I’ve just uploaded some new prints to my photography shop and wanted to share them here too. If you like any of them you can head over to the Old Lantern Lane store and purchase them in a variety of sizes and formats, all the way through tiny magnets to full size gallery canvases and everything in between. I don’t have very many prints uploaded to the storefront yet, I had a lot edited and ready to go but they were lost in a hard drive swap and now I have to go back to the originals and re-edit them.…
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Autumn is fully upon us and sadly none of the trees here changed color, but they are all losing their leaves quite quickly now. It rained overnight the past two days and sparse is now the word to describe what was once verdant and lush. There are some yellow leaves, but most fall to the wind still green. It’s quite the change from living up north where there is always a riot of color (aside from the evergreen pine forest I grew up in). People come from all over to see the foliage change, and there are even websites that…
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Welcome to a video montage of our old-fashioned driveway on a sunny early autumn afternoon! Have a look around at the view from the road and the beautiful old trees and natural scenery on rural Long Island, New York. Light midday traffic noises accompany a soft breeze through tree branches and birdsong. I hope you enjoyed this little peek of our life at Howell Home, this was a beautiful afternoon that I had some time to spare while waiting for the kids to come home on the bus. It still feels like summer time in September down here, and everything…
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Come enjoy an evening at our 300 year old historic home where our family has been living for six generations. We will make a simple dinner, look outside at the wildlife and hang out with our two Siamese cats, Hanzo and Ahsoka. After dinner we will have a relaxing walk in the garden enjoying the sunlight sparkling through the trees in late summer. After that, we will come inside to give the cats their favorite treat – fresh grown catnip! I hope you enjoy your mid-August evening with us and if you would like to come again, please subscribe to…
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Flying around Moosehead Lake in the remote northern part of Maine during a beautiful summer afternoon and evening, seeing the various little islands and the connected Indian Head Lake, watch campers out in their canoes from a birds eye view high above, ending with the glorious August sunset from the sky. By night, enjoy the moody moonlight in a starless, cloudy sky as a storm gathers. Thanks for visiting, please like and subscribe on our Youtube Channel for more travels as well as home vlogs!
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Miniature Roses herald the start of the Summer Season here on the Island and just called out for an infusion of purple. A unique quality of light here is that it is reflected from water on both sides of the narrow tip of Long Island, and in the sunlight everything just seems to glow. Colors dance and light refracts in the most surprising and intriguing of ways, and many artists over the centuries have found inspiration and retreat here. Both the Hamptons and the North Fork remain to this day world-renown tourist destinations and playgrounds for the rich and luxurious,…
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A blizzard in Maine on the first day of spring isn’t exactly the best way to usher in flowers and sunshine, but here we are. Being in Maine is certainly colder and more snowy than even northern Massachusetts – and I thought growing up we were in the frozen North! It makes for happy kids who don’t mind being snow bunnies, but at this point I wouldn’t mind some spring showers and flowers. If you would like something a bit more cheerful, more entertaining, or more immersive – keep reading through our blog here at http://emme.socialduchess.com for more of our…
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Beautiful purple flowers make the summer days shimmer. Summer time is always nice to add a pop of deep bluish purple shades to the garden and cool everything off.
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Arin out hiking, stopping on a large rock and taking in the great view of a sunset by the lake.
