Season’s turn

by Tamara | May 2, 2014 | Uncategorized

I took a little walk down the back of our property yesterday, and was struck by the majesty of our chestnut trees: they’re full-size, beautiful, and their leaves are turning.

Then I thought: It’s been a year since my photoshoot for new pics for this website! There are some beautiful shots in there, that haven’t yet seen the light of day taken by my lovely and talented sister-in-law, Ulya. (Link from a project last year: Ulya’s on maternity leave right now)

I’m just going to pop a few in here now, so that you can see a few photos that I haven’t spread about the internet yet.

And one last one.

(I really do love our chestnuts!)

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