the ranch Archives – sarabethjones

just looking

I love taking pictures. I relish the way a good photograph makes me feel; what it says to me about the people or places within the frame, what I can guess about how the photographer feels. I love trying to … Continue reading→

come back around

1 Aug '12

Today has been one of those days where it seems like every story I hear touches back on another one: circles overlapping, paths crossing. The way our lives come back around. And then I open up a folder of pictures … Continue reading→

giving them the boot

12 Aug '10

Packing for a trip with 3 kids has always been one of those areas of motherhood that seems just a bit beyond my skill level. We load our car full of every imaginable item and then turn up at our … Continue reading→

bottle it up

11 Aug '10

Like I said: You never know what you’re going to find. On this November morning last fall, out in the barn – while stomping loudly to scare snakes out that would then conceivably be killed by the 12-year-old cousin carrying … Continue reading→

the old red barn

10 Aug '10

So, we’re back at the ranch. Last November. Crisp mornings, cool nights, clear sunny days. As soon as you come out of Bryan’s grandmother’s house, you can see the appeal of the place – in the way the trees twist … Continue reading→

back at the ranch

9 Aug '10

Well. I started a challenge and then took off for a long Texas weekend. Some people, foreseeing that the lack of ready internet access might cause a problem for attempting a daily blog post, might have prepared posts in advance, … Continue reading→