photo exploration

i tried uploading this picture last week, but it wouldn't work. sadness at the failed attempt.
however, patience has paid off.
there was a little photo exploration last week through my gran's photo albums in preparation for my grandpa's celebration of life service, as he has recently passed away. gran used to sit and go through an album or two with me on most my visits as i've gotten older and before gramps got ill. i seriously could be content sitting looking through all those albums over and over again. so much photographic history.
when i'm not so sleepy, maybe i'll post a few more of my favourites that have been scanned in.

until then, i'm not exactly certain what it is about this picture that brings me so much joy, but it does.
for world, these are my parents a la 1974.

dirt caked eyes and rat's nest hair

melissa and i went on an impromptu hike yesterday out at the white cliffs of dover.

i've realized that when i am out in nature, this is when i feel closest to God. when i am surrounded by what my Creator has created. this obviously extends out to really good get-togethers with people as well. there is just something about a good gathering of folks and hearing the stories and the laughter everywhere; however, that's another bloggy topic.

back to the cliffs.
it was an INCREDIBLY windy, and as a result we had difficulty walking in straight lines the whole time....
dust and dirt were blown everywhere, and this morning "rat's nest" doesn't even begin to cover what my hair was like.
but it was worth it. to be able to see sights like this.

we didn't complete the entire national trust trail just because we wanted to make it back to the high street in dover priory before it got too dark. it is definitely a trail i want to finish in the future though.