3/22/14

Sam Robert Ziegenbein

Y'all. Sam Robert Ziegenbein was born on March 20 at 4:41 am, six weeks early, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We adore all four pounds and seven ounces of him! Jordan drove through the night and made it just in time. Sam is in the NICU because he is so little, but he is healthy and strong. Full story to follow!



Photos © Eliot Scarpetti

2/24/14

Leah

A few weeks ago, I spent a sweet Sunday afternoon with this lovely gal, who came over to hang out, talk cameras, and let me take a shot at my first legit portrait session. She was extremely patient. And I may or may not have pushed her on the tire swing. 





4/6/13

A Saturday, in Pictures

Snapshots of our Saturday at home. There was cheesecake with strawberries and mint flavored simple syrup simmering for juleps and projects and lots of light and warmth. Isn't April just the best?

3/19/13

Around Here


Things are coming together around here. I've been in the process of painting every room in the house different shades of white, and it feels wonderful and full of light. I love bright colors, but I'm also very fickle--my tastes change constantly. So, I'm learning that I need to use bright color sparingly, in special ways, and in temporary ways, so I can change my mind without too much investment lost! Little lessons...

P.S. I finally found a home for my favorite painting. It hung in my grandmother's house while I was growing up, and then I inherited it. 

3/12/13

march


I keep thinking it's still late February, and that means I've repeatedly been relieved that it's finally March. The two photos above basically sum up February: dark, cold, rainy weather, short days spent inside teaching and practicing, little encouragements along the way, working on sprucing up our home, and learning my way around my DSLR (which is almost never out of my sight now). One of my favorite things about the process of learning to take pictures is when I realize, "Oh! I can take a picture of that...from that angle!" For instance, my violin. Which basically has personhood status in this household, anyway, so I may be taking a lot of portraits of it. Long story short: welcome, March! (Although it's half gone now.)

P.S. I just learned to make a Favicon. I didn't even know what that word meant until today, when I thought to myself, "Hey, I wonder how you change that little tiny icon on the tab next to your blog title?" Thank you, Google. It's the little things.

3/4/13

north georgia snapshots


Oh, what a lovely weekend of resting, shutterbug-ing, walking, and watching movies by the fire! Many thanks to Bunky for letting me bribe him with horse treats so I could snap his photo, and to a wonderful mother-in-law for wandering around with me to explore nearby hills and valleys. Counting down to the next mountain house trip...

2/19/13

Outdoors

Spring is coming...I can feel it. (And, of course, the calendar confirms my intuition.) That means wood fires in the backyard, parties around the time the dogwoods bloom, and planting vegetables. We poked around in the yard this afternoon to scope out our future garden, shuffle the compost pile around, and practice with my camera.