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Matagorda Spring Surf Breakers
Last weekend the beach was so crowded with Spring Breakers! It was cool to see so many people having such a good time out there, even if the shoreline did get really full. We had to drive foreeeeever to find a space we fit in, but luckily Chris has his cute little white-top FJ to 4×4 us wherever we need to go to find the right waves. We hadn’t been to the beach together since the cloudy day in Galveston surfing in the fog after Christmas. It had been too long! Between our busy schedules and disorganized weekend waves, there just wasn’t a good day until now. Welcome to the…
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Rust Shibori Dress
Does anyone else find themselves drawn to rust tones this Spring? I recently saw this shibori dress in rust instead of navy, and the warm colors drew me right in. It’s funny because I’ve been doing all this research over the past few years about hand dye and natural dye techniques, and for the past two years the traditional navy shibori struck a chord with me over the rust tones. This year that’s shifting! I love the way the subtle fabric looks against the sand and first signs of Spring. Since the rust shibori dress has this pretty lattice-work in the back, I layered it over a nude cami dress,…
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Surfing Around Matagorda Beach
For anyone else who tires of being a spectator, here’s something surfy from Chris’s point of view surfing around Matagorda Beach. These were all taken using Chris’s GoPro on a beautiful, clean fall day on the beach with some beautiful waves. Standing on the beach taking pictures is fun for a while, but soon enough you have to test the waters. For me, the point of view of the video really underscores the amount of effort it takes to get in there and the singleminded purpose it takes. Waves are messy (just like life). It’s literally an uphill battle to get out there – all for a few seconds sliding…
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Matagorda Surfing Day Trip
Last weekend we drove down to Matagorda surfing for the day. It was beautiful, as usual. In the morning an ominous fog blankets everything lately, but by the time the sun’s up there isn’t a cloud in sight. If it took me a little longer to edit these photos than usual, last week was just overwhelming with life happenings. I’ll spare the details, but I’m so glad it’s over. Wish this weekend could have lasted a little longer. OMW! Headed for the water. I just love the glittering blues and greens and textures of the water. It’s barely even wetsuit season! Chris hardly ever needs one anyway. He just paddles…
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What Lies Inside
“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. While I was editing these photos from Matagorda, my friend and I started doing that thing again, where we start projecting what we would like to be doing in the future. This is usually a really abstract and vague idea like “I would like to be a millionaire”. The line of thinking naturally turns from there to “how do I become a millionaire” back to the reality of our fairly normal lives that most likely won’t lead to being a millionaire anytime soon, and some rather toxic ideas about ourselves. This kind…
