The McLain Family…

It’s been a few years since I’ve seen the McLain family, but it only took a few minutes for us to catch up and pick up right where we left off.  We wandered the farm, met knew friends and they couldn’t have been more fantastic.  Thanks for a great shoot, McLains…and an extra special thanks to my sweet neighbors for letting us share some hugs with their beautiful babies.

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Tractors and Hay…

Sweet summer pleasures have arrived in the South.  Despite lots of rain around here, the first hay of the season has been cut and there are beautiful round bales surrounding our little farmhouse.  Nothing says summertime quite like the sight of these tractors, the kind people that run them and the smell of freshly cut grass.

And there is nothing more entertaining on a summer evening than frolicking between bales in our bare feet chasing fireflies in a wide-mouth Mason jar.  Once we have a treasure trove of fireflies, you will probably find us plucking winter white and golden yellow honeysuckle and quickly licking the sweet syrup from the end of the blooms.

There’ll be front porch swinging, bonfires, new friends, old friends, swimming in the local watering holes, hours in the garden planting, watering, weeding, harvesting, road trips, mosquito bites, longer days and shorter nights, and when the season that seemingly last forever is all said and done, the memories that we’ve made together will be cherished for a lifetime.

Here’s to you, Southern Summers.

ENJOY!!!

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From Farm To Table…

One of my favorite things about summertime is the beautiful abundance that the local farmers work so hard to provide all of us.

During our trip to London, I spent some time with a very talented food photographer that shared this video with me.  She then asked what words or feelings did I experience while watching it.  I instantly was taken back to my childhood and the time that our family spent together in South Georgia shucking corn, snapping peas, shelling butter beans and cracking pecans.  Honestly, at the time I didn’t find anything about it fun, nor was I able to appreciate the hard work that went into producing all of that homegrown goodness, but I certainly enjoyed the family time and subconsciously the teamwork that drew us all closer together.

I am not a master of canning vegetables, or making preserves, but I often find myself quite nostalgic about the process and the many memories that I have of watching several generations of my family working together on a hot and humid summer afternoon.

There is no more honest work than farming, and perhaps it’s just one more reason that I am drawn to living smack dab in the middle of farm country.

Happy Farming!

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Hannah .&. Brooks…

What an absolutely incredible afternoon, simply wonderful in every way.  There were so many new adventures for these two here on the farm, and they embraced the whole experience with the willingness and excitement that can only be found in a child.  I can’t wait to share more with all of you.

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