Now, I'm not talking about abandoning wearing make-up, or ditching getting all dolled up for a date {namely because I do both of those things very often}; I'm also not trying to start a boycott of all things unnatural. For the most part because I don't have the passion and/or diligence to ever do a boycott to anything. I'm just saying that when I see natural beauty in life I get this sort of yes, that looks right kind of feeling. I'm talking about the abandoned old farm house, the puffy clouds against the sharp blue sky, the fog as it drifts through the Shenandoah valley. Not to mention things like a farmers market, a young pregnant mom hustling around with her 2-year-old in tow, or the glimpse I caught of that guy getting down on one knee on the beach in California. Or maybe, spending a day at the apple orchard filling up those rustic baskets, or an afternoon at the petting zoo, or getting snowed in for 3 days and being forced to have game night with your family. That's the kind of natural beauty I'm referring to. Nature. I love finding beauty and joy in the world. Sure, design and fashion are some solid favorites in my book, and there's no need to kid ourselves, I love trying to figure out ways to get my hair to cooperate and look 'pretty'. But the most beautiful moments in life, I will always believe, are the ones that aren't intended to be beautiful. The ones that you simply get the blessing of experiencing. The ones that make you smile and, a lot of the time, don't even involve you. You can call me a dreamer, a wallflower, or an observer, and those would all be pretty accurate. Because I will always have a thing for the natural beauty of life. And you can only find that when you slow your roll, sit back, and really look at the world around you.
Post inspired largely by this girls uncanny ability to capture the beauty in the every-day. Examples below.
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