Nov
30
This is a gift for you.

This is a gift for you.

👩🏻‍🎨 It’s book release day for this one, and it is impossible to overstate how proud I am of her. “This is a Gift for You,” is the best…
Nov
17
Wet Knees

Wet Knees

🍄 Low to the ground, knees wet through my jeans from the damp forest floor, I can’t believe they’re real. I mean, look at them. Fifty or so…
Nov
12
One Year Ago

One Year Ago

🌲 This was us, just a year ago. I’ve been writing this post in my head for weeks now, never quite coming up with the right words. All the…
Nov
06
Trying Hard

Trying Hard

🍼 With a babe in arms, it is no wonder I've been thinking a lot about parenting and my place in the world. It's a surreal…
Oct
29
Frog Lake

Frog Lake

🐸 Frog Lake, Oct. 2021 There’s actually seven different Frog Lakes in Oregon, eight if you count “Bull Frog Lake” — that’s in Oregon City and isn’t actually…
Oct
02
As much as I'd like.

As much as I'd like.

🏕 I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like. The only things I’ve been writing lately are small stories of love and the future, told into…
Aug
21
Tae.

Tae.

👞 Even if you think you have a lot of friends or know a lot of people, in the grand scheme of things, you really don't get that…
Jul
19
Tired, but happy.

Tired, but happy.

🐇 Tired, but happy. ⠀ It was a month ago tonight when this little lady bounced into our lives. ⠀ I could write about how many times I’ve just teared up…
Jul
09
Never Lost.

Never Lost.

🌲 You and I are never lost in the woods. ⠀ We might not remember exactly which direction we came from, or the best way to head next, but we'…
Jun
26
Waves crashing.

Waves crashing.

🌊 Waves crashing, so much change. ⠀ It's one of those days where I have so much I want to say, words I have bouncing in my head, but…
A bunch of essays, photos and thoughts by Pat Castaldo.