Mother's Day at Littlebrook Farm

I am extremely lucky to have this beautiful gem nearby to photograph- this is the family home of my husband, and was built by his great-grandfather over 70 years ago.

Up Close

I have been wanting to dabble in macro photography recently...and as I started to do more research, I realized there are a couple options: spend thousands of dollars on a quality macro lens, tripod, and other necessary gadgets, or $10 on a set of four macro filters that let you play around a bit.  Guess which one I chose?  As I continue to find with photography, the more I learn, the more I realize I know nothing!  Macro is a whole new world of manual focus, crazy depth of field, and careful lighting.  Plus I now realize why it is necessary to have a tripod!  Anyway, here are a few of my first macro pics...all are SOOC...I am feeling too lazy today for editing!

Whoa mama!

For the second time since I've had chickens, I've gone to the coop to discover an absolutely massive brown egg awaiting me....the last time I got an egg this big, it was a double-yolker, and I'm pretty sure I've got another one.  It's just so darn cool I can hardly bring myself to crack it open!

My girls.

Tipping the scale at well beyond "extra large."

The carton will not close.....

Out with the old....

One of my projects this year is to be the general contractor for our kitchen remodel.  Let's just say I've already made quite a few mistakes, but learned a lot.  Here is phase 1...new appliances.  They are such a welcome replacement of our old, off-white appliances that were noisy and didn't work well.  I love how sleek the stainless steel is...and cooking on a gas stove is amazing!

Just look at that old beauty!  One of the burners didn't work and it was time to go!

Hello pretty.

Some day I will have a macro lens to make these kind of shots look super cool.  One thing at a time.

Is it wrong to love an appliance?

Winter blues...

With winter in full swing, summer seems like a fleeting memory.  I thought I'd bring it back with a few pictures I snapped last summer. 

Christmas cheer

Holiday Bokeh

I was quite inspired by the Pioneer Woman's latest photography assignment: Holiday Bokeh.  I took the opportunity to snap some photos of my own holiday decorations, with the bokeh theme in mind.  Let me know what you think!

This isn't my favorite of the bunch, but I still love it because it is a picture of a 70 year old Christmas ornament given to me by a wonderful woman named Scoter.

I have a good collection of these little adorable angels that belonged to my grandmother.

Another special item- I copy of a Christmas Carol from the 1920's given to me by my grandmother.

My favorite of the bunch- I made this little penguin last year when I learned how to needle felt.