Animal LOVE

This morning I realized that Spring time is absolutely infectious, even my fur babies are extra frisky and are begging to go outside more then ever. I even let my kitty Joey go out and explore the back yard and enjoy a beautiful Spring time morning. Joey had a blast listening to all of the birds chirping, his little ears were all perked up and his tail swishing in excitement. Joey enjoyed lapping up the dew that was left on the patio slab from the night he also feasted on some of the fresh grown cat grass and licked the  morning dew off of the grass in the yard.

Achilles and Goji just had a blast playing Dog tag in the yard, at least I think that is the game they play. When they were finished with their morning play session in the yard they sat at the back door starring in with big puppy dog eyes while Joey meowed extra loud to alert me that his dog brothers were ready to come back in the house.
                                                             Joey

                                                       Goji

                                                 Achillies




A Day on The Tellico

It was a beautiful Tuesday morning on the Tellico. This morning the weather was very unique so I just knew the lighting would be fun to work with. The air was dense the fog was rolling off of the water and kissed by a light layer of sprinkling rain falling form the sky. The sun was dancing with the thunderstorm grey clouds and the Smokey mountains trying to peek out, throwing golden fire rays down as they reflected off of the gentle ripples of the water.

The sprinkling rain stopped and the clouds began to separate allowing the golden sun rays to shine down through a small opening in the grey thunderstorm clouds giving me the opportunity to capture the beautiful golden reflection of the suns rays for about 5 minutes before the clouds became thick and grey and hid the sun again and the lake turned to hues of deep cobalt blues to smokey greys without even a hint of the beautiful golden fire rays that had moments before danced with the gentle ripples of the lake.

 As the sky turned grey and I had no good lighting to shoot I sat and watched as a few fishermen launched their bass fishing boats from an old boat ramp in to the lake. Each man was near 70 plus years old and wore a road map of wrinkles on his face, one man walked very slowly with a cane but was able to back his Chevy truck and boat trailer down and up the dock with ease and tie off his boat before returning his truck and boat trailer to the parking lot.

 Each man one by one got in to his bass boat with a smile and aura of happiness. Maybe it is the serenity of nature and being out for a day of fishing, the thought of catching the BIG one, feeling the warmth of the golden sun on the skin; I am not quite sure what each mans smile represented but I did realize that the boat ramp was a very special slab of concrete and metal. The boat ramp allowed the men to launch and tie up their boats, exchange a good morning hello and a few fishing stories before turning on the engine and heading out for a day on the Tellico.

A day on the Tellico

                                                     Peeking out

                                                        Reflections

                                               Golden Sun Rays

                                                   The boat ramp

Monday is here! The start of a brand new week! This week I will play catch up on my house cleaning and gardening. This week I am also going to do a little wild moss hunting in the woods to have moss for an upcoming art project.

I will be joining the gym this week! Very excited but not as excited for the lactic acid build up and super sore muscles in my future. Spring time is a beautiful time of year a time to celebrate new beginnings, What are your new beginnings going to be?

Spread smiles and LOVE XXX

Spring Time in Tennessee

Spring is here! The colors are so vibrant, the sun is shining and the days are going to get longer. Spring is my absolute favorite time of year. This will be the first year that I am not footsteps to a beach to enjoy a beautiful Spring day. This year Robert Morgan Photography will explore and photo document a series tiled "Springtime in Tennessee".

After a drive in to town today I was amazed at how everything seems to be coming back to life. Flowers are blooming, the grass seems greener then ever before and I can not be more excited to photograph "Springtime in Tennessee" over the next few weeks I will be posting as many of our Robert Morgan Photography photos here, so if you are a fan of Spring check back often.

This year our fine art prints will be available for purchase so if you see a photo that you LOVE and would love to own one, e mail us at Robertmorganphotography@gmail.com with the name of the photo and the size you would like and we will have it printed especially for you!

Happy Spring!

super yummy turkey burger sliders

These are fast and easy to make. Make sure that your cook the turkey well. Play around with it, add your own favorite spices. Message me back and let me know how yours came out!

XXX Morgan Shea

 PS: My next variation of this is going to be a teryaki,jalapeno, pineapple slider... I will let you know how it comes out.

PPS: And for super cute fitness clothes check out this sexy fun site http://www.missfitclothing.com/ it is one of my favorites, I will be ordering my FUN shirts soon.

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Yummy purple cabbage and ginger stir fry

So you want to make something with purple cabbage but you are not quite sure what, well here is a fast and easy, seriously yummy way to use purple cabbage.

Tip: This dish would be great with an added protein like chicken, pork, fish, scallops, or shrimp.

**If you have any type of thyroid condition such as Hashimotos or Graves you are going to want to make sure that you cook the cabbage until it is tender.

What you will need:

1 wok
1/2 head of purple cabbage sliced
2 celery stalks sliced
1/2 cup finely sliced fresh ginger
1 large yellow bell pepper
2-5 tbs sesame oil
Sesame seeds
White ground pepper
Himalayan sea salt
Soy sauce
Cayenne pepper
Red pepper flakes

First add the cabbage and sesame seed oil to the wok
Wok the cabbage until desired tenderness**
Add ginger 1-2 minutes
Add yellow bell pepper slices 1 minute
Add celery slices 5 minutes all together

Add desired spices

Serve with a drizzle of sesame oil and some sesame seeds on top.

Enjoy!!!

Health benefits:

Purple cabbage- http://www.livestrong.com/article/408505-the-health-benefits-of-purple-cabbage/

Fresh ginger- http://www.kitchencraftsnmore.net/ginger.html

Celery- http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/7-health-benefits-of-celery.html

Yellow pepper- http://www.fatburningfurnace.com/blog/bell-pepper-nutrition-facts-%E2%80%93-unusual-health-benefits-of-bell-peppers

Cayenne pepper- http://www.cayennepepper.info/health-benefits-of-cayenne-pepper.html

Sesame seed oil- http://www.raysahelian.com/sesame.html

Extra yummy zucchini and sauce

1 large zucchini  peeled with a potato peeler in to zucchini noodles

1 fresh clove of garlic diced

2 tbs raw olive oil

dries Italian herbs

pinch sea salt

1 large tomato crushed and diced

ENJOY! GLUTEN FREE and VEGGY ++++<3+++++