Come play in my yard!

After my morning workout I came home to discover that the flowers that I have been waiting to bloom had blossomed over night, very excited I grabbed my camera to make sure that I photo documented these beautiful newly blossomed flowers from ever angle.

If you pause for a moment and tune in to nature your ears will be in for a treat. The bees buzzing, birds chirping, bugs crawling, squirrels foraging and hoping from branch to branch. I have noticed that the smallest things in the woods make the most sound. Nature is a beautiful thing and when you tune in to the sounds of nature it takes the experience to a new level.

When you slow down and tune in to nature you are able to not only see but hear an entirely new world of sound. I have realized that the ground is moving all the time with the smallest bugs to the biggest slugs, just take a moment to stop and see and re program your ears to hear the rhythm of nature.

xxx
Morgan Shea

Out with winter in with Spring Green

Tree LOVE

Hungry?!

So Lush and green

Home is where your mother lays her eggs

Look up, look down, look all around

Slug

taking a rest



we need a lawn service bad!



Night bird for Laura

Some shots I took in my yard this evening, tonight I was focusing on working with natural lighting when the sun is setting. The sunset provides the most beautiful lighting with warm golden hues. In order to work with the natural golden sunset lighting you have to work fast, I find that you get the most perfect soft hues of golden light during the last 15 minutes of the sun setting.


My yard was completely alive with new blooms, bugs, and birds getting in the last meal of the day. My favorite shot of the night was the silhouette of the bird which I took as a gift for my friend Laura.

Tree Love

yard blooms

Dogwood in full bloom






Reef loving Springtime!




I can't wait for this to bloom!

 

Happy Birthday photos

Today I did photography at my son Reef's friend Aspen's  6th birthday party, it was so much fun! Here are some shots from the party.



Happy Birthday to Aspen, Love Robert Morgan Photography




The Birthday girl




The Birthday girl and her best friend




The cutest cupcakes ever!




Genuine excitement, when is the last time something made you this excited?! Oh to be 6 years old.



The Birthday girls special cupcake

taking it all in

running back to the party



it is all fun and games untill the bat comes out, then it is lights out pinata :)



Friday morning workout

I just finished my Friday morning workout and I feel GREAT! I have pretty big fitness goals and I am on a mission. I have always been in to health and fitness and had my ups and downs like most people. Seven months ago I got sick and had an emergency thyroidectomy of my right thyroid since they removed my thyroid I gained around 60lbs obviously my metabolism was slowed way down and I was not eating right or taking care of my body, my focus was on my very stressful retail management position and not on my body.

To most people 60lbs might intimidate them but to me I look at losing that 60lbs as motivation, I know that I can do it with hard work and dedication to nutrition. In 2005 I went from 130lbs rock solid to 245lbs when I was pregnant with my son, it took me 10 months of nutritional dedication and a lot of workouts but I lost 120 lbs and got down to 125 I felt great! That is my current fitness goal to get back down to 130 and muscle up! For me I love the feeling of being strong and seeing lean muscle.

My workouts consist of a lot of functional outdoor workouts that do not require anything but a park bench and your own body weight. This morning I walked 6 miles around my local park, did 200 walking lunges (my favorite), bench dips for the triceps, leg raises, abs, and reverse leg raises.

My game plan is to do 1 hour of cardio mostly outdoors 7 days a week, and weight bearing exercises 6 days a week with one day of rest.

My daily supplements:

Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin C Chewable
L Lysine
Biotin
Stacker 3
Lot's of green tea
Yogi's Detox tea
Apple Cider Vinegar

I will be adding a whey protein, L Glutamine, White Kidney bean extract,this week and in about 6 weeks I will add creatine.



working hard to get back to this!




Me and my son at the beach, I was teaching Bikini Boot Camp 4 days a week




Going to get back to this but better!




my motto!



pops of pink and purple

Tellico

ironic

reflection

squirrel

I love bridges



sister flowers



Happy Saturday

I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Spring time Saturday morning. Here are a few nature shots from my yard this morning.
xxx Morgan Shea

               


tree twist




tree twirl




spider web with insects




water droplets




spiral






What the DUCK!

Such a beautiful Wednesday Spring morning! This morning I choose to be a little adventurous and seek out new nature photography spots and I am glad that I did! I found duck heaven, well actually duck, geese, and some other water birds that I will have to look up to find out what type of bird they are.

I had a lot of fun photographing the ducks and watching them all interact with one another. I am looking forward to bringing my son to my new duck spot to feed them. The park offered a cute little duck feed machine which I thought was perfect!




happy flower




water droplets




lady bug




about to fly




in flight




texture and color



reflection

 After having so much fun playing with the ducks I went and bought some new baby flowering ground cover for my kitchen window and a few herbs to plant in my herb garden along with 2 flowering strawberry plants. I am excited to watch the strawberries bloom! Photos to come as soon as they grow. The rest of my day I am going to be getting messy in the garden. I hope you have a great day and take a little time to plant something.

                                                       XXX- Morgan Shea