October 28, 2016

Weekend In Northern Michigan

Last weekend we traveled up to Harbor Springs, Michigan—a beautiful little bayside town along the Little Traverse Bay, on Lake Michigan—to visit family for a birthday party. These little weekend vacations are a nice, quick getaway. We need a distraction from selling the house, and who can say “no” to northern Michigan?

The autumn colors were gorgeous, of course, but so was the light coming in from the big living room window. It’s one of my favorite situations to shoot in; we’re lucky enough to have a big window in our living room back home.

But for this weekend, with all the cousins playing together and quiet fall mornings spent sketching or watching the game, we soaked up all the light and seasonal spirit we could.

photography autumn, family, harbor springs, michigan, photography

October 21, 2016

Pumpkin Patch

One of the benefits of living where we live: two orchards five minutes away, out in the southern Michigan countryside.

The seasons come, the rhythm of life beats on, and every year we visit these places to take part in these family rituals. Cider and donuts, apples, fresh produce (squash season!), and picking out pumpkins.

Adams Farm is the closest to our house. It’s less touristy than the other place, farther down the road, and that means less people, less noise, less hornets. This is where we come to grab our pumpkins – a big green field full of orange.

Soon, this place will be a longer drive away. So we soak up all the pastoral goodness we can now, while the season is right.

photography 2016, adams farm, autumn, fall, michigan, pumpkins

October 7, 2016

Nothing Matters Anyway

Transatlantic, “All of the Above“:

When October winds lay down,

When the heat can’t melt the ground,

And nothing matters anyway.

When October winds take hold,

And you’re down that dank, dark road,

Maybe nothing matters anyway.

Taken about a year ago on my morning commute.

Miss my country backroads so much.

photography all of the above, autumn, commute, fall, fog, michigan, october, photography, pulaksi, transatlantic