Geoff & Nicole | Portrait

They showed me a painting of the pier where they met many years before, jumping off into the ocean to cool off on a hot summer day. The days when life seemed so much more simple. But even when the world got more complex with school and distance and work, they find themselves many years later, full of love, married and with a child on the way... and I guess it doesn't get much more simple than that.

Geoff and Nicole... you are such a beautiful couple with a truly special love... thank you for sharing an afternoon with me. I can't wait to meet the new addition... xoxo

 

Todo Santos SX-70 Style...

Todo Santos, translating to All Saints, is an oasis of palms and orchards off the dry, desert highway on the Pacific Coast of Baja California Sur. Centuries old, this quaint Mexican town is rich in tradition and art. I opted out of the galleries, and instead walked her streets, seeing her through the lens of an SX-70...

Hotel California

The Eagles sang about it... and whether this is the Hotel California they sing about, it doesn't really matter, for this quaint hotel on the Tropic of Cancer in a desert oasis is absolutely stunning. Stunning. The details and colors and overall feel of the place just made you want to sit and take it all in.  However, as a side-note, in my short time there, I didn't see any "mirrors on the ceiling or pink champagne on ice"...

The back courtyard and eating area were so exquisite in color and decor... the perfect place for sipping a cold cerveza or margarita.

I could hang out in this lobby all day...

This takes chilling poolside to a whole new level...

 

Baja Bliss

I've always been drawn to the ocean... I think all of us are, on some level. The energy of it, the ever-changing colors and currents... it becomes a dance for the eyes. The sound of the waves is a therapy for me, it calms me... it slows me down so that I am back in the present... my focus cleared... my mind and soul stilled. I sleep long and dream deep. The fresh, salted air, the heat of the sun, and the sand in my toes... after a time, even if you aren't aware how... it changes you... xoxo