She brought a cross that was hanging in her bedroom, a statue of Mary that I thought was sorta funny because the paint on her face was falling off and a stone planter that was sitting on her porch (for the record, my Sister snagged the planter for me, thanks Wendy! (Oh, and she snagged a part of a Lilac Tree for me too!)).
My mother in law, Minji, brought over a big tray of Violets to plant so I thought, perfect, I'll plant the flowers in the planter that used to belong to my Grandma. It still had the dirt along with a few weeds which I started to pull out one by one. As I tossed the weeds aside I noticed one in particular had a large root ball in proportion to the size of the weed which was about 5 inches high. Upon closer inspection I found that this "weed" was growing from a Black Walnut that some sly squirrel tried to hide in my Grandma's planter. This was no weed at all but a Black Walnut tree (in case you didn't put the pieces together yet).
I'm honored to be the recipient of this stone planter that sat on my Grandma's porch and even more so, happy to have this Black Walnut tree to remember her by. It's very likely, being a month ago, that this is closer to Jack's age (and my Grandma's passing) than any other tree that I've planted to celebrate his birth.
Adenium likes the deckMy Adenium has been struggling for a few years now. He's really been enjoying his new spot on the deck and is now even flowering! Bought this quite a few years back at the Cactus & Succulent show at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis.
Botanical Gardens St. LouisEver been to Botanical Gardens in St. Louis? If not, I highly recommend it. And while this photo doesn't actually highlight the beauty of Botanical Gardens, you can find out more info on their website at MoBot.org
Sarah ShootingI was moving some old photos around and this one just sort of struck me funny so I'm posting it up here. The cool thing about having a partner that shoots is you get to go out on shooting expeditions. This one happened in Carondelet Park in St. Louis
Grandma (Frances) Meade February 26, 1926 - April 16th, 2008I have to pay respect to my Grandma Frances Meade who passed away on April 16th 2008, the same day my son was born. I was not able to attend the funeral, my heart is broken. She was a beautiful lady and she will be missed.
Spring is hereWell it's time for my official spring is here post but I fear that by doing so I may experience more raining slush like I did yesterday. Hinging on what I hear and read online has lead me to go ahead and do it, it's supposed to get nice this week.
Grandma's ClosetThere is a plethora of interesting things to photograph at Grandma's house. This is the inside of her closet. Sometimes I like to shoot and only focus on things like composition, shapes, textures and color. It's a great way to get over the "there's nothing to shoot" rut.
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