{"id":831,"date":"2011-08-12T14:42:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T21:42:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2011-08-13T00:56:34","modified_gmt":"2011-08-13T07:56:34","slug":"magic-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/?p=831","title":{"rendered":"Magic Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-832\" title=\"marbella beach at sunset, aug2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8737.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"698\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8737-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 698px) 100vw, 698px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-834\" title=\"sunset umbrellas, aug2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8767-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8747.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-835\" title=\"stones on the beach, aug2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8747.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8747.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8747-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_87541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-840\" title=\"jj in marbella, aug2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_87541.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_87541.jpg 674w, https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_87541-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-837\" title=\"sunset umbrellas, aug2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photographers call dusk the &#8220;magic hour&#8221;, as the light softens in a way that brings softness and dramatic contrast to the camera lens, and makes us all glow more beautifully.<\/p>\n<p>Here, we walk on a beach just outside Marbella, on a mission to explore new places around this apartment JJ&#8217;s parents now have. The water of the Mediterranean felt warm against my bare feet, the sand soft against my toes. A little girl sat, looking into the distance, perhaps dreaming of where she&#8217;s from. Three small children dug in the sand, as excited about making a hole as most kids get about a new toy. And JJ and I strolled along, him avoiding rocks, me going up to my knees in the surf, almost losing a flip flop.<\/p>\n<p>The magic hour, on this beach, this evening. In this life, right now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8756.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-836\" title=\"magic hour, aug2011\" src=\"http:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8756.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8756.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyfieldnotes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_8756-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Magic. Because it&#8217;s so soothing and relaxing, like spreading cool lotion on a sunburn, for JJ and I to spend time together, alone, for a couple of days here after three weeks with his parents.<\/p>\n<p>But mostly, magic because I&#8217;m<em> pregnant at <\/em><em>last<\/em>! Due in February! We are so, so thrilled. I can&#8217;t wait to share more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographers call dusk the &#8220;magic hour&#8221;, as the light softens in a way that brings softness and dramatic contrast to the camera lens, and makes us all glow more beautifully. Here, we walk on a beach just outside Marbella, on a mission to explore new places around this apartment JJ&#8217;s parents now have. 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