Fall Flowers

 "Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower." -Albert Camus

I hope you all have had a wonderful thanksgiving, and hopefully a nice break from the chaos of life! :)

These pictures were taken a while ago, before we got snow, so I thought I should probably put them up before it's December and all thoughts are zoned straight ahead to Christmas! 

 

 We decided to let Sara explore the outdoors!

 I tried to find the most vivid leaf, do you think I succeeded?

Hannah, the one who found all of the rainbow of leaves and arranged them :)

I hope you liked the pictures, we had fun taking them!

-Emma :D

Being in Awe

 

 "The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders;
    where morning dawns, where evening fades,
    you call forth songs of joy."

 Psalm 65:8 (NIV)

Many times, especially during this time of year, I find myself marveling at nature. It's part of the reason why I like photography, so many different, intriguing things to look at and see. I'm am in awe of the beauty of it all, not necessarily nature itself, but the One who created it all and makes it work. Day after day the sun will rise, bringing not only a spectacular scene, but also light and warmth. How could you not believe that there is a creator of it all? Who worked out all the little details, so everything runs it's cycle, day after day, year after year. 

  "You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you."

Nehemiah 9:6 (NIV)

-Emma :D

Picking the Apples

 Yum!

As you can see by the pictures, I went to the orchard this year, like every other year, it's tradition.

Walking through rows upon rows of apples

Hurling bad apples into the lagoon

Climbing the trees

Filling the bags so full that you can't even carry them

And of course picking apples :)

-Emma :D

The End of the Season

The last cross country race with all of the team was two weeks ago, districts was Thursday, and state will be next week. This season has been a great experience, it's kept me busy and focused. I'm happy to be done right now because I'm ready to rest, but I know in a few weeks I'll want to get back out there running every day (this will probably happen right once it starts to get really cold, and then snow and ice will come!). 

Here are some picture from the meet two weeks ago, my race was first, and I was still cooling off during the next race, but I grabbed my camera before the junior varsity started.

The JV girls before their race 

Running just before sunset

Running at the gun

(All the pictures during the race turned out blurry :( )

The fresh/soph team

I know I've been gone for a couple months, but now I'll have plenty of time to post some new pictures during my favorite season of the year!

-Emma :D