Oh hi, I actually didn’t forget about my blog, an ice storm has left us without power and internet (gasp) since last weekend. I’m blogging during the five minutes of internet connection that may or may not last for five minutes after that so am squeezing in a quick I hope everyone had a great holiday and a pile of pictures.
Over the past year my favorite outlet, outside of writing, has definitely been photography. I’ve gotten better at it (I think) and Instagram has been the perfect place for me to work on my cheating-to-make-my-photos-look-better skills. I loved looking through the photos of the past year in the dim lights of our barely-powered house and here are my favorites… some because I love the photo, some because I love the story behind it.
You can find me on Instagram at fourplusanangel and if you’re on there too, leave your username in the comments so I can see your pics too.
(Oh and my favorite photo editing apps are PicTapGo and Afterlight.)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Ashlyn surprised at the San Francisco airport by my brother and sister-in-law for her 18th birthday.
August
September
October
November

Meeting her therapy horse for the first time. The beginning of a magical friendship.
December

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Beautiful photographs! Thank you for sharing. Happy 2014 to you all. xo
Omg, your pictures are so precious (and you are quite talented behind the calendar, girl!!!). Wow, I’ve missed you SO MUCH! It’s lovely to be here again. It looks as though you have had a wonderful year. The picture of your daughter’s birthday surprise at the airport is just… perfect 🙂
Wishing you and your beautiful family a very happy holiday season and hope you have something fun planned for the New Year! XOXO
So great! I actually came here looking for the little video you made on instagram that shuffled through a bunch of your photos (didn’t you do one?). I always do a year in favorite photos, and since i pretty much only took phone photos this year, mine will likely be a year in Instagram too.
I remember reading about many of these moments! Your pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your gift for writing – and photography! Happy new year!
Everything you do is beautiful. Words. Photos. How do you do that? Love you. Happy New Year.
What an amazing year. I have loved following you on instagram!
Oh Jessica, I truly love your photos and the stories they tell.
May your house get back up and running quickly!
I love all these pics! I’ve never used photo editing apps, and I fear the time suck, but if I could get results like yours… well, that would be so worth it!
I think March’s picture is my favorite. It looks like you had a fantastic year. Merry Christmas and happy new year and I hope 2014 is as awesome as you’ve recorded 2013 to be.
I don’t think you need any extra help with your photography. You have a great eye for capturing a story in a single frame. Can’t wait to see what you take in 2014.
It looks like a beautiful life, and yes, captured so exquisitely.