Hey, guys. I was going to post about that mysterious thing I’ve been hinting at, but unfortunately I can’t really anymore. You see, what I was going to post was that Willow had baby bunnies! But… *SNIIIIIFFF* they aren’t alive anymore. 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 They were doing just fine even though it was quite chilly, but I think the really windy day we had today was just too much for them. *Cries* Here is one picture to remember them by:
This is a picture of one the day it was born (I think). There were five all black babies.
*Sigh*
Okay, now that’s over with. 😦 Let’s move on to happier subjects, right? I’ve collected several random photographs from my extensive collection.
Let’s start with some cuteness to cheer us up, shall we?
Aww! Look at these two wittle cuties!It’s always fun to find a litter of barn kittens. 🙂 (You can tell this was a while ago by Megan’s shortsleeves. XD )Why hello there, Lily! XD She cracks me up.Casey looks kind of… I don’t know what… startled? XD♥♥♥
And some miscellaneous pictures…
Watercolor is so fun. ♥
Ahh, a lovely sunset.
And last but not least, a few pictures from our uncle’s pond.
Reflections are so pretty!This is Buster. He loves to swim in the pond, as you can tell from his muddy fur. 😉Megan was fishing (she didn’t catch anything), and Buster was chasing her hook. XDIsn’t this gorgeous? The reflection is almost perfect!
Ripples are a fun abstract photo opportunity. It kinda reminds me of a Van Gogh painting, ya know?
I’m sorry about the sad news… but I hope you enjoyed the rest of the post. 🙂 Thank you, my loyal readers! ♥
We got a new bunny! 😀 And we sold another bunny, which I realized I had never even posted about. O.o First, the “old” bunny. We got Pippin on the day we found Willow’s babies, so I guess he was kind of overshadowed in all the excitement, poor thing. He is a New Zealand/Silver Fox mix, and we got him to breed with Diamond, Lily, and Olaf (yes, Olaf is a girl XD ).
Sorry Pippin, I didn’t take many pictures of you.
I love this picture of his eye! You can see the reflection so clearly!
He loves to poke his nose into Snickers’ cage. XD
So why did we sell him? Well I didn’t think we needed him in the first place because we couldn’t sell his babies for as much money as we could with Snickers and Willow. But Megan and my brother Jeff both really wanted to get him, so we did. 😉 Once we got Snickers, we decided to sell him to help pay for Snickers – and also because that would be too many bunnies to keep at once!
Why did we get Snickers? Some of you know that he used to be my friend Mallory’s bunny, but she decided to sell him since she didn’t play with him much anymore. 😦 We bought him to breed with Willow because that was quite a success last time, and also possibly to breed with Clemmie. And also because he is ADORABLE! See what I mean?
SUCH CHUBBY CHEEKS! 😀
So squishy! 😀 Is your cuteness meter filled yet?
*Happy sigh* I love bunnies. ♥
***Allison***
P. S. Speaking of bunnies, did you know that Clemmie hurt her eye? One of the bunnies (we don’t know which one) bit her close to her eye, and now she probably won’t be able to see out of it anymore. *SNIFF* Poor Clemmie. 😦
P. P. S. On a happier note, Rebekah wrote an amazing chapter for WordCrafters! You can read it on the WordCrafters 2 page here. The story is getting so exciting!
The other day Megan and I packed up our cameras and my bunny Lily and drove up to an alfalfa field to do a little photoshoot of each other. It was so much fun – but rather chilly. XD I hope you enjoy the pictures! (And you can see Megan’s pictures of me here.)
I ♥ this one! Megan decided to use it for her blog profile picture. 🙂 I might use one of hers for my profile picture eventually.
Megan experimented with no glasses… she couldn’t see me so it’s a good thing I could see her. XD
I had fun playing around with the next two pictures. 🙂
LILIPUTIAN! 😀
I love this picture too!
HA HA HA! Lily looks rather taken aback at Megan’s wild shrieks. XD XD Poor, poor bunny.
And now for a few bonus bunny pictures…
Lily is trying to camouflage herself. Sorry Lily, your fur doesn’t really match the alfalfa. XD
Aww, Lily dear!Lily is not impressed with photoshoots.
Which picture was your favorite? Thanks for reading, my friends! 🙂
***Allison***
P. S. Thank you all for your sweet comments and prayers, and I’m happy to say I passed the driver’s test! HIP HIP HOORAY! 😀 😀 😀
P. P. S. The Story of Why I Didn’t Post This Sooner: I dropped my camera’s memory card and it pretty much vanished only it didn’t because it got wedged under the computer desk for a long time and I was bewildered and sad and frightened (not really) and then Dad lifted up the desk and at long last I found my beloved memory card and… The End. (Note: That was NOT a good example of a grammatically correct sentence. Just in case you were wondering.)
Have you ever played in grain bins? If not, you are missing out.
Since I’m guessing most of you have in fact never played in grain bins, I have kindly compiled a tutorial to show you how it’s done. 😀 (Even though the pictures are *ahem* not my best – the grain bins don’t have what you’d call perfect lighting.)
First, you must find a grain bin. Fortunately that’s not too hard for us since we have several on our farm. You’ll need to find one that has corn in it, or the fun will be considerably diminished. (Although empty grain bins are good for letting your dog catch mice in.) Make sure the bin isn’t too full so you’ll have plenty of room for your acrobatics.
An example of a good grain bin choice: (Fun fact: did you know this grain bin can hold about 45,000 bushels of corn when it’s full?!)
Next you must enter the grain bin. Depending on how full it is, you will either need to climb in through the door or else climb a ladder/staircase and enter through a trapdoor. We chose the latter. (But not the ladder. Heh heh.) Some advice while climbing: don’t look down and try not to dwell on the seeming frailty of the staircase.
Now comes the hard part: getting in. This takes a good bit of courage the first time, because you’re pretty much looking down into a cavernous black hole. Also the trapdoor is usually rather small. But be brave – adventure awaits!
Climb down the ladder. Once inside, the grain bin looks quite light, and you shouldn’t feel claustrophobic anymore. In fact, you wonder why you were worried. (You remember again when you climb out.)
Time for the fun to begin! One of the best things to do in a grain bin is practice your acrobatic skills: in other words, jump off the ladder a lot. It’s kind of like jumping off of a hay loft into hay, only more… corny. Plus you get an added bonus of sinking up to your knees in corn kernels!
If you’re wondering what all that annoying bokeh comes from, the answer is corn dust.
If you tire of acrobatics, you can always bury your friend in the corn or throw handfuls at the metal wall to make a satisfactory ringing sound. It’s also fun to play “Whales.”
Whales Instructions: fill someone’s socks (preferably your sibling’s/friend’s) with corn, and tie off the top. You have made a “whale.” Now divide up into two teams with equal amounts of whales per team, select a battle cry (“FOR NARNIA!”) and throw your corn-filled aquatic mammals at the other team, making sure not to cross the invisible middle line. Each participant is out after being hit three times. If you catch a whale, the person who threw it loses a life. Whichever team has the last person standing wins!
HA HA HA that was so fun to write. XD I hope you enjoyed this helpful how-to, and I trust you will refer to it if the need arises. XD
***Allison***
P. S. You have only day to enter my giveaway! (Thank you soooo much, everyone who entered so far!) I will post the winner on October 29th. I can’t wait to see who wins!
Bonjour! (Or hola, since I’ve been studying Spanish…)
I’ve wanted to do a lyric photoshoot for a long time, and I finally got around to it! I love the song “Undeniable” by TobyMac because it’s so uplifting, and so true. Especially on these gorgeous autumn days it’s easy to see God’s “evidence piling up” in the beautiful world he created for us. Click the play button on the video below, then enjoy the rest of the post while listening!
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There are moments that I doubt You. Blind to the beauty that surrounds me, I try to push away the need that I’m needin’ proof. And this struggle that I have, it ain’t nothing new.
But the evidence is piling up, yup. You change my heart isn’t that enough?
You give me life that I can’t take credit for; Call me to walk through an open door.
Undeniable, You are, You are, You are; Unmistakable, You are, You are.
You’re the bright and morning star, But still You speak to my heart. Undeniable, You are, You are.
Your work doesn’t stop with me – Your signature’s on everything we see.
From the hills of Negril, Jamaica, To the kid that the doctor said would never make it. Which is harder to believe: that You don’t exist, Or that You orchestrated all of this?
Living in the world that is so confusing, You’re the argument I’m never losing. ‘Cause I believe.
Undeniable, You are, You are, You are; Unmistakable, You are, You are.
You’re the bright and morning star, But still You speak to my heart. Undeniable, You are, You are.
From the hymns that my Daddy sang, I know I was made to glorify Your name.
And from the prayers that my Momma prayed, I know I was made to glorify Your name. [x3]
So undeniable, You are, You are, You are; Unmistakable, You are, You are.
You’re the bright and morning star, But still You speak to my heart. Undeniable, You are, You are. [x2]
You’re the bright and morning star, But still You speak to my heart. Undeniable, You are, You are. [x2]
Which is harder to believe: that You don’t exist,
Or that you orchestrated all of this?
Living in the world that is so confusing,
You’re the passion that I’m never losing.
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I love that line: Which is harder to believe: that You don’t exist/ Or that you orchestrated all of this? Seriously! Which makes more sense: that a Creator God designed our incredibly complex and beautiful world, or that God doesn’t exist and everything just happened to evolve this way?
Living in the world that is so confusing,/ You’re the passion that I’m never losing.
Hey guys! Aria recently asked me if I would do an interview swap with her, and I agreed. 😀 The theme was “farm girl,” because we… uh, both live on a farm. XD We both asked a few questions and answered them, like so: (Oh, and all the photography is Aria’s except the title poster.)
Have you always lived on a farm? If not, when did you move to the farm, and why? My parents and grandparents bought the farm after I turned eleven and we started building houses on it. We moved here nearly a year later when our house was finished.
Why and how do you identify yourself as a farm girl? I identify myself as a farm girl – not because it’s my atmosphere, but because a farm girl is just what I am. I may be an accidental farm girl, but I love my life here on the farm so much more then when I lived in the city. It’s become a part of me.
What’s something about you that is the least farm-girl like and unexpected? Hmmm… I wear makeup every day and own heels 😉 Also I don’t have very much of a country or southern accent.
Do you do anything that is very stereotypical for a farm girl? Wear cowgirl boots. But I don’t wear overalls. Or a straw hat. Sorry.
What’s your favorite farm chore? Taking photos of everything? I’ll admit that really isn’t a farm chore. It just comes with the territory. Otherwise, I like picking vegetables and canning and all that.
What’s your least favorite farm chore? Probably watering plants with grass tea. (Water that grass sits in for days out in the sun and it is the worst thing you’ve smelled in your life.) But the boys do that for me now.
How big is your farm? Seventeen acres. Not all of it is farmland, and we’re also hoping to buy another seventeen-acre plot next year.
What is the main purpose of your farm? We don’t grow for commercial use – just mainly for ourselves. Our farm is for a sustainability purpose. With the rise of more and more chemicals and toxins in fresh vegetables, the degrade in quality, and the increase in price of organically-raised food, we really want to be able to provide complete year-round produce for our three families living on the property.
What do you ‘farm’ mainly (crops, livestock, etc.)? We mainly farm crops (although, not field crops) but we also have livestock if you count chickens, rabbits and soon to be a cow or goats 😉
What is your favorite thing about living on a farm? The freedom. In the city you really can’t go off and disappear in the woods for two hours; you can’t walk down to pick vegetables for your dinner; you can’t just roam. Living on a farm makes you feel just so free.
What is your least favorite thing about living on a farm? I enjoy everything about it except for the fact that I can’t really sleep in during the summer and bugs.
Do you have many employees, or is it just a family business? Well, as I said above, it’s not for commercial use – just for us family to live off of. But we do have one farmhand who helps granddaddy a lot with farm work.
Do you live in a farmhouse? Sadly, no! I would LOVE to live in a farmhouse, but unfortunately for me, when my parents designed our house, they made it very contemporary and modern. It DOES NOT go with the surroundings 😛
What chores do you do around the farm? I really only work on the farm during the summer, so: picking, planting, weeding, canning, and that’s about it.
What is your favorite farm memory? We haven’t lived here all that long, but I remember when we first bought the property, we had a lot of dead branches and trees cleared into a pile and lit a bonfire…then we roasted marshmallows on it. 🙂
After reading Rebekah’s post the other day, I was like, “Ooh, I want to do that!” So I did. 🙂 I went for a walk around our farm with Maggie and took looots of pictures. Thankfully none of our barns are falling down or anything, but some of them do look beautifully old and worn.
This is somewhat of an experimental post. I don’t usually do B&W (black and white) or architecture photography, but today I’m doing both! Let’s see how the experiment turned out…
AHH I LOVE THIS PICTURE SO MUCH! 😀
Lots of straw!Barn siding…
Maggie had to stop for a drink. 😛
Look at the “candlestick”! The moon really lit up this post. 😉I love this picture as well!
This is a broken window on our “Pighouse.” We don’t use it anymore except as a machine shed, but it used to be a pig barn (thus the name). I always thought the broken part of the window looked like a pig. 🙂 Can you see it?Isn’t this neat? Vines (I think they’re Virginia Creeper vines) climbed quite a way up this old grain silo.
I think the experiment was a success! At least it was fun to conduct. 🙂
Do you like B&W or architecture photography? What is your favorite thing to photograph?
***Allison***
P. S. Thank you guys sooo much for entering my giveaway and taking my survey! I enjoyed reading your suggestions and opinions. I’m going to do a post soon that Clara suggested in the survey!
I have a bunch more stray pictures for you today! (23 to be precise. XD ) You’d better warm up your scrolling finger…
First we have some flower pictures:
Sunflowers are such sunny things!
I love looking closer at things, like this zinnia. The centers are so pretty!A little crab spider (I think) came in with our bouquet. But he was tiny, so it was okay. XDDoes anyone see any evidence that maybe the crab spider was here? I do!
And then a bunch of Nature pictures:
This is a gourd tendril. Aren’t they so pretty? They look like curly green hair. 😀
Such a picture-perfect tomato. 🙂 It had a lovely cross in the middle.I took this picture on Corn-Creaming Day when we harvested our sweet corn.I love this shot! After I took it I noticed the fly. XD Can you find it?I was trying to get a picture of the bird taking off, but it didn’t work so well, so I finally stooped to taking a still out of a video. XD
♥Does anyone know what this beetle is called? It was on the side of our car.Ohhh I love dew drops!Butterflies’ eyes are weird.Look at all the teensy-weensy baby spiders! They were way tinier than this in real life, but my camera has good zoom. I don’t know if they’re cute exactly, but I think it’s the closest spiders can get. XDThis guy is NOT so cute. But he is beautiful! Isn’t it amazing how God creates even the tiniest creatures with such beauty and intricate detail? I mean just look at all the different markings!And last but not least, a sunset. ♥ It was oranger than this in real life, but my camera was on Dawn/Dusk setting which always makes the sky pinker than it is.
Are you still with me? Oh good. 😀 Then which picture was your favorite?
***Allison***
P. S. Ahh, it’s so beautiful outside today! It’s really starting to feel like fall, even though not many leaves have turned color yet. How’s the weather where you live?
I had so many random, homeless photos I had to divide them into two posts! I’m going to do two sections today: pet photos and completely random photos.
Let’s do the completely random photos first. 🙂
Really, Allison? You took a picture of your ice cream cone? Yeah but it looks so pretty! XD
Here’s a (super hard) mystery photo for you. Guess what it is in the comments, and I’ll tell you if you were right or not. (Hint: this substance is not in its natural state. I modified it before taking the picture.)
One warm day I took pictures of the hose. XD
The reflection is me trying awkwardly to hold the hose and take a picture at the same time. XD
I also took a bunch of photos of one of my aunt’s old sheds. I was going to enter it in BIBPC, but I ended up entering a baby bunny photo. 🙂
GAHHH I LOVE THIS ONE!
And now for a few pet pictures. YESSS!
Ohhhh I love this picture so much! Lily looks so beautiful and stately next to the flowers. ♥Ha ha! Olaf was washing herself after we gave her a bath, and I got a picture of her flinging water everywhere. XDI love this picture too! Look at the neat reflection in Lily’s eye – not to mention bokeh in the background!“Oh, hello human? Can I help you?” *Wag, wag* HA HA HA ISN’T THIS HILARIOUS?! Maggie, you are a funny puppy. XD
And that wasn’t even half of the random photography. Oops.
What photo(s) did you like the best?
***Allison***
P. S. Speaking of pets… we sold all our baby bunnies. *SNIFF!* It’s so sad, but thankfully we sold them all to very good, loving homes. We sold two of them (Lilac and Hank) to my aunt’s family, and the three others (Blackberry, Higgledy Piggledy, and Drover) to a lady who owns a petting zoo. Drover (renamed Pearl) already got to be in the petting zoo, and everyone loved her because she was soooo friendly! That’s our baby bunny. XD ♥ So now we are baby bunny-less. 😦 Oh well, I suppose we’ll just have to do it again!
Allison Marie 