It's happening, it seems... 18 months on & bits of #grief begin rising to the surface, missing places in the #US that are dearest to my heart.

One in particular. A dear friend driving south for a wedding this weekend. As I shared good stops #enroute, #memories began to flood back.

About this place, especially. There's so much to say that it's often #overwhelming.

#Refugio. Which it has been, for me. And for the #SeventhGeneration now living there.

#Gaviota #california #travelphotography #coastline #roadtrip #Goleta #SantaBarbara #Chumash #CentralCoast #ChannelIslands
Der schmale Dammweg, bekannt als La Coupée, verbindet die beiden Hauptteile der Kanalinsel Sark.

#NikonZ7II #NikonZ #NIKON Z 7IIFocal Length:ExposureAperture: | 1/800s | 16/04/2026

#hess_photography #Photography #Fotografie #Landscapephotography #Landschaftsfotografie #Coastallandscape #Sark #LaCoupée #ChannelIslands #dramaticcliffs #bluesky #windingroad #sandybeach #greenvegetation #ocean
Ein dichter Teppich aus leuchtend blauen Hasenglöckchen bedeckt den Boden unter einem Blätterdach auf der Insel Sark, einer der Kanalinseln.

#NikonZ7II #NikonZ #NIKON Z 7II | 59mm | f/7.1 | 1/800s | 16/04/2026

#hess_photography #Photography #Fotografie #Landscapephotography #Landschaftsfotografie #Nature #Flora #Bluebells #Woodland #Spring #Sunlight #ChannelIslands #Sark #LowAngle