fall pinks

photographs by rinne allen

smalltown storefront

photograph by rinne allen

lace sleeve

photograph by rinne allen

birds on a wire

photograph by rinne allen

dew & wire

photograph by rinne allen

fall greens

it is that time of year when things are transitioning...the garden is coming off its summer run and things are dying back or newly emerging...we don't have a lot in flower at the moment- just some straggling green mophead hydrangeas. but, what we do have is a lot of green texture: hosta, fatsia, ferns, redbud leaves, mexican sunflower seedbeds, sea oats, etc.

together they combine to make a portrait of the garden this time of year.

words & photographs by rinne allen

garden tomatoes

photograph by rinne allen

peegee hydrangea

photograph by rinne allen

sky water

photograph by rinne allen

butterfly & joe pye weed

photograph by rinne allen

pinks & reds

we have had a longer heat than normal this year...because of this, our dahlias are barely hanging in there...it has just been too hot.

so, when our friend mandy dropped off this bouquet of dahlias and cosmos to me, i was so happy! i have been in a dahlia-deficit...enjoy!

photographs by rinne allen

meadow

photograph by rinne allen

carrot flower

photograph by rinne allen

reflection

photograph by rinne allen

joe pye weed

photograph by rinne allen

holding on to summer

we have spent the last few weekends in the woods, with friends and alone...hiking, exploring, and swimming. eventhough we officially have one more week of summer, this time in the woods has been the perfect way to transition into a new season. tiny signs of fall (red leaves and wildflowers) are juxtaposed with summer color (verdant ferns and fungi) and are endlessly inspiring.

words & photographs by rinne allen

kudzu flowers

photograph by rinne allen

surprise lily

photographs by rinne allen

surprise lily

photograph by rinne allen