Friday, June 14, 2013

A Vintage French Watercolor, Senior Portraits, A Jersey Cow Named Annabelle, An Auction for the Children in Africa



Hello!
I scored this vintage French watercolor for a few dollars a couple of years ago.....
It sat in a drawer, until this last year,
I decided to hang it from my vintage French barn door....
The door that can't seem to find a permanent spot in my home : )


I used our dutch Nautical twine and a vintage French clothespin to hang the painting.....
I just tucked the twine behind the door.....
An easy way to hang paintings from doors without putting a hole in your door......


I decided this might make a great area to take a few portraits of the kids....

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I recently shot a few senior portraits of my daughter, Nicole....
We have lived on this ranch for almost 10 years, and the kids have spent many summers swimming in the ponds on the ranch..... 
Time goes by way too fast!
I thought it was fun to capture Nicole in a location that holds a lot of childhood memories.....



We have an equestrian inspired shoot that we are working on at the moment : ).  
We are hoping it turns out like we have planned....

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I also wanted to share a picture of our little Annabelle....
A jersey cow that we will soon be milking....
Our boss generously allows us to run so many cows on his ranch....
I was so excited to add a jersey cow to our small herd....
She is so beautiful.....
We purchased her from Ryan and Amber Dias.....
The Dias family is the sweetest family that has the most beautiful herd of Jersey Cows.....
They gave us a tour of their dairy, we were all in Jersey Cow heaven....
I will be sharing lots more images with you of Annabelle in the future : )

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On a final note....
Kimberly Taylor is holding an online auction Monday June 17 at 8 a.m. PST and will run until June 19th at 6 pm PST on her website Kimberly Taylor Images to raise money to help benefit children in Africa....
Kimberly's Mom, Barb has built a home for children in Africa and is doing amazing things for these children.....
You can visit Barb's blog Jaaja Barb's Home of Angels and read more about this amazing woman and what she is doing for these children......
The online auction will help raise money for supplies they need to purchase for their home they have built in Africa....
Here are a few items that you will be able to bid on.....



One of my blue striped grain sack dog beds : )




Beautiful cuffs.....

This is just a sampling of what you will find listed in the online auction.....

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Hope you all have a great weekend!
Take Care,
Maria