Hutto,Texas might be a small little town for most. 30 minutes away from austin, simply the suburbs. To me it's just a bit more, when we moved here nearly 2 years ago,it opened my eyes to a whole new world. I have gotten to know this town and have fallen in love with it. Photography was always fun and a slight passion but has grown and is now a serious part of me, of who I am.
I would describe myself as rather laid back. I dont need the everyday hectic of running many errands. I enjoy going out every so often but I enjoy the late afternoon stroll with my children and love to get lost in nature, a whole lot more. Hutto has given me the possibilities to do so and taught my sweet daughters to appreciate nature to its fullest.
Hutto is famous for its Hippos. Yes the hippos that we can find all around town. And one goal of this project was to find as many hippos as possible and capture them all. Those were the easy pictures to take and the "Hey sweetie, I spotted a new Hippo on the way home from work" news have been music to my ears throughout this last year. At first I thought "100 things:, c'mon how hard can that really be. For many it might, for me it hasn't been easy to find these 100 things... just because most aren't just things. Every picture I have taken throughout Hutto and a few surrounding areas, captured a moment. A moment for me with my camera, a moment by myself, with the town or nature.
I often find myself taking pictures when my souls needs it the most, it gives me comfort. Capturing these moments, the beauty around us, the moments of every days life. Seeing children smile, leaves falling of the trees throughout autumn. Just to stand outside in the pouring rain and look up at the sky and scream...."thanks for the rain" ! Silly little things.... a leaf being chased down the street by the cold wind...
For me all these moments are beautiful.
I have gotten to know Hutto a little and yet there is so much more to experience and so many more people to meet. I have yet to work on my courage to step out more and be a bigger part of the city. The people I have met here in our beautiful small town seem to be proud to live here. We have gotten close with our neighbors,even had Block parties. Things that are very rare these days. Most people here smile at each other when they greet, and a smile can make someones day.
We simply love Hutto, and it has been a pleasure to do this project, or well at this current moment..it still is an ongoing one. My daughter smiles every time we see a hippo and she eagerly awaits to paint one herself next year.
We truly hope we can stay here for a very,very long time...maybe even forever....
Thank you Hutto....
yours,
Julia.
I would describe myself as rather laid back. I dont need the everyday hectic of running many errands. I enjoy going out every so often but I enjoy the late afternoon stroll with my children and love to get lost in nature, a whole lot more. Hutto has given me the possibilities to do so and taught my sweet daughters to appreciate nature to its fullest.
Hutto is famous for its Hippos. Yes the hippos that we can find all around town. And one goal of this project was to find as many hippos as possible and capture them all. Those were the easy pictures to take and the "Hey sweetie, I spotted a new Hippo on the way home from work" news have been music to my ears throughout this last year. At first I thought "100 things:, c'mon how hard can that really be. For many it might, for me it hasn't been easy to find these 100 things... just because most aren't just things. Every picture I have taken throughout Hutto and a few surrounding areas, captured a moment. A moment for me with my camera, a moment by myself, with the town or nature.
I often find myself taking pictures when my souls needs it the most, it gives me comfort. Capturing these moments, the beauty around us, the moments of every days life. Seeing children smile, leaves falling of the trees throughout autumn. Just to stand outside in the pouring rain and look up at the sky and scream...."thanks for the rain" ! Silly little things.... a leaf being chased down the street by the cold wind...
For me all these moments are beautiful.
I have gotten to know Hutto a little and yet there is so much more to experience and so many more people to meet. I have yet to work on my courage to step out more and be a bigger part of the city. The people I have met here in our beautiful small town seem to be proud to live here. We have gotten close with our neighbors,even had Block parties. Things that are very rare these days. Most people here smile at each other when they greet, and a smile can make someones day.
We simply love Hutto, and it has been a pleasure to do this project, or well at this current moment..it still is an ongoing one. My daughter smiles every time we see a hippo and she eagerly awaits to paint one herself next year.
We truly hope we can stay here for a very,very long time...maybe even forever....
Thank you Hutto....
yours,
Julia.
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