japanese maple

photograph by kristin karch

thankful

thankful for each other and our family & friends, and thankful for all of you who follow along here at beauty everyday each day.

take a small moment for yourself today, to find (or make) something beautiful!

dock at dusk

photograph by kristin karch

looking up

photograph by rebecca wood

fall colors

photograph by rebecca wood

endless rain

photograph by rebecca wood

soft fall

we don't have so many maples and hickories like up north, so our fall is often more subdued, but no less gorgeous. check out these amazing color palettes! thrilling subtlety.

words and photographs by rebecca wood

echinacea

photograph by rinne allen

easy apple pie

the other day we were craving an apple dessert.  i didn't have much time and decided to whip up this very simple apple crumble

1 pie crust
6 fresh apples, diced, peeled, and cored
sprinkling of cinnamon
caramel sauce
1/2 cup salted butter
3 Tbsp flour
1/4 cup water
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup salted and roasted pecans
 
-pre-heat oven to 425 degrees
-add apples to a pie pan (no crust yet) and sprinkle and toss with cinnamon
-in a small saucepan, melt the butter on medium heat
-add the flour
-add sugars
-add water and heat until bubbling
-simmer for 2 minutes
-roll out the pie crust and cut into geometric shapes, create a pattern
-sprinkle top with pecans and drizzle caramel sauce on top
-sprinkle with sea salt
-bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and at 350 for 25 minutes or until crust is browned
-it's best served with a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla ice cream
 

photographs and recipe by kristen bach

maple

photograph by rinne allen

fall wreaths

a few falls ago, we had a great time adding things to simple grapevine wreaths. we cut the marigolds to have about a 2" stem...then we just stuck them through the grapevine...ditto with the magnolia leaves and fall foliage. there's no limit to what you could do! even if it only lasts for a special dinner party, it's worth it in fun!

photographs and words by rebecca wood

panther creek

photograph by rinne allen

autumn palette

fall is starting softly here. a bright color is hard to spot. we've had lots of rainy days, but not much crisp weather. the pallet is muted and subtle. i wish i could blow each of these pictures up to room size and just dream away on the loveliness!

fall color

photograph by rinne allen

roasted green tomato and pepper chili

we have had a little cold snap move in which calls for harvesting all of our summer crops and making some slow cooked comfort foods!  this weekend we harvested all of what was left of the tomatoes and peppers and roasted them for the season's first chili. we served sprinkled some sharp cheddar cheese on top and some saltine crackers.  The only thing missing was some hot cast iron cornbread!

ingredients
4-6 (or more) green tomatoes
3-4 peppers
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 can of black beans, drained
1 can of white pinto beans, drained
1 can of red pinto beans, drained
1 large can of stewed tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic, diced
1 Tbsp (or more to taste) chili powder
3-4 cups (more or less) veggie stock or water
salt to taste
hot sauce, optional

directions
-pre-heat oven to 400 degrees
-dice green tomatoes
-put whole peppers and diced tomatoes in a roasting pan and coat vegetables with olive oil and sprinkle with some salt
-roast for 20 minutes
-while roasting, dice an onion and saute in a large stock pot
-remove roasting veggies from oven
-peel and seed the peppers and slice
-add tomatoes and sliced peppers to the large stock pot
-add vegetable stock/water, beans, tomatoes, chili powder and salt to the stock pot
-let simmer for a few hours or put in a crock pot to slow cook.

photographs and recipe by kristen bach

field of wheat

photograph by rinne allen

changing leaves

photograph by rebecca wood

early fall

photograph by rebecca wood

autumn rain

the beginning of fall has been very rainy and grey here in athens. i noticed these beautiful beads of water on the leaves and knew I had to brave my camera through the rain.

photographs and words by kristin karch