Sometimes... {Nashville Photography}

Sometimes.....

all your day needs is a peony in a pitcher...

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I heart faces :: michigan orchard bliss

I took a super long nap this afternoon (lots going on... more on that later :) so I'm up waaaay past my

bedtime editing and browsing blogs... so I thought I'd get in a little i heart faces 
submission in to validate this time as being productive :)

The theme this week is Orchard and if this photograph of my sweet cousins daughter
isn't the perfect representation of Pure Michigan Apple Orchard Bliss then I don't know what is...

Click here to view some of the other awesome entries!

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Sister Session :: Garden

You may recognize these two cuties from their downtown session last year. I nannied

for them a few summers ago and love that we are still able to spend time

together! We headed over to their Mom's friends beautiful garden for this summertime session.

Enjoy!

{sweet faces}

Because the flowers were so gorgeous, I'm sneaking a few in with the girls :)

Twirling around...

...and monkeyin' around :)

and last but not least... my favorite set of the session.

Thank you girls for bringing your big smiles! And thank you Sue for allowing us 

to use your beautiful garden for our session!

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{Butterflies are Blooming}

Here are some photos from my trip to the Fredrick Meijer Gardens. It's absolutely

beautiful there and I'm so thankful that I live just a few miles away! I'm  going to try 

to sneak back one more time before the butterflies are gone at the end of April.

A flowering cactus in the "Arid Garden."

 

These are called fringed tulips :: part of their spring showcase :: love them!! 

At the butterfly exhibit, they give out passport booklets to help identify the 

butterflies you see. From what I can tell, the ones I have here are 

all Longwinged Postmen with different patterns and they all originate

from Central & South America.

Love this set... and he's off!

Three butterflies in one frame! I got pretty lucky!

(although there are a ton of butterflies there anyway :)

:: feeding on some nectar ::

 

... now just a few more beautiful flowers...

Have a blessed week!

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{gardens}

I headed up to the Fredrick Meijer Gardens for a little bit yesterday. The Butterflies

are Blooming exhibit is up until the end of April. I have a lot of good images

I'm working on, but for now here is a favorite:

I'll have a full blog post up with butterflies soon :)

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{springtime}

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{reflections}

My little sister, Katie, and I met down at Reeds Lake last night. It was 

our Dad's birthday. He died unexpectedly when we were young so we always 

try to be together, at least for a little while, on March 17. He would have been 49.

I brought our lab, Addie, along and Katie brought some ice cream along too :). 

We got down there right before sunset and I couldn't believe how beautiful the lake looked. 

There were shades of blue, pink, and purple bouncing off of the water. 

It was so peaceful and uplifting - just what Katie and I needed.

Addie enjoyed herself too :)

If you get a chance, you should check out Katie's blog {Becoming Mr & Mrs}. 

She's getting married this summer and does a great job writing about it. 

Also, big thanks to my cousin, Dayna (of Dayna Loves Photography), for encouraging me to

spread my wings beyond just portrait/wedding  photography and appreciate the beauty in nature!

...happy birthday daddy...

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