the star jasmine on our front porch has been blooming recently and smells amazing! we heart spring! – ryan & gub

we just became members at the atlanta botanical gardens and totally love it! there’s lots to do and see, especially with this beautiful spring weather. it’s the perfect place to go on walks with clementine, including on the new canopy walk. the orchid house is really amazing, you should check it out while everything is [...]

our japanese magnolia had some amazing blooms this spring, although a late freeze shortened their visit. – ryan & gub

gub planted some daffodil bulbs right before clementine was born. she acquired a bucket full of them from a pottery student at the art center, so she planted them in our backyard. this spring they finally bloomed when clementine was 9 months old! – ryan & gub

our cherry blossom and weeping cherry trees had some beautiful blooms this spring! it’s also finally warm enough for clementine to enjoy more outdoor time. – ryan & gub

i took some photos of our japanese magnolia through the beveled glass on our front door and they turned out pretty cool! – ryan

here are some photos of our christmas tree all decorated!!! – ryan, gub & clementine

here’s to decorating the christmas tree and listening to loretta lynn’s a country christmas! – ryan & gub

we went in search of the sterritt family christmas tree a few weeks ago and ended up here: kinsey family farms in gainesville, ga. the drive wasn’t too far… about an hour outside of atlanta. We drank hot cocoa, made s’mores by a warm fire, visited a goat that tried to eat clem’s hat and [...]

we took a day trip up to the north georgia mountains a few weeks ago to pick apples. clem got to taste her first apple (just a lick!) and bring home a pumpkin for halloween. – ryan & gub reece apple orchards 9131 highway 52 east ellijay, ga 30536 706-276-3048

the star jasmine on our front porch is blooming and smells amazing! too bad it doesn’t last all year. – ryan

we have a ton of red mulberries that are ripe and ready to be picked in our backyard! boy are they tasty! we’ve been known to crush up these sweet berries and make delicious vodka drinks, you should totally try it! on a funny side note, we originally thought our mulberry tree was just a [...]

the flowers in our front yard are loving the spring weather! – ryan & gub

our royal empress tree is blooming these days! the purple blooms are way up there though, so it’s hard to get any close photos. the royal empress is often billed as the fastest growing tree in the world and it totally lived up to its name. ours grew like it was in jack and the [...]

there are lots of tulips blooming all around downtown atlanta these days! they look awesome. – ryan