I never realized how many vineyards there would be, and all of them delicious!

We took a biking wine tour, biking to 5 vineyards in a 2 mile radius.  That was a lot of fun and it was interesting to see the vines up close.  Many of the plants have been passed down from generation to generation, continuing the business and tradition. 

Traveling is where I get a big part of my inspiration.  To experience a different climate and culture helps you learn about yourself and yourself as a part of the whole.  I'm most drawn to the small plant life but to see that small plant in the greater landscape is amazing.  The intricacies of nature is a play of micro and macro and how they all work together.

I hope this summer you find yourself somewhere new and inspiring.

peace & love

Rebecca