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"and the world spins madly on"

"every sky was your own kind of blue"

nostalgia.

little big.

"Que lindo es sonar despierto"
(How lovely it is to dream while you are awake)

"When people look at my pictures I want them to feel the way they do when they want to read the line of a poem twice." -Robert Frank

when you lose what you love, live on, live on
when the road gets too rough, be strong, be strong
when you can't understand, but you're starting to see
it'll work in the end, you just got to believe
and keep on, keep on

-Tyler Hilton "Keep On"

footprints in the sand.

bullseye.

wheels are turning...

longing for summer.

"We should all keep pretending that our dreams are patent pending..." -Jason Mraz

self portrait

Sometimes the sun shines on other people’s houses and not mine
Some days the clouds paint the sky all gray
And it takes away my summertime
Somehow the sun keeps shining upon you
while I struggle to get mine
If there’s a light in everybody send out your ray of sunshine

I wanna walk the same roads as everybody else
Through the trees and past the gates
Getting high on heavenly breezes, making new friends along the way
I won’t ask much of nobody, I’m just here to sing along
And make my mistakes look gracious
And learn some lessons from my wrongs

But sometimes the sun shines on other people’s houses and not mine
Some days the clouds paint the sky all gray
And it takes away my summertime
Somehow the sun keeps shining upon you
while I struggle to get mine
A little light never hurt nobody; send out your ray of sunshine

Oh, if this little light of mine combined with yours today
How many watts could we illuminate?
How many villages could we save?
And my umbrella’s tired of the weather wearing me down
Well, look at me now

You should look as good as your outlook
Would you mind if I took some time
To soak up your light, your beautiful light
You’ve got a paradise inside
I get hungry for love, and thirsty for life
And much too full on the pain
When I look to the sky to help me, and sometimes it looks like rain

As the sun shines on other people’s houses and not mine
And the sky paints those clouds in a way
that it takes away the summertime
Somehow the sun keeps shining upon you, while I kindly stand by
If there’s a light in everybody send out your ray of sunshine

Your undeniably warm, you’re cerulean, you’re perfect in design
Won’t you hang around so the sun it can shine on me?
And the clouds they can roll away
And the skies can become our possibility
If there’s a light in everybody send out your ray of sunshine

-Jason Mraz "Sunshine Song"

Chicago at Christmastime

Wilmington, NC

"nothing's sweeter than summertime..."

she grew up on the side of the road
where the church bells ring
and strong love grows
she grew up good, she grew up slow
like American honey

steady as a preacher, free as a weed
couldn't wait to get going
but wasn't quite ready to leave
so innocent, pure and sweet
American honey

there's a wild, wild whisper blowing in the wind
calling out my name like a long lost friend
oh, I miss those days as the years go by
oh, nothing's sweeter than summertime
and American honey

get caught in the race of this crazy life
trying to be everything can make you lose your mind
I just wanna go back in time
to American honey

there's a wild, wild whisper blowing in the wind
calling out my name like a long lost friend
oh, I miss those days as the years go by
oh, nothing's sweeter than summertime
and American honey

gone for so long now
I gotta get back to her somehow
to American honey

there's a wild, wild whisper blowing in the wind
calling out my name like a long lost friend
oh, I miss those days as the years go by
oh, nothing's sweeter than summertime
and American honey
and American honey

-Lady Antebellum "American Honey"

"The world is your playground"

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." -Saint Augustine

I was the one who would always jump in first
Didn't think twice to look behind
Got such a good feeling just from playing in the dirt
Once when I was little

We could build a rocket, fly to the moon
Leave Tuesday morning, and be back 'for noon
There wasn't nothing, nothing that we couldn't do
Once when I was little
Once when I was little

Yeah, I could dream more then
I could believe more then
That the world could only get better
I could be free more then
I could pretend more then
That this life could only show me good times
Once when I was little

There was a time when I trusted everyone
There was no place that I wouldn't go
Spend a day on the hillside next to the barley mow
Oh, once when I was little Yeah, once when I was little

Yeah, I could dream more then
And I believed more then
That the world would only get better
I could be free more then
And I could pretend more then
That this life could only show me good times
Once when I was little

I used to feel so strong
Even when they'd tell me, tell me I was wrong
That I can't live in a magic world
Cause it's time for me grow up
And I've got to be like the rest of them
When I know things aren't enough

Oh, I could pretend more then
And I could believe more then
That the world, it would only, get better
I could believe more then, yes I could
And I could pretend more then
That this life, it could only show me good times
Once when I was little

So here comes the next one, next in line
Stay as young as you can for the longest time
Cause those days flew by
Like a breeze just passing through
Once when I was little

-James Morrison "Once When I Was Little"

"One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time" -Andre Gide

Charleston, South Carolina

"You were good at making me feel so small..."
-Josh Kelley

"Picture perfect memories, scattered all around the floor..."
-Lady Antebellum


self portraits

"tis the season to be jolly"

For all the lies I've tasted just looking for the truth
for all the dreams I'm chasing, what am I to do
when everything's against me
the answers are all wrong
I'm hoping that I'll find out it was worth it all along

-The Calling "Things Will Go My Way"

the first snow

family portrait

Good day sunlight
I'd like to say how truly bright you are
You don't know me, but I know you
see you're my favorite star

Jason Mraz "Who Needs Shelter"

These days I'm fading in
I'm coming into light
Making myself known and knowing it's alright
And it's a welcome change
I'm fading in at last
Cause these days I'm fading in and it's a blast

-Stephen Kellogg "Fading In"