simplicity

It's a new year and I once again have the urge to simplify. To pare down and clean up and under complicate things. Partially I think it's because I tend to always over complicate them during the holidays and I end up feeling worn out and tired. A  new year is a fresh start and a clean slate. When we took down our Christmas decor this year, I found myself ready to paint the whole house white or cream or some dreamy light shade. I still love basking in what feels like a nearly empty living room now.

Yesterday I took my camera outside and set off to capture the simplicity that exists around us in January. {While the boys rode their Gator, at 8 am and possibly woke the neighbors.} I find myself drawn to the textures; the log in the wood pile and the bark on the maple, the rustic wood and the snatches of color; green moss and groups of red berries on a bare branch bush. There is beauty in simplicity and I'm going to spend this month paring down, hopefully painting light and basking in a simple, under complicated schedule.