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Ode to a Canoe

Friday Night Lights

Dear Friday Night,
There are so many traditions in the midwest- one of the most important being Friday night football. Thanks for having so many great characters and photo possibilities. Friday night may be one of my favorites...




Love,
Chelsea

Sky View

Dear Earth,

Sometimes when I'm down here on the ground I forget how big you really are. When I go on a trip and get a window seat, I get especially excited because I get to put your size back into perspective. WOW! You really are quite large... thanks for all your beautiful mountains, fields, rivers and clouds. You blow my mind.




Love,
Chelsea

Presley

Dear John,

Thank you for buying Mr.Presley Cat a lobster costume for halloween. He is jazzed to meet all the neighbors and beg for candy. Lets just hope he doesn't kill me in my sleep...



Love,
Chelsea

Adventure

Dear Photography,

Thanks for keeping my memories fresh. The weather has become cold and crisp in Columbia, the chilly wind makes me want to catch a flight somewhere warm. Instead, I have to stay here and listen to my professors lecture about various subjects such as Conflict Journalism and 21st American Lit. I would rather be on an adventure in the amazon. At least I have photographs to remember when I was able to run away for the week. It makes the chill on my cheek burn a little less...





Love,
Chelsea

The South

Dear Georgia,

Today I ventured into an unknown world- the south. It really is a different place, I was even nervous asking people if I could take their portraits- that never happens! Instead, I took photographs of shapes and color. There were so many times I wanted to pull over the car and explore an abandoned house, or stop and ask a family sitting on the porch of their brightly colored house if I could sit with them and take some photographs. I was driving with my mom- who often gets embarrassed with my constant photo snapping- so I didn't. Instead, I took many photographs in my mind and I enjoyed opening my eyes to other things on our journey. I got to taste the most raw apple I have ever bitten into, ate an almost full platter of fried green tomatoes, admired the peeling paint on regal old south houses, cracked open a boiled peanut that was boiled in an old oil drum and had my first pot of crawdids. The South is truly beautiful. Thank you for the adventure and putting up with my shutter clicks, Ma!




Love,
Chelsea

Old Men of Georgia

My mom recently moved down to Georgia for her job at Delta and I got to visit her in her new home for the weekend in Coweta county! We spent some time driving around trying boiled peanuts, attempting to zipline through the trees, tasting crawdids and browsing some fantastic digs. My favorite places were the stops we made with the greatest characters and juiciest tomatoes. Please join me on my journey and meet some fantastic Coweitans.




Can anybody tell me what is in each one of these photos? Besides an old man...........


To Georgia with Love,
Chelsea