19 Saturday Nov 2016
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THE DECEIVING MIRROR
HUMBOLDT COUNTY AZALEA STATE RESERVE AUGUST 2013
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright August 2013
08 Tuesday Nov 2016
Posted in Authors of the Week
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Adolescence, Arcata, Author, Break-up, Coast, Humboldt County, Love, Northern California, Poetry, Published, Relationships, Writer, Youth
Untrusting
9/28/16
push away the boy who cares
it’s what you’re best at.
paranoid thinking
that he’s not gonna stay.
when he really cares
a lot about you.
but you just can’t see
through the bad past with others.
so you decide
you’ll hurt him first.
-jcw
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
25 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Quote of the Week
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Author, Beaches, Humboldt County, Love, Northern California, Photographer, Photography, Poem, Published, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Unpublished Authors, Writer
SERENITY
It is better to have loved than not to have loved at all.
It is better to take risks than to stay in your same box.
Life is about change.
Written By: Unknown Author
Photography By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 2016
14 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Authors of the Week
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THE MONSTER UNDER MY BED
No one will believe me…I tell myself, as I try to drift off to sleep.
But sleep doesn’t come easy to me these days. I lay here in the dark, wondering if I would be happier, if I wasn’t me.
This is silly, I tell myself. I have people who love me. My mom loves me, but sometimes it feels as if she doesn’t understand me. But then again…what adult does truly understand a teenage mind.
One or two? I take that back. Zero.
Depression surrounds me, but I must not let it draw me in. I’m really trying, but there are days when I wonder if it is enough.
Written By: Unanimous Author
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 14, 2016
08 Thursday Sep 2016
Posted in Quote of the Week
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Arcata, Author, Beaches, Explore, Humboldt County, Life, Live, Mental Health, Northern California, Published, Strawberry Rock, Sunset Magazine, Travel, Trinidad, Vacation, Writer
To Live…
There are some days meant to stay in bed and hide under your covers,
then you see something like this and it all makes sense.
We are small compared to the grander things in life.
Life isn’t meant to stay in one place, it’s about exploring all that life has to offer us.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Strawberry Rock – Humboldt County, CA
Copyright September 2016
05 Friday Aug 2016
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Moonstone Beach…
Do you believe a mood can be altered by a simple scenery change?
Moonstone Beach, in Humboldt County, is one of those places. You may wake up in a bad mood, but once your feet touch the cool, soft sand, squishing in between your toes, you are instantly transformed from blah to majestic. As if, something this beautiful can be real, but it is and trust me pictures don’t do it justice.
The same goes for us that live in the concrete city. We may wake up in a beautiful mood, and once we hit the road of constant and steady traffic, we are instantly put in a bad mood. Not to add to it, but the grey skies above don’t help either.
The sad part about human behavior is that we don’t appreciate all the beauty around us, we don’t live in the present, but instead we are either looking to the past or jumping to the future, never in the present. And then one day we look back and our lives are over and we think, dang I wish I had enjoyed that day more.
I tell my kids this each and every day, stay in the present and enjoy this very moment. There can’t be anything more precious or beautiful than right now.
We can hold our past in our memories and plan for our future, but living in the present is the most important time of our lives. Enjoy visiting the beautiful beaches of California and all the beachs in our world, for that matter.
Peace, love, and joy! The only motto to remember and to live by!
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright August 2016
13 Wednesday Jul 2016
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Azalea State Reserve – Humboldt County
The time has come for our yearly trip up the coasts of California. Once again we are heading to the beautiful county of Humboldt, where this majestic forest of Redwoods live, called Azalea State Reserve at the Redwood National Forest.
Most of the time the camera lens captures the beauty of the image, but nothing can compare to the eye when walking through the grandeur of the Redwood forest.
It’s a place that must be on your bucket list, at least once. Or if you are like me, you can’t get enough of the tranquility and continue to visit each year, craving the nature and beaches more and more with each visit.
Come see Northern California for its beauty and stay for your peace of mind.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright July 13, 2016
13 Monday Jun 2016
Posted in The Lost Diary of Jane Doe
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THE LOST DIARY OF JANE DOE:
Youth is symmetrical to innocence.
Therefore, hate is a simile of violence.
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright September 12, 1995
13 Wednesday Apr 2016
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California, Environment, Humboldt County, Life, Nature, Photography, Redwoods, Travel
JUST A LIFE OF MEMORIES
Life is much bigger than you and me!
Photography By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright April 2016
03 Sunday Apr 2016
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The Redwood Forrest…
The Redwoods, in Humboldt County, are one of the most mystical and beautiful places I’ve been. A picture does not do it justice.
The first time I walked into the forest, it felt as if I was in a dream. Everywhere I looked, everything was so green and dreamy. I felt as if I was in movie.
You must put this one on your bucket list!
Written By: Ask Ms Mandi
Photograph By: Ask Ms Mandi
Copyright March 2016
