by Melissa Grooters | Aug 29, 2012 | Nature, Personal, Photography Projects, The View, Uncategorized
What? The View? Does that still exist? I know! It seems like this time of year just completely throws me off my view project. I honestly don’t know what week we are on. I hope to sit down to figure it out later today, but for now I just thought I’d share...
by Melissa Grooters | Jul 11, 2012 | Landscape, Nature, Personal, Photography Projects, The View, Travel, Uncategorized
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual… O how I laugh when I think of my vague indefinite riches. No run on my bank can drain it for my wealth is not possession but enjoyment. ~Henry David Thoreau This image just spoke to me for...
by Melissa Grooters | Jul 2, 2012 | Landscape, Nature, Personal, Photography Projects, The View, Travel, Uncategorized
I imagine those last few beads of sweat sliding down his face, drawing out the remainder of his energy as it falls to his muddied boot. I see him saunter towards his refuge, dragging his worn body from his day’s labor, no doubt tasting that ice cold tea in his...
by Melissa Grooters | Jun 26, 2012 | Landscape, Nature, Personal, Photography Projects, The View, Travel, Uncategorized
Sometimes the beauty is overwhelming. Occasionally, my breath catches and I have to remind myself to breathe. Sometimes I come across something that is at the end of its life, yet it reminds me how much I have to live for and the intense, exquisite beauty that is...
by Melissa Grooters | Jun 26, 2012 | Family, Landscape, Nature, Personal, Photography Projects, The View, Travel, Uncategorized
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. ~ Henry David Thoreau I intend to do just that. This is my life, full of dreams, hopes, promises, and exploration. I love the adventures and those that I am privileged to adventure...
by Melissa Grooters | Jun 17, 2012 | Nature, Personal, Photography Projects, The View, Uncategorized
This is late of course and out of order. I still don’t have my night photo, but I had to get this up before leaving for our next adventure. 🙂 This guy fluttered by me repeatedly today and I just loved how large he was and the way the yellow markings seemed to be...