gorgeous

your family is seriously gorgeous.

Aww...I really love your family posts the mostest. :))))

The Leiths are so gorgeous! These photos are lovely Shannon :)

Thanks Shannon for these picture - capturing the fun of that Mexico trip that your Dad gave all of us for Christmas! It will be a highlight of our trip down from Canada, to be with all of you for that FUN, AMAZING day!

so lovely :)

i just am captivated by all of these

Love this! The hubs and I got married in Rosarito :)

Love the one of you holding the baby. So lovely!

all your michigan images are beautiful. i looked through them thinking, "i almost moved there", "i could be living there right now". weird. so bizarre. so cold.

Just swooned over you and the baby. Love your posts.

Oh my gosh-- brilliant. I have a bajillion notebooks I have never finished. But only one at a time. And maybe, I don't finish them, because I feel I need to keep to one topic when writing in it-- yet, I have only thought once about having multiple notebooks-- brushed it off as a silly thought... but now that i see you actually doing this, I think it is awesome... Thanks for this post! :)

I love this!

I am a total notebook person. And the notebooks have to be *just right* for me to be able to use them at all.

I'm also a total planner girl. I get obsessed with having the exact right planner for my needs. This becomes a problem when my needs change ... then I have to go find a new planner to fit the mold.

About six months ago, I got into Karen Walrond's approach to journalling: having a single Moleskine notebook that is the place for EVERYTHING. It's where I put my to-do lists, my blog post ideas, my brainstorms, my drawings, little tidbits and ephemera that I come across in daily life.

So I guess you could say that I'm becoming a one-notebook kind of gal. Which is different than the tack you take of one notebook for each part of your life. Interesting. :)

Umm this post was brilliant. I know that you keep journals/notebooks. I do too... but this post made me realize that I have some fear of having too many or being too cluttery in life. But I often feel like I need a different journal for everything -- that it would be cool to be able to look back into my "Motherhood" journal and read about that aspect of life over the years instead of just sifting through my one everything journal. Oh thank you for this!!!!! I'm resolving to start more journals now.

Umm this post was brilliant. I know that you keep journals/notebooks. I do too... but this post made me realize that I have some fear of having too many or being too cluttery in life. But I often feel like I need a different journal for everything -- that it would be cool to be able to look back into my "Motherhood" journal and read about that aspect of life over the years instead of just sifting through my one everything journal. Oh thank you for this!!!!! I'm resolving to start more journals now.

We are twins in this!! I've always had an obsession with journals... my annoyed mom can attest ("Do you REALLY need ANOTHER notebook!?"). Yes. Yes, mom, I do. Journals from trips I've taken are my most prized souvenirs, journals I've filled are my favorite decoration on the shelf, journals I'm writing in now make me excited to write and dream. And the journal HAS to be perfect - it has to speak to me, I have to want to write in it. Someday, we're going to go to Berkeley together and I'm going to take you to Castle In the Air. The most beautiful journals in the world live there (along with a thousand other beautiful things). Love you!

You. are. so. awesome. Holy cats. You really inspire me, like, as much as coffee does. Every time!

Your notebook dreaming fills me to the brim with energy.

Oh man, you really hit the nail on the head with this post. I'm a lifelong notebook-keeper and I loved reading about your process with getting thoughts onto paper.

p.s. your blog always makes me breathe a little deeper and enjoy the everyday things a little more. Thank you for that.

yes yes yes to notebooks. i love them, and have so many as well! i should create a new one per project though. :)

I love how you see.
What exactly are we look at here - were you using a macro lens? It is AMAZING.

You take my breath away daily, darling.

love the textures in these images, they look as if you should touch them.

Oh, you brought so many lovely memories flooding back! I am so glad I got to meet you and be a part of this with you! Such an amazing experience!

Lovely post! I remember my life as an artform workout like it was yesterday. Change my life both personally & professionally. Glad you ha the opportunity and same result :)

yes, such beautiful memories. miss you all ;) thanks for the warm words, my dear friend :)

more Jesh meetings to come!

You know, Shannon, there has always been a very deep place in my heart for creating. You have discovered much earlier how to use your deepest need. Who knows where else God will use this new track that you are on. It could be many sideswipes of fun in other directions that you don't know about now. Who knew i would start carving at 76? Who knew I could create baskets on my sewing machine that tickled peoples fancy! I have other things I want to start doing, also. Maybe all those paint supplies will come out (I'm a little afraid of that direction yet)....love you love you! gr ma

nicely said my friend, so glad to know you :))

How very true! If there's anything I don't like about photography, it's that I'm my own boss. I never thought I'd say that, but it's true. I always wish I had someone telling me how to do something or what to do or when to do it. But I don't. So I have to rely on myself. And sometimes that is the hardest thing. But it looks like you're doing mighty fine! :)

How very true! If there's anything I don't like about photography, it's that I'm my own boss. I never thought I'd say that, but it's true. I always wish I had someone telling me how to do something or what to do or when to do it. But I don't. So I have to rely on myself. And sometimes that is the hardest thing. But it looks like you're doing mighty fine! :)

Reading through this again. So wonderful to relive so many happy memories through your images and words. Thank you for reminding me how irreplaceable all of this is.

Oh, how I loved going to Jesh's workshop. This one must of been pretty epic; I went to the one in LA, the beloved workshop. Ok, now we have even more in common...we must hang out soon!

Love that last shot of Amy with the I Like You sign. This post reminds me that not only did I learn so much that week from Jesh but that I also learned and saw so many things through everyone's eyes, including yours. I was opened to new thoughts, and creative ideas - not to steal and just use - but to fill my creative tank. Seeing these photos now brings it all back and adds another level to what I didn't see then but can see now through you Shannon. Thanks for sharing. Thanks for honesty and almost yoga. And thanks for dancing! (how's all that for morning ramblings!)