Spring in Minnesota

Last weekend I went home to Minnesota to be with my family right after my grandma passed away. It was so nice being home with family, and Minnesota in the spring is one of my favorite places on earth. My parents’ yard is amazing; I am so incredibly lucky to be able to call this my home, and to have grown up there.

It had been a while since I was home during this time of the year, and it was interesting to see the difference in seasons between Kansas and Minnesota. In Minnesota everything had just started to bloom, and the leaves were just starting to get full on the trees. Spring in Kansas was long gone though; the tulips and lilacs had been done blooming for weeks, and the leaves had already started to become the dark green of summer.

At the funeral for my grandma the pastor mentioned that she had told him that after the incredibly harsh winter Minnesota had this year, she really wanted to live long enough to see the leaves on the trees and hot weather again. So as I sat on the back patio looking at the trees in the backyard, the leaves and the bright green of my surroundings meant even more to me.

 

moments of light 2

As some of you may have read in my last “moments of light” post, lately I have been completely obsessed with documenting the light around me. As a photographer I have always been interested in light, but lately it has become the most important thing. I’m still not entirely sure why it is such a dominating factor for me (and my work) lately, but I don’t think it will fade at least any time soon.

Most of these moments get documented on instagram, since I always have my phone with me. If you want to follow along with this series the best way to do so would be to follow me on there.

And a little teaser of what I’ve been up to on instagram. You will notice that I’ve been focused on a few different things over the past few weeks.

 There are more to come in the future I am sure, so keep your eyes peeled for more moments of light. Also, I will be home in Minnesota this weekend, so expect to see images of my precious nephew and other spring in MN related things soon!

309/366 – Home

*Tuesday, November 20
I hadn’t done a double exposure for a while, so I thought it would be good to do one while I was home.

305/366 – Hello!

I flew home to MN today, and got to meet my almost 3 month old nephew for the first time. He is absolutely precious.

276/366 – House

*Thursday, October 18
My grad work right now is about the sense of place that is lost with Alzheimer’s. Thursday I went out and shot quite a few houses, which I will then weave together.

202/366

202/366, a photo by aithom2 on Flickr.

My parent’s backyard is so wonderful.

105/366 – happy place

This view is one of my favorite parts of my parents’ home.

In the spring the seeds from the cottonwood trees float everywhere like a warm snow. The new leaves and growing grass glow in the evening light. It calms me more than anything else seems to be able to.

58/365 – Home!

For the first time in 9 months I am finally back home in Minnesota! I left this morning and drove 12 hours, so it was such a relief to finally pull into my driveway and see my parents house.

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44/365 – Home Again

I wanted to get my picture done early tonight to give myself a little bit of a break, and it is dark and stormy out so I didn’t feel like doing much. Not the most exciting picture, but I am decently happy with it.

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324/365 – Snowy Road

Lame title and cliché picture, I know.

**Monday, November 29

My brother and I went on a walk yesterday afternoon despite the nasty weather. It was rainy, windy, and cold, but we braved it so I could get some pictures before hopping on my flight back to Kentucky. I didn’t get back until after 11:00 pm last night, and was exhausted, which is why I am just now posting.

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