Fishing Trip

Took a fishing trip this weekend. Had the time of my life. Caught a fat large mouth bass and I was so tickled about it. I was in awe of all the wildlife.

Adventures at the Beach

I was out-and-about today exploring my new town. It was one of those warm late fall afternoons where the sun has an orangey glow that seems to baptize everything it touches. 

I drove around looking for whatever caught my eye. That brick building caught my eye and I was taking some pictures of it from my car while in the middle of the road... Welll... lets just say I simultaneously discovered where the local police station is. Yeah that would be next door to the pretty brick building. A line of police cars just appeared out of thin air. They were coming out of their driveway while I had my face in the viewfinder. I pulled the camera away from my face and VOILA! Oh hey! Heh heh. Hello there. 

(Act cool Jenna. Just act cool. Show no weakness.) Thankfully the first car stopped and held up all the others while explaining the history of the building to me. Highly embarrassing. Highly.

How I wish I could convey the smells and sounds that accompanied these images. The photos of the swing and sunset at the end, there was a smell of bonfires wafting across the salty breeze. 

Ah it was just lovely!

Savor Don't Save

I took a break from blogging this month. When I found myself taking my camera everywhere and getting frustrated when I didn't have it I realized I really needed to put it down and savor the moment as opposed to trying to save every moment. 

Does that ever happen to you? You are taking pictures as if it's the last wonderful moment you will ever experience? Of course it is true...this particular moment will not last but there will be more. Don't live in a mindset of poverty. Don't fall into the trap of believing that nothing better lies ahead. For we are what we believe. 

What shall we do with these fleeting moments that are so rich? Shall we watch them from behind a lens or shall we get IN them? Savor them. At the end of my life, I do not want to simply have great photos. I want to have lived a life of greatness!

That doesn't mean I won't take pictures. I just had to put photography in it's rightful a spot, and set living in a place of honor in my life.

Wild at Heart

Today was the most beautiful day. The weather was lovely and I spent practically all afternoon pretending I was an Indian. If you tread lightly here you can meet all kinds of little forest creatures. I can't pinpoint what is it that I love so much about being in the wild but I know that my soul comes to life as I take in the fresh smells and feel the fresh breeze brush across my skin. I love to discover all the little goodies God has tucked into each day here. I think even the deer are getting used to me, as they are letting me come much closer these days. Either that or I have become quieter. This is where I come to center myself. To hear my own thoughts. To simply do some existing. "Produce produce produce," the world says. But I refuse to be told how to live. I want to live intentionally.