Half Marathon Map

One week til Chas and I run the Capital City Half Marathon!

Pumpkin Chili

Today I made Pumpkin Chili, I took these photos of the process.

3/4 lb. ground lean beef
1 chorizo sausage (casing removed)
1 large onion, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
1 yellow bell pepper, diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 (15 oz.) cans kidney beans, drained
2 (28 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, with juice
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon chili powder
1 tablespoon basaltic vinegar

 

Ken & Kenneth Henry

 My next door neighbor Ken and his grandson Kenneth Henry after a wagon ride on a beautiful spring evening! The sweetest thing. 

Autumn in the forest...

Chas and I both had the day off,

it was a perfect Indian Summer day.

Nature's hues were at the peak of perfection,

from bright yellow to vibrant red.

Wild mushrooms sprout from the mossy tree decay,

the fruit of fall foragers.

A wonderful way to spend an autumn day.

 

 

Hocking Hills State Park

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace

As I have seen in one autumnal face.

                               -John Donne

Dans le boudoir avec Sawyer

Please excuse any errors in my french... Habla español, no habla francés.

  

A gift from the bride to her groom on their wedding day.  ♥

Deb & Family

I took these pictures of my friend Debbrynne and her very sweet children Iren, Tamia and Nevaeh in the park surrounding Franklin Park Conservatory.  

They were taken at the end of a gorgeous summer day.  And, I just ♥ them!

 

 

that's a wrap

Leah & Chloe...

One of my very best friends, Leah, and I had an agreement years ago that I could be her someday baby's aunt.  Being that I am an only child and would never have nieces and nephews of my own (unless through marriage) it was fitting that I should be her baby's "Aunt Jamie"!

So, when Leah & Chole came home for a visit from Memphis it was only fitting that I should take some photographs of my only niece.