photograph by kristen bach
sand drawings
in Daily Beauty
moonflower design's online flower calendar
our friends mandy and steve at moonflower design recently re-launched their website with a great new feature…an online flower calendar! searchable by month, the calendar shows what blooms at what time at their farm and the areas they forage in. it has great photos so you can really see what each specimen looks like. it is very handy if you are thinking about hiring moonflower to do flowers for an event because you can easily see what may be blooming at that time. also, it is a good resource for any gardener, to see what blooms in our area when, if you yourself are looking to grow things at certain times. of course, not everything will grow at the exact same time every year, but this calendar is a helpful reminder of how many beautiful things are available to those who are looking…
words by rinne allen, photographs from moonflower design’s website
aged windows
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristin karch
old outbuildings
in The Country
i visited the william harris homestead near monroe, georgia recently. the home was built in 1825 and is still in the same family. the house sits on a hill overlooking the food gardens, and all kinds of intact wood, stone, and brick outbuildings are still in place. a smoke house, a salt house, stables, and several other wonderful old shapes. here's a tour. worth the trip!
words and photographs by rebecca wood
summer fair
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristin karch
old civic center
on my recent trip to central illinois, we stumbled upon this old civic center in the middle of a park. it was obviously old, but it still seemed to be of some function to the town. the massive structure is known for its architecture, in that there are no post supports holding up the octagonal dome. i wish i could have gotten inside!
photographs and words by kristin karch
shutters
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
tiger lillies
photographs by rinne allen
flowering dill
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
wisteria cello cocktail
one of my favorite summer past times is drinking a good cocktail on the porch. i still have a little wisteria cello from our spring beauty day, so i decided to incorporate it into this yummy drink.
ingredients:
1 ounce vodka
1 ounce wisteria cello
1 ounce grapefruit juice
3 ounces soda water
sprig of rosemary
one ice cube
then stir!
recipe and photographs by kristin karch
white peacock
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
story of the land camp
in late june, rinne and two friends (jesslyn shields of fall line south and tabatha tucker) led a week long day camp for children out at sweet olive farm. it was part farm camp, part ecology camp, part art camp, and part play-in-the-woods camp. it was so much fun! we spent each day helping on the farm, exploring the woods and learning to be quiet observers, curious explorers and creative foragers. we had a great group of guest teachers come in and talk to us about ecology, history, art, weaving, and storytelling and by the end of the week everyone had written their own story of this special land.
words and photographs by rinne allen
corn for miles
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristin karch
family barn
in The Country
i recently took a trip to central illinois for a family reunion. one of the best parts of the trip was driving around these farm roads, paved with gooey tar, to see where my grandparents and great-grandparents lived. most of their homes are not standing anymore, but this barn remained next to the site of my great-grandmothers old home. my mother and grandmother with me, and it was so interesting to hear their stories and memories from this old barn. whoever owns it now will probably let it sit here to rot and disappear into the corn fields like so many other old structures in rural illinois.
photographs and words by kristin karch
pier
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
boat textures
Our family loves the water, every chance we get we try to find our way to the beach. One of my favorite things to do at the beach is wander around the local pier. I love checking out the fishing boats and all of the colors, shapes, and beauty that comes along with it.
photographs and words by kristen bach
green woods
in Daily Beauty
photograph by rinne allen
zinnia color!
the zinnias in the garden are electric right now! paired here with purple shisho, lemon balm flower & melon vine, their colors vibrate in this quiet setting.
arrangement and photographs by rinne allen
fresh produce
in Daily Beauty
photograph by kristen bach
winterville community garden
winterville is located just outside athens, although technically it is part of at the athens/clarke county community...they have a sweet little community garden right across the street from their community park. the community garden is vibrant and well-utilized- there is always something growing there!
photographs and words by kristen bach