mountains

It’s totally possible to head to a ski resort for a long weekend in the mountains and not ski. And I’m proof of that. You see, I’m not a fan of skiing. But, I…

Hi, you guys! I’m back from the States, back in Sweden, back to blogging, and about to be back to work. So, I thought I’d jump right in with a little travel round-up post.…

In the summer in North Carolina, when I’m not drinking beer (ok, sometimes when I am also drinking beer), then you can find me exploring some of my favorite nature spots around Asheville. Asheville…

Today was our last day in the mountains and we stayed home. It was a good choice, I think, to balance all the amazing busy-ness with just being lazy + present.  But there was…

i cannot let go of the weekend i had last weekend. the thoughts and feelings and impressions have stayed with me, influencing me every single day. in the midst of my busy, regular, ordinary…

i can excitedly report that this is the last post of january’s theme on intentional living. and, while i have absolutely enjoyed beginning this magical year of 2016 with this theme (oh, yes, i…

do you believe in god? are you a spiritual person? to be honest, i care more about the second question than the first one. because, when we answer yes to the second one, somewhere within…

there is no place on earth like the mountains of north carolina.  i will always yearn for the beauty + power of these great, ancient hills. and i will always carry their mystery + magic with me. they are…

it’s time for a little road trip! and we’re headed to Washington, D.C.!! (actually, we are already here now… i didn’t have time to squeeze in a post this morning before leaving). we took…

love + light to you all. xx all photos taken on my iPhone throughout november.  …

wishing you + yours a beautiful day! light + love xx…

if you have ever been up high on a mountain, then you know the power that you feel when you stand on the top, peering down at everything below. and, if you are like…

first of all, let me say a great big THANK YOU to everyone who has taken part in the questions + answers post from the other day (find the post here)! it has been…

i woke up on my own this morning. before any alarm. and before the coffee pot, which i filled + set last night, started puttering and spitting and brewing my morning pot of coffee.…

remember how i said on monday that i was focusing on the value + emphasis that native americans put on families? well, i truly have been thinking about family a lot this week –…

i can hardly believe that it is the last day of october. we are officially unofficially entering the holiday season sprint now: halloween, thanksgiving (for us in the states), christmas/hanukkah, and new year’s. and i…

recently i read the book wild by cheryl strayed… a memoir about a woman searching for a reset button on her life. she decided the way that she would do that was by walking the…

nestled way back in the mountains of madison county, deep in the pisgah national forest, lies a tiny, little mountain town named hot springs. there’s not much there. a railroad track – which is…

yesterday (sunday) was my dad’s 70th birthday, so my brother, lina + i decided that to celebrate his big day we’d head out to the woods to do a little family camping. of course,…

so, autumn is in full swing here in asheville, north carolina and it just could not be more cozy and beautiful. october is absolutely a stunning month up here in the mountains. but, i’m…

well, friends, i did it. i had my first real ( = paid!) photography gig today. and it was totally amazing. i spent my day shooting the wedding of a former co-worker, who hired…

are you willing to risk it all to live the life that you feel called to live? the road is ahead of you… it’s just to start walking. dream big. i believe in you.…

hi folks! i don’t have much time to write today, so i’ll be brief. the past week was quite fantastic with lent beginning and our first european visitors coming to town! they’re still here…

this past week was all about one thing: S N O W ! i’m pretty sure that there was snow falling from the sky at some point for six days straight. crazy! at the…

happy monday, dear ones. hope your weekend was great. mine has been pretty calm and relaxing. just perfect, you know? i’ve decided to start doing all of my sensory overload posts on mondays, so…

aren’t there days that you are feeling nostalgic and just want to wander down memory lane? i have those days every now and then, and they are a perfect excuse to take a little…

oh gosh. i haven’t done a sensory overload post in 2014 until now. and you know what that means, right? tons of photos. but, that’s ok with you, isn’t it? it has been a…

friends, get ready for a comprehensive look back over this past year. it may be the longest post ever… enjoy! January after spending christmas and new year’s in the states, we returned to a…

1. set a goal and make it happen. for the past 2 years, i have chosen a word to focus on for the entire year (see the upper right corner of this page). that…

there has been some serious sensory overload during the past week. from a 9 hour road trip in pouring rain to family to super amounts of yummy food to holiday fun to christmas tree…

sunday morning i got a text from my brother: “do y’all have plans today? wanna do a late lunch… maybe pisgah. take my camera and try to learn a little about it. well that’s…

just a few photos from my week captured on my phone… i’ve been feeling the love. coffee love. autumn love companion love. nature love. snail mail love photography love urban love cider love road trip…

my weekend was everything i hoped it would be. it started off with dinner on the balcony as the sun set and the moon rose. i soaked ernest hemingway’s words into my soul, and…

you know, september is my favorite month because there’s a lot to love about it. it’s got a little bit of everything: summer, fall, the possibility of really chilly weather, green trees, autumn-colored leaves,…

you knew that when i said i’d be headed out into the wilderness, i ‘d be taking my camera along with me and snapping away… and then, posting tons of photos for you to…

after enjoying every single moment of being in the urban jungle of asheville, it is time. time to head away from the city and out into the wilderness of the surrounding mountains. time to…

“We carried bottled water and day packs and cameras, except for Fred, who said he didn’t believe in taking photographs; he planned to store his memories in his head, an idea I found incomprehensibly…

did you know that dolly parton has a theme park?! and did you also know that it is only about 1.5/2 hours from where we live?! well, she does! and it is! dollywood (what…

in celebration of the news that lina and i have gotten an apartment in asheville (screams of joy & delight here!!! eeeeee!!!), AND in honor of the fact that i’m moving back to my…

who’s doing it? who’s out there snapping some photos of your journey in march?! it’s been a tough week of photos. a little depressing, i’d say. but that was my intention. not to depress…

wishing you a wonderful new year’s eve! soak up those last few moments of 2012, and get ready to ring in the new year! peace & love.…

shenanigans: silly or high-spirited behavior; mischief. my cousin has this word that she uses quite often, and when she was here just before christmas, she (we) used it quite a bit. “shenanigans.” awesome word,…

I let my head fall back, and I gazed into the Eternal Blue Sky. It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how…

peace & presence to you.…

it’s time!! today we begin our journey home to north carolina to celebrate the holidays with my family! i can’t believe that the day is here! though the time has passed quite quickly, i…

for the first time in a few years i have this unbelievable desire to go camping. not that i have never wanted to go camping – i’m always up for it. but, there hasn’t…

this has the potential to be a very long post, so just hang with me. or don’t. it doesn’t really matter to me. i’ve got to write this down anyway. i’ve got to put…

yes. i’ve got two places i call home. and that is an amazing gift. one that i do not take for granted, and one for which i am extremely appreciative. in both places, i…