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Light: A Weekly Collection of Stills

barnacles // glow // bird

chase // blue // seaweed // oysters

Light

Joining in with Emily, Bree, Trish and friends

Love Bella xx

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32/52: Sunset by the River

A portrait of my family once a week, every week in 2013

Byron: The kind natured, sweet man that I love smiles for a 'selfie' down by the river moments before his big catch.
Bella: She is happiest when surrounded by family and enjoying the simple pleasures offered by nature.

us // the cautious stare from a hungry friend // sunset over the river

This week we celebrated our final evening at the gorgeous river house down by the slow moving water. We sang, laughed and chatted merrily as the long afternoon rays transformed the sky into a spectacular orange light show, a sunset perfected by Mother Nature. The giant pelican pictured here floated towards as we cast long lines into the river. With each wiggle of the line, he glided closer to inspect our catch.

As the setting sun dipped below the trees upriver, the silhouette of our pelican friend could be seen against the reflection in the water. With his belly full, he disappeared from sight.

This week my favourites are of inquisitive babes enjoying the river by their favourite cafe, and this sweet little face bathed in the ethereal light of Newfoundland.

My giveaway ends today, be sure to enter for your chance to win one of two raw food recipe books.

These books contain healthy recipes that can be incorporated into your every day meals to take advantage of all the benefits from natural, raw food. GOOD LUCK!

If you have seen a beautiful picture capturing the glowing, delicate effects of light or perhaps some magical shadows on a blog somewhere (perhaps it is one of your own), please share a link in the comments below.

I hope your week is bathed in light and love.

Bella xx

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Weekly Stills: A Winter Holiday at the River House

afternoon light // calm blue sea // a big yawn for a little dog // last night's wine

Our Daily Bread church cafe // homegrown flowers // fishing at the River House

The week that was. Mother Nature provided warm days filled with golden light, and calm seas. We embarked on a road trip to the River House where we fished for bream, marvelled at the beautiful homegrown flowers, drank tea, read books and watched pelicans glide silently by with the gentle current. The warmth from the sun provided us with enough energy and comfort to allow us to spend more time outdoors.

We dangled fishing lines in the river and waited in hungry anticipation. We chatted, laughed, sang and later, we dined on freshly caught fish. This week we filled each day with as many adventures as our young bodies could manage and each night we lazily stumbled into our snug bed and drifted into dreamy slumber.

For me, this week was all about sharing the sweet company of my family during a remarkable holiday in the winter time.

Dear friends, a warm remember to enter my giveaway. The final day to enter is TODAY and the odds of winning are very high. xx

With love,

Bella xx

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Afternoon Light

It's that familiar time in the late afternoon when the sun hangs low in the sky and the cooler air silently creeps in to settle on the grass. The final hour or two of the daylight projects a kaleidoscope of incredible colours across the sky. Tall trees cast even longer shadows, the crickets begin to click and sing in animated chorus as the sea beckons me with her powerful song, like an exotic siren calling to nearby sailors.

The land is golden in these moments, the afternoon light is soft and romantic. This is nature at her beautiful best.

In our final daylight hours, we bobbed up and down on our boards in the blue ocean waiting patiently for the perfect sets of waves to carry us to shore. The sensation I feel when standing on my long board as it hurtles towards the beach at incredible speed is unequalled and unlike any other I have felt. The lure of the sea, the magical cloud formations over the horizon, the unique stillness of a windless evening. A golden sunset and mauve horizon glow briefly before the first stars begin to shine in a darkening sky. Sea and salt, the methodic sounds of the crashing waves. It's all part of a fragile, yet powerful ecosystem.

I am home.

Love Bella xx

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