That is why we need to travel. If we don’t offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes don’t lift to the horizon; our ears don’t hear the sounds around us. The edge is off our experience, and we pass our days in a routine that is both comfortable and limiting. We wake up one day and find that we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days.
Kent Nerburn.
Found over on Muse to Muse.
I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
what a gorgeous shot, so many awesome colors (that i'd like to paint my bedroom)
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Maybe that's what I LOVE about travel. Living in Europe affords us that opportunity...one I thoroughly enjoy. Thank for stopping by my blog. Oh, and I love butterflies. That shot is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHi Tera, nice to find you over here. The butterfly is beautiful, isn't it. I had to blog it :)
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