Parting ways

Parting ways, originally uploaded by Ånne.

Zen

Zen, originally uploaded by Ånne.

Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, originally uploaded by Ånne.

Huron Metro Golf Course in Dexter, MI this morning while it was snowing.

"No, Spook, staring at the snow will not melt it!"

"No, Spook, staring at the snow will not melt it!", originally uploaded by Ånne.

I'm not a cat person at all. I'm a dog person to my core, but this one, well he has won me over.

Anticipation

Anticipation, originally uploaded by Ånne.

"Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle ... a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream." - Barbara Winkler

We ordered our seeds for the garden this weekend! I'm really excited about our vegetable garden this year.

Pucker up!

Pucker up!, originally uploaded by Ånne.

Thought I'd squeeze a little more life out of my turbo lemon.

Happy Valentines Day!

Lemon, with a twist.

Lemon, with a twist., originally uploaded by Ånne.

If you do a search on lemon you will see a ton of images of lemons being dropped into water so I thought I'd do it a little differently and shoot it out of water. It was fun photographing it but I did make quite a mess in my bathroom.

A shout out to my husband who puts up with my "home studio".

Arbor Brewing Company

My husband and I spend a great deal of time gardening and preserving our harvest for the many meals we make ourselves. Most of what we eat is cooked at home but a few times a month we go out to eat and we usually end up at Arbor Brewing Company, in downtown Ann Arbor. We go for the beer and darts but always end up with a meal that never disappoints us. In my opinion they have some of the best vegetarian options in all of Ann Arbor. But I think the consistently good experience we get at ABC is due to the people that work there. They top the list!

Lingering Season

Lingering Season, originally uploaded by ÅNN€.

"Winter is a time of promise because there is so little to do, or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so."
- Stanley Crawford

This is Spook, my cat, and he will watch out the window for a while and then turn to me and give me the most pathetic meow cry as if to say "make it stop!"

To get this image I had to blast the inside with my speedlites and set my camera to a very high dof and very low shutter speed. God bless Spook for being such a good and patient model!