Southwestern Love

I recently went to Arizona on a mission effort with my church. We were able to stop at a few amazingly beautiful landmarks along the way. Here are a few of my favorite shots...

10,000

My two year Blog-iversary is coming up in July. And as of this week, I've had over 10,000 hits on my blog. Whoa.

Two years ago, I challenged myself to be a better photographer... To soak up all knowledge that I could, to practice and practice and practice until setting up a good shot became second nature, and to make myself vulnerable by presenting it to the rest of the world via this blog. And I think it worked.

I'm excited to see what year three has in store for me...

Here's a shot of a pretty weed that I took out in one of my favorite fields...

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A Walk in the Park

Today was such a beautiful day. Pretty much my definition of Perfect Weather. I wanted to take advantage of the beautifulness and visit the trails at Sequiota Park this afternoon (as did most of Springfield, apparently!). I mostly walked along the dried creek bed and by the railroad track footings to grab these pictures.

Even though I'm not especially in love with any of these photos, it was still good to get out and challenge myself on seeing something beautiful in everything I saw. Isn't that what it's all about?

I believe that you can find beauty in anything. Sometimes, it's obvious beauty that we're drawn to. And other times, you have to look a little harder... but beauty is there... just waiting to be found.