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{snow-covered aspen}
5 Feb
“go spend time with the aspen trees. they’ll tell you how it works. they’ll tell you to look to your roots for energy. they’ll tell you there’s warmth beneath the surface.” – kaya mclaren
{foto friday – so, it’s been snowing a little… and i was kind of a major slacker at work today}
31 Jan…and i took a ton of pics with my favourite iphone app, shake-it.
beginning with a shameless selfie 🙂
POWDER DAY!
so pretty. Continue reading
{travel tuesday – the winter x-games : from a slightly different perspective}
28 Jan
this weekend i helped work at the winter x games in buttermilk. it was pretty unbelievable.
however, i didn’t go to see the athletes or even watch any of the event, and yet i had access to almost every venue and space on the mountain… what exactly then, was i doing at x games?!
sorting through this enormous pile of trash :
i’m not even kidding. there were 2 other huge piles just like this in the two days i helped…
i was part of the “green team” for the weekend – sorting through waste to divert it from a going to a landfill. the goal was to divert 80%, and i believe we came damn close! that team is so amazingly dedicated!!! Continue reading
{some stuff that happened this week – via the shake-it app}
25 Jan
i went to work – this is what i see when i arrive… 🙂
i had edible flowers in a salad i bought at the market… that was a first, for sure! especially considering i just grabbed it from the salad bar… i also discovered that they sell boars head meat, which got me all kinds of excited and happy! 😀
i took a selfie at the bus-stop…
i enjoyed this amazing spread with some friends…
i saw this sunset over mt. sopris…
and now i’m off to check out the WINTER X-GAMES!! 😀 pics to follow…
have a great weekend, ya’ll!
{tiny tuesday – kindle by candlelight}
7 Jan
i have a cute tiny {claw-foot} tub in my tiny home, and it came complete with that cute little bar-type-thing that props up a book for you to read while you take a bath… Continue reading
{it’s the first foto friday of 2014 : and i’m still obsessed with the “shake-it” app}
3 Jani don’t care if it’s like, 5 years old and moreover, that it resembles an old-school polaroid foto. i’m sure there are way “cooler” apps out there now, but i still love the good ol’ shake-it app.
and here are some snapshots from my week :
i enjoyed this amazing burger from the best place in the valley…
i made myself these amazing crab legs for new year’s eve celebration…
then followed it with this mostly amazing tradition for lunch the on new year’s day… i say mostly because it was a little dry, but i ate it anyway. 😉 Continue reading
{new year’s eve 2013 – goodness, it sure has been an eventful 12-months!!}
31 Decsunrise – snowmass village, colorado © audrey michelle 2013
it really has been a very very eventful year! personally, i’m kind of glad to be saying good-bye to 2013. i always say you can start over ANY time in your life, you don’t need an event like new year’s eve to make resolutions, start fresh, or even kiss a stranger 😉 but i’m still looking forward to wrapping up one year and starting a new one… i have been releasing a lot of old “stuff” over the last month… and i’m ready to welcome in the new!
i just really feel good about bringing in 2014 this year… things feel a little more peaceful in general, and that is great!
it’s been exactly 3 weeks
however, since my entire life changed in one single {terrifying} moment… i completely survived my car rolling twice on the icy highway roads on monday, december 2nd. not a single person was harmed nor animal or lamppost involved… no semi-truck in the way, no major abrasions, pain, trauma, or overall inconvenience other than losing my awesome car, shelby the subaru. but like everyone said, “you can replace a car, you can’t replace YOU!”
i’m still shaking my head at how it even happened and most of all HOW i survived… walking away totally unscathed and mostly just in shock. the bizarre twist to all of this is that i have found many blessings come out on the other side of it all. i’m even going to write about the event, as it really did change my life. any event like that shakes up a person’s whole being… and when it’s “over”, it’s kind of impossible to claim to be the same person afterward. Continue reading
{it’s the final foto friday of 2013!}
27 Decand this is what happened this week :
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i worked on christmas day for the first time in my life… which was kind of okay and kind of weird. naturally, i brought my vitamix breakfast cookies to the office – and all 4 dozen got devoured! 😉
callee was adorable – every second of every day… just look at her! 😉
i visited the best breakfast place in town… these mugs are personal for the local regular guests – how cute is that?! 😉
it was so damn cold in the mornings, the windshield-washer fluid in my friend’s car totally froze… but also created this cool pattern 😉
and i saw this family of ravens… they tend to follow me around – they are my spirit animal, no doubt! 😉
i’m pretty sure this was a mama and a bunch of babies. although i’m not certain because it seems odd that they would have offspring in the winter, but i didn’t feel like researching it… does anyone know when crows/ravens typically mate and reproduce?
happy last friday of the year!!
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{thirsty thursday – eat, DRINK, and be merry}
26 Dec
new belgium brewing company beer is on sale all month at my local liquor store. and NBB just happens to be my all-time favourite, so i bought their folly pack, which included 4 throwback beers, 2 below. i’m excited to {re}explore them all… just not all at once 😉
HAPPY {safe} HOLIDAYS! 😉
{tiny tuesday – fotos inside the tiny home}
24 Decit’s a tiny tuesday update! 😀
i have made a lot of changes to my adorable tiny home, but i wanted to share these fotos so you can see the progression 🙂
main entrance, with ladder leading to loft…
computer desk to the right… it’s kind of like having an “office” 😉
behind my “office” – an open space and area for coats, etc. Continue reading
{foto friday – stuff that happened this week via fotos}
20 Dec
i watched this movie…
i ate this entire bag of holiday grapes…
i saw this on the bus ride into work… i’m pretty sure it took off from someone’s private ranch… Continue reading
{kitty yoga – volume 3}
14 Dec
my kitty callee loves laying on my yoga mat…and why wouldn’t she?! — cats can get into some pretty contorted positions, dude!
and since injuring my neck/shoulder last week {i’ll give all the details soon}, i am actually told by my physical therapist to NOT do too much stretching… so callee is taking my place on the magenta mat until a couple weeks pass 😉
have a great weekend, friends!
{whatever wednesday – cute callee cat quirks}
20 Novmy cat is kind of quirky and kind of ridiculous…
ridiculously cute, i mean…
she’s always getting into things… just like her mama. 😉 Continue reading
{harry & carrie – the spider and ladybug : bringing messages of protection, renewal, and gentle strength}
16 Novi have lots of animal energy surrounding me… i mean, we all do… we just have to pay attention and keep our hearts open. i believe it’s one of the ways the universe speaks to us – through animal energy. i’m one to notice patterns, almost obsessively, and therefore i can usually recognize when there is a message trying to reach me.
i saw dragonflies quite often during my meditations when i lived in denver. dragonfly’s message is about transformation and seeing through life’s illusions… which was so fitting for what i was experiencing at the time.
lately i’ve been seeing lots of spiders. i’ve always had spiders around me… which used to totally freak me out. *quiver* who likes spiders?! anyway – over the years i kept seeing them and i found myself actually photographing them quite a bit. i’m fascinated by their intricate webs and their stillness. and spider’s message is one of creativity – to weave our own web of destiny… and to be patient during the process 🙂
harry the spider
{whatever wednesday – my first guest post!}
13 Novhey friends!
how’s your week going so far? mine has been nice, the weather has been so beautiful up here!
i’m so excited to share some news with you! — a few weeks ago, i reached out to tinyhouseblog.com about doing a guest-post. i had been following tinyhouseblog for a while, since i knew i was going to be moving into this tiny home. i became somewhat obsessed with tiny living spaces… it’s so fascinating to me how many people live this lifestyle and it’s awesome to see what different people do with different living spaces.
i was so thrilled when kent agreed to let me write about my tiny home. i have been eagerly waiting to see it posted, and today is the magic day! i wanted to share the link, and share my pride a little 🙂 i will have another update on the tiny home very soon.. i’ve been making a few adjustments so it’s totally foto-ready!
thank you again for the opportunity, kent!
{deciphering abstract fotos – volume one}
11 Novcan you guess what this is a fotograph of?! when i saw it, i just HAD to run and get my camera and capture these images…
the only manipulating i did to these fotos was in post-production, and the only thing i did was add contrast… and if someone can figure out what i actually fotographed, i will be so completely shocked. i think it will also be fun to see what kind of responses i can get!
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below is a close-up….
please comment!
pssssttt, hey – have fun! now, today, tomorrow, this week, next week, all month, the rest of this year… 2014… and beyond! 😀
{the bi-annual cattle round-up}
11 Novi had never seen anything like this and i was so happy to get immersed right in the middle of it!
remember last friday i wrote about the coolest cattle?! well, as i was fotographing them that day, i inadvertently got stuck behind the twice-a-year cattle round-up that takes place here in town. i was pretty much cracking-up the entire time and also felt so privileged to have witnessed this event, camera-in-hand.
it was the day of the eclipse, too… and the sunset was unbelievable!
i know they’re “just cows”, but i love them. and what i want to know is…
how the heck did they round up all these cows without me noticing? one can’t get off this road, so-to-speak, and i had just turned around to head back down the hill when i saw this… Continue reading
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