Mountains

“I sit before flowers hoping they will train me in the art of opening up 

I stand on mountain tops believing that avalanches will teach me to let go

I know nothing but I am here to learn.”

Shane Koyczan

"As you change your point of view, your views bring about a change in you." George Alexiou

"Wherever you are, you're in the right place. So let yourself enjoy the view." Unknown

Mountains have a way of putting you in your place. It's amazing how seeing from a different view can put things into perspective. You feel quite small and humble in the scope of things. They take my breath away while simultaneously giving me the exact breath of fresh air I need.

I took these on the way back from a mini vacation we took to New Hampshire a few weeks ago for our anniversary. Most of them were taken driving by but some were also taken at stops along the way to take it all in. We had a great time exploring, skiing and enjoying each others company in a different environment. I often crave seeing with new eyes and I always feel a strong pull towards mountains so this hit the spot. Hope you enjoy a small piece of what I brought back with me :)

Hazy Landscapes Part II

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
― Rumi

Hazy Landscapes Part I

“Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison
When the door is so wide open?”
― Rumi

We went up to the Vermont/Newhampshire area for the weekend to ski and enjoy the scenery. Winter is beautiful up there. I have such a love hate relationship with winter ever since I experienced winter up north. The snow covered mountains just take my breath away!

I didn't take too many photos on this trip. I took a lot on my phone and posted on instagram if you want to check those out. I mostly wanted to take it all in and relax but we did a whole lot of driving back and forth so I decided to experiment a bit with the camera while in motion. I let the shutter speed drag a bit and because we were already moving it created a hazy/moody feeling. I wanted to capture an emotion and not necessarily a perfect image. I've been in an imperfect state of mind lately. Letting things flow and be as they are. I loved taking these! It was a good release. I had fun exploring the colors in the sky and the shapes of the trees and mountains. SO SURREAL! For REAL!

XO
Feda

P.S. I will now be uploading posts every Monday and Thursday!!! I've tried the whole do as you feel thing and I feel like I need some structure to help me continually create and work. The old way wasn't working so I'll try this out and see how it goes. When something isn't working you have to change something! Change is good. It keeps you moving.  I'm really excited to see what I can come up with. If there's anything you would like to see or if there's certain posts you want more of, please do let me know. I appreciate any feedback :)