Seriridescence

Happy New Year's! 10 years ago I joined dA in the early hours of New Year's Day. I had fun staying up all night with friends. It's funny, I think that I'm only friends with one of them now -- if any. As always I was the last one awake, too wired to sleep, the sun was starting to rise. It's funny how many sunrises have passed since then, most of which I haven't seen. I don't know why we let ourselves miss almost all of them. When I go to the ocean, I am always awake before sunrise, before the fishermen are even at the docks. I walk barefoot through the cold sand, camera in hand. It's the most peace I have ever felt. All I want in this life is be at the ocean everyday with my kids. That's right kids. We're expecting baby number two in August. I'm so excited that my daughter is going to have a little brother or sister. I can't wait to take them on adventures all over. The oceans, the mountains, big cities, cozy little towns...I want to teach them to swim, and bike, and ski. I don't

It may be hard to imagine, but New York does have it's empty and abandoned places. Near where I grew up is a true ghost town called Tahawus. It used to be an old mining village located in the Adirondacks. In 2015 I explored the area with my dad during a winter hike. To be honest, I forgot about these until this past summer. Since then I have been a little preoccupied with baby preparation, but at long last have finished processing this collection. Here are the shots I got! Be sure to click to view each photograph individually. Are there any abandoned places near you? If so, share some thumbs in the comments.

It's no secret that over the last decade plus I have dealt with bipolar disorder's soul crippling depression. I've been fighting, and searching for meaning -- trying to find or create something worth living for. I believe that I have finally found it, and my reason for being here. Come March 2020 my husband and I will be welcoming our firstborn child. We are over the moon. And I am so thankful for this big love coming into our lives. One of the many things I'm doing to prepare is painting a dresser I repaired, and salvaged for the baby.