photographs by rebecca wood
wet leaves
japanese maple
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photograph by kristin karch
thankful
thankful for each other and our family & friends, and thankful for all of you who follow along here at beauty everyday each day.
take a small moment for yourself today, to find (or make) something beautiful!
nest
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photograph by kristen bach
clinton, georgia
one of my favorite things to do on a free day is hop in the car and pick a town we have never been to and explore. so...on a pretty fall day we hopped into the car and went on an adventure to clinton, georgia. enjoy! thanks clinton, georgia!
photographs and words by kristen bach
farm kitten
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photograph by kristen bach
ginkgo
ginkgo trees are some of the most beautiful colors of autumn. their leaves turn a wonderful bright yellow, then drop to the ground to take another form of beauty in whatever pattern they may land.
photos and words by kristin karch
fall blooms
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photograph by rebecca wood
trust your vegetables
the other day i was at a little lunch gathering with friends. a friend made a batch of lentils and she mentioned that she used chicken stock because she didn't know how else to give them flavor. i have been a vegetarian for many years and have figured out many ways to build up flavor in food. it is a good time of year to enjoy some slow cooked soups and stews, so i wanted to share some of my favorite tips to make a good pot of comfort food....minus the meat stock.
-start building flavors by sauteing a yellow onion in some oil like olive or coconut oil.
-add different veggies such as celery, carrots, turnips, sweet potatoes, greens, garlic,and/or potatoes.
-slowly saute them until the onions are translucent and start to get some color
-add some good sea salt. you can get a lot of flavor by using a good salt.
-rinse some lentils or other dried beans. use fresh beans, not ones that have been sitting in your pantry since last year.
-put lentils in a crock pot and add some stock.
-use a home made veggie stock. here is a great way to make your own.
-add your sauteed vegetables and let the soup simmer for 5-8 hours or overnight.
-you can add some fresh herbs or fresh black pepper.
enjoy with a fresh baguette or some warm brown rice.
photograph and words by kristen bach
november florals
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photograph by rebecca wood
starry sky
with the wet weather we've had, i have been reminiscing the warm nights of summer. i took these pictures on weekend trip to jekyll island last summer, and find them to be an artistic inspiration in any season.
photographs by kristin karch
celosia
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photograph by rinne allen
neat pieces antiques
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neat pieces in carlton, georgia is a true treasure. only 30 minutes outside of athens, it seems like you are driving to nowhere when all of a sudden, a big old building appears with loads of amazing finds. owner jimmy poss seems to know where every little thing came from, and he even showed me this amazing 1800's train car he is restoring. running into friends mandy and steve from 3 porch farm was the icing on the cake.
photographs and words by kristin karch
dock at dusk
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photograph by kristin karch
sewanee, tennessee
rebecca and i both went to the same college, the university of the south in sewanee, tennessee, and we were both art majors there (although rebecca later transferred to uga in athens…). sewanee is such a strange, magical place and it is in most part due to the fact that the campus is 10,000 acres on a high mountain plateau of sandstone and other rock. the school buildings are clustered in a small area, leaving the rest of the land to just be. there is a 22 mile loop trail that encircles campus and many ways to access it, to hop on a trail for a short day hike, or to set off on longer overnight excursions.
one thing i love about having gone to sewanee is that everyone, whether they meant to or not, was aware of the natural beauty around them. you couldn't ignore it because it was literally in your face everywhere you looked…and that has left a lasting impression on me.
i was in sewanee last weekend and saw a bunch of my old friends. we, of course, took to the woods to get a dose of natural beauty.
photographs and words by rinne allen
looking up
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photograph by rebecca wood
fading dahlias
i can barely stand to know that soon the dahlias will be gone. due to warm weather, we still have a few. i get some every saturday at the farmer's market from 3 porch farm. even after their glory, dahlias hold their beauty, transmuting into subtle colors andshapes of movement, frozen in time.
i'll enjoy these to the very end!
fall colors
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photograph by rebecca wood
thanksgiving recipe ideas!
every year around this time we like to round up some of our favorite recipes that are certified crowd pleasers, in case you need some ideas or inspiration for some yummy home-cooked dishes. enjoy!
mum buds
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photograph by rinne allen