Can photos make you feel truly happy? Relaxed? Peaceful?
These sure did for me. I stumbled upon them in my Facebook albums the other day, and I felt a wash of calm. An immediate lowering of the blood pressure.
They're from a late-fall trip we took to our family cabin.
The cabin is ancient, but it's right on the river.
It's quite specifically my happy place. If I had to narrow it even further, I'd say it's this rock Ad's sitting on. I can feel the cool rock against my back just looking at it. I can sense the bite of the frigid water on my feet. I can see the cherry-red skin peeking back at me from under the water. I can smell the scent of earth and growth and sun. I can hear the roar of the river, the paradox of silencing noise.
Just looking at these makes me happy. It makes me want to go back. Soon.
Those pictures are beautiful! I love looking at them, and it makes me miss the west a LOT. You have a beautiful family, and I love reading your blog.
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