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Photo captured near the Modoc National Forest on Highway 139 in Modoc County. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.
Photo of the King Range captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
This barn was built in the 1920s and in 1988, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service purchased this property which was formally known as the McBride Ranch. On behalf of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this purchase allowed the present day refuge to triple in size and to establish the Salmon Creek Unit. The Refuge, since acquiring this additional property, has worked to restore was was mainly once pastureland to an eclectic mosaic of habitats for the fish and wildlife of the Humboldt Bay. Photo captured at the Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge near the town of Loleta. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.
Photo of the rugged Santa Lucia Mountains captured alongside the El Sur Ranch on the Old Coast Road in Big Sur. Monterey County. Mid April 2013.
Photo of a cattle ranch captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens alongside Old Samoa Road in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Late September 2013.
at the zoo today i decided to make the glass reflection be part of the shot. "go with it" i thought. it seems he is looking right into my lens.
Photo captured at the Vista Point at Junctions California 92 and 35 in San Mateo County. Early 2013.
Photo captured along the beach at Ma-Le'L Dunes in the census-designated place of Manila. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Photo captured along the beach at Dry Lagoon. Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Humboldt County. Early May 2013.
Photo captured during sunset at the Vista Point near the Berry Summit along California Highway 299 via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 75-200mm f/4.5 lens about 10 miles west of the census designated place of Willow Creek. Humboldt County. Mid November 2013.
Photo captured at a cattle ranch on California Highway 255 in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
Photo of Mount Lassen captured at Lake Manzanita via Minolta MD Celtic 28mm f/2.8 Lens. Lassen Volcanic National Park. Lassen National Forest. Shasta County. Mid November 2013.
A woman with curly hair leans blissfully against a shiny surface, soaking in the warmth of the sun. She appears calm and content in a serene outdoor setting.
Sometimes the strangest things happen with me, when I look through the lens. Today was such a day. I'm happy now.
Photo of the rugged Mendocino Coast captured from a turnout on Highway 1, the Shoreline Highway, near the unincorporated community of Westport. Mendocino County. Late March 2013.
Photo of Big Lagoon captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking east, captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.
Photo captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens, looking west towards the Pacific Ocean (which is on the other side of the thin strip of land and on the other side of the trees), captured on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Early October 2013.
Photo of Steamboat Rock captured along the Lost Coast via Mattole Road. Humboldt County. Late May 2013.
A wonderful day to not only enjoy the scenery before your very eyes and soul, but also to dial the necessary parameters on your camera and forever treasure that particular moment in time. Photo of False Klamath Cove captured off U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the town of Klamath. Del Norte County. "State of Jefferson." Early August 2013.
Do You Love Life?
I was writing my endless scripture of troubles,
The Gospel According to Jude.
The Obscure.
The Patron Saint of Lost Causes.
But then I go running
And it is uncomfortable
And exhilarating at the same time.
I am so full of those two feelings
That my Troubles are lost
They are trying to keep up
And they will find me eventually,
But for now their absence leaves me with,
An Image:
I run to the top of a hill on a warm day.
The breeze is cool and the scene is wonderment.
If any Place should know, it is here.
Expectantly, I shout,
“Do you love life?”
As it dies across the wind,
I already know.
There is no answer.
Because, really, there is no longer any question.
Now, I feel.
It is beautiful, all of it, everything.
It has shared with me its unhidden secrets -
That just like this Place,
I am Life.
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Photo looking towards the state of Oregon and captured on California Highway 161 at the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in Siskiyou County. Far Northern California. "State of Jefferson." Late February 2013.
Photo of Big Lagoon captured via Nikon 50mm f/1.8 D AF Nikkor lens on the Big Lagoon Bridge on U.S. Highway 101, the Redwood Highway, in the census-designated place of Big Lagoon. Humboldt County. Mid October 2013.
Photo captured via unofficial vista point on Patricks Point Drive near Trinidad and Patricks Point State Park. Humboldt County. Early March 2013.
Photo captured on the Old Coast Road at the site of the El Sur Ranch in Big Sur. Monterey County. Mid April 2013.
Photo captured from a meadow a few miles north of the town of Anchor Bay. Mendocino County. Late March 2013.
A long day of studying only led to this moment where the sky painted the perfect array of colors and patterns--ultimately allowing one to feel at ease in an unpredictable world. Photo captured outside my apartment in the city of Arcata. Humboldt County. Late September 2013.
I've been getting messages of curiosity and panic.
"Are you alive?"
I know I went through a spurt of posting here on Flickr and on my blogs while I was unemployed, but I've been quite busy lately. What I needed during that time was art: something to keep me busy before I lost my sanity. Now I work at a clothing store full time and on my off hours (or off days) I'm interning/freelancing in video production/online editorial work.
When I'm not working I'm sleeping and when I'm not sleeping I'm assessing my life. I'm not where I want to be, but I'm content. In fact I'm genuinely happy in life right now.I'm just plotting how to get to where I want and need to be. In the mean time I'm excelling in the two jobs I do have and I'm getting involved with a non-profit community arts organization.
I apologize for the lack of photo uploads here on Flickr as well as my drop in socialization. Please don't take it personally. Due to the quick-paced adventure that is my life, financial instability, and a family death I've been trying to keep a level head. I'm in the process of emerging from my cave so I'll be back and roaring with creativity in no time. I'd really rather just observe for now.
I will be checking my messages and writing back to those I hadn't answered. Take care of yourselves. I'll see you soon,
-Lindsay
P.S. Thanks for the birthday wishes! I spent it low key despite the celebration we were going to have for JPEG, Pixel and me. You can find some photos on Facebook considering I'd rather not be known as the lady who splatters her Flickr page with this nonsense...
Photo of Mount Shasta captured from the Shasta Valley Vista Point on Interstate 5. North of Yreka in Siskiyou County. Early January 2013.
Photo captured on California Highway 299 near the city of Alturas. Modoc County. "State of Jefferson." Late March 2013.
Photo captured near the town of Point Arena and near the Point Arena Lighthouse Station. Mendocino County. Late March 2013.
Cleaning up some stuff in the garden, this toad seemed to be still hibernating in 20 degrees Celsius. He or she gave me a wonderful change to make a selfportriat in a toad's eye. It's more a selfsillouette actually.