i am seriously so glad it’s a new month. and it’s my birthday month. 🙂
some words i want to focus on today and all throughout november :
abundance, gratitude, enchantment, acceptance, allowance, bliss, harmony, playfulness, laughter, freedom, peace, wisdom, patience, magic.
have a wonderful weekend!!
i have to admit… it’s overwhelmingly beautiful up here in my new home…
this is mount sopris… isn’t she just beautiful?!
and tonight is a full moon lunar eclipse!
i’m taking a much-needed long weekend and heading up the rocky mountains for a little getaway.  i’m hoping to gain some inspiration, clarity, peace, and get a little rejuvenated.  i may have some exciting news to share upon my return, as well 🙂
in the meantime, here are some fotos i took at a spot in glenwood springs, around this time, last year… not far from where i’ll be staying!
check out that heavy fog rolling in…
cool sculpture of some kind… i believe it was made out of wood from an old fire?! Â can’t remember…
when viewing this foto in high resolution, you can actually see the little bee floating above the flower on the right… Continue reading
missing new york and hair long-enough to pull in a ponytail…
i’ll get there soon… it’s growing sort of fast{ish}… okay not really at all. Â and i hate to blame it on colorado but i do… my hair always behaves funny here and it’s nothing like my east-coast hair…
whatever… sigh.
and on that note, have a great weekend! Â mercury is retrograde, in case you didn’t know… there is lots of information out there for those of you interested in reading more… just do a search. Â and be patient as you may encounter delays as per the very essence of MR. Â even as i typed this blog, my keyboard kept freezing up. Â and my music was skipping… haha.
one day i’ll talk about how i was born under MR. Â it’s rare, as am i… and usually i can articulate myself a little more effectively when mercury is slowing down for those few weeks every 4 months…
aaannnyway, enjoy the weekend!! 🙂
i’ve been feelin’ the heat of the summer, the passion of the sun, and just a little extra frisky lately…
makes me think of summer romance… since it is the summer solstice and all 😉
this was one romantic night in ol’ nyc…
i remember it clearly…
have a great {romantic} weekend, xxoo
if i stop and pay attention – i notice that love follows me everywhere i go.
the most interesting things seem to form themselves into a heart…
like chipped paint on a wall…
lots of heart-shaped rocks… Continue reading
i’ve been missing new york a lot lately.
i always loved that new york city had a publication with my initials on it 🙂 {notice the stuck-on gum to the left}
these are all over lower manhattan…
i am earnestly trying to keep my heart open these days…and, when i do – this keeps happening :
my aunt gave this to me for christmas. Â how cute is this?!
i totally thought it was a new lense at first! Â …
they did a good job on the detail… Continue reading
well – for me, it seems to be EVERYWHERE i look lately — even my toilet paper has a heart-pattern on it.
the truth is – i’m changing, and therefore – so is the world i {we} live in.
LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE
{kind of looks like “evolve” in there, eh?!}
LOVE this scarf… i just might have to wear it every day 😉
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everywhere… Continue reading
happy holidays from my cat, calle.
insanely cute, isn’t she?! 🙂 you should hear her meow… it’s ridiculous.
let’s get out and share as much as we can, mmkay?! xxoo
© audrey michelle / foodandfoto.com
i was trying to quickly figure out what to blog about this morning. Â i have a fun day lined up but i also don’t have a ton of creative time left this morning. so – as i was scrolling through images, i found this one. Â it totally describes how i feel lately, so i found it perfect for today’s post. Â i have found myself being a little extra nit-picky lately. Â kind of pointing out things i don’t like about certain other people and kind of complaining a lot lately. Â no good. when i saw this image it was like a reminder :
i need to be still like the water and reflect – because whatever i DON’T LIKE in that person, is something i don’t like within myself.  it is a reflection, we ALL represent that mirror for each other, and when i noticed my repetitive thoughts about this situation or person i didn’t like, it was a HUGE red flag for me to slow down and reflect… and meditate and let go 😉
have a great weekend, everyone! Â share a little love
as i mentioned yesterday, it was my birthday. Â which means today i am officially 33 years old.
woot.
i was a slug all day, it was beautiful. Â i did all the things on my list and even got to take a soothing hot bath last night. Â i swear – some epsom salts and running hot water will cure what ails ya! Â not that i was ailed, but i did work 7 days straight and sometimes it just feels amazing to soak your muscles and warm your bones… you know?!
anyway, my brother came over for dinner and all i did was heat it up – thanks to whole foods market and their pre-made thanksgiving platter for one. i grabbed two of them and put it all in a baking dish :
all the fixins’ were there. Â i made the yam myself, i have to have them included in my spread.
WFM also provided the delicious pumpkin pie, but i was too dazed at that point to mess with any foto equipment. Â just know that every morsel was scrumptious! Â every bite was divine. and since neither of us finished our plates, i have unexpected leftovers!
i’m so thankful for all the delicious food i get to experience every day. Â i’m beyond thankful for that, actually. Â i feel so connected to the food i eat, i just feel so blessed to have access to it. Â i’m thankful for a kind heart, a sound mind, good judgement, a healthy body, a handful of loving friends and family, sweet cats, a caring roommate, and “enough” to get by…
and last night, for my first order of 33-year old business, i meditated under the stars and sent some more healing love to the planet… ’cause we need it!
let the holidays officially begin!
the sky in colorado is seriously off the hook!  and during this time, for about the next 6 months, it intensifies!  it happens every year and there is some scientific reason as to why, but all i know is – every day for 4 months before i began this blog in april – i got up every morning and photographed the sunrise from my bedroom window.  the only reason i stopped was because the sun moved out of my view and frame, eventually… but somehow it’s back again, so i may try something new this time – especially since i work nights and i ain’t gettin’ up at no 6 a.m. to snap a photo, sorry. 😉
have a great weekend, ya’ll!
i told you how i fotographed a wedding a couple weekends ago, right?! Â well, i’m still processing the 1300 raw images i shot, but i wanted to share a few of my favourites for foto friday. Â i am beyond blessed to have met this woman. she is a soul sister and i immediately knew when we met that we were going to be close friends. Â it can be a little nerve-wracking to mix business with pleasure, but i have found i work better when fotographing events for people i know. Â in this case it was beyond easy. Â first of all, the bride is STUNNING! Â she looked like an egyptian goddess this day. Â and she just put me at ease. Â the entire wedding was basically HAND MADE from the flowers to the cake to the beer. Â hosted in coal creek canyon’s eldora lodge – complete with crackling fireplace, snowfall, hot tubs, an incredible host staff, and tons of love and laughter. Â i have never been to such a wedding. Â i will never forget this day, it was so special to me in a very unique way…
so, here are a few of my favourite images.
i did mention how it rained like, 4 times that day?! i’ll share the shots i was able to snag in good light! 🙂
it’s that time of year.
my goodness do i love autumn! Â the leaves, the brisk air, the campfire nights, the comfort foods… i mean, i guess most people don’t consider squash a “comfort food” – but isn’t it, though?! Â i mean… in my opinion, if you put something in the oven, it’s comfort food. Â haha! Â mostly i just mean i think of the aroma that roasting squash in the oven creates in your home… it just screams AUTUMN and COMFORT!
anyway, squash was on sale and i bought all kinds of it. Â i wanted to try some varieties i had never tried before. Â a few of my favs were in the mix, but i also came out with some i never tasted and i am excited to! Continue reading
