“Nature is the art of God.” ― Dante Alighieri
It's what's for dinner.
Oh, May 🩷 The month of my wildest dreams. How so? It's the month that celebrates the amazing life of my dear Jacob, it's a month bursting with new growth, it holds birthdays and milestones for so many of our loved ones, it's a month that is filled with open windows, picnics, sunshine and fresh perspectives AND now it is the month of our girl 🩷 We cannot wait to see which day on the calendar will be hers . . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #jesusreigns #36weekspregnant #thirdtrimester #bumppic #ultrasoundgram #comingthisspring #springbaby #babygirlharrison #maybaby2024 #maybaby #babyannouncement #2024baby #expectingmom #ourfirstbaby #changingofseasons #peonybush #peoniesofinstagram #springflowers #changeiscoming #somuchtobethankfulfor #neutralbaby #ambiance #hyggespaces #cozyhome #midwestmoment #gathermidwest #homeiswheretheheartis #hyggespaces
Through the cracks
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8
“Never yet was a springtime when the buds forgot to bloom.” – Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
These bloodroot may be done blooming, but I still enjoy their leaves.
"Nothing ever seems impossible in spring, you know." L.M. Montgomery
Anticipation
For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations. Isaiah 61:11
"Spring is when life's alive in everything." Christina Rosetti
Nothing beats the fragrance plum blossoms.
"The starry, fragile windflower, Poised above in airy grace, Virgin white, suffused with blushes, Shyly droops her lovely face." Elaine Goodale
I always look forward to finding bluebells!
I think a coffee shop visit is needed soon ☕️☕️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #jesusreigns #homebody #stayathomeclub #coffeeflatlay #coffeemoment #homemadelatte #igerslatteart #darlingweekend #fridaymotivation #documentlife #midwestmoment #gathermidwest #belovedstories #sharelife #awakethesoul #livefullyalive #darlingmoments #passionforlife #photosinbetween #minimalistaesthetic #springiscoming #changingofseasons #flatlay #hyggespaces #cozyhome #morningglow #happyplace #livefolk
Red sky at morning, sailors take warning
"Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain Here earth and water seem to strive again, Not chaos-like together crushed and bruised, But, as the world, harmoniously confused: Where order in variety we see, And where, though all things differ, all agree." Alexander Pope
Tonight's planting, carrots, beans, beets, peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and a little bit of dill. (more dill to come later). I really should start keeping track of the volume in the seed pouches, I swear they cut the volume in half each of the last couple of years and significantly increased the prices.
35 weeks, and we are getting that to-do list checked! 🤍🩷 Our baby shower was two weeks ago, baby areas are set up in our home, hospital tour done, baby classes taken, and my spring semester is almost done! Feels like we still have plenty of time but no time at all . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #jesusreigns #35weekspregnant #thirdtrimester #bumppic #backyardbabyshower #comingthisspring #springbaby #babygirlharrison #maybaby2024 #maybaby #babyannouncement #2024baby #expectingmom #ourfirstbaby #changingofseasons #lilacbush #springflowers #changeiscoming #somuchtobethankfulfor #neutralbaby #ambiance #hyggespaces #cozyhome #midwestmoment #gathermidwest #homeiswheretheheartis #hyggespaces
I planted seven more shrubs tonight. (If they all grow, I will now have a full hedge row along my west property line) I also planted potatoes tonight.
I spy a pizza oven, let the family cook-off begin @propellerfinehomes @muskokarockcompany @muskokabbqshop @steenhofstoneworks #skilledtrades #buildbetter #lovewhatyoudo #landscapedesign #landscapersofinsta #landscapephotography #muskoka #muskokalakes #gathering #gatheringslikethese #Gather #gatheredstyle #gatherings #gatherandfeast #gathermidwest #gatherandtend #gathertogether #GatheringLikeThese #gatherandgather #gatheringoutbound #gatherer #GatherAround #gathered #gatheringband #gatheringevent #gatheringsnack #gathers #gatheringglassdesigns #GatheringOfTheVibes #gatheringslikethis
"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered." Kenneth Grahame
For the love of home 🤍 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #homebody #stayathomeclub #nowhereelseidratherbe #thingsthatsparkjoy #interiorsnapshot #darlingweekday #documentlife #midwestmoment #gathermidwest #belovedstories #sharelife #awakethesoul #livefullyalive #darlingmoments #favoritespaces #passionforlife #photosinbetween #minimalistaesthetic #springishere #changingofseasons #hyggespaces #cozyhome #morningglow #happyplace #livefolk
"Sunsets are like God's paintings in the sky." author unknown
"Spring is a whimsical wanderer, blooming beauty along her path." Angie Weiland-Crosby
Excited for the 2024 summer rental season on @airbnb #upnorth #wisconsin • #discoverwisconsin #wegowisco #getoutside #explore #adventure #hike #midwesttilldeath #conquer_wi #travelwi #exploretocreate #finditliveit #gathermidwest #livewisconsin #wildernessculture #optoutside #neverstopexploring #mytinyatlas #instagood #cabincrew #cabinvibes #cabininthewoods
My day 1️⃣ ☝️ my nala bird 🐈⬛ . We have been through so much together in the last eleven years. Shes the chillest cat, with road trips to the north woods. She needs meds every 12 hours and it’s been a great excuse to bring her on as many adventures as we can.
Just hanging around
Emerging
Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with grace and mercy Send forth Your word, Lord, and let there be light "Shine Jesus Shine" Graham Kendrick
"In the confrontation between the stream and the rock, the stream always wins, not through strength but by perseverance." H. Jackson Brown
“Springtime is the land awakening.” – Lewis Grizzard
"The moon fascinates us in her simplicity." —Avijeet Das.
" I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow." Abraham Lincoln
“The river has great wisdom and whispers its secrets to the hearts of men.” - Mark Twain
The earth awakens after a winter's slumber
Gnarled and scarred
Take me home, country roads
When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze
"Nothing ever seems impossible in spring, you know." L.M. Montgomery
"The beautiful spring came, and when nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also." —Harriet Ann Jacobs
"Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us. We need hours of aimless wandering or spates of time sitting on park benches, observing the mysterious world of ants and the canopy of treetops." - Maya Angelou
“THE EARTH LAUGHS IN FLOWERS” Emerson.
Been on a social media hiatus for a week, but had to come on and make a post for the best city in the world. Happy 414 day Milwaukee!! #milwaukeeday • • • • #bucksinsix #mkehome #milwaukee #ilovemke #mkemycity #ig_milwaukee #cityofmilwaukee #dearmke #cityscape #travelwi #discoverwisconsin #theimaged #moodygrams #gathermidwest #conquerwi #igersmidwest #neverstopexploring #justgoshoot #ig_photooftheday #instagood #wisconsin #venturewisconsin #cnntravel #Visualambassadors #Exklusiveshot #ig_bliss #fujifilm #fujifilm_xseries
Aspergus is starting to poke through.
The valley begins to green up.
If you seek, you shall find
Even though they are blossoming so nicely, it's time to move my Thanksgiving cacti away from the patio door. It's time to get other plants in the bright light.
"When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making engagements, each day had no limits. People were always the limiters of happiness except for the very few that were as good as spring itself." Ernest Hemingway
Quaddruplets
All is clear part II. 5:40 am 4/12/25 looking west.
All is clear. 5:40am 4/12/24 looking east.
"There's something very enticing about an empty bench under a tree. And if it's facing a river, that's the bench for me." Joyce Rachelle
Lose yourself in the magic of the woods
Opening buds
"If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you're laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body." Miranda Kerr
It's nice to see some light on the eastern horizon as I leave for work on this mostly cloudy morning.
"The pine tree seems to listen, the fir tree to wait and both without impatience: they give no thought to the little people beneath them devoured by their impatience and their curiosity." Friedrich Nietzsche
It is in the roots, not the branches, that a tree’s greatest strength lies. Matshona Dhliwayo
Coffee and plants, never a better pairing ☕️🌱🌱 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #homebody #stayathomeclub #thingsthatgrow #houseofplantlovers #proudplantmom #plantsmakepeoplehappy #coffeeandplants #coffeemoment #darlingweekday #documentlife #midwestmoment #gathermidwest #belovedstories #sharelife #awakethesoul #livefullyalive #darlingmoments #favoritespaces #passionforlife #photosinbetween #minimalistaesthetic #springishere #changingofseasons #hyggespaces #cozyhome #morningglow #happyplace #livefolk
"What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else." Hal Boyle
"It is almost impossible to watch a sunset and not dream." – Bern Williams.
It's the day in, day out simple things for me 🤍☕️ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #jesusreigns #homebody #stayathomeclub #coffeeflatlay #coffeemoment #homemadelatte #igerslatteart #darlingweekday #documentlife #midwestmoment #gathermidwest #belovedstories #sharelife #awakethesoul #livefullyalive #darlingmoments #passionforlife #photosinbetween #minimalistaesthetic #springiscoming #changingofseasons #flatlay #brunchtime #hyggespaces #cozyhome #morningglow #happyplace #livefolk
“Land really is the best art.” — Andy Warhol
“Be like a tree. Stay grounded. Connect with your roots. Turn over a new leaf. Bend before you break. Enjoy your unique natural beauty. Keep growing.” — Joanne Raptis
"There is only one way to understand a lonely bench in a park: Sit on it; watch whatever it is watching; listen whatever it is listening to! Sit in spring, sit in winter, sit in summer! To understand something deeply, you need to live its life!" Mehmet Murat ildan
"Spring is when life's alive in everything." Christina Rosetti
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Sun shining, plants singing and a week with lots of possibilities! This is my kind of a Monday! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #krisscrossinglife #ourharrisonhome #romanticizeyourlife #dailyinteriorsquare #thingsthatgrow #houseofplantlovers #proudplantmom #indoorjungle #plantsmakepeoplehappy #themonsterawhisper #shelfie #livefolk #lovewhereyoulive #gathermidwest #minimaliststyle #lovelysquares #flashesofdelight #awakethesoul #apartmenttherapy #hyggehome #scandihome #livingspaces #cozyhome #minimalisthome #minimalistliving #homeaccount #myhometrend #interiors4all #nordicminimalism #dailyinteriors
But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit” (Jeremiah 17:7-8).
"In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours." – Mark Twain
“It is an incalculable added pleasure to any one’s sum of happiness if he or she grows to know, even slightly and imperfectly, how to read and enjoy the wonder-book of nature.” — Theodore Roosevelt