Heart & Soul Images a.k.a. Kris Ryan Photography: Santa Inez Valley

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

California

If you are ever in or near the Santa Inez Valley, in Santa Barbara County, California...I hope you are inspired, as I was, by these great big oak trees growing on these sprawling pastured hillsides. It is a surrealistic beauty.

"Being tender and open is beautiful. As a woman, I feel continually shhh'ed. Too sensitive. Too mushy. Too wishy-washy. Blah blah. Don't let someone else steal your tenderness. Don't allow the coldness and fear of others to tarnish your perfectly vulnerable beating heart. Nothing is more powerful than allowing yourself to be truly affected by things. Whether it's a song, a stranger, a mountain, a rain drop, a tea kettle, an article, a sentence, a footstep, feel it all - look around you. All of this is for you. Take it and have gratitude. Give it and feel love." - Zooey Deschanel