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Mountain Fresh Air: West Virginia
The Fall season brings magnificent colors to the West Virginia mountain skyline. It makes me want to sing the John Denver song ‘Country Roads Take me Home”. Waking up to a brisk but refreshing 52 degrees this morning, makes hot coffee seem extra special. The views...
Hooten What? A New Experience
Honestly, I can say I have never heard of a Hootennanny. I have been discovering there are a lot of Open Mics around the town I live in, but only by word of mouth. Advertising on social media is sparse or somehow, I never was the target audience. Curiosity and a...
Blues & Folk Live Song Released: Sweet Sweet Love
Every time I play this song out, I get a lot of praises, so I decided to record it one time at a Live performance. The live version has a Blues and Folk vibe with some fun scat-type singing at the end. I guess I channeled my ancestors in this one as a have some...
Weeds In My Heart Mastering Long Distance
For the production of ‘Weeds In My Heart’ I reached out to a producer I had met through Instagram Threads. I decided on this method because I wanted to learn how to record my voice and guitar along with learn some basic theory in audio production using ProTools. E....
Weeds In My Heart: Lyrics
Lyrics by Jennifer Triplett, Copyright 2024 - Visit my Music Library for links to listen Caught the morning train to Baltimore Leaving my sorrows past the tracks followed Moving on now to a new day See the sunrise in the horizon Found my seat to freedom No one’s gonna...
The Big Red Dog: Paintings On My Wall
Spotify | YouTube | Tidal | Apple Music| Amazon Music | Deezer Paintings On My Wall: Reflections Music and Lyrics by Jennifer Triplett When I began working this song out the very first memory of my children’s childhood is my oldest son’s adoration for Clifford the...
Weeds In My Heart: Song Release
Weeds In My Heart is an earthy song that touches on the emotion of moving on and escaping an abusive relationship getting strength from God who has guided the way. The weeds that have choked love are being pulled out and a new love is being discovered of oneself. The...
Trophies and Ribbons Hidden In a Drawer
Spotify | YouTube | Tidal | Apple Music| Amazon Music | Deezer Paintings On My Wall: Reflections Music by Jennifer Triplett One of my favorite lines from the lyrics of my song ‘Paintings On my Wall’ is “trophies and ribbons hidden in a drawer all that was ever needed...
A New Song Over Breakfast: Daily Prompt
Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. As I was pondering life, a typical routine during my morning coffee time, a thought came to my mind “imagine never saying the words ‘I love you’. This thought came to me as I had just said the words ‘I love you to my...
Espresso on a Friday Night
On Friday night I decided to have an espresso. This is how it all began. About 6 sips in I made a sudden decision to entertain a few of my close friends with music and dinner. Understand this is not the typical Jenn personality; I am an introvert at heart. However, I...
Carrot Cake and Dog Seranades
Over the weekend we celebrated my son's birthday. As the years have passed, the celebration preparations have significantly changed. The once frantic everything needs to organize, party invites, and gift shopping has definitely simplified. It's funny how we try to...
Frog Surprise!
I have been a bit sad this Summer. I have loved having this pair of frogs in my small above ground pond the past 2 summers. Every winter day I would peer out and pray that they survived their frozen state in the super cold water (something I never realized they could...
Photography – Behind the Lens
Michigan State Parks: Interlochen, Wilderness
Not a moment of disappointment, even with the rainy days at Interlochen, The weather was a crisp mid 50s, however it really didn’t feel cold like it does back here on the Eastern Shore. We arrived at Interlochen State Park amazed once again at the well maintained...
Indiana Dunes: From Dunes to Marshlands a Beautiful Sanctuary
An unexpected treasure of flowers and blue waters. Our recent journey with our new RV took us to Indiana Dunes State Park. The campsites themselves were clean and well maintained. However the trails were easy to get to and offered a walks through the massive dunes,...
Stranger Things in a Sluggish World
I casual stroll up my driveway last I spotted this happening on my trash can. I think it could be a mating thing. It’s the only thing that really makes sense. It is a gentle reminder about nature can be pretty strange in an interesting way. If anyone can clue me in on...
Frog Surprise!
I have been a bit sad this Summer. I have loved having this pair of frogs in my small above ground pond the past 2 summers. Every winter day I would peer out and pray that they survived their frozen state in the super cold water (something I never realized they could...
Pink Skies and Wet Dogs
I woke at 4:30 AM. I lay there thinking that there are only 2 more days to see the sunrise at the beach. To my surprise the sky had gifted gorgeous hues of red. The contrast between the color and the dark created incredible silhouettes of buildings transforming them...
The Importance of Saving All Creatures Great and Small
What would you change about modern society? The birds chatter as the sun slowly rises over the ocean’s edge. As I glance out into the seemingly endless horizon watching the sun’s orange glow glisten onto the thunderous waves, I think “why do so many not understand the...
Capturing Sounds and Moments: A Blend of Imagery and Melody
This blog site originally started off as a photoblog site in 2013 as a way to share my photography and write about journeys, while sharing creative inspirations. Through the many years it has just sat, basically as I started to build my company and raise my sons into...
Back Away: When Your Art Gets Too Comfortable
Build a Relationship with Your Art Sometimes in life you need to think long-term. When you see something that inspires you it is hard to hold back. But that very inspiration needs to be approached with deeper understanding of what really inspired you. I admit I took...
Something’s Are Beyond Our Control or Are They?
Sitting here on a cold morning trying to wrap my head around things. Sometimes feeling helpless and powerless about things as I look into the future of the environment, human rights, and health. I am listening to songs that I have written in the past 2 years and...
Beautiful Lines of Nature
On a hike at Grand Teton National Park, I stopped for a drink of water and couldn’t avoid the shimmering light and delicate soft lines. I really wanted to capture this, which was a challenge with the busy background. Nature has a way of sneaking up on you like this.
Photography and Songwriting: A Perfect Match
Mixing Photography and Songwriting When I started this blog over a decade ago (yikes), it was strictly for sharing my photographs and inspiring stories. It even grew to the point where I was selling prints and participating in some local shows (nothing fancy, but...
A Tranquil Moment: Loon Lake Canada
Early morning kayaking pays off. I captured this little fella nibbling on a lily pad flower during a quiet paddle on Loon Lake in Canada one summer day. As I sit here now, listening to the soft raindrops and pleasant songs of happy birds, this moment I captured...