Apple Orchard Afternoon

September 6, 2017September 21, 2017 Amy3 Comments

1 Orchard View Golden Delicious 3 Pleasant View Orchard Apples On The Ground 4 Josie Finds Apple 5 Pleasant View Orchard Corn Field 6 Pleasant View Indiana Nectarines 7 Pleasant View Orchard Sorting Apples 8 Pleasant View Orchard Indiana Fruit 10 Pleasant View Orchard Snack Window 11 Pleasant View Orchard Caramel Apples and Fudge 12 Pleasant View Orchard Snacks 13 Josie and Caramel Apples 14 Pleasant View Orchard Playground

drive, snack, pick, shop, play

first weekend of September

apple orchard trip

the air in sitka

August 24, 2015September 21, 2017 AmyLeave a comment

poppies sitka alaska2015 633 looking up silhouette alaska2015 528 eagle totem sitka alaska2015 474 becca looking alaska2015 509 roots sitka alaska2015 567 I took these photos two months ago in Sitka, AK: “the village behind the islands.” The Sitka National Historical Park has to be the most breathable place I have ever been. There I saw towering totem poles quietly telling stories of Tlingit, Aleut, and Russian heritage; I heard ravens orating and echoing throughout the forest trees; I learned that balance and reciprocity are important concepts to the Tlingit society. I wish I could have spent more time in Sitka but am grateful for the day I was there.

petal rain

May 6, 2015September 21, 2017 Amy5 Comments

In bloom for one week
On the brown branches of trees.
Sweet smells of springtime.

Flowering up high.
The wind blows, and they drift down.
Pink petals carpet.

april showers

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 Amy6 Comments

sunny phoenix memories

November 17, 2014November 18, 2014 Amy3 Comments

As I write, the wind chill factor in Indiana is negative 3-degrees, and there is almost 4 inches of snow on the ground. These photos were taken just over a week ago in sunny Phoenix where the temperature reached 88-degrees! The images of the Desert Botanical Gardens, afternoon markets and open air restaurants are warming, but the memories shared with a dear friend are even more so.

wondrous, woven magic in manhattan

November 1, 2014November 1, 2014 Amy3 Comments

turned

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 Amy11 Comments

turning

October 15, 2014September 3, 2017 Amy5 Comments

their unmasked colors

appear this time of year here.

deciduous trees

apple orchard morning

September 20, 2014September 5, 2017 Amy2 Comments

11 cider pumpkin spice bread

10 fall quiche cider orchard snacks on counter

9 cider shopping cart lodge magic

8 donuts at stuckey

7.5 cider slushie stuckey

7 stuckey farm honey bees

6 stuckey store popcorn jugs

5 running orchard rows

4 freckled apples

3 tree top

2.5 stuckey apple on branch little white flower

2 jump off wagon to pick apples

1 growing memories at stuckey

running orchard rows
hay wagon toward the harvest
autumn fruit is here

hot apple cider
spicy pumpkin loaf baking
autumn treats are here

quilt on top of bed
grey clouds blanket sky blue sky
autumn air is here

kindergarten cannot wait

September 1, 2014September 2, 2014 Amy5 Comments

Tomorrow is a big day for my niece (and her family); it’s the first day of Kindergarten! Earlier today we did things the almost-kindergartener likes to do: make bead crowns, read books, eat bread and jam, play library, shuck corn, pick raspberries, chase butterflies, and draw on the sidewalk. This little wonder has more heart and energy than she knows what to do with, and I am proud to be her aunt. She cannot wait for school, and we cannot wait to see what is in her future.