Postcards from the Edge....

{The old library, via Instagram.}

At our house,

it's the far edge

of summer and

the closer edge

of autumn.

Only a few weeks

left until a new 

school year 

begins.

{Lake Minnetonka,  my Instagram}

And with that

beginning, there

will also come an

ending, as our

oldest starts her

last year of

high school.

It's been a summer

of record-breaking 

heat here in our

state, but it has  

also been a wonderful

season for collecting

memories.

{Ice cream truck, via  Instagram}

One of my favorite

ways to document

some of life's small

moments is 

through my camera
phone and

Instagram.

Every photo that

I've taken and then

uploaded to Instagram

has been like a little

postcard.  Some of

those postcards are the

Wishing you were here

 type, but mostly, they

 record that

We were here.

{Cycling with my hubby, via Instagram}

Here in the summer 

of 2012.  Here with two

teens and a dog in the

house.  Here visiting

friends or there visiting

family.  Here really 

seeing

the blessings of 

this life. 

Here.

{Hanging with my nieces & nephew, via Instagram}

I'd heard of Instagram

long before I figured

out how to join or use

this very fun photo

application.

But, I had no idea of

what it was or where

to begin.

{My twinkle toes, via Instagram}

So when my friend

Becky posted about

staying in touch with

her blog readers through

Instagram when she

was traveling, I 

really wanted in.

I turned to my 17 year-

old for help, and within

minutes was up and

running.

{Antiquing with visitors, via Instagram}

Voila! I was on

Instagram.

I have been playing

with this app for about

six weeks and it has

been a real joy to share

small moments with a

handful of followers,

as well as admire 

many sweet moments

taken by others.

{Cherries for lunch, via Instagram}

I'll be away from the

computer for the next

few weeks, cramming in

the last beautiful days of

this season with 

my family.

Living on that final 

edge of summer.

{In the country, via Instagram}

If you'd like to take

a peek, I'll be sending my

own postcards from the

edge via Instagram.

If you don't have an

Instagram account, it's

simple {and free} to

join if you have an iphone,

smart phone or ipad that

has the camera feature.

{Hunting vintage treasures, via Instagram}

My username is 

privetandholly.

Or, you can check out

my photos here, on

Ink361.  Simply mouse 

over each picture to

read the captions.

I'll have a link

on my side bar,

as well. 

I'd love to have 

you

join me,

on the edge : )

When summer gathers

up her robes of glory,

And, like a dream,

glides away.

~ Sarah Helen Whitman

xo

Suzanne