*** • So I have my first #seattleartshow coming up on April 28th! I will be one of many #seattleartists showcasing at the #pancakesandbooze #artshow at @elcorazonseattle. Everything I had hoped to achieve with moving to Seattle has more or less worked out, & so I felt compelled to do a bit of #selfreflection #throughwriting... • It still seems a bit surreal, deciding I would move to #seattlewa last June, and so I did in November. I know I will stir again, looking for my next home, but I feel as if I'm #livingagain. The past year in #raleighnc, as it turns out, was the actual surreal experience; my time spent there recollects like a #hazydream. I met some great people working at @mattiebsdurham, and got to reconnect with some old friends. I went on some great road trips around the #southeast; trips to #florida and #myrtlebeachsc had their moments of fun, but ultimately, they prolonged my time in a place I had never intended to be. On August 21st I drove down to #columbiasc in the middle of the night to avoid any potential traffic problems getting into town to see the #totaleclipse. It is a quaint little city, and I surely wish I had had more time to explore it. - My #solareclipse viewing was enjoyable, and I was able to capture the images I wanted to. However, it was two months earlier, when I traveled along the #blueridgeparkway that I was awakened from this dead end slumber. The #mountainsandvalleys whispered with a slowly rising fog, #denseforest and #ragingwaterfalls silenced the mind. It was #beautiful, and #peaceful, and #rejuvinating, but it was mostly a vivid reminder of what I had left. - #thismoment (the image posted), is one of very few that I had not captured myself. Some #randomtravelers, #inlovewithlife, offered to record this moment for me. The photos I took throughout the trip, they are just that, photographs. But this moment, perched atop my #hondaelement, capturing all the beauty that surrounded me, my dog #Moab, who has truly become my best friend, relaxing below, it is a reminder of #whyitravel, why I change places so often. However, above all else, this moment is a reminder of why I am here, why I chose the #emeraldcity... #urbanemerald (at Seattle, Washington)
