brother graduated, Santa Cruz, a new intense need to bake, cumulus clouds, hot rod date, Bryan sick, Bryan better, car wash, and another date night on top on train cars. June was pretty good.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
beginning of harvest
It's that time of year again when harvest has begun. Bryan is a busy bee and I'm always finding creative ways to use up all the stuff he brings home for us [got any ideas? Send em my way!]. Lately we have bees wax, lavender, the last of the oranges, the start of the apples, cabbage, fennel, figs, apricots and white peaches. The bees wax we'll turn into candles, the lavender we made into lavender sugar [SO yummy in tea!], orange juice, apple juice, veggie juice, risotto, fig jam, and dried apricots and peaches. It's weird to think that things are just going to speed up from here.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
Little pieces of Taffy's Garden
Bryan's boss knows this woman. Her name is Taffy and she loves her garden. Not only does she love her garden, but she is a gifted landscape architect. Normally, I am not a fan of garden photography. It's pretty, but I feel drained after taking pictures of plants, whereas people get me pumped. But this situation was a bit different because it comes with a story. I was hired by a group of women who love Taffy to take pictures of her garden. Taffy's health has come to a point where she is unable to tend to her garden. These women want to preserve her craft in the form of photography and when bed rest sets in she can still "visit" her garden.
I was thinking about this the other day. Preserving. Possibly the greatest thing photography has to offer. To keep memories or garden's protected in perfect, unaltered condition. I think about the woman who gets maternity photos and preserves all the memories of what that pregnancy was like for her. The couple who looks through their wedding album when times in marriage are hard. Photography has the power to reach into your heart and evoke memories of hardship, triumph, resilience, love, and so much more. To Taffy, I know these photos won't be as beautiful as the sun you feel on your face as you prune your gorgeous roses, but I do hope they take you back to that perfect memory.
below are just a few of my favorite spots in her garden
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Avenue of the Giants
In our first year of marriage, Bryan and I didn't know anyone in our community that were newlyweds. I remember feeling a bit alone at times wanting to talk to a fellow girlfriend about the same stage of life, but didn't know who to turn to. Fast forward to today where God has brought a crazy amount of community to that area of our life. On a weekly basis, we hang out with six other couples that are starting their lives off together just like Bryan and I. It feels pretty great. And for Memorial Day some of us [with our dogs] headed to Avenue of the Giants for adventure. Get ready for way too many pictures.
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