Tag Archives: photograph

Mocha At Play

Posted on July 27, 2020 by hernibs

Mocha is not a free range cat, we built her a catio when we got her. Our last cat was taken by a coyote so we’ve been very protective of Mocha but she loves to get out and roam the … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged cat, fun, garden, grass, green, happy place, home, inspiration, kitty, Life, Mocha, nature, Peace, photograph, play, seeing, sunshine, yard | 4 Comments

What Ducks Do On Hot Days

Posted on July 26, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, happy place, home, hot, inspiration, Muscovy ducklings, nature, photograph, pool, seeing, summer, survival, water | 4 Comments

Fence Art

Posted on July 25, 2020 by hernibs

Middle Daughter and Son-in-law built this work of art and hung it on the stick fence at the driveway. Another smile around the yard.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged art, bc, Beauty, creative, drift wood, fence, garden, happy place, inspiration, installation, nature, photograph, sea glass, seeing | 4 Comments

One Pea

Posted on July 24, 2020 by hernibs

One shrivelled, dried out pea patted into dark rich soil wakes, sprouts, grows to one strong vine holding lots of pea pods and each pod wraps around numerous peas. A lovely example of abundance – sow a seed, reap a … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged abundance, bc, Beauty, freedom, garden, inspiration, Life, nature, Peace, photograph, poetry, reap, remember, sow, survival, thoughts | 1 Comment

Thoughts While Picking Raspberries

Posted on July 23, 2020 by hernibs

Thoughts while picking raspberries. I picked about a cup full of nice big juicy berries right at arm level. Then noticed there were lots hiding down about knee height under branches that were bending with the weight of the fruit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, garden, happy place, home, inspiration, lesson, Life, nature, photograph, raspberries, seeing, self talk, thoughts | 8 Comments

Friendship Cherries

Posted on July 22, 2020 by hernibs

A friend of a friend wanted someone to come and pick their cherries before the bear got to them. So we did. Ate our fill and canned the rest. They will sure taste good on a cold winter night.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, canning, cherries, food, happy place, home, inspiration, Life, nature, photograph, preserving food, seeing, summer, survival | 4 Comments

First Pea Picking

Posted on July 21, 2020 by hernibs

Peas are ripening every day. Yesterday I picked this bowlful and got five bags sealed and in the freezer. Lots more to pick. Nothing like fresh peas eaten out of the pods. mmmm

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, food, garden, green, harvest, inspiration, Life, peas, photograph, survival | 4 Comments

Creeping Jenny

Posted on July 20, 2020 by hernibs

Creeping Jenny (Moneywort) Lysimachia nummularia. Heritage creeping perennial. Hardy ground cover. Nearly evergreen. Easily divided. 6-12” high. Spreads rapidly by runners, forming a ruffled mat 1” deep. Found it growing in the ditch along our road. Someone must have dumped … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, creeping Jenny, ditch finds, flowers, ground cover, moneywort, nature, perennial, photograph, seeing, summer, yellow | 2 Comments

Evidence

Posted on July 19, 2020 by hernibs

Ah ha. Out in the woods, on a mossy bench, empty walnut shells, from our tree. We wondered where all our walnuts ended up, main suspect, squirrels. Evidence. Substantial. We’ll have our eyes on those squirrels this Fall. (Guess who’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged evidence, moss, nature, photograph, poem, remember, seeing, squirrels., theft, thoughts, walnut shells, woods | 1 Comment

Patterns of Life

Posted on July 17, 2020 by hernibs

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, god, happy place, heart, hope, imperfections, inspiration, Life, nature, patterns, photograph, poem, rose, seeing, soul, thoughts, wonder | 2 Comments

Smiles Around My Yard

Posted on July 15, 2020 by hernibs

Middle daughter and son-in-law created these cute glass daisies on stakes and planted them in a block of moss. They make me smile every time I walk past them. Creativity is a gift I am surrounded with.

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, creativity, daisies, flowers, garden, glass, happy place, inspiration, nature, photograph, seeing, share | 1 Comment

Kitchen Cabinet In Process

Posted on July 14, 2020 by hernibs

His nibs has started on the kitchenette in the cabin. He built the frame with leftover bits of lumber from other projects and plywood bits leftover from son-in-law’s projects. The top and side panel are made from hemlock boards he … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged Beauty, cabin, cabinet, handmade, happy place, inspiration, kitchen, kitchenette, Life, photograph | 1 Comment

Sunday Date

Posted on July 13, 2020 by hernibs

A photographer’s idea of the perfect date is visiting the cemetery on a sunny Sunday afternoon to take photos of headstones. People working on their family tree or trying to find family information such as death and birth dates can … Continue reading →

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Dreams

Posted on July 12, 2020 by hernibs

Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you. ~Marsha Norman

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, begonia, dreams, freedom, happy place, hope, inspiration, Life, Marsha Norman, nature, photograph, Quote, red, seeing | 2 Comments

Foxglove

Posted on July 11, 2020 by hernibs

Foxglove (Witch’s Thimble) Digitalis purpurea Figwort family. Biennial wild herb to 6’ high. Natural. Grow all over our yard. Stems: stout, Leaves: soft and hairy Flowers: in long inflorescences, tubular, purple to white, with purple spots inside the throat, drooping … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Simply, Simplicity | Tagged bc, Beauty, flowers, foxglove, garden, nature, photograph, purple, seeing, white | 2 Comments