goldenrod, mums, and asters

in our garden right now, the goldenrod is blooming right over some purple-ish asters that i transplanted from my mom's old garden...surefire evidence that they would make a great bouquet! i added in a few unopened mums and some deep green acanthus leaves.

words & photographs by rinne allen

s.s.s.: shack in lakeland, georgia

continuing with rebecca's southern shack society posts, here is a shack for you...in the land of spanish moss...

words & photographs by rinne allen

mountain ferns

photo by kristen bach

meet orwell

our family lives on an animal rescue farm called sweet olive farm.  about a year ago the farm rescued little orwell, a potbelly pig.  he is the sweetest little guy ever and was a quick friend to all of us.

photos and words by kristen bach

Salvia

photograph by Rinne Allen

grasses, poke, and fall fruits

this has been a hectic week for me, and it is only monday! therefore, a walk through the yard was in order...i found some river grass, pokeberry, virginia creeper, pears, and persimmons and scooped them all up and brought them into the studio. they fit perfectly in this crock that i had found while in nebraska for work this spring...i already feel more relaxed, now that i have gotten my hands a little dirty. enjoy.

words & photographs by rinne allen

cotton

photograph by rinne allen.

preserving the south

in the south, food is not taken lightly.  there are great organizations like southern foodways & georgia organics that focus on preserving new and old southern food traditions.  there recenly was an episode on one of my favorite radio programs, the splendid table about david shields and glenn roberts who are working hard to bring back some nearly extinct varieties of southern heirloom plants.  Worth a listen!

pea pods

photograph by rinne allen.