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- California serves up some epic sunsets, doesn’t she? Shot this back over Christmas, the week we discovered something was wrong with our dog Hopi. We found spots of blood on her bed but three vets later and $1500 dollars, no diagnosis. But I suspected something far sinister than a cut on her body we couldn’t see. She ended up dying of terminal nasal cancer but I wouldn’t know it yet. Not when I took this. Not looking into that sky of beauty and light, not knowing it would be the last Christmas she would be alive. #sunset #dogsofinstagram #california #courageI took a break from Instagram for a few weeks. I needed to focus on the final days of my dog’s life amidst the beauty of spring’s renewal. Life and loss at once. Instagram seems sort of silly these days, with all the overproduced narcissistic glamor shots, the forced “curation” of my feed, the ads every third photo. I’m starting to dislike this platform and what it has become. There are so many years, days, hours left in life and we spend it tethered to a phone typing on a tiny screen with what end result? I’m still not sure the value of allotting my time to Instagram unless I can get back to the purpose for which I originally signed up: sharing beautiful photos that bring me joy to create. Not to sell people things or make people feel bad their lives don’t look perfect. Most of my photos the last few months were of my dying dog anyway. I just want to share my little view of the world as I see it through a lens. If my photo happens to buoy your spirits for a moment or offer you a pause to think, then I’m grateful we shared that momentary digital connect. ❤️❤️ Lauren #dog #doberman #dogslife #rainbowbridge #igdobermans #dobermanpinscher #dobieHappy #Easter from the #WestVillage. Tulips abound, green tendrils burst from tree branches, all announcing this time of renewal. This vibrant floral display rings the @thespottedpig; they create this complex arrangement every year. The restaurant has been deep in crisis though, with many questioning its future. As a local, I’ve not been in years but crowds still gather outside. Whether these flowers are just lipstick on a pig, they are a beautiful but bittersweet sight.“On that last stretch home, I developed a routine. I’d lay back in the rear row, alone, and look up. Night unfurled its inky wings in depths unknowable in urban settings. Light from a million moons ago unraveled across the infinite stretch in scattered glittering points. The warm air swirled over my face, no wall, no ceiling, no barrier between me and this wilderness of sky. My hometown of New York City is lively, but here, living in this moment, I felt both alive and immaterial.” Find out why a walking Safari in Zambia delivers the ultimate adrenaline rush and embodies mindful #travel. Link to my @forbes article in bio. @blacktomatotravel
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