Montana Vlog
The last video of 2023! I take you along on a visit to Montana for Christmas with Liv and I. Enjoy!
The last video of 2023! I take you along on a visit to Montana for Christmas with Liv and I. Enjoy!
Okay, last post from Búzios :). These are all iPhone photos from my trip. In order to really do this trip justice I needed to have blogged while I was there, but then it wouldn’t have been such a retreat. This trip allowed me to say my goodbyes to Brazil in a slow and heartfelt way, a way I felt incapable of creating in the bustle and heat of Rio. I didn’t let myself get too sad about the impending departure, I just appreciated where I was. The last photo of the little dog on the beach was a very special moment for me. It was my last morning there and I walked to the beach to watch the sunrise. This little stray dog sat down a fair distance away from me and just casually stared at me. He didn’t seem to be begging, just showing interest. I was turned away from him, watching the colors shifting in the sky, and suddenly he was right next to me. He startled me, and I startled him. But when I had confirmed that he was harmless I let him cuddle next to me for a bit. He would occasionally get up and greet a person on their morning walk and they would pet him generously and give me a friendly grin, assuming he was mine. I wondered if he was normally treated with so much affection, and guessed: probably not. We borrowed each other for the morning. And it didn’t stop there; he walked me all the way home, a good mile or so. I kept expecting him to turn around and at one point I tried to make him, feeling guilty that I didn’t have anything to offer him for his kind service. But he insisted on accompanying me, the guardian angel that he was. I feel like he was a good omen. In fact, I know he was. It was sweet beyond words, the whole thing, and a perfect last morning in one of my favorite places on this planet.
Ok, último post de Búzios :). Estas são todas as fotos do iPhone da minha viagem. Para realmente fazer essa viagem justa, eu precisava ter um blog enquanto estava lá, mas a viagem não teria sido um retiro. Essa viagem me permitiu despedir-me do Brasil de maneira lenta e sincera, uma maneira que me senti incapaz de criar na agitação e no calor do Rio. Eu não me deixei ficar muito triste com a partida iminente, eu apenas apreciei onde eu estava. A última foto do cachorrinho na praia foi um momento muito especial para mim. Foi a minha última manhã lá e eu andei até a praia para ver o nascer do sol. Este pequeno cão vadio sentou-se a uma distância razoável de mim e apenas casualmente me encarou. Ele não parecia estar implorando, só mostrando interesse. Eu estava virada para longe dele observando as cores mudando no céu e de repente ele estava ao meu lado. Ele me assustou e eu o assustei. Mas quando eu confirmei que ele era inofensivo, deixei-o afagar um pouco ao meu lado. Ele ocasionalmente se levantava e cumprimentava uma pessoa em seu passeio matinal e eles o acariciavam generosamente e me davam um sorriso amigável, assumindo que ele era meu. Eu me perguntei se ele normalmente era tratado com tanto carinho, e provavelmente não achava. Nós nos emprestamos um ao outro pela manhã. E não parou por aí. Ele andou comigo todo o caminho para casa, uma boa milha ou mais. Fiquei esperando que ele se virasse e, em certo momento, tentei fazê-lo, sentindo-me culpado por não ter nada a oferecer a ele pelo serviço gentil. Mas ele insistiu em me acompanhar, o anjo da guarda que ele era. Eu sinto que ele era um bom presságio. Na verdade, eu sei que ele era. Foi doce além das palavras, a coisa toda, e uma perfeita manhã passada em um dos meus lugares favoritos neste planeta.
Brasil eu te amo <3
Mariamma
If you knew me as a kid at all, you know my love of horses. I still have a chunk of money saved in bank in Missoula for my "future horse." Someday ... My cousin's friend George offered to take me riding as a late birthday present and it was hands down the best gift. I got to ride a Strawberry Roan that was as sweet as he was large. We drove out into the cut above Arlee for a good hour, drank some Summer Shandy's and went on a 6 hour ride! It was so beautiful and exhilarating. There really is nothing better than a gallop up a mountain.
love
Mariamma