mecolby

Souls of Worlds🖋 ✨️Very not known artist✨️. 23 she/they 🏳️‍🌈 🌱some silly little adventures🌿

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Hello hello! I'm Mir! Nice to meet ya!

I'm an artist (I have an illustration degree but love so many different types) and I really don't have anywhere to share my photography and adventures so I thought this would be fun!

I recently moved from the mountains to the coast and try to go on as many fun little adventures my feet will take me (feet since I cannot afford a car and this is all in between my two jobs 😊)

Welcome to my fun little adventures! I hope to be able to share stuff with others and hopefully have some people who enjoy and want to see them.

Thank you!

Pleeeeeaaaase don't steal my stuff...

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Since I'm standing at an absolutely atrocious smelling bus stop for about 30 minutes, thought I'd put a small update.

Hi! I'm still alive! Don't worry!

My work days about trippled within a week and at the same time (before knowing I'd get waaay more hours) I decided to take up running in the morning! So, my sleep schedule is drastically different and I'm not someone who adjusts to schedule differences easily. I also have extremely low energy levels but we making it work 👍

That being said, I do have quite a few photos to share! Finally, spring has started to come around. It's been absolutely wonderful having plants and flowers come back! And with the weather heating up it makes it way easier for me to go out and run. (Also, metal vocaloid songs are super fun the run to. So upbeat!)

Anyway, here are some creatures from my run yesterday. I'll be trying to post more again 😊

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I can't believe yesterday got to be so hot! A week ago I was wearing a winter jacket. The next, my head is sweating under my sunhat just from walking.

I was stuck inside for most of the day since I was working. I got out at 4 pm, which wasn't too bad, though that is usually when the wind picks up. Which means that when I started walking to go meet my roommate at our local food coop, my eyes were full of dust and dirt, and whatever else the wind kicked up.

I'm not the biggest city photography, I'd much rather photograph nature and its beauty. Something that has been here and shown us beauty far longer than the developments of cities.

Still, now that I am posting adventures, I want to take more and more pictures. And it also reminds me that I need to bring my digital camera with me. (And possibly my film one if I can remember how to use it- it's been about five years now).

Anyway, I found some signs that I felt were important, and then I decided to take a few more afterward.

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A small little post about today and possibly a small little post a little later.

Went out and about to the store to get my roommate some pain meds. I enjoy walking through the neighborhood because everywhere if full of gardens! Not too many photos from the walk, it feels a little awkward to take pictures of people's gardens in front of them.

Yet again, a wonderful day. Not overly warm and not overly cold. Tomorrow, A WEEK after snowing, it is supposed to be a high of 74°F (About 23.3°F)!!!! I'm really going to try and be out and about tomorrow after I am done closing down the shop.

Also

Zardoz ate my baby

Fun little find on my walk to the store.

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I went on another adventure yesterday. The sun was wonderful, and the grass has started to become more saturated as the days progress.

There are going to be many pictures of the ocean from my adventures. I think that might be a little obvious by now! I'm hoping to try and walk around as much as possible this year. Both of my jobs have interesting schedules, and if we do have an influx of tourists (very unknown in the current state of the US), then by the time I am done with work I will probably be exhausted. Social anxiety and introvertism is a very interesting combo with customer service work.

Anywhom... I finally got to go to one of my jobs yesterday since there was enough income into the shop. Yes, my hours were shorter than usual but they were hours! They started at 1:30 so I decided to adventure out for three hours before that, take some pictures, do some writing, and just enjoy the nice weather and sun.

The breeze might have chilled my bones but it was worth it to sit on the rocks and the tide rolled in. I also sat in sunny areas a bit to just feel the sun.

After, I went to work for a few hours. Took me a little bit to get back into the swing of things at this particular job, especially having worked at my other job lately.

I went home after a 20 minute bus ride, closed my eyes for about 30 minutes, and then was out and about again.

I know I haven't mentioned it here, but I'm a drummer! I started a little over a year ago and am currently in a band (we don't have a name yet). We were working with someone last night to see if they fit in with us and did a little recording with him.

(Sorry, not showing my face)

We played for 3 hours straight.

When I got home, I immediately went to bed.

And then, off to another adventure!

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Two days after snow, it became 60°F (15.5°C). Yesterday, I spent a bit of time outside on an adventure. And today, since yet again more dreary rain, I actually will talk about it. (Ngl I forgot to post it last night when I got back.)

Two roommates and I went downtown and walked along the trail I usually took last year. Yeah, the wind was a bit cold, but it was wonderful to be out and about. I had a cardigan on as an outer layer but was wearing a tank top. It was nice to be able to walk around, not weighed down by a heavy winter coat.

The walk was a nice break from my thoughts. Along with all of my medical/mental health things, we all know the state of the US is atrocious and declining every day. I'm not even at a state of pure panic anymore, mostly anger and saddness. I try to be a source of information for others as I know so many people have just given up on learning what is happening. A lot of issues of what is happening is a lack of information- actual information. It's hard to have to be a source, but important.

It was such a nice break. At some point soon, I will go back and just sit for a while. The goal is to keep up adventures as much as possible. And also to be able to sit and enjoy nature in a static state.

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Living on a peninsula and walking along the coastline has been interesting. In a few days it will be 1 year of living here. I have talked before about living in the mountains, so full time on the coast has been such a new experience. Yes, I have been here off and on through the four years of college, but during that time I had been so anxious over being in the middle of the city. I do work downtown at two small businesses now and there is a walking trail right down the road starting at the coastline. (I also try to get over to a little island by ferry every now and then if possible.)

Here are some pictures of the ocean from the past summer. The last picture is through the sunglasses I wore at the time. Hopefully, the warm weather will return soon so I can get outside and feel happier from the exercise, warm weather, and the sun.

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Along with the last post I shared, I thought another about the same trip should be shared!

Only the second time I have gone on flights to travel. 🛩 Now, there is something else to this:

I am afraid of air travel and planes.

Our last flight northbound (when I was able to take these pictures) was the only ride where I wasn't panicking at some point. I feel bad for my roommate, who had to deal with me trying not to lose my mind on a plane full of people. And also to add to this, she has been on planes many times so she was kinda just chilling.

When we were back in the north, I decided to open the window to see outside. That is when these photos were taken. My home state (US) is beautiful in autumn, which is why it is my favorite season here. It was wonderful to see from above, especially from the coast where I live now instead of the mountains.

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It is currently snowing outside, it sticking to the ground this time. Hopefully, this is the last time it snows. It should be over 40°F (about 5°C) yet there is white covering the growing flowers and green grass.

I've been really wanting to get back to my walks and adventures without being worn down by my winter jacket or freezing from the wind. The fact that I received blood work results back yesterday with my vitamin D deficiency being worse than before (thanks winter) makes me want to go outside even more. Yet it snows.

Sharing some pictures from the little trip to Florida I took with my roommates in October to go to a wedding. This was my 3rd time in the south of the US (the first two being when I was little), so I was baffled by everything. Being so used to the mountains and rocky shores, this was definitely something new.

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Today wasn't really like my normal adventures. I had to go pick up my meds and in the process decided I was going to go through the woods after I had gotten back.

So, with a bag full of meds, cereal, coffee, and Sudafed, I went through the woods.

This decision was entirely because of the fact that flowers and green grass are starting to grow even though it snowed two days ago. Can the weather be normal please?

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A walking trail that goes around the peninsula. You can branch off at anytime but it is completely possible to walk all of it within a few hours. Sadly, sometimes you are interrupted by work and must stray from the adventure.

Walked almost 8 miles before working at 12pm that day.

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Visiting family means that I get to see a couple friends for a few hours. Got a coffee before heading off to the flea market w/two of the besties!