Photography is the story I fail to put into words.
-Destin Sparks
But in case you want to read my words too...
 I haven't posted in the Serenity Circle Project for awhile--between some computer issues and the normal stuff of life, my editing and blogging took a backseat. So, I am going to do a little catching up here. Hope you're okay with that! ;)  This last summer, my family went to Alaska for our summer vacation. My little sister has lived in Anchorage for 9 years now, and we've been to visit her a few times, and we decided to go again this summer to visit my parents too! They are living in Alaska for 18 months while they serve as missionaries for our church, and will be coming home in March of 2020. It was a good excuse to go explore more of that huge state, because we've only seen such a small portion of it. (This trip we mostly explored north of Anchorage to Fairbanks--other trips we've explored mostly the Kenai Peninsula.) My littlest sister also came with us, so there was my family of 6, my parents, my little sister and her family of 6, and my littlest sister with her 2 kids--overall 17 of us! Though we weren't all together the entire 11 days, there was still plenty of chaos which sent my introverted self into someone who had to periodically leave for a few minutes with camera in hand to find some peace and serenity!  Before my trip, I decided that I wanted to do a little photography project, specifically for the Serenity Project--I would find times that I could sneak away and photograph the details of Alaska! So that's what I did! I focused on the small things--flowers and biomes that I don't see in Utah very often. I hopefully captured the serene details of this. (This was supposed to be my August serenity post...but here it is finally a few months later!)  I hope you found a little bit of Alaskan serenity like I did on my trip! To feel more serenity today, continue around the Serenity Project to see how some of my friends found serenity in their lives too! Up next is the talented Janet Broughton, still life photographer, NW England. 11/20/2019 06:28:06 am
Love your words and photos Emily. I miss your smiling face!
Janet
11/20/2019 12:59:13 pm
I love that you've focused on the small things that we often miss, and I can totally imagine how the time out with the camera was needed with all those people!
Lori McLellan
11/20/2019 08:40:38 pm
Oh my goodness, that is a lot of people together at one time! I'd be escaping for serenity too, lol. I really like that you chose to capture the details of Alaska - I think we too often forget those details. Such beautiful foliage you found. Fireweed is one of my favourite wildflowers and I'm intrigued by the tall white brush looking ones you found. Glad you are back this month! 11/21/2019 10:03:10 am
What a beautiful collection of images. It sounds like a very busy trip, I can see why you needed a few moments of serenity from time to time! I love all the precious little details you captured in these. Thanks for sharing them with us!
Joan Showers
11/22/2019 07:22:56 am
Emily, I'm so glad that you shared your view of Alaska with us. My husband and I were saying the other day that Alaska was one of our favorite places that we visited. I can almost smell the fur on the needles of your last image. Comments are closed.
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