I stepped off the edge.  My mind accelerated into my body as together we slammed into the moment of ‘now’ with the intensity of fear and love, and the excitement of doing something the body was not designed for, but that the spirit craves from the deepness of the soul.
 The force of the collision pushed a shriek out of my lungs, and yet, when that shriek was finished I was still flying through the air, accelerating downward and outward, and so I quickly filled my lungs and let loose another.  …

Bumping around the land of my childhood with two of my best friends over the last week and a half was amazing!  We spent the 4th of July in Ashland, which is always a good time.  I went to my 10 year high school reunion, which actually deserves its own post for all the awesomeness it was!  We then headed into the Russian Wilderness in N Cali, and spent 4 days alone together next to a mountain lake soaking up the peaceful beauty of the natural world.  We watched eagles, …

Last Thursday, after months of contemplation, research and thought (actually years if you go back to the beginning), I received my new camera in the mail.  A Nikon D5000 DSLR with an 18-55mm VR lens and a 70-200mm VR lens.  This weekend I got to play with it a bit, and am starting to learn how to use some of the settings.
Here’s a couple shots that speak to me.

My mom’s living room.  A new floor my brother built and the woodstove that kept me warm for the first 18 years …

Today finds me sitting at home in Boulder Colorado watching the rain fall and freeze in a surprisingly swift partnership of grace and poise: each drop pausing in time when it touches earth, car, or grass. Yes, I’m back in western world, and as I slip back into some of my old habits, my mind reflects on its journeys over the winter.

Here it is 1:30am and I can’t sleep! I really should because I’m leaving for the airport in just under 2 hours, but I’m too excited, and really, what good is 2 hours of sleep when the world is waiting to be explored.