Yosemite

      Close to the end of October I took a day trip to possibly one of the most beautiful places in the US- Yosemite National Park.

     It was sadly a solo trip but was absolutely stunning. I hope to return next summer for a few days backpacking with a friend. (But first I need gear and maybe an easy weekend trip to warm up to it first!)

     Looking through these photos has me missing California. It's hardly been half a month since I left to return to Washington but I miss it.

     SO far the plan has been to find a job, apartment (check!), and small space to farm. That;s right, I'm starting a farm! It's still a major work in progress, but my plan is to grow mostly medicinal herbs to sell bulk and as teas, salves and the like at one of the local farmers markets as well as online. One step at a time though- I'm still on the hunt for land low-key as it is (regular job is more important at the moment. Also it's December, there's not much I can do anyways. Another lesson in patience). So keep your eye out, there will be more changes to the blog as this develops.

Sweet-as New Zealand!

That's right, I've returned from an absolutely wonderful trip to the land down under down under. It was fantastic. At some point I'd like to write it up into words of a respectable nature, but I'm gearing up to spend almost three weeks on the road as I wind my way down the west coast to my next job near Sacramento, California.
Now, I took over 1,000 photos, so they won't all be here. I've chosen my favorite to edit, all of which will be shown on my tumblr: Saunterling. I am also considering making prints available of my favorite ones, so feel free to lobby for the one you like most.
On a related note my shop will continue to be on vacation while I mosey south. I'm arriving a week early so in that time I should be able to make space to get my stuff together and re-open it. I have tons of new ideas for linoleum prints, shirts (!!), the ever-present patch, and possibly some new exciting dye-stuffs as I am going to see if there's a chance I could grow my own indigo at this farm!
*There's quite a few photos coming up*

Auckland Domain, Auckland. This was the walk I realized how out of shape my poor little feet were.

Orewa, The Hibiscus Coast. There are lots of little towns around Auckland that are easy to get to for a day trip by bus.

Bees <3

Still Orewa. There was a lovely, long, very long, walk around an estuary that ventured into farm land.

River walk in Hamilton. This part of Hamilton was really beautiful, but there's not much else to do there.

Beautiful hydrangeas everywhere

Hobbiton! A must-do on the North Island.

It's a two-ish hour tour and you learn about the history of the farm and all of the really small details Peter Jackson insisted on.

Geothermal activity in Rotorua. There were free foot soaking areas. Truth: it did small like sulfur everywhere.

Jenny the kea. She went after my camera shortly after this was taken. I also got to see live kiwis and some chicks at this facility! (Unfortunately photographs are not allowed, but trust me, they are super cute)

On the ferry.

Seal pups playing in the tide pools outside Kaikoura, south island.

Kaiteriteri beach, one of the world's top beaches.

Cape Foulwind. A fantastic little walk that let to great views. I have some panoramics on my phone I'll upload at another time.

Mirror pool. There were supposed to be spectacular views of Mt. Cook but it was too cloudy this day.

One of the lakes near Wanaka. These reflected beautifully.

EDORAS. I mean South, south island. Merino sheep country, between Queenstown and Lake Tekapo.

Peter's Pool near Franz Josef glacier.

Mt. John just outside of Lake Tekapo. You could see for miles

Until next time, Sabrina