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The morning's magic
April 3, 2010
I started the day in the kitchen preparing our traditional Friday morning breakfast of gluten free pancakes, fruit and maple syrup. But then I got distracted. (I have a post coming up next Friday on Simple Homeschool that makes this distraction part kind of ironic. You'll have to read the post to know what I'm talking about).
Like I was saying... I was interrupted in my breakfast cooking (Friday mornings are lazy anyway, especially so when Daddy stays home as he did today to work on the dining room) by one of my garden chairs. I rescued these chairs from the neighbor's trash and they are now a sweet spot to sit in the backyard or a beautiful photo prop.
The sunlight shining through the drops of condensation (not rain, thank goodness) on the chair back mesmerized me from the kitchen window. I abandoned the pancake prep, my family is used to waiting for me when a photographic opportunity arises, to take photos in the backyard.
Up high, down low. In focus, out of focus. Move the chair (ever so gently to not disturb those drops) just a bit over here. High aperature, low aperature. More light, less light.
Just taking the photos was intoxicating for me, what a way to start a morning.
This is why I love photography. It's like making magic.
PS. That's my covered raised bed in the back with an old crib frame set up as a trellis and my raspberries in the back. Speaking of which if you're in this climate it's time to prune those babies if you have them.
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Melanie on April 3, 2010, 2:52 a.m.
Renee: Speaking of pruning rasp. bushes....I read your post (pruning) and was wondering, how short do you prune the long leggy ones you want to keep? I want to make sure I do get rasp this summer, so I don't want to overprune. Any tips on transplanting suckers or from someone else's garden? When should I do that?
Melanie
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renee on April 5, 2010, 11:11 p.m.
In the past I've transplanted late April (here in Maine). I don't know the ideal time to do this. Every time I've transplanted, the canes have done really well, ie: raspberries don't need to be treated too tenderly. In fact they can run your garden over if you don't pull up all the little suckers that will pop up through the growing season. I have a small garden space but if I had more room I'd be sure to put the raspberries off in a (sunny) corner by themselves. As it is, they sit close to my raised bed and tomato plot. I'm forever pulling those "suckers" up.
I also don't know much about pruning the topsfruiting canes. Some years I've cut them back if they didn't look healthy on the tops. This year I didn't cut them back much, if any, because they look healthy and we'll see how it goes. My main concern with this is keeping them in check because they'll grow more and they are already my height. Hum... maybe I should cut them back a bit?
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Melanie on April 3, 2010, 2:53 a.m.
Oh yes, and don't you just love finding someone else's giveaway to turn it into your treasure!!!
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nicola@which name? on April 4, 2010, 2:58 p.m.
Lovely photos and post, Renee. I was reading a photography book last night, feeling excited, inspired, and very very nervous all at the same time. (I will share about the nervous part next week.) I was just over at the Simple Mom family of sites. LOVING them! Nicola
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Rana on April 5, 2010, 2:09 a.m.
Renee, I love the droplets on the chair and how they glisten in the sunlight. Beautiful! I know that feeling when you find that perfect muse. Sometimes it's my kids and I just want to try all types of angels and b&w and please just hold that smile or keep looking that way. They get so annoyed with me after awhile. So far they haven't started running away from me when I pull out my camera.
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Francesca on April 6, 2010, 1:18 p.m.
I've become totally obsessed by photographing droplets (of rain, sadly), and I've spent much of my easter day under an umbrella trying to catch them. I'm quite proud of one particular photo which I posted today. Having said this, I would very much welcome a change of subject, and start photographing the sunlight. SUNLIGHT, where are you?
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Theresa on April 3, 2010, 2:06 a.m.
Photography is like making magic. I agree. :)