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Wedding Weekend

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It’s going to take me a moment to fully transcribe all the love and gratitude I have for this weekend.

Firstly, to Ashley Klump, for loving this crazy fox enough to give me a shot at the ultimate commitment.

Secondly, to all the friends and family, that came from near and far and helped put all the little pieces together to make this a celebration a reality! I’m going to miss a lot of names so give me time to take notes and better explain each in depth.

Off the top of my head, Chelsey, Alex Edmands, Clyshaw, Burt, Elaine, Aunt Mag, Craig and Kristie Klump, Bonnie Latham.. Damn I know I am forgetting so many! Hank! Flying Caravan! Ian Rowan! All the volunteers at TCWL!

Holy wow ya’ll! Seeing our families commingle, seeing what our little nieces found magical in nature! All the little art pieces!

The giant canvases everyone collaborated to create, the little everyone painted, we’ve yet to fully absorb, the gifts and cards from everyone, (Josh and Hank) for the handmade art gifts, all the beautiful toasts… Matt! Nate! for becoming closer and better friends! Nicole for the sound advice of staying hydrated and helping Ashley and my self in so many ways it’ll days to explain!

I am beyond words and there are many more moments to share!

It felt necessary to try and write a little while I’m still buzzing!

Atomic for the flowers!

Bethany and Brian for photos and video, we cannot wait to see!

Thank you everybody! I am so grateful and love you ALL SO FREAKIN MUCH!

Kellen and Brit for helping get the food! AAaaaah!!! I know there are so many more to thank! and I will! Either digitally or most likely in a hand written note. You made this fox and swan’s dream a reality and it wouldn’t have been the same without every freakin one of you! thank you!! thank you!! thank you!!

October and Her Colors

Oh it’s my birthday month, turning 35 tomorrow. There’s a full moon tomorrow night, too. The colors around town have not disappointed this year. Always remembering that wandering is therapy, too. It’s good to find relief in the textures and colors in this realm.

I hear and/or see a hummingbird almost daily and that keeps me in a state of gratitude and mystery. They’re like guardian angels who appear to remind there is still magic even when it feels the world is completely crazy.

-ABC

The Day A Hummingbird Came Into Our Home

Ashley and my self were doing home chores today when a hummingbird flew into our home.

I have been following hummingbird’s magic for a few years now.

There use to be a hummingbird that came to the powerline in front of the place i lived before and sit there and sing every morning when I sat on the porch for my morning coffee.

I have learned their songs and see them sitting in trees or sitting on powerlines almost daily.

Flying into our home though. That’s something else. Wow!

It gets better!

After carrying the hummingbird to the courtyard… It’s challenging to describe the feels of holding such a magical, fragile creature… well hummy flew on and Ashley and I are full adreneline and look up and see a rainbow over our home.

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It gets better!

In the midst of absorbing all the magic of those two moments, we look up the humminmgbird in the spirit animal / totem animal book and the following words stood out.

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That’s a whole lot of symbolism. Pray for rain everyone. We need it out west.

That’s it! // Until the next moment!

-ABC

Return To Indian Henry

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The first picture is driving through the countryside on the way out to Mt Hood National Forest. 

The campsite is named Indian Henry.

The second picture is the in the Indian Henry campground. 

I spread some of my brother Dalton's ashes a year ago.

The last picture is the view from under the tree on top of the rock in the second picture.

Follow?

There's magic in those parts, friends. If you get the opportunity climb up to that tree. 

Feel the breeze sing and listen to the tree. 

I'll spare the ramblings for another entry, but go visit Indian Henry. 

The forest grounds are covered with great fallen trees and pillows of moss. 

I couldn't capture all the magic in photography. 

I went on a journey. 

The climates have shifted. 

I could keep rambling, but I end it with this:

Protect the Cascadian forest and rivers

at all cost.

mthood

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today I walked around the most beautiful neighborhood in NW Portland. This one block particularly had really tall Japanese Maples and well designed Victorian houses.

It was enough to make my mind wander and remember how to feel small. 

There are many great trees in this region. I find more and more respect for these beings with every passing day. 

They've seen so much come and go and they continue to grow. 

Metaphors. Cliches. Smoke Break.

Brainwaves > Emoticons 

Is Waka Flocka actually running for president? what the what is that about?

As if politics aren't a joke already.

So it goes.

Grow up humanity.

Anyway...

trees are magical. 

I'm officially distracted. 

wander more . stress less. 

be free fellow earthlings!

-ABC

Summertime

Summertime is busy. You go go go. The adventures are external and it seems it's impossible to convey all the lessons you learn.

I've really lacked in wordy blog posts but Fall is coming. Fall is coming fast. 

Expect lots of pictures of Fall foliage and lots more of my head thoughts. So what's going on in my head and stuff you ask?

I've been working on characters for a new book. When I wrote lyrics for Nausicaa I'd add words on top of music my bandmates I wrote.

I'm taking the same approach to the new book. I'm getting lost in the drawing and then see what stories the characters have to tell me. 

Also I got a new job! Oh yeah! As of this Thursday I begin working at Vivace on NW 23rd and Pettygrove making coffee and crepes! Goodbye Starbucks! You won't be missed! 

Nextly... I've begun a new music project with my friends Tim Craft and Kieran Arnold. Some kind of heavy bluesy mess is sure to ensue. It's been too long since I've done some kind of music and I'm totally stoked to see what happens.

My friend Elena Lopez-Trigo came out from Miami and visited this Summer. I'm very grateful for that. Nothing like connecting with an old friend and feeling like you never missed a beat.

Expect more updates and rambles other than just Sleepwalking Moments. Though I do enjoy those posts. It's a very meditative ritual where I rid myself of expectation and stick to very basic shapes and line segments and see what happens.

It reminds me to breathe and think over what is happening in my life. The beauty in Sleepwalking Moments is what I do for therapy is an open interpretation comic for you.

I'm finally making more money so expect new Sleepwalking Merch sometime sooon...ish...

I love my friends. I adore my girlfriend.

It seems that sometimes I have to wait a long time for good stuff to happen and sometimes it all happens at once and it's hard to convey my appreciation and I get stuck in your head trying to make sense of it all.

I'm in a good place even if it's just for a minute; momentary bliss seems way better than conflict. 

I leave you now interweb friends.

Trust magic. Be free. Sleepwalk with me.

<3 -ABC

Mt Hood National Forest

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I went to Mt Hood National Forest last weekend for my friends' Jackie and Eric's birthday.

I have wanted to dive into that region of Oregon as far back as 3 years before moving to Oregon.

The forest is absolutely divine. 

It's really easy to forget who you are, even more so where you are. 

Also it was only just over an hour drive from Portland. That's so close! 

It feels so healthy and alive out there.

The air is crisp.

The plants are 50 shades of green.

There are great fallen trees who give to baby ferns and moss a solid back to grow on.

I have never truly felt more at home until that moment. 

It was a magic I've only seen in my head that feels so wonderfully familiar again. 

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2007

Time to go dance in circles and watch mewithoutYou play "Catch For Us The Foxes" in it's entirety. Feels like 2007 more and more everyday. 

" All circles presuppose they'll end where they begin but only in their leaving can they ever come back around." 

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