. change is all around me .

. a few days ago i posted on my facebook status that change is all around me . the house is in constant change lately, which is good . we've lived here 5 years with the inside done and haven't touched the outside . the roof was beyond needing repair and we had bought paint last summer when we could get it on a big sale to paint the house, just never got to it...so, now we're getting to . at the same time, it's planting time ! and did i mention i just rented a studio that needs some work, oh, and on tuesday i'm leaving for a week . so, yes, we have a lot going on . it's all good, but it is a lot .

. my mom and i are taking a trip down to south carolina for my cousins wedding . i think the time away will be relaxing, even though i'll be shooting the wedding, the rest of the trip will be stress free . i have plans to get some work done while i'm away and when i get home i'll be ready to pick up where i left off with the studio and have it done the following week, good plan, right ? we'll see if that happens .

. all that to say posting may be light, or it may be heavy if our trip turns out to be extra relaxing ! :)

. a facebook friend (hi sharon!) pointed out to me that God never changes...i'm so thankful !

. yellow flowers .

. these beautiful yellow flowers that i stole from a bush at the airport are making me want a bush just like this in my yard, just for cutting . i love the color ! i think it was a sunshine forsythia . that's what i found by googling anyway . any of you grow these beautiful bushes ?

. they sure brightened up my back porch area .

. ahh, spring .

. he is risen .

. around the farm .

. if you've followed my blog long you've seen my 'around the farm' photos before . i did it again, took a little walk to see what i could see differently . didn't see much new, but here's a few of the shots i got .

. would you say we need a little paint around here ?

. for some reason this spring has felt a little like fall to me. maybe i need to plant some bulb flowers that come up in the spring . think that would help ?

. happy good friday everyone .

? how did i get this lucky ?

. you all know how much i love our old house that we live in . the best part is that it used to be steve's grandparents . with that comes old family photos in this very place where we are making new memories and taking new family photos . i love seeing photos of our yard when our great big trees were just little tiny or else non-existent . i love that we were able to update the house while at the same time keeping enough the same that their lives (what they were in the past and what they are now) come to our minds daily .

. when grandma and grandpa moved out they left a few little things for us that they felt just belonged on the farm . it's been so much fun to 'use' these old things . the old croquet set, old set of jacks, old marbles, the old safe in the basement .

. messaging with a bride-to-be about doing a photo shoot with an old bike made me think...'we have one of those!' . so i went out and found it .

. she needs a little work . a lot if she were going to be ridden to town and back, but she only needs to look good so we'll see just how much work she needs soon .

. i'm looking forward to this new little project .

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. i've been dragging my heels on spring arriving, even though i have been enjoying the sunny, warmer weather .

:)

. it just seemed like a few things in my life needed to be in order before it came . those things are finally coming together and i think spring will be arriving this week ! yeah ! along with some 70 degree temps !!

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. i've been working on my photography business a lot lately and will have some news to share on that front soon .

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. happy sunny monday to you all .

. color .

. here's a few recent photos i've taken lately . i noticed the common theme to be color . perfect for spring time !

. i've gotten these little purple flowers in several bouquets and i've never seen them bloom . i love these little white flowers !

. cute lil green mum .

. a little fun with blurry color .

. and food color .

. sweet potatoes cut in spirals .

. and zucchini .

. those last two colors are yummy . makes me a little excited about a garden, although i don't think that i'm going to plant a very big one this year . we'll see i guess .

. fresh .

. everything bright, colorful, fresh, alive makes me think of spring right now .

. it's march now so it can't be toooo far away .