Phew! We returned last Tuesday evening from an eight day whirlwind excursion up and down and around this gorgeous island we are so blessed to call home.
It went by too fast, and along with it, August seemed to disappear into thin air, but we had a wonderful time and really enjoyed all the places we stopped to explore.
I have lots of photos to share (as you can imagine) as well as some video footage (I decided to try my hand at video and got a neat app to edit together our trip in video and stills). But, since I had to hop right back into work after we got home I'm still trying to process and piece everything together before I post them for you. The photo above is an iPhone shot that I snapped while we were on Hornby island, which by the way YOU MUST GO VISIT! It's amazing!
This week we're on a mission to get back into a routine and get ready for the fall. School! Yikes. How does summer manage to speed by so incredibly fast? I guess we're too busy having fun to notice :).
That's pretty awesome in my books.
The past few days have seen the weather cool right down and threaten us with rain (which we desperately need but haven't seen too much of yet...it's ok, we get our fair share through fall and winter!). This kind of quick switch always gets me juiced for fall, though, and the routine, cozy sweaters, pots of homemade soup and warm fires to heat our home. All the things I love about the cooler temp seasons.
This summer was so busy for us. We played ALOT! It's been wonderful. However, my artwork has taken a small slide off the map. I've still been drawing everyday in my many, many different sketch books, and I've been having fun using different apps to design cool motifs, but mostly I've focused on photography these past eight weeks and its been nice to get back behind the lens.
I have some big ideas brewing for the direction things will be taking creatively for me over the remaining months of this year. First stop is a deep clean of my crazy messy studio and to finish some commission pieces. Next is to put to paper some solid plans for project ideas I have. Then to get messy with paint, pen and photoshop:).
I CAN'T WAIT!
For now, I'm just going to get ready for September, and enjoy the last few days of summer break.
Thanks for stopping in to take a gander! Tell me, what are your big plans for fall?
Have a wonderful day!
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