Posts by Allan Lacoste

Say it with Fireworks

Land of The Free
Independence Day

Barbecues, parades, flags, and fireworks are all things I associate with Independence Day. These few things are more than enough to paint the vivid imagery of the All-American summer. The original purpose of this day was to celebrate the birth of our great American nation on July 4th, 1776, and this has since paved the way for amazing festivities that celebrate not only America but the lives and freedoms that the accomplishments of American Independence have given us. Remember that red symbolizes hardiness and valor, white symbolizes purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. So, as we usher in yet another 4th of July, let America know how much you love her. And remember to say it with fireworks.

You’ll Find Me Lakeside with Pickles and Moonshine

Nature
lakeside with pickles and moonshine

It’s the simpler things in life that seem to stand out the older we get. You’re less impressed by technology and just appreciate the good old things that built the memories you’re so fond of. I don’t know about you but I’d trade my smart phone and laptop right now if I could instantly be teleported back to the days of my youth and experience any one of my fondest memories. Swinging on tire swings, living life by campfire, swimming under the moonlight, up all nighters, endless hikes. On second thought, the more I think about it, I don’t think I have the energy to keep up with my younger self. Guess I’ll have to go with the next best thing. If you need me, you’ll find me lakeside with pickles and moonshine.

Cooking in the clouds

Food Lifestyle Nature
Cooking in the clouds

Have you ever cooked in the clouds? Watching the clouds trickle across the sky is like watching a TV episode that never airs reruns. It’s always new and original and you can never be sure of what the mysterious skies will show you next. Just like snowflakes, every cloud is different. You can lay out in your backyard and even though you know where you are, you can easily get lost in the clouds that sail by overhead. Oh luxurious cloud, with folds so soft and fair, swimming across the sky without the slightest care. Their fleeces are drenched in sunlight, while below the shadowy vale of cloud cover creeps ever slowly. If you can paint with all the colors of the wind surely you can cook with all the ingredients you can find hidden in the clouds.

Another Day

Nature

When the sun goes down, it’s like the day is resetting itself. While stunningly beautiful, the sunset itself is something that we all take for granted because it’s nothing truly amazing really. In fact, every one of us can witness it nearly every day if we wanted to. However, sometimes you can catch the sky just right as the reset happens, creating a glitch effect. The clouds wave in and out as if the viewer is beginning a euphoric trip in reality. Just before the sun crests over the mountain range in the distance, even it seems to be stuck in some sort of distortion. While the trees remain untouched, they will slowly fade to black, and soon everything else around it. It was all just another big reset.

Feeling Squirrely

Nature

Trekking through nature never fails to provide me with the most amazing sights. Even though I hail from this beautiful planet that we call earth, some of the things I’ve seen on my journeys are otherworldly. Aside from the alluring visuals and vivid colors that mother nature paints with, there are also a bunch of living, breathing, animal companions out there as well. In this instance, I was taken back by a little red squirrel who had claimed an old oak as his own. Perched high up in the dead branches the pocket-sized critter keeps an eye on his surroundings. He stares at me as I harmlessly capture him in a few photos. It was as if he knew when I had finished the impromptu photo shoot because once I put my camera down, he went back on about his business scurrying all around his tree.