hens and chicks

These photos were taken at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks.

I work just down the road from them so when there is a cloudy day in the forecast I always bring

my camera with me to work and head over there on my lunch break.

It's a peaceful place to take a break for sure.

37 things

I got the idea to do this list from two of my favorite photographers/bloggers.

Andrea (hula seventy) and Steph Parke

I've been writing this in my journal for a few years now, so I thought I would share it this year.

1. learn to photograph the night stars at Steel Creek.
2. find three vintage albums off my must have vinyl list.
3. go to the pool once a week this summer.
4. stay in a treehouse in Eureka Springs.
5. take a yoga class.
6. work on meditation.
7. eat more fruits and veggies.
8. collect some new vintage dinner plates.
9. finish reading the two books I've been reading for ages.
10. eat at pesto cafe with Rob.
11. ride my bike to the farmer's market.
12. print photos for albums and framing.
13. organize all my photos into albums.
14. read two classics.
15. go to the drive-in.
16. see my work for sale in some local shops.
17. re-paint the deck!
18. take a photo walk by myself in Eureka Springs.
19. go roller skating.
20. go canoeing.
21. make a blurb book of instagrams.
22. shoot at least three rolls of portra with my nikon.
23. go to two concerts.
24. finish hall bathroom.
25. make a scrapbook of our Cali. trip.
26. photograph more dogs for my portfolio. :)
27. try the new color film in my SX-70.
28. go to the Tulsa aquarium.
29. explore a new city.
30. get a new bed!! my back!!
31. make this amazing peach - blueberry pie.
32. join the PSNWA.
33. learn how to play chess.
34. go camping in the fall.
35. go to a zoo!
36. organize a family photo shoot.
37. buy some calligraphy pens and learn to use them.

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

happy 1 yr. anniversary lil' blog

I knew I would forget! At 10pm (bedtime for me) on Tuesday night I remembered that it was

my blog's 1 yr. anniversary/birthday. After a day of thrifting with my mom and dinner with my brother

I was just too tired to sit at the computer. So I decided to celebrate it today with this post!

Happy Anniversary lil' blog o' mine!!

I've really enjoyed having this space to share my pictures and stories.

I'm thankful for all my sweet readers too! Your comments make my day! It's nice knowing that my

work is appreciated my so many.

Thank you!!

To show my appreciation I would like to gift a print or two to one of my blog visitors.

Leave a comment and I will randomly pick a winner.

xo Laney

garden city

Wow! It's been a long time since I posted on my lil' blog. I have lots to share, but not a lot of time

to work at the computer. Hopefully things will slow down soon. Anyway...these were taken at Garden City. It's one of favorite places to visit on my days off. The greenhouse is so peaceful. You may remember THIS post from there last year. It was my first blog post! Hey...I have a blogger anniversary coming up! I may have to do a print giveaway. Sooo cliche', but I've never done one.

Oh...I almost forgot to mention that I joined Instagram. I got my first iphone last week.

I LOVE it! I will never go back to droid...NEVER! It's pretty cool having a good camera with me at all times. If you would like you can follow me over there.

xo Laney

redwood coast: part one

I'm still working on pictures from our trip last summer to California. I've been meaning to get back to them for some time now...soooo here goes. These were all taken on our trek up the 101 through the Redwood Coast. I loved snapping pics at all the kitschy tourist stops along the way... and believe me there were a lot of them. We had planned on camping, but because of the rain and being super tired we decided to stay in motels both nights. The first night we stayed in Arcata. We had the best ever humboldt grass fed burgers and hemp ale at Humboldt Brews and then spent the rest of the evening walking through the park and around downtown. I saw a cat sleeping in a record store window which I thought was so cool that they let a cat live in the store. I wish they had been open.

I have two more parts to this Redwood Coast journey coming soon! Lots of photos from Klamath, Lady Bird Johnson Grove, and Hidden Beach.