Erica Lea Photography

New Life

5/24/10

I had the privilege of capturing the grown of some baby robins who’s mother made a home in our spruce tree.

1. A freshly built nest. 2. Little blue eggs. 3. Newly hatched. 4. Entering the wide world.

“You will make known to me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.”

{Psalm 16:11}

4 Responses to New Life

Jennifer @ maple n cornbread
May 24th, 2010 at 9:20 am Moderate
Erica, words cannot express just how gorgeous this photos are! Bless you and mother nature! beautiful!!!!
Emily O.
May 25th, 2010 at 8:08 am Moderate
beautiful! how precious!
Hannah
May 25th, 2010 at 11:41 am Moderate
Oh how precious!! :)
Keren
May 25th, 2010 at 9:07 pm Moderate
Thats really neat.

Crabapple Blossoms

5/21/10

The sun peaks over our trees and touches the crabapple blossoms.

Glorious Pink.

“O Lord, our Lord,

How majestic is Your name in all the earth!”

{Psalm 8: 9}

3 Responses to Crabapple Blossoms

Hannah
May 21st, 2010 at 8:41 pm Moderate
Mmm, breath taking photos… I love the flare in the first one and the macro of the last two. So dreamy :)
Ruth Ann
May 22nd, 2010 at 11:57 am Moderate
These are so lovely. :) The pink is beautiful…I am so in awe of God’s many marvelous creations!! Thanks for sharing. :)
Elyssa
May 22nd, 2010 at 1:11 pm Moderate
These are beautiful! Love all the pink!

Green Leaf Hat

5/20/10

Elinor sports a a hat I knitted (which was intended for Judah).

I think it suits her as well.

Pattern {link}

5 Responses to Green Leaf Hat

emily s
May 20th, 2010 at 2:47 am Moderate
it’s adorable on her – and great job making it!
Amanda
May 20th, 2010 at 7:52 am Moderate
Came here through Erica… what a beautiful girl! That hat is great… the photography wonderful!
Blessings-
Amanda
Brittany
May 20th, 2010 at 9:47 am Moderate
beautiful! Love the soft tones of the pictures, too :)
Sereina
May 20th, 2010 at 11:21 am Moderate
Lovely hat! And wonderful photos!
Samantha
May 29th, 2010 at 12:10 pm Moderate
Adorable!

Snow – In May!

5/8/10

It is characteristic of Minnesota weather to be unpredictable.

Yesterday, we had a sudden snow storm.

It has been cold a gloomy lately, but I didn’t expect this!

Drops of moisture on a spiderweb.

Elinor & Katelyn threw snowballs.

Then, today, it was like this: sunny & and a tad bit warmer. Most of the snow was gone by noon. That’s Minnesota for you.

4 Responses to Snow – In May!

emily s
May 9th, 2010 at 8:58 am Moderate
Definitely Minnesota : ))) I love the pictures – especially the one with the drops on the spider web!
Divina
May 9th, 2010 at 9:33 am Moderate
The pictures are beautiful.
Hannah
May 20th, 2010 at 1:22 pm Moderate
ah! Erica what beautiful photos!! I simply adore your blog. :)
Thank you for stopping by my blog, btw – I just had to write and say, yesyesyes! You should totally do a day in photos too – it’s incredible and I’d love to see yours. :)
Olivia
May 21st, 2010 at 3:12 pm Moderate
Wow! You must not like too far from me (up in the Iron Range)… we got snow then too. I want to guess you are from Bemidji, I have no clue why.

Final Photo-a-Day: April 29 & 30

5/3/10

The final two photos of my self-appointed challenge.

To see all of the challenge photos in a gallery, click here.

Thursday, 29 May, 2010

Friday, 30 May, 2010

3 Responses to Final Photo-a-Day: April 29 & 30

Sereina
May 3rd, 2010 at 6:26 pm Moderate
I love the nest with the bright blue eggs!
Ruth Ann
May 3rd, 2010 at 7:33 pm Moderate
Erica, your photos are so lovely. These last two in your ‘photo-a-day’ challenge at extremely gorgeous. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!
Jenn
May 22nd, 2010 at 10:03 pm Moderate
Wow! I followed over on a link for a dishcloth pattern and I’m glad to have discovered your blog! Beautiful stuff!

Photo-a-Day: April 22-28

4/28/10

Thursday, 22 April, 2010 - I nearly forgot to take a photo. The moon provided a spectacular subject.

Friday, 23 April, 2010

Saturday, 24 April, 2010 – Mom’s cherry blossoms after an April shower.

Sunday, 25 April, 2010 - My little nephew, Judah Evan.

Monday, 26 April, 2010 - We went mushroom hunting and Katelyn found a tiny morel.

Tuesday, 27 April, 2010

Wednesday, 28 April, 2010 – The Red Keep came in the mail today. Huzzah!

I can’t believe there are only two days left of my little challenge. I will miss it immensely.

4 Responses to Photo-a-Day: April 22-28

Maria
April 28th, 2010 at 6:01 pm Moderate
I love your photos. Thanks for sharing!
Amanda
April 28th, 2010 at 6:35 pm Moderate
Ooh, The Red Keep! That picture makes me want to read it again so badly.
(Your other photos are nice, too . . . ) :D
Angie
April 29th, 2010 at 12:38 pm Moderate
I love the cherry blossom photo and the bumblebee photo! I have never read The Red Keep. I’m willing to bet we would enjoy it with our 16 year old son. We like to read stories out loud. We are currently reading the “Ranger’s Apprentice” series.
Erica Lea
April 29th, 2010 at 3:42 pm Moderate
Thank you everyone! You are so kind.
Angie: I’m sure your son would enjoy it. My older sister likes to read books aloud to us – she actually read The Red Keep to us. My sisters are reading the Ranger’s Apprentice series too! I think they’re really enjoying them.

20 Questions

4/26/10

I am overwhelmed by the response to my giveaway. Thank you so much to all who entered.

Because of the great number of questions you all asked me, I will not be able to answer all of them in a post. So I decided to choose the first twenty unique questions to answer. I will answer all of your questions in the comment section of my giveaway post.

So here goes!

1.) Do you plan on going to college, or do you already attend? And what is your major?

I have no plans for college at this time. I don’t have the money, and I think it would be a waste for me. If I did attend, I would probably go in for photography, cinematography, or something Biblical.

2.) What kind of camera do you have? How long have you been doing photography?

Our family owns the Nikon D80. I absolutely love it. I’ve been taking photos seriously for about three years, but I’ve always been fascinated by cameras. My Grandma gave each of us a disposable camera when I was about nine, and I just loved playing with it.

3.) What made you start a blog???

My sister, Janna, suggested it to me. I had been providing photos for her blog for about a year when she encouraged me to start my own.

4.) Do you know a good source for purchasing soft white wheat berries in big bags?

We usually get ours from friends who run a mill or from a co-op. You can also purchase a 25 lb. bag on amazon.

5.) What is your favorite thing to bake?

Grandma’s Poppy Seed Torte or chocolate chip cookies.

6.) How do you find the time for it all {blogging, baking}?

I love to take photos, cook, and blog, so I make time for it.

7.) What is your favorite thing to photograph?

People, especially when they don’t know I’m there. I love to tell a story with my photos.

8.) At what age did you start cooking?

I can’t remember! Probably when I was about six or seven. Mom let me make deviled eggs & easy things like that to start with. It really let me create and use my imagination.

9.) Do any family memebrs ever have ‘guest posts’ on your blog?

No. I have asked my sisters to do a guest post, but I don’t think they’re interested. They all have blogs of their own: The Joy of Home, So This is Lynn, and Homegrown Learning.

10.) When did your love of cooking begin? and who inspired you?

I think it started when I first kneaded bread. Everyone thought it was just grand that I “made” bread at such a young age. My mom inspired me. Watching her cook made me want to try for myself!

11.) What is your favorite kitchen gadget?

I’m not sure if you’d call it a gadget, but I love our new Henkels Santoku knife. It fits perfectly in my hand and is ever so sharp.

12.) What is your favorite type of knitting needle to use or do you have a preference?

I like to use metallic needles. Plastic needles don’t treat me well.

13.) What’s your favorite season?

I love the way the seasons are so different in Northern Minnesota. If I have to choose my favorite, I’ll say Autumn. So nostalgic.

14.) What’s your favourite cookbook?

It’s between The New Best Recipe and The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion. I think I could live off of those two books.

15.) Do you have a dog? What kind?

Yes! We have a very sweet black lab named Tuck.

16.) What is your favorite food-thing to make?

Pizza. It has such scope for the imagination.

17.) Do you crochet? I don’t know how to knit but would love a pattern similar to this for crochet. I crochet dishcloths and love them. I think I would like to try with the crochet thread.

Yes, I do, and I have actually crocheted a dishcloth or two with crochet thread. I just used a crocheted dishcloth pattern and substituted crochet thread & decreased the hook size. I may have to create a crochet version of my patter one day…

18.) What is your all-time favorite photograph that you’ve taken?

Oh, tough one! I really like this photo of my sister, Katelyn.

19.) Do you only use whole wheat flour? I try to but have a hard time with ratios to regular flour?

No. There are some recipes where I use all whole wheat flour, but when I try new recipes I usually start with half white and half whole wheat.

20.) Hi, How do you feel about snakes and spiders?

Snakes a cool, spiders are gross.

Thank you again for asking all the questions! If your question wasn’t answered here just head over to the giveaway post, or ask it in the comment section below.

1 Response to 20 Questions

Sarah
April 9th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Hi Erica!
I’ve enjoyed your blog. I am also a Christian woman in MN and enjoy cooking. Would you share your recipe for poppy seed torte? It looks marvelous.
Thank you!
Sarah W. in MN