It was Jeremiah's twelfth birthday and we did the only thing we knew to do: pack up the car and head out to the caves for a little hike. The clouds hung low and rain came down in a fine needle-like spray, but we pulled up our hoods tight and it only made everything seem more enchanting. We found ourselves a nice nook in a cave and laid a blanket on the dusty rock; mom opened the basket and a lunch of cold french toast, cheese, grapes, bell peppers, and salami was spread like the most royal of feasts. Dining in a secluded cave, with a sweeping rainy panorama of mossy rocks and trees laden with the first changing leaves, I felt like a queen. After lunch, we took our time meandering on the crude path, looking for cacti and talking about vacations past, then piled back in the car (boots thick with mud and faces damp with mist) to head home for more birthday celebrations of cheesecake aflame with twelve candles and those other things that rainy afternoons entail (reading and coffee, of course).
Happy birthday, J! I love you, bud.
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ps spruced up/simplified the blog at bit and updated a few of the pages...feel free to take a look around!
Lovely photos! And the spruce up is so sweet and gentle. Great job, dear!
ReplyDeletexoxo//bree
p.s. somehow I managed to publish that comment without saying "Happy Birthday" to Jeremiah! 'scuse me. ;D
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Jeremiah!
Your life is like a fairytale, my dear. So beautiful! And happy birthday to Mr. J! :)
ReplyDeleteYou guys had a picnic in a cave? How cool is that! Happy birthday to J, and the blog looks great. xo
ReplyDeletelove love love your pictures. always.
ReplyDeleteJ is so stylish. He is a very classy twelve year old.
ReplyDeleteEven simply saying the words "picnic in the caves" has an enchanting feel to it. I love the whole post.
Sounds like fun! (Happy 12th, Jeremiah!)
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that sounds incredible. i hope one day i can do that :) also, that last picture is stunning!
ReplyDeletehey, we're going hiking in a couple hours. life is funny like that. i hope i can capture some moments as sweet and real as these. some of my favourites of yours, sis.
ReplyDeleteand happy birthday to the coolest kid ever!
great photos and i love the design. (:
ReplyDeletethose pics are amazing! i always love when you do some in black and white!
ReplyDeletep.s. love the new design! i think it looks a little more, you!
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this is great! sounds like it was really fun. xoxox
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh - have I really been reading over 2 years? Anyway, happy birthday Jeremiah! Looks like you had a fun day!
ReplyDeleteAnna x
Your new blog design looks so good! I love the simple and classy look. :)
ReplyDeleteOnce again, your photos are so amazing! This hike must have been fun!
The sounds like such a nice day!
ReplyDeletePS. I'm loving the new blog design!
oops...I meant that sounds like such a nice day...
DeleteAhh! I love your blog so much. Gaaaaah.
ReplyDeleteBless,
Iona Nicole
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this is lovely. having a picnic in a cave, how wonderful!
ReplyDeleteyour new design is amazing, love that picture of yours in the sidebar :)
x - Jianine
Looks like an amazing place and a lovely way to celebrate a birthday
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Love it! This makes me want to go hiking and take lots of pictures.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to J.! My sister just had her birthday, and today is my friend's, and yours is just around the corner, too! ;) I think September is a birthday month all around.
great post, and lovely photos as usual.
ReplyDeletehappy birthday, Jeremiah! :)
Lovely words and pictures! :)
ReplyDeletesimple and minimal makes me happy. love the spruced-up design.
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oooh, that looks like fun. i bet your brother enjoyed that...sounds like the kind of thing my two brothers would LOVE!
ReplyDeletei love the simplified layout of your blog...i'm off to check out some of the pages! :)