I was introduced to the ‘Adams Avenue Book Store’ today and it is amazing. The room with all the cookbooks was in an old kitchen!

Taken with my phone.

You set the foundations of the world,
and you wove together this little boy.

Sweet little find walking around in Point Loma.

Hello Friends and Family!

It has been a while since you’ve heard from me. In my last update, I was about to embark on the great adventure that is being a Roadie for Invisible Children.

To sum it up, and not do any justice to the experience, it was life changing and wholly worth every second. My team of four Americans and two Ugandans spent ten weeks in a van traveling across Texas and Louisiana spreading awareness about a conflict affecting millions of people in Eastern Africa. We were able to impact students and adults here in the States, and share ways that they were able to change the lives of students, specifically in northern Uganda.

As the tour came to a close I was asked to return for the Fall Tour and I have decided to say yes and continue this journey that started back in January. I will be a Team Leader for the Pacific Northwest team. We will be traveling through Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and British Columbia. I love this part of the country and am so stoked to be able to traverse and serve in that region.

This internship will be from July 12-December 16ish and, as you can probably guess, I will be volunteering. Gratefully, I will receive a small stipend as this is my second tour but I still need to raise most of my support.

Functioning as a Team Leader, there is much more on my plate this go around and as such, I need your prayers, good thoughts, and encouragement. I’m really looking forward to the added challenges as well as learning to work with my new team.

As I mentioned before, the financial aspect is real and stressful. We all know this; money is never a fun thing to talk about and can add a lot of mental strain, so it would mean the world to me if you would consider partnering with me in this way. I have several different giving options, just to make it as easy as possible:

1. Buy a Photo: Win win situation, you help support me and I get you a sweet print from one of my travels!! www.tayloradamswift.com (if you need any help ordering off this site, I’m happy to help.)
2. Tax free Donation through Invisible Children: It’s quick, easy, and a tax write off! The Donation Page
3. Donate through Paypal: On my blog I have a donation link that accepts either Paypal or credit/debit cards! www.taylorswiftphoto.com/blog

If you decide to support me, THANK YOU! Either way, please keep up with my adventure on my blog!! There it is; the awkward part is over now!

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for keeping up with the craziness that is my life.

Taylor

Last weekend (7/3/10) I shot a wedding at the Biltmore Estates in Asheville, NC. Check out the Biltmore here. It is easy to get lost in the grandeur and beauty of the house and gardens. The wedding was actually at Deer Park, still on the grounds but a few minutes down the road. Here are a few selects from the event. Enjoy.

Here are a few pictures from my time in VA. I’ve been working with Step Into View Photography, I was with them for a wedding at the winery, Chateau Morrisette. Enjoy.!

I took my sister and Jonathon to the airport Wednesday morning for their flight back to Washington. We left at 2:45am, got to Charlotte at 5am then I drove home. On the way back there was a really beautiful fog layer in one of the valleys. Enjoy the moment.

These crazy rogue clouds gallop across the hills dumping rain as they go. The little drops cover our porch and speckle it like the coat of a cheetah. Then the sun pops out again and removes all traces of that little rogue rain cloud. Now it shines down on a slightly cleaner world.

This is no place like home. I feel very fortunate that my home is a place of refuge, peace, and when desired, solitude.