Life is still uber-crazy right now & I’m working around the clock, as well as trying to find time to fit in my other commitments. I’ve been in Philly & Colorado the last two weekends, with work trips to Phoenix and Kansas thrown into the middle of several large projects I am trying to finish. I’ve muddled through my photos, but haven’t had time to make my proper collages and write blog posts while completing the Pathfinder course.
It was good to get away last weekend. To walk through the brilliant yellow Aspen tress. To lay on the ground at night and stare at the stars from 10,000 feet higher up. To be surrounded by towering mountains and laughing friends. To have a few hours here to calm my mind and allow it to open up to the possibilities ahead of me.
Although I did take it myself, I can’t claim credit for this photo (or this type of photo). I’ve seen it done tons of times before, but had totally slipped my mind until one of the other creative and artistic gals showed me her beautiful tree shots. I knew I had to go play in trees myself & didn’t even realize the perfect heart shape that the trees made in my photo. Through Pathfinder, one of my goals/dreams for the future is to be more giving and more connected to the world around me- both near and far.
While I was in Colorado, my mind wandered to an incredible blogging friend I’ve made- Amy in Africa. I am so inspired by her work running an orphanage in Africa and just feel blessed to be so “close” to her though blogging to follow the trials and tribulations of raising babies in the Zambia. This morning she posted an opportunity for her family to buy chickens for $11 each. Read her blog to find out how and why each chicken is so valuable and how a donating what you’d spend on one fast food dinner will directly feed their children for years. There are few places where you can donate and be so close and in contact with the smiling faces and amazing stories of those you are helping, and that’s why her orphanage and blog have such a special place in my heart. Even if you can’t donate right now, just follow her blog and I promise you will fall in love with her mission and laugh out loud at some of her adventures raising babies in Africa.
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY: That photo is for sure making the favorites of 2011 list.
Hope you enjoyed Colorado. I love the Aspen photo. I love those trees in general, in spite of slamming into one skiing years ago, my fault not the tree’s, but they are especially glorious in the fall when the sun hits their yellow leaves.
I grew up skiing, but I’m thinking I’m too smart to do it now! I’m such a klutz, it’s a wonder I didn’t kill myself as a kid.
Gorgeous photo… I had never seen the Aspen trees in the fall until the past couple of weekends, and they are indeed amazing. So bright and colorful!
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Gorgeous picture, seriously! Might not have been your idea, but you captured it beautifully!
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