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Well, technically I don’t really love this about spring. It’s almost a little cruel… but if it happen we can change it so… take pictures! And maybe go skiing… or sledding. Too bad there wasn’t a sudden ice rink ;) [I was inspired by this guy: http://www.treverhoehne.com/blurrythings/ and decided to try some blurry pictures. I kind of like the mood this gives you, but what is your opinion? Diss it or Love it?]
Read More{I originally wrote this for my Red Ink challenge – our assignment was travel writing, and I had a hard time decided which trip to write about. :) I know I already post about my Bahamas in pictures, but sometimes words are fun too. If you want to see the pictures from our time at Rose Island they’re here }_________________________________________________________________ I went to the Bahamas to visit my friend Susan, who married a Bahamian. Yes, a Minnesotan married a Bahamian. Anyways, because we stayed with his family the whole time, for the first five/six days we didn’t do typical “tourist stuff”. Those days, for me, were the best part of the trip, although that could be because my sister and brother were there too…. We went camping on another island, Rose, for three days. Really roughed it, and it was a blast, long nights, lizards, no toilets and all! __________________________________________________________ We were on a boat, skipping over calm water. The wind whipped my hair and I could taste the salt spray from the bright blue water. The sun shone, and in places the water appeared darker. We didn’t talk much on the short ride out from the island to the reef. Brett killed the engine and we drifted a short ways while Susan pulled out the rope and threw over…
Read MoreI found these beautiful portraits that I’d never even edited this week while I was doing back-ups. My sister Lisa is growing up, and she’s gorgeous :)
Read MoreThis is Jennette. She’s cool. She’s an IPSite, and a writing instructor and a high school senior. And she shoots guns. Which makes her even more cool. I met her in Portland last summer, and I’ve been following her blog. We’ve been doing a writing challenge together on facebook called The Red Inkers and between that and reading her blog, I’ve decide that I really like her writing. Basically this is my way of saying that you should check out her writing. Her main blog: http://greenleavesofpaper.blogspot.com/ Her Red Ink Blog: http://oceanusauthor.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!
Read MoreI’m happy to say this is officially the start of a new series… We’re beginning to see spring! Yay! So the first thing I love about spring: Splashing in puddles with cute rubber boots.
Read MoreThere’s something about Lake Superior that draws me, much like the ocean. It makes me imagine stories of ships and sailors, of ship wrecks and people living along the lake. It makes me stand and think of the God that created it, and how huge He really is. Visiting during the warmer weather we watch ships coming and going; some large Great Lakes ships, some smaller ones for the ocean. Some are leaving full of iron ore, low in the water, others are coming in empty, riding high. This weekend I visited the lake with friends, and at this time things are covered in ice. The ice chunks had blown up against the mountain of ice along the shore, created by the breaking waves all winter. Large blocks floated and rolled with the waves, while the smaller ones piled up on each other. The wind was blowing the breaking ice out of the harbor and through the canal. The walls of the lighthouse on the pier were covered with strange designs of ice and the stairs were lost under the ice. Sheets of it covered the walls of the canal. During the night the wind blew the ice slabs out and all that was left was the mountain created by the waves.…
Read MoreA Word from the Valedictorian of Vacation Bible School. This fired me up, and made me cry. What a kid! Here’s the link to the page
Read More“There are so many bad things that we see down here, and we ask God why He doesn’t change them… I can’t help but wonder if He’s asking us the same thing…” [To Save A Life] I, just like everybody else, have wondered why there is so much pain, suffering and hurt here on earth. At one point, I kind of came to the conclusion that we’ll never fully understand, that there are some things that we won’t be able to comprehend. Although there are things that we might not understand, in a way, that conclusion made me a little apathetic. Yes, there are some things that we can’t change, like my friends dad who has a brain tumor, and that I don’t understand, but not understanding shouldn’t make me dispirited or unconcerned. It wasn’t as if I “could care less, but yet deep down I figured there are some things that wouldn’t change. Last night I watched this movie, [To Save A Life] for the second time, and that quote stood out to me. Really, why aren’t we doing? Instead we’re just asking, someone else to do something. * Don’t the scriptures promise that we can do all things with Christ? [Philippians 4:13] But yet we, the Christians in America, as a whole, have become completely passive, when we…
Read MoreA few more of the cute pictures from last weekend :) I’m excited for their wedding this fall!
Read MoreOk I am NOT planning a wedding [unless you are getting married.. I’d love to plan yours! haha] but I AM slightly obsessed with Anthropologie’s new wedding line: BHLDN {and btw, it’s pronounced Beholden} They’re pretty expensive, but fun to look at… and get inspired by. Have fun! [A few favs] [Love this dress… not so much the hairpiece, little much ;) [This one… love it. If the top actually fit] [And this one is just so delightfully different… mmmhhhhm] [They also have some gorge hair pieces.. some, though, are pretty insane.] [Oh, and these gloves {sigh} they’re so feminine]
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Hi, I'm Kelley, a MN portrait and wedding photographer located in the greater Brainerd Lakes Area. Welcome to my photography blog!