Hygge. What does that word even mean?! Ok. Most of you probably already know since it was shortlisted by Oxford Dictionary to be a Word of the Year for 2016. I, however, live in the dark ages and stumbled across this word last Sunday. We were driving to my mother-in-law's and I was scrolling through Instagram [...]
Tag: winter
Wordless Wednesday – Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland. Trees. Snow. Roanoke. Virginia. Let your light shine! Amy
The Name Game
What's in a name? Most of you know me as Amy. Some know me as mother, daughter, sister, aunt, friend. There is one who knows me as wife. Not one of those names are unique, belonging only to me. And yet, I am unique. It ain't what they call you, it's what [...]
Peaceful Horizon
Peaceful Horizon. This time of year seems to be busy, busy, busy. The oldest went on a discovery flight and made a discovery! He loved flying so much that he is now exploring his options to become a pilot. The middle child finally made it to his brace freedom day. He has braces no longer and [...]
WPC: Holiday Season
Holiday Season. The photo challenge of the week is "It's not this time of year without..." Having just enjoyed Thanksgiving with my Virginia family, I can definitely say "family" "laughter" "good food". But thinking beyond that...into my existence as a Virginian these past 3 years, what is something that I enjoy about the holiday season? [...]
Follow the Wind…. even for a minute
Follow the Wind Friday was originally where I thought I'd get to tackle projects and find out things such as: A-What I'm good at doing B- What I'm not good at doing C- What I enjoy doing (one of the most important, in my opinion. As soon as I decided to set aside this time [...]
Series of the sunset
Series of the sunset. This is an unfiltered, untouched series of the sunset over the course of 20-30 minutes on February 19, 2016. Taken with a Nikon D3200 on the landscape setting. I'm still working on understanding more about settings and also how to sometimes use filters and such to convey exactly what I'd like [...]
Smiling at the thief
Smiling at the thief. Squirrel at the bird feeder. Roanoke. Virginia. The robbed that smiles steals something from the thief. -Shakespeare I love to watch the squirrels because I think they are so beautiful. I wish they didn't eat the entire bird feeder contents in an afternoon, but it seems a small price to [...]
Embracing winter
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness ~ John Steinbeck Check out my Instagram for more photography. Let your light shine! Amy
Snow again
When snow falls, nature listens - Antoinette Van Kleef Let your light shine! Amy