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


beautiful. ah, such stuff that dreams are made of :)
ReplyDeleteThis inspired me.
ReplyDeleteaaaah. i love the simplicity and the quiet and the radiance of it all. so good, lady. :)
ReplyDeleteI just lovelovelove these photos. And that video is super cute. :)
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful dream must be made of all of this. :)
ReplyDeleteWow, your photography never ceases to amaze!! And what is that noodle goodness? It looks so yummy. Keep enjoying summer:) xo
ReplyDeleteyou never cease to amaze me in your simple ways of capturing life
ReplyDeletelove the one of the horse!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDelete-Ky
www.thebirdssay.blogspot.com
So beautiful.
ReplyDeletehmmmm. just love. I can taste it on my tongue! love the harmonica playing and pasta eating. so good.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved the video. I really wish I could be there right now, it just seems like such a lovely place :)
ReplyDelete-ryan
in love :)
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. 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. ;)
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
-Madi
amazing post <3
ReplyDeleteyou have such a way with words - so magical. p.s. love the video :)
ReplyDeletegorgeous 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?
ReplyDeletethanks! the song is atlas hands.
DeleteYour 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. :]
ReplyDeleteThe pasta looks amazing! And is that homemade biscuit dough wrapped around the sticks? Or crescent rolls?
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures!
-Melinda
I'm in awe. Just gorgeous, Carlotta! All of it! :)
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. And what is that you all roasted over the fire? It looked tasty :)
ReplyDeleteis 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.
ReplyDeleteI died a little too ;) Meme's absolutely stunning!
DeleteI just want to experience your life with you. It looks so fun.
ReplyDeleteThat's it. I'm flying to Germany.
ReplyDeleteooohh. this is so lovely. :)
ReplyDeleteYour 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!
ReplyDeletei'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 :)
ReplyDeleteI love these pictures, these moments...:)
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteI love it Carlotta, and the damper looks SOOO good
ReplyDeleteYour 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.
ReplyDeletegorgeous photos (as always). :)
ReplyDeleteOh it's Juno
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.
ReplyDeletelast paragraph- made me swoon.
ReplyDeletexo
Ahh I love this! Everything about it is wonderful! The video you made is SO amazing, just sayin'=)
ReplyDeletesimply beautiful carlotta! love this. :)
ReplyDeleteoh my goodness. like, i can't even fathom this beautiful-ness. all these pictures are awesome. and i love the video & song! :)
ReplyDeleteabbie /// xoxox
your video = perfection.
ReplyDeleteokay, 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.
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.
ReplyDeletefor 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!
ReplyDeleteThat video is so gorgeous. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteAnd these pictures... wow is all I can say.
STUNNING photography!!! Did you ever take a photography course?
ReplyDeleteI love the photos of your gorgeous little sisters.
thank you so much! and no, I've never taken any type of photography class...all I know is self taught :)
Deletewow, you've captured simple beautiful things and made them so amazingly good to watch! :)
ReplyDeletei can't get over how gorgeous your two little sisters are! ahhhh!!!
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! :)
ReplyDeleteoh me. this is lovely. you have such a photographic eye, carlotta...I always look forward to your stills.
ReplyDeleteand this video was your best yet. you should work for kinfolk. <3
p.s. (that was me up there. ^ hah)
ReplyDeleteyour pictures are always perfect. LOVE
ReplyDeleteCarlotta, 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!!
ReplyDeleteI have no words.
ReplyDeleteBut this is so stunning.
Good gracious, this makes me want to eat smores.
ReplyDeleteDivine.
What a beautiful life :)
ReplyDeletestunning photos! You have such a beautiful family!
ReplyDeleteReally nice pic and cute girl!
ReplyDeleteFabulous video. I'm in love with your style. :)
ReplyDeleteyou're such a rockstar for using atlas hands in your video ;)
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, this is really, really beautiful. The scenery, the people, the song! Everything. The next camera I get has to have video capacity.
ReplyDeletei 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!
ReplyDeleteand 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