waking up in bavaria

100 photos

{Christmas Carolers. Oberndorf, Austria.}

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Happy Jan. 2nd!

Today we have a fresh layer of snow and once again everything is white. I wish I could show you the neighbor's two kitties that run and jump in the fluffy white powder. The cutest thing ever.

Excuse me a minute while I diverge from the topic of this blog....

For those of you that follow photography and practice it yourself I'm sure you're aware of all the projects and challenges that start up the first of the year--many of them quiet inspiring. My main source for photo inspiration is Shutter Sisters. When I came across this post the other day I was drawn to the doable-ness of her goal--100 photos of her chosen focus, which was her Table by a Window. Many people are starting once again project 365, where you take a photo a day documenting your life. I love the idea of that, but I'm not yet up to the challenge of a daily commitment. So, feeling the great desire to do something that would be a specific focus; but really needing it to be a realistic project for me, I've come up with something I'm quiet excited about:

One Hundred Photos 

I hope you'll visit me there and of course join along if you would like!

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We now return to life in Bavaria.

 

new

From my perch, the balcony, I witness another new day this morning. In just a few hours it will be another new year and I will greet it like I do most mornings--alone with my camera and the quiet, standing in pj's and slippers. I don't really know yet where we'll be at this time next year, but to welcome January 1st. from this beautiful spot of mine will be extra special.

Happy New Year! 

Love,

Toni

a christmas story--the short version

It was looking promising that we would have a white Christmas.

 

But then it rained, and all the snow went away.

 

No matter the weather, it never keeps me from making our Christmas morning scones.

 

Or from opening a few presents,

 

or from playing with new toys.

 

Christmas dinner was still made, a puzzle was started, a movie or two watched and it was still a happy day. 

The end.

:)

from bavaria

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas! I hope your day is filled with much love, laughter and peace.

xo,

Toni

 

my perch

 

I take a lot of photos from our balcony, a lot. It's my little perch you might say where I look out into the countryside that surrounds us. Sometimes I tire of the same vantage point, but I am appreciating more and more the subtle changes that the seasons bring to this constant view and how sunlight has a thousand personalities. By the end of our stay here I will have in photos, the life of this small corner of countryside through 3 complete seasons. And that will be special.

I've wanted several times to come here and update with more photos, more words. But with my computer being the only one now (soon to be remedied I hope) getting my time in is not so easy. Keeping my fingers crossed that I can get back here in time to wish all of you a proper Merry Christmas!