this precious life.

today has been such an oxymoron. can a day be an oxymoron anyway? it's gorgeous out (my favorite kind of weather) & i got to spend almost the whole day with my brother (which is a rarity). we hung out in one of my favorite parts of downtown & he took me to lunch. {side note> why am i just finding out that he & i are kindred spirits? seriously. and as far as clients go... he's definitely in sync with my ideal client profile:)} we enjoyed some yummy food at outdoor tables in the sun while talking about current life events & the summer to come. then he made my job super easy  as we walked around taking his senior pictures. i even got to show him around "my part of town"-- the community i love & the place i get to serve. and then to wrap things up, i got to go to church with him and meet some of his friends. absolutely wonderful. yet at the same time, i've had a knot in the pit of my stomach all day & all i've want to do is have a go...

for years i've had this stash of embroidery thread from my grandmother. it's gotten used for so many things and pretty soon i'll have to replenish my supply:) it has come in handy for wrapping packages, making necklaces, hanging things, driftwood photo frames, and of course embroidery. i'm all about supplies looking pretty when they aren't being used so i came up with this simple idea. i had several pieces of driftwood leftover from last summers scavenging on lake erie so they got put to use. now these lovely colors are on display on my desk! you'll need >> sticks or driftwood of your choice | embroidery thread, bakers twine, ribbon | jar or vase | knife make a notch in the end of the stick (or use one that's already there). wrap the thread around the stick from beginning to end & slide the last bit of the thread through the notch to hold in place. display in a pretty jar, vase or container! before:  after:

hanging out with my family on warm evenings till the sun goes down is my favorite.

the golden sunlight plays through my bedroom window as i sit here and write. the lumineers singing on my record player give homage to the long summer nights ahead. it’s a lazy afternoon. the first truly spring day of the year and i’ve just spent the last few hours soaking in the warmth of the sun. writing notes to friends, reading essays about nashville, dreaming about springs spent there as a child & laying with my face tipped up towards the blaze, eyes closed tightly. today at church, someone said that this is the first day in five months that the temperature has been over 68. FIVE months! that’s almost half a year! no wonder we were getting so stir crazy! but the slow daze of today makes up for all of the past winter days. the smell of freshly mown grass is in the air and the river birch out front is thrilled to be thawing; it’s branches dripping a mixture of dew & sap.  i’m really not much of a writer. i did like grammar and spelling in grade school (though i purp...

funny how this blog has morphed over the past 3 years. it started out with me just sharing inspiration i found across the internet... and then i began sharing some of my own projects & outfits. from there i started adding more personal photographs of daily life & travels, and even shared my photography work for a while.  but now that i'm in a season of pouring so much into my growing business, i don't have as much time to focus on projects & tutorials for the blog (i'm sure they'll still pop up here & there, just not on a regular basis!). and though a business website/blog is still in the works, it's time for my business images to be showcased elsewhere! so if you'd like to keep up with my photography work, take a minute to like the Fernweh Photography facebook page !  in the meantime, this blog will be focusing on personal life images, travels, adventures & growth. stick around a bit if you will... this summer is sure to be full of pr...

mary is dear friend of mine and she went way out of her way to bless me in honor of my birthday! we did a little driving and ended up in downtown danville looking for a place to have dinner. the beehive is  a charming little restaurant/grocery and we both enjoyed soup, handpies, coffee & raspberry iced tea... finishing off by honey sweetened frozen yogurt. the next morning, mary made some yummy pancakes which we washed down with hot tea. yum! loved getting to spend time with her and have deep convos! cutie! SO cold! sheesh! it IS april and i'm still wearing tights & a winter coat most places! rigged a selfie:) craaaazeh! bee-yew-tiful wrapping:) lovely birthday flowers! yummmm.