photograph by kristin karch
drive by barn
in Daily Beauty
farm
peacock
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
farm kitten
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
blueberry picking
each summer, my daughter and i go blueberry picking at buffalo creek berry farm. this year we visited on a cooler day with an overcast that brought lovely light and made the berries really pop! we froze most of our berries and hope that they last us until next year!
words and photographs by kristen bach
carl sandburg's home
i've always loved carl sandburg's poetry, so on the way to the mountains i stopped at connemara, his home in hendersonville, nc. for the last 22 years of his life. he and his wife moved from michigan to the 248 acre homeplace in 1945, because his wife, paula, was a champion goat breeder, and she longed for greener pastures and longer summers.
the house sits high on a hill, surrounded by pastures and fir trees. there is no air conditioning, so all the shades are drawn to keep it cool. in the basement is the 'summer kitchen'. it's underground and feels like air conditioning! there is a lovely old sink under the window.
paula and his two daughters ran the goat farm, raised fruits and vegetables, raised rabbits and geese, had honeybees and a dairy going. they did all the manual work, leaving carl to write till all houses, and leaving him a cup of hot coffee with goat's milk and honey on their way out to work.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
connemara
in The Country
the property in hendersonville, n.c. that carl sandburg and his wife bought in 1945 consisted of 248 rolling acres. his wife, paula, raised champion goats, and there are many lovely red outbuildings and barns all over the property, including a creamery onsite in a little stone house on a hill.
photographs and words by rebecca wood
tiny house
in north carolina, near marshall, i had a great time going around hairpin turns among green hills searching for old tobacco barns and deserted houses. our last stop was to visit suzy and todd in their handmade house. it's only 10 x 15 feet,but has a huge yard and gardens,and old barn,an outdoor shower and an outhouse. it's a mini paradise.
photographs and words by rebecca wood