adventures
when it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
I was a bridegroom, taking the world into my arms.
when it’s over, I don’t want to wonder
if I have made of my life something particular, and real.
I don’t want to find myself sighing and frightened
or full of argument.
I don’t want to end up simply having visited this world.
(mary oliver)
Oh my soul, I needed a day like this.
I am so grateful to live in a place that allows me to drive an hour in any direction and be in a place that is so stunningly beautiful. The coast, the country, the river and the mountains, all within reach. It amazes me. I'm thankful for days off and friends that are up for an adventure day. Tromping through the snow and the mountains to see beautiful sights and have good conversations and make new memories. I've always been a water girl, growing up with the Puget Sound at my back and Lake Washington and the coast nearby, I always chose the water over other landscapes. In all my years of life I am coming to the conclusion that I have not spent nearly enough time in the mountains.
It feeds my soul.
(all of these are taken from my phone on the Trillium Lake trail loop at Mount Hood)
"No, no! The adventures first, explanations take such a dreadful time."
-Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
A couple months ago, Brian and I took a couple days off and headed up to Orcas Island for a little getaway and I am so glad that we did. Orcas Island is so charming and beautiful and downright magical.
One thing that several people had recommended for us to see was Orcas Island Pottery. We made the trek out one morning and fell in love instantly. It might have been the beautiful grounds and the stunning view but I think what caught us both was this amazing tree house on the property. It brought me back to childhood for a moment and all the adventures my friends and I had playing in the woods and endless amounts of exploring that we did.
I think that's one of the reasons I loved Orcas so much, everything was new and fun to explore from the cute shops and restaurants to the hikes and other islands; everything we came upon was a discovery. I love that.
