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photography as a healing art – chapter one

Through the Eyes of a Child Were you fascinated by photographs as a child? I can remember looking at photo albums time and time again growing up.  There was a certain comfort, a feeling of being safe, the warmth of family. I’m so thrilled that my mother and grandmother loved to take family photos.  What [...]

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winter wonderland

Someone whipped up a whole bunch of white icing and frosted the farm! I woke up to this outside my window…   I put on my dad’s size 10 snow boots, headed out and followed the footprints of a deer…   I came across some daffodils that couldn’t raise their adorable little heads…   I [...]

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pure fun!

Six inches and still snowing! An absolute incredible winter wonderland on the farm!    

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wabi-sabi saturday

A few weeks ago I mentioned my new found discovery of wabi-sabi. Did you miss it?  Check out the post here.   Catherine Anderson was the first to introduce me to the term and meaning, subsequently telling me about Leonard Koren’s Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers. In a short, yet impactful read, the author [...]

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the nonconformist

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photography as a healing art

  “Are you a photographer?”  The first question that many people ask when they see my camera.  I’ve always struggled with that question and hesitation creeps in to provide an answer. So when do you call yourself a photographer?  Anyone with a camera or an iPhone can take photos.  But does that make you a [...]

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so quietly soothing…

  on the farm…  

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have a heart of a day!

xoxo

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lil’ snuffers

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simple yet complex

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