Monday, July 18, 2016

Crabapple branches...

 On a recent walk I passed an empty lot. There among the overgrown grass and weeds I spotted a lovely little tree, it's branches laden with crabapples.
I had a vision of my antique enamelware pitcher filled with those branches, and I knew I'd be back with my pruning shears to make my vision come to pass.
It's so satisfying when something turns out every bit as lovely as I imagined it would be.  It was a joy to photograph this simple still life.  No other props were needed, the beautiful crabapple branches with their green fruit blushed with a touch of red in the old white and blue enamelware pitcher is perfect in it's simplicity, in my opinion.


(all photos edited using Kim Klassen's dreamit texture)


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16 comments:

  1. So pretty! What a great idea to bring them indoors as decor!
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    1. And they are still lovely a couple of days later!

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  2. All of these images are just dreamy! I love that you had the idea to bring a branch inside! Awesome!

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  3. Lovely shots! Gorgeous!
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  4. What lovely scenes. I like the simplicity of them.

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  5. Growing up, we had a huge crabapple tree in our front yard. It was spectacular when it bloomed. And, yes, I had a few tummy aches from eating it's fruit, lol. Dad used to make crabapple jelly - yum. Your images speak beautifully of summers spent enjoying the simple things in life!

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    1. I need that crabapple jam recipe! No one else is going to use those crabapples and they'll just go to waste!

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  6. Oh my gosh, yes it is!! Love these, I must pin!!

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  7. it looks really beautiful but the environmentalist in me is also slightly sad that you cut them down.

    Mollyxxx

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  8. I agree, these shots are perfectly perfect just that way they are. Anything else added would have taken away from the simplistic beauty of the scene.

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