Oh wow...

I apologize sincerely for my absence, I just realized how long I've been away from this lovely blog...been really busy with helping my aunt with her wedding invitations and spending time with friends! Such good times :)


So, I know it's early and the sun hasn't set yet but I just couldn't help myself. I have some great pictures to share! Hope you enjoy them! :)

Here's a little tip! Wait a while after the sun sets and you'll get some great color! I know that can get a little annoying to have to wait, but it's definitely worth it! :)

Here I am again...

Sorry about the wait, been having quite a busy week! Got some really nice sunsets over the past few days, however, I will save those for a rainy day. Tonight, I will only post the ones taken today.

So, yea not much to say other than life should be lived to the fullest. No matter what you face, you should always try to make the best out of every situation your given. Life is God's greatest gift, something to be thankful for and cherished every minute of every day of your life. Life isn't something to be taken for granted, for it can be taken away in the blink of an eye.

With summer coming up, I feet that I need to spend more time doing what I love, with the people that I love. I spent way too much time last summer holed up in my room doing homework or occupied by my numerous electronic devices. This summer, my goal is to get out as much as possible and just have fun! I hope to see lots of sunsets at the beach and get some great photos. My aunt is getting married this summer and I'm hoping to go on some amazing adventure of my own. My friend is always telling me to "go have an adventure!" I never really took him seriously, just shrugged the idea off my shoulders thinking, "when will I ever have the time to do that? What would I do anyway? There's nothing to do." Well, I'm rethinking this little bit of advice, and it really seems like a good idea. Why shouldn't you go do something fun? So go have your own adventure! Quit sitting around complaining that there's nothing to do and go find something! Maybe finding something is the adventure. Sure that sounds incredibly cheezy and lame but maybe that's just what the world needs. Maybe we all need to get out of our crazy stressful lives and just have some time for ourselves and the ones that we love. Set a goal this summer to just live it up and enjoy yourself. There's nothing more important that your own happiness and fulfillment <3

Surprise Surprise!

My prayers were answered! I finally got a little sunset! Just enough for a few pictures, so I hope they bring you as much happiness as the sun brought me today :)

PS: sorry about the formatting, been trying for half an hour to get it to look nice but it doesn't like me :/

*Sigh

Where is the sun? Will it ever return? I'm anxious for a new sunset to bask in. I need the inspiration, the beauty, the warmth it brings to my heart. The forecast doesn't look promising. I hope the whole summer isn't like this. If there's one thing I look forward to the most about summer, it would have to be the sun. I lose myself in its majesty and its ceaseless beauty, its inspiration and its thought-provoking power. I feel safe, free, and pure as the sun's rays cleanse and purge me of society's negative influences. I can break free of the iron cage around my mind and release all my ideas and beliefs, my dreams and my goals, my love for nature and its beauty and spectacular unbiased influence on my well being. Here, in the presence of God, I can think about anything and everything for as long as I can. I take in the sweet night air and turn up my country music, my camera in hand, and let my mind run free like a young black stallion in the wild plains of the west. I purge myself of negative thoughts and opinions formed throughout the day and maintain the setting of tranquility and peacefulness, a place untainted by the staining black inks of drama, negativity, and harmful influences. I wash away all my insecurities and doubts in the rays of the setting sun and lift my heart up to God high up in the clouds, so full of color and hopefulness. I gain my confidence and successful mindset here and use it to reach my goals. I aspire to succeed and look to God to guide me where I need to go. For me, I find that the sunset is the most tranquil place to be, and the easiest for me to connect with Him. I guess this is because it's such an unbiased and loving place that it's the most likely place I would look to find Him. I guess this is what makes the sunset such an amazingly captivating atmosphere, I can find the majesty of God in the majesty of the pure, loving sunset. There's nothing more beautiful than the unbiased and unconditional love He shows us and I find that in the sunset: a place I can let go and lose myself in the love of God... <3

the simple joy of friendship...

Yesterday was an amazing day! I got to celebrate my birthday with my three closest friends! A fun filled night of laughter, joy, and love...what more could I ask for? A beautiful sunset? We got that too :) Beautiful weather and beautiful friends led me to have the most amazing day a girl could have :)

We spent the afternoon playing volleyball and capturing all the fun times for everlasting memories. Ended the day with a delicious Italian dinner, ice cream cake, and, of course, a beautiful sunset. A bit on the cloudy side, however, nothing could make it more enjoyable then spending the time with my friends. Without friends like mine in this world, I don't think even the sun would have the strength to rise and set every day. I can only pray that everyone has the chance to experience such a friendship and have the opportunity to show the same love and kindness to others as I can every day. I am thankful to God for blessing me with such amazing people in my life that have the ability to make me laugh and smile and cry and make me feel so loved every day. I look forward to each day because I know that I have friends who love me and care about me personally and know that no matter what happens, they will always be there for me. I pray that everyone can have that opportunity sometime in their lives.

Nothing meant more to me than when we watched the beautiful sunset together. I knew that they understood how I felt about them and that they were trying to connect in the same way I do each time I experience the beauty and majesty of the sunset.

You know, I found it kind of funny. This morning before I woke up, I had a dream that I woke up and the sun was just rising so I decided to go out and watch it. By the time I had gotten to the perfect place, the sun was already risen, but my friends were seated in the grass waiting for me. Reflections of my amazing day and the simple joy of friendship? I think so :)

Better than nothing...

So for a while there, the sun had me fooled. I really thought the sunset was going to be spectacular, but alas, at the last minute, the clouds decided to get thicker and darker ): At least I got a few shots before things took their downward spiral into darkness. Now it's just me, my thoughts, the sweet night air, and a little bit of country music.

 

Is the sun ever to return?

An interesting day today. Spent at school of course. Everyone asked me what I was going to do before the end of the world tomorrow. How do you answer such an absurd question? I just shrugged the thought of my shoulders and continued on with my day. Upon my arrival back home, the thought reentered my mind. What would I do if the world was really going to end? There's only one thing I can think of that would bring me the most joy to see before I die. A sunset.

Some people want to go skydiving before they die. Others want to make a lot of money and have a wonderful family. Me? I wish to travel the glove and experience as many sunsets as I possibly can before I die. I long to travel to Europe and enjoy a lovely bowl of alfredo at a small restaurant in Italy as the sun sets before me. I long to return to the Caribbean and lay on a white sand beach to experience the sun set below the horizon miles and miles away out at sea. Most importantly, I long to share my sunset with someone special. I long to share my feelings with someone and know that they understand me and feel the love and inspiration I feel when I experience God's painted canvas in the sky before me.

My friends say I'll go blind staring at the sun as much as I do. Let them. It's all worth it. The beauty and the colors and the breathtaking night air are so deeply captivating and inspirational that I could stare forever. They think me insane and boring for sitting up on my hill just watching the sun descend into blackness, but they don't experience the beauty and emotion like I do. Sure they see the colors and the clouds and the majestic sun itself, but they don't see the freedom, the emotion, the love, the inspiration...

If the sun shall decide to bless me with its presence tonight, I shall post another picture from tonight, but for now enjoy this one from my archive of past sunsets (:

Isn't it ironic...

I'm starting a blog centered around sunsets on such a rainy day. I guess I'll start off by telling a bit about myself and what I intend to accomplish here. First of all my name is Meredith. Call me what you wish, but my friends refer to me as Mere or Mooch (I love food!). If it isn't already obvious, I love sunsets! And yes, sunrises are nice too, I'm just not the type of person who can get up early enough to see them.

There's just something about the atmosphere of a quiet sunset that captivates me; so silent, yet screaming inspiration and thought. I am always amazed by each sunset I see, whether at my house, the beach, or even on a cruise in the middle of the Caribbean sea. The feelings they provoke and the thoughts they spark inspire me every day. As I sit on my hill every day that I can to watch the sun set beneath the trees, I lose myself in a world of thought and peace. I can let my thoughts dance and run free with no limits in my mind without any outside forces to affect the way I see things. I can dream freely without the barbed wire fence of society to stand in my way. I lose all influence and let myself be captivated by the one piece of perfection God has created for me.

Yet even in the midst of my dreams and goals, I'm constantly rushing back and forth to capture the best pictures I can of the unique canvas God has painted with the most beautiful colors. I hope that I can share these feelings and thoughts with the world and that the sunset can touch others' lives just as they have never ceased to touch mine.

The Touch of a Sunset is so subtle yet so powerful. It can captivate your heart and soul without you even knowing. You find yourself lost in a dream world where everything is perfect and nothing can taint your passions except the tints and pigments in the sky.

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God. ~G.K.Chesterson