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Obligatory shadow-slash-foot photo

June 25, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 6 Comments

I feel most alive when I am outdoors Photographing life around me. I become part of the scenery, It becomes part of me... A reflection of my thoughts. Separating us is no longer Possible...

Twilight palette

June 24, 2011January 7, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

Tangerine and mauve Broad brush strokes painting the sky A twilight palette * Haiku Friday is hosted by Lou at LouCeeL.

Tastes like sunshine

June 23, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 12 Comments

I sliced up the first tomato from my garden today for lunch. It was sweet, and juicy and tasted like sunshine. If you've only had tomatoes from a grocery and never one still warm from the vine... you don't know what you're missing... pure ambrosia. This season I've actually paid attention to my garden. Watering … Continue reading Tastes like sunshine

Breathing is futile

June 22, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 23 Comments

I have become assimilated into the Borg... or at least that's what you might think if you ever saw me some morning. Back in May I mentioned how I had started walking to lose weight and that seeing my mom after she lost 40 pounds (the same amount I hope too), I was worried that … Continue reading Breathing is futile

Ultimate adventure

June 21, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 19 Comments

It was billed as the “Ultimate Hunting Adventure.” He had tracked elk on horseback through chest-deep snow, had weathered violent squalls off the coast of Nova Scotia for ocean fowl, had slogged through piranha-infested rivers for trophy arapaima. Organizers promised this excursion would be all that and more. The final hunt location and quarry were … Continue reading Ultimate adventure

Midnight tea

June 20, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

There was no sense of time, it could have been noon as easily as midnight. The only difference was the way the air felt. Daylight was line-dried cotton, still warm from the sun. Crisp, yet soft to the touch. It smelled of lilacs and lavender, and sugar cookies. There was laughter and hugs, birdsongs and … Continue reading Midnight tea

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