The moment I met Shannon, I wanted to be her friend. The moment I saw her house, I wanted to be her.
She and her husband have been working on this little house in the middle of a city, lovingly finishing each detail. From the trim, to the fireplace, to the transom windows, every little thing is perfect in its own right. Outside, they have a workshop, a garden, chickens, and a tree house. They have created this beautiful balance of city living and the simplicity of the country.
Last fall just before we put together the Thanksgiving post, Shannon and I planned to do a little post about her chickens for the blog. We decided to do it the week before Easter, since that was the perfect time to showcase the eggs.
As I followed everybody around with my camera, my daughter played in the tree house, while my boys learned how to pick up chickens (You can see how proud my youngest is by his newest skill!). As Shannon plotted out her garden boxes, her oldest son showed me inside the chicken coup and collected blue and brown eggs, and her younger son found feathers for me.
Such a lovely day. I count myself fortunate to have a small glimpse at perfection every time we visit.
SO precious.
Those pictures are great. I’ve never had a desire to hold a chicken until you made it look sweet and romantic.
That’s so funny, Laura! Actually, I only think it’s sweet and romantic, too, when my boys are learning to be tough little farm hands, but so far, I have not found a need to actually hold one myself. The boys kept saying, “Here, Mom. Hold it. Hold IT!” I just kept saying, “Oh, I don’t want to get my camera dirty.”
Maybe someday.
Wow! You made my kids photogenic. Beautiful. As much as I love my chickens I don’t really like holding them either.
Even the trashy unfinished parts in and around the house have a certain charm to them thanks to your photography. You have an eye Jaime. Actually, two really good ones.
You captured Shannon’s life perfectly! I love it.
You are so right, Shannon and I have been friends for 3 years and she is AMAZING. They really do have a perfect balance in all things. Your blog is wonderful!
Precious pictures! I miss Shannon, she is truly an amazing person… Thanks for sharing the pictures with us!
i miss shannon too! love these pictures! Her boys are growing so fast…
I have chickens, and I agree that holding them is not my favorite part. Eating their frest eggs is! My kids are in charge of them, so they get to hold them. For Easter we dyed their brown eggs, and they turned out so pretty! Beautiful pictures Jaime!
i LOVE you blog!!! Just discovered and have been reading an hour. Please keep up the good work. You pics are to die for!!!!
Do you mind telling us what kind of camera you use???? Of course, I’m sure it’s the photograher NOT the camera…. LOL
I so miss Shannon too! I remember thinking the same things you did when I met her. She’s wonderful and I count myself blessed to have met with her and to be her friend. The boys are adorable! Fantastic job with the pictures!
Sorry for not commenting back sooner, but Jen T, that is SO cool that you dyed the brown eggs. I’ve always wanted to try that.
And Cheryl, my camera is a Canon Rebel Xsi, and the lens I used that day was just the little 50mm f/1.8.
Thanks for reading, everybody!
I saw these picture. very nice!!
HI Jaime! It was sooo fun having you over today. I’m sorry I was so rude and obsessed with the dang computer. I’m so stressed about getting this stuff done for the funeral. Anyway, thanks for the awesome cooking lessons and for letting us get to know your cutie kids! You are my hero, and I can’t wait to get to know you better! Send me your email so I don’t have to publish all of my ramblings.
xoxo
What an utterly stunning series of photos. Some of those sweet babe pics made my heart quicken.
Oh, thank you, Anna—what a nice thing to say!