SNOWFLAKE STARS // TIMBERLINE, OREGON
Sometimes we go to Timberline. My parents rent a big room in the lodge with enough bunk beds to sleep ten people.
Some of us ski, and when we get cold, we head into the lodge to eat french fries. Some of us don’t ski, but we get cold anyway.
When we get back to the room, we hang our jackets from the hooks on the wall and we line up our boots in a row by the door.
We cook food in the room (which is probably not legal); and we store our beverages outside the window, in the snow (which is probably legal).
After two pulled pork sandos, we run outside in our swimsuits and jump in the hot tub, where the blizzard stings our skin, and the snow falls into our hair.
In the evening we sit by the fire and watch the windows steam up; then we play shuffle board in the game room and wander the long dark carpeted corridors.
And sometimes in the middle of the night, when all ten of us are asleep in the big dark room, I wake up and hear the crackle of icicles forming outside the window,
the heavy creaking of the lodge as it settles into place, and the swish of a million snowflakes falling from the stars.
Reminds me of a childhood exploring the mountains of Colorado. Missing it more as time goes by…
Amazing photos.
you have the coolest family, obvs.
I can just feel the memories being made there. Enjoy!
love these so much, each and every one but i think the cousins lookin out the window, and the one of indy with the two boys behind her climbing up the snow are my faves. you are so damn good, girl. and your writing kicks ass too. love you loads. happy days, my dear.
Simply dreamy, Shelby. Beautiful photos for your little ones to treasure such special (and hilarious) family tales.
It was the best time ever. Thank you for capturing wonderful memories.
Shelby your work is amazing!! and inspiring.. what do you shoot with? and what software do you edit with? if you dont mind me asking
thanks so much for your comment! i shoot with a canon 5d mark II, and edit with lightroom 4. one of my favorite lenses in the 35mm 1.4.
I love the way you document your family gatherings. I love that photo with the girl in front, and the two cousins (?) climbing up the snow bank behind her. That’s a lot of snow! I wouldn’t be skiing either; I’d be keeping warm inside! And love the children looking out the window.