Author: Shellie

Scenic Roots – Part 1

Well, this would be an official post on the session I had with Scenic Roots.  🙂

If you follow this site, you have probably seen the “sneak peek” and have read the “quick post” about the launch of their new CD, but this post, along with part two, will give you an even greater glimpse of the images we were able to capture.  In part one you will see some individual (with and without instruments) highlights of the two girls that make up the group Scenic Roots along with the two of them together.  In part two I will add their shots with instruments and some “pieces and parts” photos we took.   

Be sure to click on their link and listen to the music video of “Orphan Girl”.  It will give you an understanding of their amazing abilities!

Photos from their session have been used in the creation of the CD case which holds their new release, “Grounded”.

 

Scenic Roots – Grounded

A while back I posted a “sneak peek” for a music group called Scenic Roots!  I thoroughly enjoyed their session but have waited to post more about our time together until the release of their new CD – Grounded!  Well, that day has come!

Today, March 9, 2012, Scenic Roots will have three live performances (12pm, 6pm and 9pm) at the very location where their shoot took place – Jitter’s Coffeehouse in Concordia, KS.

So, if you like wonderful music…

and enjoy a really good cup of coffee along with great food

then be sure to join Scenic Roots down at Jitter’s Coffeehouse today!

They love playing and singing and are very skilled at it too!

 To learn more about Scenic Roots or see additional performance times and locations be sure to check out their website www.scenicroots.com. 

I look forward to posting more pictures from their session in the next few days!

Goat Adventures

A while back I mentioned an upcoming post about our goats.  Well, this is it!  🙂

After battling weeds around our small farm and trying to find the best way to stay on top of them, my husband came up with a wonderful idea for a “weed management” program.  His thought was to find some goats with kids, let them munch away on things they enjoy while ridding us of what had become such a hassle – weeds!

We found a lady in our area that raises and sells goats (and sheep) and purchased two of her nannies with one kid each!  After we did some work on our fencing we were ready to bring our goats to their new home.  Let me introduce them to you!

This is Connie.  The moment I saw her I fell in love with her beard!  She is very shy but such a sweetheart.  🙂

This is Sally Mae, Connie’s little daughter who is now all grown up.

Then there is Lucy, our other nanny.  She has been our most friendly goat and is easily led around on a leash and such.  She follows us around and tries to eat out of the feed bucket all the time!

This is her son, Bernard, as a little guy and then as a two year old “wether”.  He is a gentle giant.

   I must say we have been very pleased with how well the goats have kept the weeds down and it was loads of fun to watch the baby kids grow up!  They are so cute when they are little!  Our children thoroughly enjoyed being able to “walk” them, wash them, feed them, etc…  In fact, things went so well with these four goats we found ourselves wanting to add more to our little herd.  After checking into several options, we decided to breed our female goats and (hopefully) have a few kids to raise!

Enter Raphael.  If you say his name with a roll it is rather fun.  Our daughter called him “Stinky Raphael”.  For those who do not know, as I did not, a billy goat can really stink!  Aside from not wanting to be downwind of Raphael, he was a very pleasant guest during his two month stay at our house.

He did his job well while at our house and provided lots of interesting and good discussions with our kiddos.  🙂  He was also very friendly and gentle with people.  A great billy for our nannies!

So, now we are in the final stages of waiting for the little kids to arrive!  It could be any time…we are just waiting and waiting!  The nannies look very pregnant, especially Connie!  She looks like she could pop!

  In the meantime, Bernard has been moved to the horse corral so the ladies don’t have to worry about him stealing their much needed food or being ornery to their babies once they are here.  He and the horse seem to be getting along just fine.  The ladies also remain full of life and have been seen “playing” with each other.

I look forward to sharing some pictures of the kids once they arrive!  I have no doubt they will be adorable!

I just have to give a huge shout out to the lady from whom we purchased our goats!  Her name is Monica and she has been a great resource for us as we navigate being goat owners!  Not only did we buy our goats from her but we also “rented” Raphael from her – one of her several billies.  She has willingly taken our phone calls and patiently answered our questions or given us pointers.  Should you be in the market for goats or sheep I would highly recommend seeing if she had any available.  Send me a note if you would like her contact info!

Mmmmm, Mmmmm, Good!

Warning: seeing these photos just might make you want to run out and buy some fruit!!!

Since before Christmas, our family has indulged in treating ourselves to “Cuties”.  Have you heard of them?  They are pretty yummy!  We really should stop purchasing them since the holidays are over but…I have meant to take a picture of them at some point simply because they are so “cute” and colorful, but we always ate them before I remembered to put them in front of the camera!  Well, the other day we were pulling out some fruit to add to our meal and I decided to stop and snag a few pictures – the strawberries and cuties were so pretty, so healthy, so rich with color!  Everything tasted as good as it looked too!  Little hands prepared the heart tray all by themselves.  Pretty good job, huh?  🙂

L’s Senior Session – Part 2

L did an amazing job preparing for her senior session.  Not only did she think ahead about locations and her attire, but she also put a lot of work into preparing her horses.  They were all brushed and combed (probably even washed!), haltered up and standing along a corral, waiting for us to come get them!  L also arranged to have extra “hands on deck” to assist with the horses when it came time to add them into the photos –  a huge help!  Thank you to each person who made noises, rattled plastic sacks, held out food, and kept them in a general location during this window of time!  Your help was greatly appreciated!

The horses themselves were beautiful and very well mannered, a wonderful compliment to the lovely young lady in front of the camera!

I love what we captured this day and thoroughly enjoyed working with everyone present!

Praying God’s best for you, L, as you wrap up your Senior year and look forward to what is next!  Thanks again for asking me to capture this special time in your life!