Are we in March 2023?

I can say this first day of March 2023 definitely feels like the middle December instead of closer to the spring season. Currently I am in the office hiding away all buddle up in 32 degrees attire from head to toe almost. I have the third blizzard making a mess of outside but I got a hot cup of coffee to my right which was brewed perfectly in my opinion. While I am slipping the hot cup slowly just to enjoy it, I have two out of three big shepherds laying on fluffy beds next to the office, guarding me as usual and yet they are completely lights out instead! What am I going to do with these to two? And Max went into another room to hide away with his toys. Then again if I was them, I would be curl up too sleeping the day away. They are quiet lucky pups in my opinion but don't tell them that.

I thought I would start the introduction to this blog post today on this winterly cozy day before I got distracted working on other blogs post even though you will see the other blogs post before this. Hello All !

It's been exactly nine days after I started this blog post, Let me tell you this time they weren't kidding when the blizzard arrived. There was so much snow that I have a shovel snow for a least three days in row just to make a little dent in making path ways for the dogs. The snow level was almost to my knees at some points and other areas it was practically at my hips. I still had snow until this morning when rain storm decided to melt the rest of the snow. I know mason had lots of zoomies for days after the blizzard, he easily got his cardio in each day. Maverick enjoy it when he could lay in the sun within the snow patches. Max just want to eat as much snow has possible before it goes away. They each have their own personalities when it comes to snow. I did get some fun content during the storm and the aftermath of it all. I haven't gotten around to post it all anywhere yet but of course I will when I have a moment. There's a few quite awesome time lapses I took during the snow, hail and everything else. I can confirm the pack I have knock down a tripod and sent my phone flying when they can, but mainly maverick with his tail . But don't worry the phone was not harmed in the process just sent flying repeatly throughout the day.

On another note I did mention in the nourishment post, I did enter in the winter photo contest locally again in the beginning of the year. And I won't keep you in suspense anymore than I have to. Well the turn out was good, there was quite different artists that took part in the contest. Like I have said previously my only aim is to beat my own work each show. And think the outcome was not too shabby this round. I didn't get best in show but Maybe next time, I will snag that one! My outcome was four out five entered which is pretty good in my opinion. The categories I entered in were People, Black and white, Transportation, animals of course. Each show I start out with rough fifty pictures that I think they are the best then from that fifty, I narrow it down to fifteen to print. Then I sat them to the side for a week before the show, to forget them for awhile for a days. After those few days pass I make a top eight with photo matts possible titles with fitted categories. And some how the day before the window closes to enter them I always end up with six in hand. Then I walk in the gallery on the last day with the six but walk out with one that my intuition told me to wait on. And I like to think it's my process of how I do it each time that make me successful each time. Now that I got that out of the way, on to what you really want to know; what were the photos that won. In order was in the first place was "Gang of Eight " in the animal category which was a group of eight giant Elk watching the hot air balloons flying. And trust me taking that photo particularly was interesting one to get at the time, last year.

We shall see if I get a better one this year. I also had a picture of an flying pelican over the blue ocean waves titled "Low Approach". That was different for me to enter in a contest and definitely hard to get clear shot when those guys fly across the waves. I won first place in transportation with one of my favorite captures from last year! I was secretly hoping that would place at least. It was a capture of a flying airplane in the sky and I titled that "Fly Girl Fly "because it was actually piloted by a female pilot that I saw at Edwards air force show.

Which I left made it in a septic color than printing it in regular color, I think in septic; it grasped the eye to know more about it. And it reminded of a old newspaper photograph.

I won second in the black and white category with birds flying off a cliff on a moody day by the ocean, I titled that one" Cast Ways". I titled that because it kind remined me of the ending of The Count of Monte Cristo. Lastly I had a photo place third in the people category of a parachute jumper flying out a jet and tilted that one, "Coming in Hot". That was also hard to get looking up in that hot sun in July at the base but I will say it was definitely worth looking up.

Looking at the set of photos from that I entered at the end of January. I definitely didn't notice the flying theme or the water elements either until now. I just thought they are all stand out as my best work for the year. And they each said something different to people looking at them in the gallery. Rather than that was the judges or just people looking at them during the show. I hope that I at least inspired one person to create their own beauty .Isn't funny when you reflect on something you did in the past that brings up another theme or meaning being brought in your present moment. And you think , "Oh wow I didn't see that one".

I hope you guys enjoyed this little read and my share of what I accomplished in the previous months. I just have been busy doing some things and living life that I have delayed lot of work but I keep my word; more things will be coming and things will be updated. I have been just a book worm just reading constantly and writing down my notes for the reviews. Currently I am in the world of Stephanie plum's. Lets say I have read three books back to back and I love every single second of it, when I open a novel by Janet Evanovich. I have just been happy in my own world, taking pictures, living life and reading novels. I hope you are happy and living your own little world to the fullest. Till then I will catch you in the next one since I am a little behind as always. X

See you soon !

love always , '

Misread

Twenty Twenty Three Nourishment Season

So lets pretend that is my new year 2023 post and this is my January post in one big post.

We all in Agreement ? Yes,great! Happy Twenty three ! I hope you all had a fantastic start where ever you landed between Twenty two and Twenty three.

I feel this year alone is going to be a big year not only for myself for those around me. There's just something about it and some say that the number 23 is a lucky number. So we shall see , what happens and I will report through out the year! Every year I choose a new years word than just a resolution that I mostly won't keep or remember half way through the year. And it works out better each year and the word I choose seem to be fitting for the year by the end if the year. So this years chosen word took me a little while after new years passed to figure out what that single word would be. One morning I woke up knowing what my intention would be for the year and that would is nourishment.

Nourishment. Means more than one thing for me personally and very fitting to my twenty-ninth year around the earth and I will get to that in a minute, I need more nourishment in my life again. The kind that makes the soul freeing , more laughs that lead to laughs on the floor for longer than need be. Nourishment in my own work that maybe is untapped potential, I almost feel that I am going to shock my own self by the end the year. And yes I have already planning how to step out a little more out of my own comfort zone. They say life is about just showing up for yourself and the rest will follow through. And I can tell you that's a life fact that we need to preach more. I already have been giving my body nourishment physically working on the body I want on the inside and out. I do have the soreness to prove it as well. That might be a little to much to information but I said it. Which I am only working on my body four days out the week for a little bit and that's enough for me and it makes me happy. And when I went away from everything , I was already working on my heart and my mind's strength of nourishment aspect. More time to force on pure genuine happiness that wasn't masked. More time out and about, walks in nature not distracted by the phone we are all get attached to. Don't get me wrong I was constantly taking pictures on my phone but I wasn't posting them at all. I guess my point is that I chose this nourishment because I felt like I have been missing that aspect out of life for a while. And that's okay that I did because it wasn't what I need then but what I want now. Nourishment doesn't have to mean just fuel for the body but it can mean so much more mentally ,emotionally etc. It's up to you to decipher what nourishment you need. Friends say I am more relaxed than I ever been before and yet like I used to be at the same time. I can easily say I am and I am more calm then I ever been as well even on my roughest days. I like to think I know this year might have its highs and lows like every year but It will all work out in the end because life has a balance to it. And maybe just maybe all the wildest wishes, dreams will come true. One never knows where things lead and that's probably why they call it life.

Speaking of wildest wishes and dreams coming true, this is my last year of the of the twenties and I can say I don't know where my own time went . One day I was 18 then 21 then 25 , I don't know where 29 came from but it's here . I am sure I am not the only one who felt like this in the in-between stage. Do you remember that growing up people say," One day you are going to blink and wonder how you got to be "old " so soak up these days ?." Well I can say at twenty-nine, I definitely wonder. I would say reflecting back a little but not too far down that rabbit hole of my life, I played life safe but I know I am older soul and beyond my years that could be apart of it. Does that makes sense? And yes that's the shortest synopsis I can give. I don't have many what I call classify as "wild stories " that I have heard from all walks of life. And trust me I have heard plenty of wild stories! Side note I know life doesn't just end at 30 just because it's a number and I know we can always reinvent ourselves at any given time point. Which I hope this year I could soak up as many as I can for the old memory bank. I also plan on not playing it so safe for this year, I don't have an answer on why ,other than why not ? I do feel like this year is my year and I accepting of it . Beyond just happy about it , where ever it leads . It's just where I am meant to be. Before my birthday I got an planner with the cover saying ;2023, the year she got everything she wanted . So I like to think it was already written in history before it happens. Some how I just know already.

And as far as my birthday this year, I didn't go to Las Vegas like I do every year. Which I was fine with that, there's always another time to go and another season to be there. And foodie cravings can wait at the party city. But let me tell you the day of my actual birthday , what could go wrong went wrong and sometimes one just has to laugh about that because I did. As life would have it lets cause chaos and see how she reacts kind of moment, I choose lets just go with it. And of course I requested Birthday do over. Which was good and it was relaxing ,there was beach time, good food and good company plus lots of free coffee. That's all I ever need for a birthday well maybe not three coffees in a row but I have learned at twenty-nine that I can only have two in a row. All the good food I had was nearly from all my favorite places in California. And No, I didn't eat all of the food I love in one day , it was spread over a few weekends. Trust me there was lots of traveling, hiking to walk off the calories of yummy food. There was also a few cliff hikes that led to straight off to the abyss and one string that would hold you up if you fall. Not my favorite part of mysterious walks sometimes but I lived and pretended I was completely fine even through I was dying in the inside and maybe a few tears rolling off my face is I am totally honest. There was a few happy accidents by finding new hidden gems by the sea that I never been to and I been to nearly all locations with a body of water in Cali. The question is will I remember to find those same spots off the beaten path for summer hikes, we shall see together. Minus that I highly recommend you guys check out Neptune's net in Malibu, Brophy Bros in Ventura Harbor and of course my favorite Blue Water Grill in Redondo beach for any occasion. Also check on Johnny's pastrami in culver city on Sepulveda and get the sandwiches just how they make it. Lastly check Falafel Arax in little Armenia, everything is good but my personal favorite is falafel sandwich. Of course as far as coffee shops go I can recommend the two I had during my birthday month , Coffee Cartel and Kamenz Kafe. As you know I love sharing a good food or coffee shop. I can list a whole lot more but I will keep to my top recommendations for now at least. Maybe that will be a future post one day !

In closing this beginning of the : "New year , New journey " post no matter where you are in life and what journey you on right now. Things will balance out in the end everything works out even if we don't think it will, it will. Trust that. Now you guys know that my word of the year is , what's yours ? I am curious to know, let me know. To be completely transparent ,so far this year seems to be blur way to fast so many things has happened that I don't even know what month we are in even. It seems every time I either try to write up a post or something related to misread , something comes up more important. As it stands right now I have a February/ March to finish writing up and at least three book reviews to write and post about . But I got a few questions ," Who has read the Bridgeton series?" And specifically the first three alone, "Which book is your favorite out of the first three?" I got to know ! I do have a favorite of my own. Also my aim over the next few weeks is to write a novella style story that's been on my heart for quite some while . Let's say this story has been living rent free in my head for at least a year. Did you know Stephen king said, if you have the same idea coming back to your mind lot and you can't stop thinking about it , you are meant to write about it. And I believe that writing any story sitting with it for long time before writing a word. A little sneak peak, I already have the title and the ending before anything . The title of the story is "I wish you could of loved me ". I don't know where that story will go but I know it's important to write. I do have good news to report but obviously I will be posting that on the next one! Letting the suspense build a little it involves photos and maybe a few awards.

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With my love,

Misread

See you soon !

A whole lotta love for February

There's a whole a lot love all round given and received this month . Love is love in all forms some times it comes swiftly and other times it comes out of left field. My kind of love usually comes out of left field which always leads to an interesting chapter in my storybook of love. For this month of love, it has treated me with surprises, unexpected news that still shock me. And at this moment it all still seems like deep dream that hasn't ended yet nor does it feel real. I will get into the big news and the all the shock in a bit. Before I forget Happy belated Galentines ladies, Happy valentine's to everyone one else. I hope each one of you had a good day with your partner, your lover or just by yourself. And to point out Valentine's day doesn't mean you have share love just in one day. Love should be 365 days either for self love care or with someone. Valentine's is all about Love in general just not coupled up. So I hope everyone celebrated the all kinds of love in your life. You deserve all the love in the world.

I am writing this months a day late past the deadline what I had planned with a Pistachio latte in front me and mother nature stirring up a bit of snow flurries in the countryside of California. Like I said I have so much to say and a little story to share and this month's blog post will look a bit different then normal. Also I keep promising new work , new stories and more for quite some time now. You might need to wait just a tad longer for all that but in all good timing it will come your way, I promise. I have been a little busy, I traveled to Vegas for bit and the city was kind to me, left with a little more then I went there with. Wink, wink. But also I found a hidden Gem of a coffee shop there as well, a placed called Jack Pots. And let me tell you, it's worth every penny in the rainbow. I got a different kind of macchiato than I usually have and I can still taste the yummy drink in my coffee soul. I only wished I brought some coffee back with me , so if you go for a visit; get yourself those coffee beans. I did get to see many rainbows in-between the fountains which if you are in-between there right before the golden hour glow, You wouldn't be disappointed with the view at the Bellagio. And of course the yummy food, I love the lux café for breakfast and for a linder but to be completely honest I love it any time of the day. My favorite is the breakfast buffet and happy hour, if you love good food ,for a great price and the Portions are just amazing . Another good spot is snacks in the Bellagio which is fast quick food which didn't disappoint one bit, I highly recommend trying the zucchini pizza and the garlic knots. I wanted a whole pizza of it to myself then just one slice. But enough of the yummy food that's making me hungry all over again. I also took a quick trip by the beach just to relax for a couple of days and who would have those few days would also change my little world without even knowing it ..

So let me get into all the excitement and the big news! But first I need to explain the background behind everything for a minute or two. So on the last day of January was the last day to enter in the local photo contest and I found out about the show that Friday before. Which left me two days to print my top contenders in my mind to enter and plus matting them. I spent hours, changing photos out of my top four and changing mats, changing titles. I kept feeling these were ," These are my best photos, I can think of; but I could do better ", they fit the categories that I chose to be apart of and bit out my normal work or comfort zone. I chose the following categories Landscape/ Nature, Animals and Travel/ Architecture. But here's the thing the day I had turn them in was just a bad day in general, things weren't going in my favor from the beginning to end of the day. Then when I went to turn them into my own turn them , I went Walgreens to pick up my additional prints for the next show first because I had time before the galley closed on the way. Well the girl in that department didn't want print them even through I had the confirmation they were ready to pick up so that was a bit frustrating which I thought , "Okay, I will just swing back tomorrow" and got back in the car. Then headed over to the gallery and driving past to the parking lot it didn't look the odds were in my favor; the gallery lights were off. I checked the door it locked and my heart just sunk to my stomach, I was just upset. Then I saw the tiny little sign that said winter hours and they closed at four. I was there at four o five clock, it was fitting for the rough day. Then I went back the car with my momma and checked my phone for their hours on goggle, it said they closed at five PM. I was completely heartbroken at that point. I put the car back into drive went down a little bit of way from the galley and said out loud, " I just wanted a sign that I was putting my heart into the right path." I think we all have those moments of doubt inside about something we are chasing. She looked at me and said, " Well it may not have to end like this, maybe give the gallery a call in the morning since they just changed their hours and the paperwork and on google says the closing is five PM. And so the Saga continues to that Tuesday morning at exactly at Ten AM I gave them a ring when they just opened. And the kind person on the other side of the phone completely understood my story and my heartbreak over the situation and said If I came by soon, that I would be accepted into the show. That in itself made me happy with that particular outcome . Driving back to the gallery and become very last submissions in show felt right in the sense, I can't tell why did but I felt like I could breathe. After the stressful week I spent a day on the beach to just be. That morning of the show I wasn't even thinking about the show. I was fading away in a novel in world war two and eating waffles on the sand. And at the same time guarding my waffles from a very tiny lifeguard that had wings. He wouldn't even let another bird come by either ,he would chase them off then return to his post. Laying on the beach for hours just letting the world go by, listening to the waves ; it was a perfect day. By the time I traveled back to my little town, it had become late and my cozy bed sounded better then trying to make it before it ended. I thought honestly that there's no way that I place or won because I was the last submissions. And no one contacted me if I did. Then a few days later, that Monday morning rolled around; I was craving pancakes and I was curious what were all the submissions. I headed to town and ate at one of the local cafes and ordered mixed berry pancakes which were divine. After that I headed back the gallery with my dad and we walked back in the room together. My eyes were looking for the ocean waves photo I entered called Black Diamonds in the sand. I couldn't even tell you why my eyes and my heart were searching of that particular photo. I guess it was out curiosity how it showcased in the show overall. As I was searching for that one, I was completely besides my self when I didn't recognized my own work when my dad said, " Look who won first place with that elk picture." I turned my head in his direction and my jaw dropped , I was stunned , I couldn't believe what I was seeing with my own eyes. I had to go over and double check the name next picture because it felt like an untouchable dream in my head. If my dad wasn't there with me , I would have still thought it was a dream. And he did in fact took pictures of me being shocked , so I knew it was real. That photo is probably one of my favorite photos of an Elk. The stud just jumped in front of my lens that moment and he was just modeling for me. And the title of that one is called , Modeling Sound. But it didn't stop there. We went to look for the other three , I entered in . And to both of our amazement we walked right pasted two that I entered in travel and architecture when we walked in. I won second and third in that category alone . I had to take a moment back again, I couldn't believe it .The second place was a picture of a statue outside the gates of Hearst Castle. The head of the statue of a women with two heads. Which I tilted a Her vision is her Reflection. What placed third was a photo of an dock unfinished near Pier 39 in San Francisco with a war ship in the background, which I tilted escape to the 1600s. It fell like a moment out of a sherlock homes novel in my opinion and why I took that picture in the first place. I never entered into the this category before in any show so I was bit outside my comfort zone. And to see that I placed second and third, I still can't make words about it. I tried to be quiet in my amazement of shock in a very quiet galley. I may or may not of danced out my feelings in the moment; I hope no one was looking back on those security cameras at the certain moment in time. And my face was hidden under a mask but I was beaming with happiness as I walked out of the gallery that Monday morning

To the end this story of being blessed, an amazing beginning to February 2022. I got my answer that I put out to the universe, to God. And that answer was Yes in three fold. And honestly I sat with my own high about for a few days, I didn't tell anyone about it . I was happy with knowing, all the hard work, the days up the show were rough but so rewarding now. I never thought in a millions of moments that I would ever win and the few days of second guessing myself but also sticking with my original thoughts; of what work to share and would also be kind of work outside my safe zone. And outside my realm of work that I normally never share, would turn out being my most successful work so far. And to my Dad that posted all the news before I could even process to Facebook and too the many groups chats; Thank you. But next time let me be the first to share the news!

This month has been filled with so much good things, for example I made one of the local Buzz news because of that modeling Elk . And Also won another award of him to through social media this week! So I have been beyond blessed this year and I can hope for more to come. I can't wait see what happens next. I have been stepping out of comfort zone a lot lately, so we will all see what comes.

And I will be uploading another book review from my latest read about The Stolen Lady, by Laura Morelli. That novel was an interesting little read about the possibilities of the Mona Lisa being stolen and the hidden story behind her original story before She become the most famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. If you haven't read my other book reviews in the previous post, I hope that you do give it a little read. There's a book for everyone in those reviews and it's linked down below. More things are coming your way and Personmisread is blossoming in the most beautiful way. And I thank you for all your time to those who have read my stories, the book reviews and follow my photographs throughout the years. Thank you will never be enough but close to it.

Love always,

Personmisread