Somewhere Under The Rainbow
Views from the Colorado National Monument are known to be beautiful. From the red rock formations, to the canyons that they form ... all overlooking the valley towns of Grand Junction and Fruita in Colorado.
Tom and I fell in love with the area years ago and continue to do so. As many of you know, we tend to do most of our traveling and photography out west and Tom spends numerous weeks out west in the winter for snowboarding as well. Being from south Florida, where we lack mountains or any type of elevation or even season, it sort of made sense. I always thought of it as a Yin and Yang thing, where "in Chinese philosophy, yin and yang describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another." (Cited from Wikipedia) Others might think of it as a "you always want what you don't have" sort of thing. We know that we love the winters and the mountains, but I was never sure about the harsh winter of the western areas that we love so much ... Montana, Wyoming, or even Alaska (which also has the challenges of light extremes in the various seasons). However, we always knew that we felt a bit out of place in Florida. During our travels all over this amazing country of ours, we always wonder ... could this be a place that we could call home? Each place would have it's benefits and challenges, but life is all about compromises, right?
So, Tom and I have something special to announce. In just 3 short days we'll be following our hearts and purchasing a home out west. As you might have guessed by the image, and our many trips out there, we're purchasing that home in Mesa County ... in the small mountain biking town of Fruita, CO! There will be biking opportunities galore for Tom, a slower lifestyle with mountains that surround us, a gentler winter, yet still seasons, and snow, lots of it nearby, yet we won't have to spend the entire winter with a snow shovel in hand. Photographically, the area is full of new opportunities ... wildlife, landscapes (day and night), and most places we love are within a day's drive.
Is anyone out there shocked? I know that I was, and I still am, as I sort through my life at this moment. I couldn't even get myself to share the news with anyone, due to the mixed emotions that I was feeling and the desire to not jinx myself. LOL
So, I want to apologize for being a bit off the radar lately, but we have been busy... extremely busy! Yes, "Somewhere Under the Rainbow" we'll be making a home! I'll be keeping everyone in the loop from here on out. Whew! That felt good to get this exciting news off of my chest! :-)
Hope that everyone has a wonderful week! Thanks for stopping by to view.
© 2017 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
Somewhere Under The Rainbow
Views from the Colorado National Monument are known to be beautiful. From the red rock formations, to the canyons that they form ... all overlooking the valley towns of Grand Junction and Fruita in Colorado.
Tom and I fell in love with the area years ago and continue to do so. As many of you know, we tend to do most of our traveling and photography out west and Tom spends numerous weeks out west in the winter for snowboarding as well. Being from south Florida, where we lack mountains or any type of elevation or even season, it sort of made sense. I always thought of it as a Yin and Yang thing, where "in Chinese philosophy, yin and yang describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another." (Cited from Wikipedia) Others might think of it as a "you always want what you don't have" sort of thing. We know that we love the winters and the mountains, but I was never sure about the harsh winter of the western areas that we love so much ... Montana, Wyoming, or even Alaska (which also has the challenges of light extremes in the various seasons). However, we always knew that we felt a bit out of place in Florida. During our travels all over this amazing country of ours, we always wonder ... could this be a place that we could call home? Each place would have it's benefits and challenges, but life is all about compromises, right?
So, Tom and I have something special to announce. In just 3 short days we'll be following our hearts and purchasing a home out west. As you might have guessed by the image, and our many trips out there, we're purchasing that home in Mesa County ... in the small mountain biking town of Fruita, CO! There will be biking opportunities galore for Tom, a slower lifestyle with mountains that surround us, a gentler winter, yet still seasons, and snow, lots of it nearby, yet we won't have to spend the entire winter with a snow shovel in hand. Photographically, the area is full of new opportunities ... wildlife, landscapes (day and night), and most places we love are within a day's drive.
Is anyone out there shocked? I know that I was, and I still am, as I sort through my life at this moment. I couldn't even get myself to share the news with anyone, due to the mixed emotions that I was feeling and the desire to not jinx myself. LOL
So, I want to apologize for being a bit off the radar lately, but we have been busy... extremely busy! Yes, "Somewhere Under the Rainbow" we'll be making a home! I'll be keeping everyone in the loop from here on out. Whew! That felt good to get this exciting news off of my chest! :-)
Hope that everyone has a wonderful week! Thanks for stopping by to view.
© 2017 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography