the blog

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souvenirs to cherish for always

Welcome to the blog! 

posts as far back as 2009

I hope you enjoy perusing stories and images from the last several years. It is well saturated with animal and travel photos. The blog was a passion of mine for quite some time but in 2016 I took a break. Glad to finally be back!

clouds

clouds

i have turned into a real lover of clouds on this adventure … and today was the perfect day for another dose. the rain cleared. the tide was out. and the clouds were both delicate and burly, which...

never ending greatness

never ending greatness

there is so much i COULD write but not really sure what i SHOULD write, so bear with me as i ramble … it’s nearly the end of June. i’ve [somewhat] started counting down to my return to the states. i...

the New Zealand bush

the New Zealand bush

-- pssssst. i’m still in New Zealand! … and i’m really thankful i am able to say that!   after much thinking, debating, discussing and number crunching, i decided to prolong this amazing...

harvest has begun!

harvest has begun!

.   this, my friends, is my oh-so-sleepy-yet-so-excited-i-could-almost-burst face [complete with bed head!]. it was taken in the 7oclock hour with the sun coming up over the mountains and...

the wine world is a good world

the wine world is a good world

Are you there world? - It’s me, Jessica. - … - As I sit here looking at my blank computer screen I [more-or-less] have no idea what to write. Which has been my problem for the last nearly 4 months....

smiling is my favorite exercise

smiling is my favorite exercise

Goodness sakes. When I set out on this 7+ month adventure I wondered how fast it would go by. Time flies when I’m at home — weeks swell into months and amazingly, expand into years. But having never...

the beach

i have always wondered if i was one of those people that could live at a beach … -- -- i think i am coming to the conclusion that yes, i could. -- -- more beach time tomorrow … in fact, i'm pretty...

i’ve lost count …

… i've lost count of all the amazing things i've seen in the last 9 days. cheesy title for a post? sure. but it's true so i went with it. in a lot of ways i don't even know where to start trying to...

the adventure starts here

well, i have landed in another country. i have slept off most of my jet lag. i have walked at least 10 miles in just over 3 days. and i have had only one beer because it is so expensive here! but...

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