mountain. air. october

these are from my brief time at the cabin

these are from my brief time at the cabin

i have been blessed to live near the mountains. i remember as a child going on camping trips with my family, we would stay the night them mum would drive the car down and we would hike down. as a teen i would go hiking often with some friends. one of my first memories of the mountains was when i was quite young this memory is burry and disjoined around the edges. i was hiking with my father and we came to a little hill in the trail that we had to get over i remember that i was wearing my teva's because i saw snow and was amazed that it would be snowing already.

the last three weeks i have gotten to go to the mountains for various reasons. the first time of the season i went with my dear roommates to drive the alpine loop which is just magical the windows down we were engulfed in the wind that yearned for winter and change. the second was to a beautiful cabin. i spent the night surrounded by my immediate family, falling in love with the last moments together before colby and alicia went on their adventures in china-land. the third was this past week we (lindsey, jean, jonathan, esther & i) went to get cookies from sundance in between sessions of lds general conference. esther and i opted for virgil's root beer and shared a smore rice crispy thing. we all explored a bit then stumbled upon the stage and put on a talent show for each other. after which jonathan twisted his ankle and we slowly made our way back to provo listening to the first few talks of the 2nd session in the car. 

having problems getting into october? try these songs.  first song.... second song.... third song... enjoy!

 

the goods

the goods

jean performing a scottish poem 

jean performing a scottish poem 

lindsey "river dancing"

lindsey "river dancing"

johnathan showing us how to stage fall

johnathan showing us how to stage fall

esther & jean playing dead....esther won

esther & jean playing dead....esther won

what do you love about october? what is your relationship with the mountains? favorite songs?

hello....

"You are at the beginning, not the end, of this adventure. Being overwhelmed is the first step.” - Liz Coleman 2009

i have decided to throw myself into photography.  i have increasingly felt this way since the beginning of summer. i graduate in december and it is time. my heart is exploding i am nervous to put work out in this way but i am quite excited to see what comes if anything does. 

note: this is my first post here. the posts that are older then this one come from my blogspot blog.

right at this moment i'm all about happy endings. when were you overwhelmed/nervous and it ended happily/positively?

next post: mountain air october

today is good, I can smell it.

School starts Monday it will be my last semester I've heard from friend that this will be my most fun and most challenging semester. I'm excited but also anxious and scared that I won't live up to the work I am expected to produce. I think what I'm doing is right. I have moments of doubt. I am blessed with people that love me and hold me up. Thank you. I feel I should be diving head first into photography and not worrying about the future. I've been given this talent and gift for some reason.  
I recently moved into a new home. This place has been very good for me as far as producing ideas and using my mind...it may have something to do with having another creative around me. I've missed this feeling. 
Somedays I miss my other houses and mates but this is good. So very good.