hallie jo photography

My sister Amy showed her first animal at the fair this year - Samson, the Boer goat. Both of them did so awesome, and I got to see them win Grand Champion in Novice Showmanship! (I'm slightly jealous of Amy's shiny belt buckle....)
(P.S. Remember you can keep up with my blog a lot better over at Sehnsucht, where I do the majority of my writing these days!)...

I spent a week in May on my first roadtrip ever. Well, my first real one - the kind where you drive hours every day, covering thousands of miles in just a week, bunking in hotels in random towns while seeing the sights along the way. My dear sister-in...

Sorry this space has been so silent lately. I promise it's not for lack of things to say or photos to share! It's just that I've spent the month on the cusp of something new, something that I'm excited about - bittersweet as it is.
I've been blogging here for over six years now. It started out as a place to share my growing love of photography and has evolved into something far greater - a journal of sorts, a place that (public as it is) feels safe to speak what's really on my...

I've been hanging out with these two in the evenings... Well, more like sitting very still for long periods of time, waiting till they grace me with their presence for a few seconds while I frantically adjust my manual focus. ;) My fingers get cold hovering...