Wordless Wednesday

Saturday Night Special in my Etsy Shop

Come check out the Saturday Night Special in my Etsy shop. I have many wonderful choices for Mother's Day!

Celebrate Earth Day!

In our home, with four small children, we have been preparing for Earth Day for several weeks. I have been impressed with the emphasis their school has placed on this incredibly important cause. Our children have given us lessons on recycling, conserving energy and water, and renewing our earth by planting. Today, students, teachers and parents will gather at the school to celebrate by planting trees and flowers on the grounds. On Sunday, our family will go for the second year to our local botanical gardens for a child-friendly Earth Day celebration.







The celebration will include awesome music, crafts for the children (mine made a pine cone and peanut butter bird feeder and colored a reusable tote bag), and educational exhibits about water use, indigenous wildlife. Local experts will be there to discuss "what is being done to protect, conserve, and treasure our land, water, and air." If you are in central Alabama, read more about this celebration here.




I have also found many online resources which help in locating Earth Day events in your area. Click on the Earth Day badge in the sidebar to your right and check here for additional information, to calculate your ecological footprint and learn how to take action.



On a more personal note, Earth Day is especially meaningful to me, because it was a year ago today that I lost my precious mother. I am sad for me and for my children that she is not physically here with us, but I know that she is free and safe and at peace, which makes my heart feel better. I also know that she is here with us always, watching over us and loving us still. My love of and fascination with nature and photography are due in a large part to her loving guidance and example. How fitting then that this day is a special reminder of her. We will be planting today to honor her memory. Thank you, Mama for teaching me and loving me so much. I miss you.

Blog Your Blessings Sunday

Hot Cross Buns




Read more about Blog Your Blessings here.

New from me today....

New work from me - seems I'm into squares lately.....


Gossamer



Swallow




Reflection




Details




Welcoming





Blue Bird




Rain Drops




To see more of my work - look here.
Have a wonderful Sunday! ♥, allie

Friday Favorites - Landscapes!

Welcome to the third week of Friday Favorites! I am following the lead of the extremely talented and creative Julie Magers Soulen, who came up with this awesome idea. Please take some time to visit Julie's blog, JulieMagersSoulen Fine Art Photography. You'll see her Friday Favorites and find links to other awesome photography blogs which are also participating.

The artists I have chosen for this week are all members of the POE (Photographers of Etsy) street team, an incredibly active group of artists who are not only some of the most talented photographers out there, but are also wonderfully supportive and encouraging friends.

Each photograph below is a landscape masterpiece! Landscapes are one of the more challenging subjects to photograph. It is difficult to include enough detail in the image and still give the viewer a wide enough vista to enjoy. Each of the artists below has mastered the art of landscape photography. My ever present wanderlust is fueled by these incredible images. What a wonderful world we live in - so many places I want to see!

See something you like? Each of these prints can be yours! Please click on each artist's name below to visit their etsy shop, and click on the title of the photograph to see its etsy listing.


Certainly travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Miriam Beard


Julie Magers Solen Fine Art Photography

Lake Agnes 8x10 ON SALE

Celticcatphotos

Dawn 5 x 7 Fine Art Photograph

rareimage

Dreaming 5x7

Have a great weekend! ♥, allie

Worth the Wait

I had been eyeing the pots of ranunculus at the grocery store for a few weeks, and today, I happened upon this beauty marked down to $1.50. It was worth the wait - what fun! I have been wanting to photograph ranunculus for quite some time, but have never come across one until today. The evening sun, my camera, a little one climbing on my back, and a beautiful subject - what a wonderful way to ease into nighttime.....



"Pale"




"Layers"


"Study"


"Let the Sun Shine In" (any Aquarius fans out there? :))



"Floating"

This last photo is now available in my etsy shop.

Have a great Thursday! :), allie

Wordless Wednesday

Blog Your Blessings Sunday (Yes, I know it's Monday)

Read more about Blog Your Blessings here.

Friday Favorites - Flowers!

Welcome to the second week of Friday Favorites! I am following the lead of the extremely talented and creative Julie Magers Soulen, who came up with this awesome idea. Please take some time to visit Julie's blog, JulieMagersSoulen Fine Art Photography. You'll see her Friday Favorites and find links to other awesome photography blogs which are also participating.

The artists I have chosen for this week are all members of the POE (Photographers of Etsy) team, an incredibly supportive and active group of artists who are not only some of the most talented photographers out there, but are also wonderfully supportive and encouraging friends. Each photograph below captures the delicate, intricate, breathtaking detail of one of our greatest gifts - flowers. There are so many amazing flower inmages - I couldn't choose just three! (See something you like? Each of these prints can be yours! Please click on each artist's name below to visit their etsy shop, and click on the title of the photograph to see its etsy listing.)


The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. Thich Nhat Hanh



JoannasPhotography
Softly - fine Art Print 8x8







theeye
Rainy Days and Mondays - 8x10 Fine Art Print




JMcGuinness

Delicate Matters - Photo Greeting Card

ajawin

Once, you were my heart's rose, Fine art photograph, printed on 8.5x11 archival paper, pigment inks

eireanneilis

The Mystery Within Fine Art Photography Print 8x10

Happy Easter, everyone! ♥, allie

Wordless Wednesday Part Two (well, almost wordless)

A few "before" photos of Dodger pre-haircut......

Wordless Wednesday (well, almost wordless)

My sweetheart, Dodger.

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was your birthday - my first without you. I wish you could be here to see them growing, here to help me find my way along this road, here so we could talk and laugh, so I could hear your voice and see you smile. There is so much more I want to ask you.

Having said this, just knowing you are free of pain and sadness, knowing that you are happy, safe and whole, makes my loss a bit more bearable. I know that you are here with us - watching us and loving us, smiling and laughing. There are reminders all around me. The birds and flowers you love so much, that stepping stone, your books, the way she dances - all of these are gifts from you and reassure me of your presence. I love you so much, Mama. Thank you for loving me.

Friday Favorites - Birds!

I am excited to announce that I am starting a new weekly feature on my blog. I am following the lead of the extremely talented and creative Julie Magers Soulen in posting a Friday Favorites Feature! Please take some time to visit Julie's blog, JulieMagersSoulen Fine Art Photography. You'll see her Friday Favorites and find links to other awesome photography blogs which are also participating.

If you have stopped by my blog at all, you know that birds are one of my favorite things in the world, so, without further ado............my first Friday Favorites

The artists I have chosen for this week are all members of the POE (Photographers of Etsy) team, an incredibly supportive and active group of artists who are not only some of the most talented photographers out there, but are also incredibly supportive and encouraging friends. Each photograph below captures the ethereal and enchanting nature of these little creatures that I love so much. (See something you like? Each of these prints can be yours! Please click on each artist's name below to visit their etsy shop, and click on the title of the photograph to see its etsy listing.)


"I realized that if I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes." Charles Lindbergh


JulieMagersSoulen

Western Bluebird Fine Art Print 5x5

FerventButterfly

Sleep Singing Fine Art Photo Print

ALPhotography

Silent Songbird 8x12

Thank you for stopping by - have an awesome weekend! allie

Wordless (well, almost) Wednesday

a tribute to two of my latest obsessions (can you guess what they are?)....


"the meadow"


"into the forest"



"evening sky"


You may see more of my recent collage work on my flickr page.