old wood

photograph by rebecca wood

paintings to make

the older i get, the more i want to make paintings that look like these photos. wouldn't they be amazing wall size, or 8 x 10 feet? i'm always pondering how i would attempt this. just love this end of season chaos of tangles and colors and pods and grasses! to me, it's the prettiest time of year.

photographs and words by rebecca wood

sunrise

photograph by rebecca wood

leaf shapes

i always say that i get my inspiration from nature, and i'm realizing now that leaves are a big part of that! i am obsessed and fascinated with leaf shapes and leaf colors and leaf shadows…this has been such a long fall that there are still pretty leaves to collect and admire. even golden gingkoes are still showing their beauty in december, which is unheard of. so anyway, i decided to document some leaf beauty, so here it is -

photographs and words by rebecca wood

house on a hill

photograph by kristin karch

open to wander

we always love to take the backroads.  on a recent trip through the NC mountains, this house caught my eye.  i slowed the car and noticed the open door.  we walked in and wandered through this place someone once called home...

photographs and words by kristen bach

fall morning

photograph by rinne allen

sasanquas

photographs by rinne allen

fall grasses

photo by rebecca wood

southern nibbles for the holidays

the holidays are my favorite time of the year.  i love the spirit, decorating, crafting, wrapping, giving, and all of the the yummy food!  i recently visited with our friend mimi at home.made and she had me sample some of her delicious new packaged goods. 

i love how mimi took traditional southern snacks and put her own touch into each product.  she had the packaging designed by megan at brown parcel press and they are ready to ship out just in time for the holidays!!

these are perfect dinner party snacks or a fun little stocking stuffer or gift!  it's hard to choose between the pepper jelly pecans, sweet tea caramels, caramel corn and pecans, or the cheese straws.

pick them up at the restaurant or order online!

photos and words by kristen bach

leaves and water

photograph by rinne allen

seasonal arrangement

it's the latest we've ever had leaves on the trees, and the colors are still so pretty! i decided to play around with some of my fave fall colors. . . 

words and photographs by rebecca wood

fall beauty

photograph by kristen bach

dreamy grasses

one of the things i love about fall is fields of orange broomsedge. its seed heads glimmer in the late afternoon light, like fairies roaming the air.

photographs and words by rebecca wood