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A Narnian Winter

Erica Holland Photography — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:25:32 +0000

I told Brad the other day that I felt like I was living in a Narnian winter — you know, where it is winter forever but Christmas never comes. Does that make me a nerd? Probably.

I know it probably hasn’t been an extraordinarily long winter, but it is hard to get out of the house with three small children, and when you are cooped up inside all the time winter does seem long. And dark. And cold.

Because I am so ready for spring, I wasn’t really excited when this was the view on our drive to Jeff and Tammy’s house this Sunday.

But I am coming to terms with the snow again. Snow makes the world brighter and more beautiful. And popcorn and hot chocolate and movies seem more acceptable when there is snow outside. So, as long as it is going to be cold — bring on the snow!

Spring has Sprung

Erica Holland Photography — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:42:33 +0000

Finally! I thought that spring would never come to Baumholder. Now that it is finally here, all the trees are blossoming and it is beautiful. After spending five days at a field exercise, Brad came home yesterday. It probably wasn’t the welcome home he had wanted. I hadn’t showered, folded laundry was spread all over the front room, and Annika had a messy accident right before he walked in the door. However, when I told him how much I had been wanting to get outside and take pictures of a tree in bloom behind our house, he stayed with the kids and did all the dishes so I could go shoot to my heart’s content. As I was coming back to the house, I almost stepped on these tiny, tiny little blue flowers. I am always amazed at the beauty, detail and perfection of some of the smallest of God’s creations.

Spring?

Erica Holland Photography — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:40:54 +0000

The sun has been out the last few days, which makes it feel like spring is on the way. It is amazing how just a little sunshine can make you feel so happy! Since it looked like good weather, we all bundled up and headed out to the park today only to find that it was 33 degrees outside (and that doesn’t include the windchill.) It had taken us two and half hours to get ready (and that is with lots of help from my wonderful mother-in-law), so despite the cold, we ate lunch and let Annika play. I was determined that after all that work we would have fun! Annika had a blast, so in the end I didn’t mind my frozen fingers too much.

It appears as though winter hasn’t yet relinquished its hold here in Germany. At least I have these tulips, so with the sun shining in (and the heat on), it feels like spring inside.