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  • Dark night sky looking through eucalyptus trees at the moon through clouds and there is a halo around the moon.

    Bella Vita: A Beautiful Life
     

    Capturing the quiet beauty between the miles
  • Dark night sky looking through eucalyptus trees at the moon through wispy clouds and there is a halo around the moon.
  • Sunrise over the bay with calm waters looking at a sailboat that is moored and water and clouds in the sky are all golden from the sunrise.
  • Sunrise with deep golden and orange foggy sky while oversize truck rolls over an old truss steal bridge
  • Sunrise with deep golden and orange foggy sky while oversize truck rolls over an old truss steal bridge but a close up of the same bridge, headlights coming into the photo
  • Foggy sunrise over a meadow and country dirt road while the sun has just risen and is a beautiful orange globe, the fog and sunrise is creating a beautiful golden orange glow
  • Walking a dog in the foggy sunrise over a field in a meadow
  • Sunrise over a field and a close up of a weed glowing orange in the sunrise
  • Red sky and clouds before dawn looking over a river that is reflecting the red sky
  • Coquina Beach, Bradenton Florida with blue skies and fluffy white clouds over a white sandy beach with the remnants of an old pier in the forground
  • Coquina Beach, Bradenton, FL white sandy beach with a path along the shoreline
  • Coquina Beach, Bradenton, FL white sugar sand beach with the remnants of an old pier leading out to the turquois water
Sunrise over the bay with golden sky glowing and reflecting gold on the calm waters

Witnessing a Beautiful Life
Bella Vita

Most days I’m out on the road with my husband Al and our dogs Bella and Murphy, watching the world wake up or settle down. I take these photos because the quiet beauty — the golden fog at dawn, the soft reflection at dusk — stays with me. I hope seeing them here gives you a small pause, a breath, a reminder of the gentle things worth noticing.

LIFE IN STORIES

The Narratives Behind the Images

Murphy and the magic bush

Behind every golden sunrise and every velvet night sky lies a narrative of patience and discovery. Welcome to my storytelling of Bella Vita, where we explore the journeys and emotional inspirations behind my images.

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