what dreams are made of

7.26.2012

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These past few days have been the kind of days that books are written about, songs sung about, and dreams dreamed about. Nothing--words or photographs or anything in between--cannot properly describe fairytale days like these for fear of belittling the sheer perfectness of it all; only the clucking of the hens, the sparks floating up to the night sky, the sun gently prying open my eyelids in the morning, yesterday's makeup and smoke clinging to my clothes, ice cream a few licks away from dripping down my arm, and the feel of wading waist deep through fields of wheat can begin to tell the story. And when the last harmonica strains die away, the big and little dipper melt into dawn, and the ink has faded from our skins, the memories will come back with tomorrow's starry night, the smell of warm sun on wheat, and the lingering smell of campfire and we will swear to never ever forget.


do yourself a favor and watch this video in hd || music by benjamin francis leftwich

61 comments:

  1. beautiful. ah, such stuff that dreams are made of :)

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  2. aaaah. i love the simplicity and the quiet and the radiance of it all. so good, lady. :)

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  3. I just lovelovelove these photos. And that video is super cute. :)

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  4. what a beautiful dream must be made of all of this. :)

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  5. Wow, your photography never ceases to amaze!! And what is that noodle goodness? It looks so yummy. Keep enjoying summer:) xo

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  6. you never cease to amaze me in your simple ways of capturing life

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  7. love the one of the horse!

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  8. Beautiful photos.
    -Ky
    www.thebirdssay.blogspot.com

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  9. hmmmm. just love. I can taste it on my tongue! love the harmonica playing and pasta eating. so good.

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  10. I absolutely loved the video. I really wish I could be there right now, it just seems like such a lovely place :)
    -ryan

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  11. This is absolutely beautiful.

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  12. Beautiful. So beautiful, Carlotta. Your pictures are brilliant and your way of describing things draws me in each time I read one of your posts. You are a talented lady. ;)

    Blessings!

    -Madi

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  13. you have such a way with words - so magical. p.s. love the video :)

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  14. gorgeous gorgeous photos Carlotta! I love all the rainbow sun flare ones! Love love! This video is amazing! What exactly is the name of the song you used?

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    1. thanks! the song is atlas hands.

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  15. Your words resonate throughout my soul - I love it. The pictures are marvelous - every single one of them whispers subtly, "this is what life is about". Thanks for sharing. :]

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  16. The pasta looks amazing! And is that homemade biscuit dough wrapped around the sticks? Or crescent rolls?
    Great pictures!
    -Melinda

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  17. I'm in awe. Just gorgeous, Carlotta! All of it! :)

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  18. So lovely. And what is that you all roasted over the fire? It looked tasty :)

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  19. is it weird to say that the countryside in germany looks so much like the canadian prairies? because it seriously does. also, i think we all died a little when meme looked up at the camera (in the video). or maybe just me. anyways, i miss all of you. lots and lots.

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    1. I died a little too ;) Meme's absolutely stunning!

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  20. I just want to experience your life with you. It looks so fun.

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  21. That's it. I'm flying to Germany.

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  22. ooohh. this is so lovely. :)

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  23. Your pictures, words, the video, even the song--they are all so perfectly inspiring. Looking over your blog brings a calmness over me and it reminds me what matters. It's actually pretty amazing that it has the ability to do that. Never stop sharing with the world, you've got so much to offer!

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  24. i'm speechless. carlotta, this is simply beautiful! i love the portraits of your older sister, and the last two photos are just gorgeous. don't even get me started on that video :)

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  25. I love these pictures, these moments...:)

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  26. I don't comment on your blog nearly often enough, but I just wanted to drop in quickly to say that you are such a lovely dear-heart...your words, your thoughts, your photographs...they are all so very deliciously beautiful! <3

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  27. I love it Carlotta, and the damper looks SOOO good

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  28. Your photos are what dreams are made of, Carlotta. Your post makes me want to burst out of my shell and go roam the universe and discover every nook and cranny.

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  29. gorgeous photos (as always). :)


    Oh it's Juno

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  30. The close shoots of your sisters are really beautiful! the same for your words, I really like the way you write, it encourages me to improve my English to be able to write in such a beautiful way.

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  31. last paragraph- made me swoon.
    xo

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  32. Ahh I love this! Everything about it is wonderful! The video you made is SO amazing, just sayin'=)

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  33. simply beautiful carlotta! love this. :)

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  34. oh my goodness. like, i can't even fathom this beautiful-ness. all these pictures are awesome. and i love the video & song! :)

    abbie /// xoxox

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  35. your video = perfection.
    okay, so Lilly is adorable, I think we can all agree on that. but MeMe? she is just so ridiculously attractive. like, both of them are so beautiful in such different ways. YOUR WHOLE FAMILY IS BEAUTIFUL.
    yeah, you can tell them that for me.
    nope, I'm not jealous at all.

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  36. So I know I already commented, but I've been coming back like every 3 minutes to watch that dang video! It's seriously so perfect.

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  37. for those of you wondering what we roasted over the fire: it's a german recipe called stockbrot--it's basically bread dough that's cooked over the fire. super yummy!

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  38. That video is so gorgeous. Seriously.
    And these pictures... wow is all I can say.

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  39. STUNNING photography!!! Did you ever take a photography course?
    I love the photos of your gorgeous little sisters.

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    1. thank you so much! and no, I've never taken any type of photography class...all I know is self taught :)

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  40. wow, you've captured simple beautiful things and made them so amazingly good to watch! :)
    i can't get over how gorgeous your two little sisters are! ahhhh!!!

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  41. Oh my goodness these are ALL gorgeous. I am literally blown away wow. And that videography...Oh my it was gorgeous so beautiful! Thanks for sharing! :)

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  42. oh me. this is lovely. you have such a photographic eye, carlotta...I always look forward to your stills.

    and this video was your best yet. you should work for kinfolk. <3

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  43. p.s. (that was me up there. ^ hah)

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  44. your pictures are always perfect. LOVE

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  45. Carlotta, you have lived a fairy tale, haven't you? It looks lovely. The video reminds me of KINFOLK, an online magazine I think you would enjoy. Not to mention how similar your video style is to theirs. KINFOLK has always been a favorite. You're darling!!

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  46. I have no words.
    But this is so stunning.

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  47. Good gracious, this makes me want to eat smores.
    Divine.

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  48. What a beautiful life :)

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  49. stunning photos! You have such a beautiful family!

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  50. Really nice pic and cute girl!

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  51. Fabulous video. I'm in love with your style. :)

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  52. you're such a rockstar for using atlas hands in your video ;)

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  53. Oh my goodness, this is really, really beautiful. The scenery, the people, the song! Everything. The next camera I get has to have video capacity.

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  54. i am constantly blown away by the many talented and YOUNG photographers out there in the world, like you and hannah. you are all so very talented - the future is in for it!

    and it's been lovely following along your beautiful german adventures. it looks like your most recent post about breakfast on the balcony was a dream. those are memories you'll keep forever.

    xo

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