After months of anticipation and years of trying to plan a trip together, it was finally time to get on our flights to Utah! Or so I thought… I got ready in the early hours of the morning, what always feels like the time where the rest of the world is still sleeping, and headed […]
It took several years, I’ll be honest, but I finally got my film from my Iceland 2019 trip developed this month as a birthday present. I’m certain they went through a great degree of degrading, but they are mine and they are precious to me. One of the biggest worries for me on this trip […]
Today we drove to Skagit Valley to see the daffodils in bloom. Thinking about the sheer miracle that we can still come to the farms and see these fields glittering with gold, I’m reminded of an old quote by Noor Shirazie from the tumblr days. If flowers can teach themselves how to bloom after winter passes, […]
Good morning.
On my way to the station, I overheard a tender conversation over the phone. Kind words spoken softly in an elevator, its warmth replacing the cold winter air. I couldn’t help but bring those words with me across the border. This weekend I set off for a trip to Vancouver! The trip up is usually […]
The biggest thing I’ve noticed in Iceland is that people greet you in the morning (or even just when passing you by). There’s a sense of warmth and familiarity that doesn’t happen much in the US, or rather, in the Pacific Northwest. It reminded me of my short pockets of childhood spent with family in […]
Jet lag got the best of me, so I wound up editing photos at 2AM. Outside the wind roared so loud I was afraid the roof would tear right off. The dim fairy lights against the clean wood of the cabin felt nostalgic and I found myself just listening to the wind for a few […]