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On a trip to the Smokies for my 23rd birthday, @ohseephotography and I shot a great couple of sets on a chilly, cloudy and misty morning in early March. Having a March birthday always made me feel and seem like a spring baby, but I'm really a winter baby. It's always still so so cold on March 1st. I kind of like being a winter baby, because I'm such a lover of cloudy, dreary days. I'm unlike most people in that way, but it inspires me and motivates me so much more to be outside, to be grateful for nature and be in awe of weather. These to me represent 23, a new chapter of life, and the mountain lover girl that I am. This was a point where the Smoky Mountains really started growing on me. I really started to appreciate their very ancient history and stories these mountains have to tell. They have seen so much more than any human could ever know and I really love that about them.

A few sets I've posted before this one have already showcased my dirty blonde to brunette hair transition, but this was still only a short time after I chopped off a good bit and changed my color, because hair really does hold memories. Now, in July 2025 as I write this, over a year since this set was shot, I'm going back to blonde in 2 days. I'm excited for this change. I'm ready to go back to a hair color I feel like fits me best. I've shot so many glorious sets with my brown hair and with the blonde I had before that, and I'm ready to shoot many more amazing sets with my new hair change. If you made it this far, thanks for reading and being here. It means so very much to me that you care to read my words. Have a lovely weekend, I'll see you on Tuesday for another new set!