These long summer days here in southern Minnesota are absolutely gorgeous...and the sunsets are equally stunning! Nowhere else have I seen this much golden light at magic hour, with such a beautiful expansive horizon! It's safe to say that the horizons and the light are one of my very favorite things about living here. The other night, on one of the longest days of the year, Bjorn and I hopped in our truck and rumbled down dirt road after dirt road until we got to our own soybean field. … [Read more...]
May Recap
I'm trying to stay consistent with these "new" personal life updates! I've been thinking a bit about them lately, and I think it's funny that it took me so long to launch into doing posts like these! :) I always thought that doing life updates posts would be rather boring for my blog readers (which is kind of ironic anyway, since blogging is often like one big life update medium!)...and yet I always love reading personal life updates from other bloggers! So, that's the long way to say I'm glad … [Read more...]
Our Very Full But Very Joyful Memorial Day Weekend!
This past weekend absolutely flew by! Memorial Day weekends always seem to be quite busy for us every year...whether it's a wedding weekend or a graduation. It's just a really popular weekend! This year, we had both a wedding and a graduation we got to attend! (Plus an important ultrasound, plus planting our field!) Bjorn's sister Aeli graduated from Bethel University (in St. Paul) AND his cousin Katie got married! It all happened on the same day - but we managed to get to a good amount of … [Read more...]
The Biggest Vacuum You’ve Ever Seen
We had some really nice weather a couple weekends ago - that mild, spring weather that reminds you winter can't have a grip on you forever! :) Bjorn wanted to get a good amount of our stored soybeans (from last fall's harvest) shipped out to a soybean oil plant, so he and his dad worked hard on getting those beans loaded and driven up to another town. I went with Bjorn after school one Friday to pick up a Vac-U-Vator we were renting for the weekend's work. Before then, I had had no idea … [Read more...]
My Poetry Journey (+ my poem “The Dock”)
In an effort to open up even more, like I mentioned in this post, today I wanted to share about something I love! Something you may not know about me: I write poetry! My Poetry Journey The love affair began when I was in 2nd grade and won a little contest for an extremely short poem on "generosity." :) I can still remember terrified little me reading my 1-liner out loud at the city council meeting. At least I got a $50 savings bond out of it...Ha! Then, a couple years later, a wonderful … [Read more...]
Our Weekend Visiting Family in South Dakota
Last weekend, Bjorn and I drove out to South Dakota to visit his cousin Marie and her husband Matt on their farm place! It was such a special weekend, and full of good memories, belly laughs, and some surprisingly warm February days. :) We had been talking for a long time about making a trip out there and finally decided on a weekend in February. I'm so glad we were able to make it work - it was the perfect break from life back home, and quality time spent with relatives is always a … [Read more...]
My Favorite Rural + Nature Shots From Our Time In Belgium
It was fun reminiscing about our great 2016 European adventure last week. (You can find our whole 2-week detailed itinerary HERE.) Since I shared my favorite rural photos from France, I also wanted to share nature shots from Belgium! I. Loved. Belgium. There was just something about it. Of course, the landscape wasn't that different from France's, especially where we were -- with our road-tripping, we were often straddling the line between France and Belgium anyway...but there … [Read more...]
Capturing the Light
Focusing more on photography these last couple years has really changed the way I look at the world. I find I'm constantly watching for those perfectly sweet, simple, magical little moments -- and honestly, looking for those snapshots (whether I have a camera in hand right then or not!) has made everyday life so much more special! If I had to choose one specific thing I'm really trying to improve in, it's capturing light. I'm a bit obsessed with light at this point. :) Have you heard of … [Read more...]
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