The Wilds

So, I had this past weekend off! The hubby and I were supposed to turn it into a weekend getaway and go camping but due to complications of last minute planning, lack of funds, and Paul gaining some over-time (which is ALWAYS taken...) we decided to wake up super early Sunday morning and drive our way out to Cumberland, Ohio (only about 3 and a half hours away) and spend the whole day out and about.

As I mentioned before, The Wilds is the largest conservation center in the entire North America. Over 10,000 acres of land where animals can roam freely across vast areas to live worry free of predators and eat from a natural environment. In all reality, it's a perfect combination for endangered species to feel well enough to breed and repopulate. Genius.

And since I like taking pictures and it's kind of my thing, this is what I got to see:








These two just makes me laugh super hard core LOL






So, I decided to throw a very short, simple video together from the few amount of clips we got at the wilds. Kind of offers even more perspective to the magical views even under the very cloud skies (which we eventually got rained out!! Luckily RIGHT as the tour ended)

SIDE NOTE: Why is it whenever I make a video and the screenshot behind the play button always has the WORST face I could pull??????????

-Brooke

you've got me on my toes

So! Where to start? It's been a roller coaster couple of weeks for me. I found a screenshot from one of my favorite games (Ocarina of Time) that has the best words that can be said to me right now.



And it is easy for me to feel discouraged. Especially when no one is able to hold me up when I'm down. Because.. let's face it, all of us have our mountains to climb. But, there have been harder things I have gotten myself through and someday I'll look back at this time and realize that the mountains I feel I'm climbing are just grains of sand (ha, to anyone who can guess what song that is from SUPER KUDOS to you!!). So. The superhero in me needs to awaken and start flying again.

I did a photoshoot yesterday for a friend I used to work with. I'm going to be photographing his wedding this November and I'm so stoked because it will be in the aquarium down in Newport! Pirate themed and all. I'm SOOO EXCITED. AHH.

I discovered a place I need to travel to. In NYC, there is a place called Staten Island that apparently has a junkyard of old, forgotten, and misplaced boats that are generations old. This website has the best pictures and info I could find about it: CLICK HERE.

Also, at the beginning of September, the hubby and I are planning a weekend camping trip to a place called The Wilds out in eastern Ohio. As the website describes, The Wilds is one of the largest and most innovative wildlife conservation centers in the world. Located on nearly 10,000 acres in southeast Ohio, it is home to rare and endangered species from around the world living in natural, open-range habitat, as well as home to hundreds of indigenous species. And this place offers safari rides, horse riding trails, zipline tours, and the like. Can't WAIT. If you are interested, you can find out more info about this place here: CLICK HERE.

I'm getting a list together of places I want to photograph in Cincinnati of abandoned buildings and just neat buildings that have interesting architecture. Hopefully my curiosity can keep me out of as much trouble as possible..... got close to being fined for trespassing recently at a nearby mining facility :x And all I was trying to do was find a place to turn around..... :):):):P

Well, time to update my "Bible" a little bit before I get some sleep. My little book of inspirational quotes, ideas, pictures, and things that just move me. By the time I'm 80, this little book will be huge.

-Brooke

PS: title taken from LIGHTS new song called Toes

Dear Society:

I've come to the conclusion that you don't know what it is that you want. And you never will. You pace around in your life searching for something that doesn't matter all based off an unbridled emotion that keeps you from thinking clearly a lot of times. You set life to make it complicated, more than it needs to be. You are attracted to drama in ways just to excite your subconscious and give you something to try and be entertained by. But it never does entertain you fully. Because it's never enough for you. You just keep chasing your tail and waste your life with pointless drama into a never ending abyss of betrayal, hardship, and self-destructive motives. And for what? You have the choice just as equally to step away from all the mishap and walk yourself onto the path of happiness.

Forgive. Love. Dare to be yourself.

Because you deserve happiness, Society. The full cup of joy, love, bliss, and enlightenment. Sure, when faced against 7 billion other human beings, all of our wants will never be met. But we can accept certain mishaps about our lives to be something beyond life changing and create new opportunities for ourselves to grow, learn, and be something more than you've ever been before. Society, I know you can do it. Nothing is ever impossible when you set your mind to it. There once was a wise Jedi that said "Your focus determines your reality." Sooooo true. (Thanks Qui Gon). Retrain your focus, Society. We should strive to be all that we can be. No matter what we are faced with.

-Brooke

Summer Love.

My amazing friends Jessie & Holly came over tonight so we could go out and take some pictures together. It's always nice when you can share hobbies with people you spend the most time with in your life. We are able to bounce ideas back and forth and enjoy each others company without saying a word. I got some good pictures, and judging by some of the ones my sister uploaded to her facebook, she got some good ones as well. I did focus mainly on nature shots but since I do post a lot of those, I decided to throw some newbies out there <3







.::Brooke