as it happens...
As it happens is for highlighting significance found in the everyday. It is a quick way to document what happens, as it happens. A mix of daily life enjoyments, subtleties, challenges, milestones, and technicalities through pictures and in text.
image and planting design by Claire Samaha
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under construction
Landscape Architect: Newton Landscape Group (designers Craig Rhodes, Claire Samaha, Kevin Latusek)
Pool Contractor: Lucas Firmin Pools
Concrete: JR Construction -
a weekly view
Also, sometimes on the other end. Design build landscape architecture, where focus on the details and spot elevations are crucial! #surveying
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Sunday sunset ride
Sunday sunset bike ride (garden district, Spanish town, capital lake, levee, LSU, of course break at highland coffee, and the lakes)
Also Sunday but not pictured, hanging out with Mary Claire laying down on the warm concrete in my backyard looking up into the trees and blue skieS
Photographed by Hamilton Warner
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Perfume lessons with Mary Claire
so grateful for my friend / scent and just general girl boss mentor. She picked all these samples for me and explained the profiles of each. #blessed #feelingloved
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Summer days
Met in 2013, but became friends in 2016. This girl is always there for me. She is one of the wittiest people I know and her determination and grit inspires me! When we aren't hanging out (in person or on the phone // laughing or serious girl talk) we are texting our world results daily. Summer has been a blast, but looking forward to our fall festivities.
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drainage done
managing my first project with Newton Landscape Group. Drainage by Jimmy Rabalais
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Beekeeping demonstration
Always curious and ready to learn... of course its even more fun with friends.
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walks
transitional time in the season + arts markets and fall walks with a friend
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actually finished a book…
A friend gave this to me to read! Usually I am resistant to borrowing books from a friend, because who wants to be that person who doesn’t finish and return a book… but they thought this book was a good fit for me and they were so right.
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cycle
bike ride with a friend. specialized allez sport
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the reality of having a home
no big deal, accidents happen. It was an easy fix, but nonetheless problems you have to deal with.
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junior league
new members small group meeting
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Fig thumb print cookie among other things
took a mini trip to NOLA to get an antique table Mary Claire saved off the side of the road for me. It didn’t fit in my truck… nonetheless we had a great catch up evening filled with delicious treats and she gave me a lesson on perfume scents. Mary Claire is an icon as always.
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Game day mornings
Run complete, French press empty, ready for a day in Death Valley.
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views from mississippi river levee
agrarian influence on the landscape
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LSU game day prep
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current food for thought
in audiobook form… key takeaways are don’t be entitled, do give af, just not about what doesn’t matter or is holding you back, high self-esteem + confidence should be earned, don’t gaf so it doesn’t matter if you fail or not.
c h a t t a n o o g a 2 0 1 7
a visit to my godmother’s cabin in the cherokee national forest.