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around here, april is giving october a run for its money as prettiest month of the year.

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around here, i am pretending to be upset with tripp for accidentally cutting off this piece of my wisteria vine…when actually my first thought was that it would make a perfect still life photo.

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around here, i have taken “perfect dandelion shot” off my photography bucket list.

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around here, we are staying spending time in the backyard.  we are staying outside until dark.  soaking up every blessed moment of the sweet golden-hour light.

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around here, we are all happy to have kelsey-girl home for a weekend visit…including sweet little miss anabelle.  our friends jen and gavin are like tripp and me with a sweet girl that lights up their life.

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{{anabelle laying her head on kelsey’s shoulder…oh my heart…just. stop.}}

around here i’m making plans for the weekend.  maybe a trip to the garden center. hopefully more time with friends and family. definitely feeling grateful for all of it.

thank you for letting me share it with you.

love, kelly

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  1. linda arandas says

    April 24, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    Those dandelion photos!!! thanks for sharing such lovely visions of Spring, Kelly!

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  2. Karen Olson says

    April 24, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    Your blue iris shot is gorgeous! Love the styling in the wisteria shot too. We headed south for vacation and saw wild wisteria along sides of the highway climb the trees.

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  3. Kelly says

    April 25, 2015 at 8:53 am

    Ohhhh that dandelion shot!!! Perfection!! And little miss Annabelle and Kelsy…yes…a be stil my heart moment. Beautiful post Kelly. Love your editing btw

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  4. Ida P. Krause says

    April 25, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Very pleasant post filled with lots of lovely things.

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  5. Bev K says

    April 28, 2015 at 9:21 am

    Just gorgeous! Thank you!

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    • kelly says

      April 28, 2015 at 4:46 pm

      thank you so much bev!

      Reply

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