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This is my great-grandfather, my mom’s father’s father, Frank Allen. He was born in the 1890s, I believe, and died in the 1960s. He owned a small dairy farm near Green Bay, Wisconsin. “What was he like?” I asked Mom when she gave me his …

When my mom’s sister Aunt Mary came to visit us from Wisconsin in February, she brought a bunch of old family pictures with her so I could scan them. Well, I finally finished scanning and I thought I’d share a few of the best ones: …

I was looking through my old photo archive the other night. I can’t believe how time flies. I used to consider these pictures outtakes, but now they’re treasures. Sophie on her sixth birthday. She was a little overstimulated. Jake at Sophie’s sixth birthday party. He …

Rob and I just got back today from our trip to Sequoia National Park. It’s always so hard to come home from a vacation because the yard is such a mess. After a week of neglect, most of my potted plants are dead, and my …

Here’s a picture of my pretty and talented sister Kris in my meadow garden. Isn’t it awesome? Yes, I pressed the shutter release, but she set up the whole shot and told me exactly what to do and where to stand–and I think the end …

I’m still hoping the staff at the water management district will use a picture or two of mine in their new brochure on Florida-friendly landscaping. So this weekend I spent a good deal of time crawling around with my camera, trying to document a few …

Here’s how the meadow garden looked on Saturday, under cloud cover:  

The water management district is putting together a brochure on Florida-friendly landscaping (environmentally friendly landscaping). They were looking for pictures, so I sent in a bunch, including the ones below. I really hope I’m included. I would be so, so jazzed.