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Emerald Bay... or Lothlorian?
You decide.

Late in they day on water's edge, with a lazy breath of smoke wafting in the air... Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, CA really looked to me like how I imagine the Elves' homeland Lotholian from Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. I half-expected to see the elegant, curved bow of an elven boat carrying Galadriel and Celeborn to peek out from behind that jut of land before me as it headed for open water.

"Wait for me!" I'd call out. And I'd wave.
They would see me, wave back and smile... and gracefully steer the boat to the shore where I stood, the soundless gangplank extended in welcome. As I step on board the magical vessel, I'd feel a shiver of delight, of adventure and of coming home.

But alas, this only happened in my mind. (adventurous mind that it is!)
Still, this moment captured from mere weeks ago starts the movie all over again.

©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Amber By NightUtah Lake, Utah

Utah Lake is a different world at night. The lights of the cities around it create their own atmospheric glow. Birds of the night call out to each other (party animals!). Unseen water critters slish and plonk around in the drink a little too close to where I was sitting for my overly imaginative personal comfort. And yet... it was so peaceful, so "Aaahhhhh."

©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

They Flew As Hard As They CouldTruckee, CA

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SplashEagle Falls, Lake Tahoe, CA

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Fannette Island Lake Tahoe, CA

Oh, everybody and their neighbor's dog photographs Fannette Island on Lake Tahoe. But I figured, "Heck why not?". This was a day I took a day to just get out and go see things I hadn't before and step awaaaayyy from the grind. And hiking down to to Vikingsholme on Emerald Bay was something I'd threatened to do for years. Nevermind that it's closed for the season... the countryside is marvelous.

I decided to follow the premise that just because something's been shot a million times, doesn't mean you won't see it differently... and heck, the light is different every day.. not to mention they were doing controlled burns that day. And who doesn't like choking on a little brush smoke when it makes your shot go all Lord of Rings? Cue the smoke! And bring in that old guy riding bareback on the white horse while you're at it!
Heh.

©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Summer Dreams
Sometimes in winter, I dream of summer.
I can't help it. It just happens.
I like the geese.
Other stuff happens that I like too.

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Dreams Live here
My voice manager Stacey Stahl sends out these wonderful email "inspirations" every day. I just love them. One opened itself up for no reason the other day from months ago. And this is what it said:

"The universe makes no mistakes in its ongoing expansion.
Each of us is born to be different; to have a unique life experience whether for a second or for 100 years.
Some sing out loud on the train, some stay silent in a meeting,
some will have 5 marriages in their lifetime.
Some will be convinced that their faith is the only one,
teach children to dance, raise millions for charity, be always late for work,
struggle with rules, chew gum continuously, be unsinkingly positive, always beat you at golf …
The list of differences is infinite.
If all you do today is practice allowing others their freedom of expression as a human being, your contribution to the ‘happiness scale’ of the universe
will create a ripple effect that will last for eternity.
Respect & allowing.
It's really that powerful."

I Am... For YouUtah Lake, UT
BlueBlueBlueBlue
BlueBlue IAm Blue
BlueBlue ForYou Blue...

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Emerald Bay... or Lothlorian?

You decide.

Late in they day on water's edge, with a lazy breath of smoke wafting in the air... Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, CA really looked to me like how I imagine the Elves' homeland Lotholian from Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. I half-expected to see the elegant, curved bow of an elven boat carrying Galadriel and Celeborn to peek out from behind that jut of land before me as it headed for open water.

"Wait for me!" I'd call out. And I'd wave.
They would see me, wave back and smile... and gracefully steer the boat to the shore where I stood, the soundless gangplank extended in welcome. As I step on board the magical vessel, I'd feel a shiver of delight, of adventure and of coming home.

But alas, this only happened in my mind. (adventurous mind that it is!)
Still, this moment captured from mere weeks ago starts the movie all over again.

©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Emerald Bay... or Lothlorian?
You decide.

Late in they day on water's edge, with a lazy breath of smoke wafting in the air... Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, CA really looked to me like how I imagine the Elves' homeland Lotholian from Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. I half-expected to see the elegant, curved bow of an elven boat carrying Galadriel and Celeborn to peek out from behind that jut of land before me as it headed for open water.

"Wait for me!" I'd call out. And I'd wave.
They would see me, wave back and smile... and gracefully steer the boat to the shore where I stood, the soundless gangplank extended in welcome. As I step on board the magical vessel, I'd feel a shiver of delight, of adventure and of coming home.

But alas, this only happened in my mind. (adventurous mind that it is!)
Still, this moment captured from mere weeks ago starts the movie all over again.

©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Emerald Bay... or Lothlorian?

You decide.

Late in they day on water's edge, with a lazy breath of smoke wafting in the air... Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, CA really looked to me like how I imagine the Elves' homeland Lotholian from Tolkien's Lord of The Rings. I half-expected to see the elegant, curved bow of an elven boat carrying Galadriel and Celeborn to peek out from behind that jut of land before me as it headed for open water.

"Wait for me!" I'd call out. And I'd wave.
They would see me, wave back and smile... and gracefully steer the boat to the shore where I stood, the soundless gangplank extended in welcome. As I step on board the magical vessel, I'd feel a shiver of delight, of adventure and of coming home.

But alas, this only happened in my mind. (adventurous mind that it is!)
Still, this moment captured from mere weeks ago starts the movie all over again.

©Karen Hutton - Creative Commons (CC BY-NC 3.0)

Canon EOS 5D Mark II |

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Original size: 6100x4067 |

Current: 800x534 |

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