Camp James
This is a personal project we recently shot with our amazing painter friend Cydney See and her companion James.
"Don't ride him. A lot of people try to ride him." - Jo Bennett
Cydney See
We shot the day in the life of an amazing painter Cydney SEE. Check out her work, buy an original painting, and send some love to this firecracker of creativity. https://www.cydneysee.com
Summer Dreams
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Our dog Scout's first trip to the beach.
Cades Cove, Tennessee
We took our niece Ebba on her first camping trip. We made breakfast in a million dollar view parking spot.
Lake House, Kuttawa, Kentucky
Some of these images were taken last February, others this summer. These lake house memories had no firsts. We crave those good old things and the familiar. This lake house has been in Corey's family since the 1960's and has hardly changed.
Lobsters at the Lake House
For Corey's sister's birthday, we took a trip to the lake house. It seems in Tennessee, you can talk to any group of people and mention "the lake house" as a common place. Everyone seems to know someone with a lake house. Ours originally belonged to Corey's grandparents. It's a 3-bedroom, A-frame brown cabin with blue trim on Lake Barkley in Kuttawa, Kentucky. The cabin is next to a large dock and has a long back porch fit for late night board game marathons, grilling competitions, and low country boils.
The boys put on an incredible low country lobster boil with lobster, shrimp, potatoes, mushrooms, and corn on the cob. It was all cooked in an old Anheuser-Busch keg somebody got from their neighbor. Dogs ran around. A breeze blew in from off of the lake. We ate with our hands as the sun slowly sank below the horizon.
Man, I love a good weekend at the lake house.
Kissing Colorado
On our first day in Colorado, we went to Mission: Wolf overlooking the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. The village of Mission: Wolf is made of huge runs for the wolves, teepees, greenhouses, and ongoing log cabins. Legally, the wolves own the land, and it seems like they know it.
We saw many of the 35+ wolves. They paced due to the upcoming feed. We were allowed in with 3 ambassador wolves, which are domestic enough to be around humans as long as we keep the correct manners and body language.
The rules include:
If a wolf licks in your mouth, you let him. Otherwise, you'll offend the social creature and he may fall into a depression.
Don't turn your back to a wolf or sit alone. Do I need to explain that?
Keep your body language confident: head high, sit up straight, and make direct eye contact. We are all Apex predators, so act like it.
We stayed in the cutest cottage in town of Hillside, Colorado. Population: 91. We made award winning Korean short ribs we bought from the small town of Westcliffe, on our way back from Mission: Wolf.
I loved the long drives along the still mountains and exploring off-road to strange places. After a few days of incredible escape, we headed for Colorado Springs.
We spent a day getting lost in the Red Rock Canyon Open Space. Getting caught in the rain isn't always a bad thing. The ducks and geese didn't seem to mind. I love the colors nature reveals immediately after rainfall. Mint greens turn into emeralds and saffrons becomes the color of a low fire.
From siphoned coffee brews to lager brews and all the nature in between, we fell more in love, explored the world, and kissed wolves (tongue not excluded).
Until next time, Colorado.
Study of Dankind
Dan is an archeologist living in a place he'd rather not tell everyone about. It makes sense when you find your sanctuary to want to keep it sacred. In a place remote and untouched, we find it easy to forget about the world.
We started our adventure with Dan walking the grounds and canoeing along.
A place of importance does not need flags and banners. The things we love and memories we share give a place meaning. When we walk in a place of true importance, we feel a sense of history and purpose as if stepping back in time to someone else's memories.
Adventures of Scout
If you like cute puppy pictures, this blog is for you!
Three weeks ago a 12 week old puppy showed up as a surprise at our door. He quickly opened the door into our hearts. We named him Scout Yosemite Critser. His ancestry includes King Charles Cavaliers Spaniel and Bichon Frise. This little thing loves playing, singing, meeting new friends, the ladies, and updating his Instagram @ScoutTheCavachon
Sea at Sunrise
Many people think of the beach as an always warm, sunny place, but in January, the sea can be cold and forbidding. Surfers who dare to venture out face icy winds and frigid waters, which do not waver their desire to catch the perfect sunrise wave.
