By the window

Do you ever just sit there staring out the window thinking about some other place you'd much rather be? Well I've been doing that a lot lately it seems. Don't get me wrong, being in Nebraska has some good things about it (hello gorgeous sunsets), but I do miss seeing mountains daily and smelling salt and earth in the air. I miss being surrounded by the lushness of nature that can be found in the Pacific Northwest. My heart longs to be on a voyage of some sort, thoughts of worldly explorations constantly cross my mind . . . walking from Kathmandu to the base camp of Mt. Everest, sipping on an espresso in Paris, standing atop Machu Picchu, fishing in Norway, and so so many others. In any case I think that I ought to invest in a sketch book to record these longings, but in the mean time here are some of the photos that capture what has been on my mind.

Back in the Center

Well, I have found myself back in the vastness of the Great Plains. I finished my internship on a slightly sad note (read: fully experiencing the cycles of life and death that can be found in a farm setting). Working a season on an organic farm taught me so much about farming, but also about myself. I learned that I have the ability to endure long hours without a break, that I can work in conditions that are in no way ideal (ie: pouring rain, freezing temperatures, high heats, and so on), and lastly that I can witness the passing (or harvesting . . .) of animals that I helped raise. I feel confident that I can run my farm thanks to this experience, and I hope to do just that within a few years. But, like I said I am now back in good ol' Nebraska for the time being, meaning I'll have the spare time to update my humble blog more often. That is when I am not perusing Pinterest . . . :)

Goat family. Sadly Monkey and Mamba passed the end of October due to an accident, thankfully Theo survived.

Pig friends

The waterfall near the farm

The view of Mt. Rainier from Mt. Si

View of the valley from Mt. Si