Awake . With or Without the Sun

I am oficially awake and working at 5:19am, or so.  That is unusual for me.  I like my sleep until approximately 8am.  I am going to be doing a series on my blog with some of the pictures I got from Australia and New Zealand.  I have no good explanation as to why I chose this one first, except for that it is a sunrise shot.  I was up for 3 of them while we were visiting.  Wish I was up for more.  There is just somethign magical about a sunrise.  Perhaps it is the joy and the challenge of seeing one.  For me, it is the fact that I don't make it up for many.  Maybe that will change.  For now, here is a bit of my soul.  This morning in New Zealand was beautiful beyond words.  All I can hope is that this pictures does it some sort of justice.

Open Road + Mini . Peace of Mind

Every once in a while I love to get in the car and just drive.  I don't always set out for a particular destination, but I always head out of the city.  There is something very freeing about temporarily having no plans, and to just head out to see where the road might lead.  Today I turned up my favorite worship music courtesy of Hillsong, hit road and ended about 5500 above sea level at Palomar Mountain.  It was a beautiful combination of a cloudy sky, a cool temperature, some fog and even a little bit of the white stuff.  I stopped a couple times along the way and was finding myself seeing beauty in the bare trees.  I took just a couple photos along the way.  Wishing everybody a wonderful week to come!

Things That are Pretty

Autumn . Transition

Since Starbucks Says its Christmas . Santa

I was in Starbucks yesterday, got my cup of coffee in the infamous red cup with the snowflakes on it, but it doesn't stop there.  As I was waiting for my name to be called the tune "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" playing in the background.  It seems a bit extra crazy that the holidays are upon us this year, and as the years past, it also seems that Christmas starts earlier and earlier.  In honor of the madness that will be the next couple months, I ran across this pic I took at the Chrissie Bash at our church.  It is one of my favorite photos of all time!  

If you are interested in a print of this photograph you can visit here for ordering instructions.  Enjoy!