hello spring

 

 

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn. ~Hal Borland

Here I am NINE months later still trying to keep this little blog alive. I've been busy busy! Moving to the country has proven to be a lot more challenging than I expected. Between the huge deer hitting my car on Christmas eve morning and our water well caving in on our pump on Valentine's Day it's been trying to say the least. I'm not quitting though. We will get through it all.
In other news, I'm going to be FORTY years old in less than two weeks!
Bring it on.
xo laney

wild summer

 

 

 

 

 

What a wild summer it has been so far! I've moved to a new home in the country. Raised monarch butterflies and released them. Watched fawns playing from my office window. Seen the most
lightning bugs I've ever seen at once in my front yard.
I'm loving this living in the country thing. Hope everyone is having a fun summer!

xo laney
 

moving to the country



 

In two weeks we will finally be moving! Our new home is nestled in the Boston Mountains of Winslow, Arkansas. It's a log cabin that was built by my father-in-law. I have to admit I'm a little nervous about the change, but I'm sure with time I'll adjust to country life. As soon as I get settled in and get internet service I will share some photos of our new adventure!

xo laney

gardening bug

 

 

 

 

 

With the move to the country this summer coming up and my recent butterfly gardening class, I've become obsessed with learning everything I can about gardening. I already have my butterfly garden design planned out for next spring. I can't seem to stay away from the botantical gardens and gardening stores these days either. I have the bug! Let's just hope I'll develop a healthy green thumb too. I took these at Compton Gardens today.

 

1. columbine

2.  fiddlehead ferns

3. spicebush and pawpaw tree

4. tall phlox

 

xo laney

the dogwoods

 

 

The blossoming dogwood trees are one of my favorite parts of spring. So beautiful!

 

Happy Spring, folks!

slowly coming back

So...here it is almost three months since my last post. I had to take a break. I'm slowly starting to

feel like taking photos again. I needed a rest from photography, blogging, and social media. Sometimes you just need to take a break and start fresh. That works for me. I'm excited about the new year and have lots of changes coming my way!

 

xo laney

botanical beauty

 

 

 

The last photos from summer. I took these at our local botanical garden. I wanted to see the

new living wall (top photo) and it was amazing!

The flower that really caught my eye was that gorgeous camelot cream foxglove. I mean wow...

I must plant some of my own someday. I hear they attract fairies! ;)

 

xo laney

 

silence in the woods

I drank the silence of God from a spring in the woods. ~ Georg Trakl

 

I've been spending every day off from work that I have in the woods. It's the one place that I can go to rest my brain. To find peace. And take lots of photos. So good.

 

I'll share some soon.

 

On friday I found out that I'll be taking part in the little craft show again this December! I can't wait!

 

xo laney

pretty ladies

 

 

 

On a recent hike at Tanyard Creek I got to photograph some beautiful butterflies. The first one is a

Albino Female Orange Sulphur and the other a Gray Hairstreak. Both were gorgeous and I was beyond excited to spot them. There is nothing better than starting my day with a walk and my camera. You never know what you will see. This has been a great summer for photography with all the much needed rain we have had. I'm going to miss summer when she goes.

 

xo laney

a flashing ruby



 

 

 

 

the hummingbird

 

The sunlight speaks. And it's voice is a bird: It glitters half-guessed half seen half-heard.
Above the flower bed. Over the lawn ...A flashing dip and it is gone.
And all it lends to the eye is this - A sunbeam giving the air a kiss.

 

~ Harry Kemp

 

xo laney
 



poppy and the bee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One early morning in June, I was lucky to get to share a rain soaked poppy patch with the bees. I sat

for hours watching them buzz all around me happily working away. Something about the gentle sound of their buzzing from flower to flower is so calming to me.

 

I hope to someday have my own flower gardens and maybe even a hive or two of bees. I want to make my property pollinator friendly. Lots of flowers and sweets for the bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. I will give them what they want and I will get their company in return.

 

Sadly, the sweet little pollinators are in trouble. We can all help by creating more habitats and NOT using any pesticides! Please check out the links below for more info on saving our pollinators.

 

10 simple things YOU can do!

 

Sign this petition!

 

If you want to watch a beautiful nature documentary about our pollinators check out Wings of Life.

It's STUNNING and narrated by Meryl Streep.

xo laney

 

 

 

 

 

 

magic in the water

 

"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water."  - Loren Eiseley
 

 

Summer is for dipping your feet in the cool river water. It's one of my favorite things about the season. I love watching the colors of the rocks under water change with the shimmering light. I took these photos with my iphone while on our first kayaking trip of the year. We floated the upper section of the Big Sugar in Missouri. I'm already looking forward to our next trip on the river. I can't get enough of that crystal clear river water. Hope everyone is having a fun summer!

 

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xo laney

at lula's

 

 

 

 

 

 

We celebrated Lula's third birthday a few weeks ago. Lula got her first camera and we got to go on a little photo walk together around her home. I loved watching her taking photos. She was so careful framing her shots and excited to show me what she captured. It was a nice spring day in the country spent with friends.

 

xo laney



rainy spring day

 

 

 

 

Sprinkles of rain on a forest of ferns. All this green is making me happy.

 

xo laney