January Celebration 17

“It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter air is full of it. ” –John Burroughs

January Celebration 15

People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. — Anton Chekhov

January Celebration 14

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. — Anne Bradstreet

January Celebration 13

“The broken will always be able to love harder than most. Once you have been in the dark, you learn to appreciate everything that shines.” – Zachry K. Douglas

Forgotten Friday 1.13

In 2013, I started a collection that I call “The Forgottens“. These are homes, buildings, cars, gravesites, etc that have been abandoned over time. I have expanded this collection from NM to the whole US. What attracts me to these places are the ideas that they once were a site of love and life. Now,…

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January Celebration 12

 “’There’s always a sunrise and always a sunset and it’s up to you to choose to be there for it,’ said my mother. ‘Put yourself in the way of beauty.’” – Cheryl Strayed

January Celebrations 11

“The earth is rude, silent, incomprehensible at first, Nature is rude and incomprehensible at first, Be not discouraged, keep on, there are divine things well envelop’d, I swear to you there are divine things more beautiful than words can tell.” — Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

January Celebration 9

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.” – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist