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

forest wilderness



 

I went on a much needed walk in the woods the other day. It was the first time I had been out

to take pictures in a long time. April is one of my favorite months to hike in Arkansas. The wildflowers and waterfalls come to life and create a magical forest wilderness.

 

I also wanted to try out my new Lensbaby edge 80 optic that I got for Christmas. I was able to get a few shots that I liked with it, but I need to practice more. Most of the shots were just too blurry. I can tell that I'm going to love using it though.

 

Hope everyone is enjoying the spring season!

xo laney

 

buffalo river magic

We sold our canoe last night. I'm glad I wasn't at home to see the buyer drive off with it. I got

teary when Rob texted me that it sold. We canoed many miles of rivers through the years in it. It's weird how you can get so attached to stuff. We sold it to get kayaks. I'm sure I will love them too.

These photos were taken on the Buffalo river. Can't wait for spring to go explore with my new kayak!

 

xo laney

their last days



How beautifully leaves grow old.  How full of light and color are their last days. 
~John Burroughs



Yesterday I carried Gypsy to the deck window so she could watch the leaves blowing in the wind.
It made me think of this photo I took of her on the deck last fall. I remember watching her chasing the leaves around, making a leaf kill as needed. I ran to get my camera and got this stunning shot of her.
I'm so glad to have it.

xo laney 

the way I see you

These were taken on my birthday last month on the Crystal Bridges Trail.

The museum is filled with beautiful art, but I think the outside of it has some pretty special

art of it's own.

print giveaway

Sarah at On the Brightside.

Please send me your address Miss Sarah and I'll mail you some prints!

Thanks for all the comments, ladies!

xo laney

Karma

Today my baby girl Karma is turning fifteen! I can't believe how time goes by.

The word this week was BLUR over at words to shoot by.

Hope everyone is having a lovely spring so far! I'm loving all the blooming flowers and warmer

days! 

Happy Birthday Buffalo River

Happy Birthday Buffalo National River! You were America's first national river! I can't wait

to dip my feet in your crystal clear waters and hike your beautiful forest trails.

You have given me and my family many great times and memories through the years.

I love you.

These photos were taken last at year Ozark campground.

baking with bing

Last Saturday while Rob was at band rehearsal I decided to get all festive and do a little baking with my Bing album spinning in the background. Perfect holiday music.

I got this cookie recipe for snowballs from one of my favorite blogs. The cookies were easy to make and turned out really good. We LOVED them! I hope to someday own a cookbook from her with all those

scrumptious recipes and food photos.

On Sunday I took a walk around the square with my mom and lensbaby to take some photos.

The pictures turned out just how I wanted to remember the lights.

Happy Holidays to everyone that stops by my little blog!

xo Laney

the cat from outer space

His name is Muggles. He adopted my Mom.

For some odd reason while I was editing these pictures I thought of that 70's movie,

The Cat From Outer Space.

I loved that movie when I was a kid.

Still do.

tunnel view

We spent our ten year anniversary at the famous Tunnel View. It's like a glimpse of heaven.

"Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space."  ~Ansel Adams

almost fall

I had a nice drive home from work this evening. The light was glowing. It's changing fast.

Fall is just around the corner...YES!! I'm so ready for cooler weather.

my gypsy

I decided to take a little break from editing literally hundreds of Yosemite photos to post a

few shots of my Gypsy girl. She turned thirteen this year. Isn't she beautiful?

I have a couple of Yosemite NP posts coming soon!



a treat for me

I bought myself a bouquet of flowers at the farmer's market on Sat.

counting my blessings

These shots were taken last weekend at my friend's house. It was a beautiful day in the country. Lots of good food, sunshine, friends, and laughter. The calm before the storm. Sunday night a devastating tornado hit a small town less than an hour away from where I live. Tornados have been all aound us this week. Lots of sleepless nights with strong wind and thunder that shook the whole house. I'm so thankful for all my blessings. A warm bed with my husband next to me and my cats piled in with us. After this week I'm sure looking forward to the sunny holiday weekend, but my heart still aches for those that lost family and pets in the storms.

a fairy and the daisies

The daisy is my all time favorite wildflower. Every year I look forward to seeing them

popping up on roadsides and in fields.

I like lying back in the grass and photographing them against the sky.

This week was a good one for pictures.

A misty field of wildflowers after a spring storm and

Lula, my lil' forest fairy friend turned one year old.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Lula Mae!