History Of Okinawa
ChristinaWhile it is true every country have their museums, it’s not very often that we get a tour offered by someone who was born locally. We got to tour an all japanese history museum. One that told history of everyday living, how one ate, lived, and worked. It was a gift that our friend was… […]
Beauty is Work
ChristinaWalks have been more since it is no longer outdoor swimming season. I’ve learned that swimming helps my health and as does walking. So during the warmer days I swim when I can and walk when I can’t . The walks does something wonderful, you get to see things in a new perspective and sometimes… […]
Changed with a Crash
ChristinaFear far more dangerous than Covid ever was conspires hand in hand with common silent enemy fatigue. It ripped people away from family- if you let it. It divides the unity of people over race, over masks, and over feelings. Fatigue is my own personal “thorne” if you will. It’s silent, it feeds the… […]
Springs of Life
ChristinaSpring is nearly on her way. Winter is passing the torch for the season. Flowers are sprouting up and the blooming as begun. Two of my favorite seasons are spring and fall. I have named this season springs of life because if one looks there’s signs everywhere of something new coming. Every morning, I eagerly… […]
The things I do
ChristinaIt’s Friday, and today it is raining. I find myself not wanting to work in any manner….nor to create. Instead, I want to drink coffee and stare out the window thinking…absolutely nothing. More than that I wouldn’t mind bing watching all day. Perhaps it’s due to the rain or maybe because I am tired. Regardless,… […]
Birds Playing
ChristinaSplash. Splash. Flutter. Up it goes flying only to come once more to its resting place. This time bringing friends to blithely join in the fray. The water flew and the birds danced from stone to stone. Birds playing is also a routine I’ve seen outside the window of our birdbath. Their obvious enjoyment of… […]
January February Resolutions
ChristinaJanuary has come to a close. It is hard to believe that. It feels like yesterday it was the first week. This year has gotten off to interesting start already. My January (February) Resolutions have taken time to consider. There’s two resolutions groups I’m going to share with you. The first is what I wish would… […]
Red in Christmas
ChristinaPerhaps its my unfinished (but been doing it ten years) graphic design major within me, but color meanings and symbolism is fascinating to me. It matters the unspoken words of color…and flowers. For example if someone knows language of flowers: orange tulips is to convoy understanding and appreciation (usually in a relationship). Fun fact the… […]
Christmas Memories
ChristinaFor a long time my family focused on making more of making Christmas memories and having outings than actual Christmas gifts. From time to time it might be one large family gift and stockings or simply just the stockings. Ironically…the stockings were often our favorite gifting we’d get. Every other year or two we’d get… […]
Finding Beauty
ChristinaFinding the beauty in everyday isn’t easy. But you know what that’s the beauty of it. Sometimes the hardest thing you will ever have to do is beautiful. Often, times it is the simplicity of things that stretch us. You grow. Relationships that is filled with warmth, love, and realness is beautifully hard. It is… […]
Hello Camera Academy!
ChristinaI am pleased as punch to announce “Hello Camera Academy”! This online course is a beginner photography course where you learn photography basics, build your foundation, and go photograph. Creating great memories is one of my favorite things to do – but being prepared to photograph the essence, the feeling, the personality of that memory… […]
Thankfullness
ChristinaThankfulness is a choice. There it is. In black and white. It. Is. a. choice. But it is also not for just for this week. But all year around, 365 days, 4 seasons (5 if you count football 😂)- for however long we should happen to live- of which I hope will be of long… […]
Your wheelhouse
ChristinaSometimes it’s hard to know what’s in your wheelhouse. What are your gifting? What is yours to love? Some times that’s hard to know until you really start to pay attention and it’s honestly the things that set your heart on fire, but in the midst of some very ordinary things. Available in the Gallery… […]
The Cardinal
ChristinaPhotographing birds was never something I set out to do…it was simply one that I photographed naturally. They make me happy. Far too often we don’t photograph something just because it makes us happy. In this case I had looked outside the window as I need a break from the screen and noticed a flash… […]
Road Less Traveled By
ChristinaMost of us of have heard the poem by Robert Frost “The Road Less Traveled by.” It is one that I learnt when I was barely in high-school and for some reason I haven’t forgotten it. Often one that I remember in the oddest of times and it brings me comfort. Two roads diverged in… […]
Fall
ChristinaOctober is officially here and hard to believe. My list for reading has grown and seems like never ending. Time seems to speed up and I’m still learning to take those small moment of beauty. Fall is my very favorite season…it is a segway into winter where families tend to gather more because of the… […]