i promised talby a photo shoot…with her pettiskirt and pigtails.
i picked a field that was full of queen anne's lace and wildflowers.
then it rained and rained all week.
one evening when it was clear we took off..20 minutes past when i was hoping.
we stopped for balloons….another part of the promise.
the woman at the floral counter was……..S.L.O.W.
we first asked for 10 balloons but settled on 6 because she was soooooo SLOW.
then we went to the car and two popped…because she'd over filled them.
but we were losing light so we left with 4.
we drove the 10 minutes to the perfect field….
and it had been mowed down.
we drove on to find another but could not find wildflowers
so we settled for corn and the sunset.
then another balloon popped.
and yet….the pictures are still lovely.
(click on this one.)
sweet annie was there too…of course.
sigh……….
i want to skip in a field with a poofy skirt too.
i really do.
these girls are my everyday.
i love them.
i love being their mom.
i love our everydays.
especially the days that we end up in field with (only) 3 balloons at sunset.
carol sue schoenfeld - Hi, Meg! I just love your pictures of the sunflowers at my “ole home” in Peabody! Wished we’d had those sunflowers when I was growing up, as they would have totally enriched my life, although I loved the wheat and still have some in our home in Manhattan Beach, Ca. Love the pictures of your absolutely darling children! They are the cutest, hanging out in the sunflowers! Thanks for stopping by. Carolyn called me yesterday to tell me about your blog and Becky is here visiting us now and we are loving and chatting about your exquisitely beautiful pictures!! Enjoy!!
Wendell Gard - Meg: Wonderful pictures and a great web site. Thank you for posting the sunflower pictures. Carolyn is my sister-in-law. She told me about the sunflowers and of people stopping by to look and or photograph them. I live in Oklahoma and would have not been able to see them had you not posted them here. The house next to the field is the one my brother Jon and sister Carol were raised in. Jon and Carolyn decided to move back there several years ago and make it their home. The three of us were adopted from different families but wer so fortunate to be raised in a home full of love and Christian values. Before the highway was re-routed around the north side of the house, there was a grove of mulbary trees where they imported silkworms to make silk. There is some samples and additional history at the public library. Our family homesteaded that land in 1865 after leaving Gard’s Point, Illinois, traveling by covered wagon to that location.
Your photography is just great, so keep your camera handy at all times. I carry my still camera and a video camera wherever I go and have obtained some outstanding photos and videos.
Patty - Perfect.
Kate - i love everything about this. have been “stalking” your blog since Baby Cora (we must have some mutal friends somewhere along the line). i love it and check it almost every day. love your photos, your creativity, your house, your dog, your stories, your new porch living room, your family.
-love the one of Talby in the chair looking up at the balloons.
-love that you brought a chair to the field. genius idea.
-love that poofy pink skirt. i would have been beside myself over that skirt when i was a kid. BESIDE MYSELF. I was obsessed with skirts that twirled and shoes that “clacked”.
-love the balloons
-love the magic hour light
-love the whole idea
love you share so much of yourself, your talents and your world with the blogosphere for “stalkers” like me to enjoy and be inspired by.
Nice to “meet” you!
kate
Melissa - The skirts are adorable – I was also wondering if you made annie’s and if so what pattern was it (we are big time into skirts at my house)
alyssa - very sweet.
I wish I had your camera…
and your talent…
and those skirts!
The Countess of Nassau County - I just love looking at your blog.
Holly - You take such pretty photographs! Your girls are very beautiful!
candice - The one with Annie looking up at Talby, it actually made me cry right now! I think they are perfect in there own imperfect way, and the story is even better, what beautiful girls and loving sister you have.
Laura Phelps - you should skip in a field in a poofy skirt.
I would really like to see that.
Steph @ Problem Solvin Mom - How heartwarmingly perfect, even though it wasn’t what you planned!
Ashley - Precious!
misty - these are great! I wish I wasn’t all the way in Oklahoma!
Elisa - Oh Meg these are perfect!
Kathy - Now that is a perfect Mommy day in my book! Noticed the teen wasn’t there? I would have to rent a few kids to do that my teen would die of embarrassment ….I mean what if some one saw her! Great photos! Your girls are so adorable.
Kelly - Captivating shots! I just found your blog, and scrolled through the pictures of your house (incredible, by the way!). I have a question about all the amazing trim in the house… because our new home also has incredible oak woodwork everywhere, and I’m not sure about painting it. I really love crisp, white trim, but am concerned about painting the windows shut, and also about leaving some oak and some white.
Just interested in your process:-)
Aubrey - those are sweet pictures. and sweet girls. you’re such a cool mom. apparently i’ve been such a bad one–much worse than usual–my daughter asked my husband if i could move away.
dawn - I wish you could photograph my girl. 🙂
Sharla - Like so many others, I love Talby looking up at the balloons and Annie looking up at her. The skirts rock!
Sarah W. - Gorgeous!
Cate O'Malley - Love the one of Talby looking up at the balloons and Annie looking up at Talby – stunning as always!
adrienneK - GUSH!!!!! so sweet!!!
Sheryl - Oh, what beautiful pictures! I think all women should be able to run in poofy skirts, too! You can just feel the life in your work. Thank you for sharing.
Sheryl
Marie - Hello Meg – oh my, I have really enjoyed your photos over these last few months! I especially like this photo shoot. That pink skirt is too fabulous! Thank you for sharing.
I’d love for you to join me for an “Heirloom Party” over at my blog on July 31st. Please stop by for details!
Blessings,
Marie
Dana Maize - Oh, I LOVE them. The little chair is the coolest idea.
Angela - I love Annie’s skirt. Did you make it? I love the picture where Annie is looking up at Talby like, “She is so cool.”
Kate - So beautiful! Great job, Meg 🙂 So perfect!
kat - I love these pictures!!! You are such an incredible Mommy and inspiration to us all. I wish I knew you in real life. For now, I’ll settle for knowing you in “reel” life. (I have been on vacation for two and a half weeks and yours is the first blog I checked because it is my absolute favorite!!!)
Renee - Awesome pictures. The one of Annie looking at Talby is heartbreakingly sweet. Wish I could take pictures like you. xoxo
Sandy Toes - precious.
sandy toe
tausha - BEautiful-like always. Thanks for sharing your talents. You really are one fantastic lady!!
Love to come here every day-you make me smile!!
Nadia - These brought the most incredible amount of joy to me today! Gorgeous shots and gorgeous girls. You are a sweet mama!
Brooke - Your girls are too adorable. Love the pics, especially the one of the two of them on the chair together. 🙂
Vera - Great pictures – LOVE the light through the balloons on the first one and #6 is just priceless!!
renee - great pics, i just love your blog
Jess - LOVE
pve - 🙂 this made me cry happy tears.
oh my word, just the pop of each balloon, made me cry.
but then those smiles and poofy skirts made it all better.
you are a good Mom.
Victoria - What precious photos! I love them. Also love the junk idea in your last post and last year’s junk man! Great ideas.
Lacey McKay - These are gorgeous! I love the close up of her with the balloons and grinning. I love the one of Annie looking up at her, and I really, really love the one of her running alongside the road! I feel like I was there! Great job!
alice - these pictures are great! i love the way the sun shines through the balloons. your girls are beautiful 🙂 and you have some great photos to remember your day by – balloons aplenty or not so many :O)
Becky @ Farmgirl Paints - My oh my! You are so good. Do you ever get tired of hearing that? I love the time of day…you caught it just right.
Nina - beautiful pics Meg….might seem like a dumb question but how do you get the background sky so white looking??
thanks!
kris - beautiful meg! and so sweet…! sigh…
traci - so sweet. i love the photos of the girls together. you can just feel the love.
Georgia - I love these photos, they are so CUTE!!!
You have two very gorgeous young girls there, i love the photo where Annie is looking up at talby, its like ‘i wanna be like her one day’
Well done! xxxxx
Emily - These pictures are so beautiful… whst lovely ladies! -e
Lisa K in FL - These are great – and I enjoyed the story behind the pictures 🙂
erin - you have two adorable girls!
Amber - Beautiful!!!
colleen - Love the one of Annie in the chair looking up at her big sis. This photo shoot took perserverance. Sometimes our best plans have to be altered and we have to just go with the ebb and flow of it all. End result – fabulous!
Mary Elizabeth - Love em!! I want to move so you can take Maddie’s pictures and so she can play with your girls! 🙂
Karli - These are awesome. Totally captures a little girls dreams. I Love them. Every girl should own a pink tutu I think. =)
Michelle B - amazing!
Kelly - I love the one of Talby sitting in the chair and looking up at the balloons. I also love the one of Annie sitting in the chair and looking up at Talby. GREAT photos. Kelly
Andrea from Orlando - You’r family is so blessed to have all your wonderful photos to look back on. You’r a great photographer, makes me want to live in Kansas.
se7en - Oh look at those girls and that skirt is too darling!!! Love your everyday!
Jess - so cute…i love the one of annie looking up at her big sis…priceless. your girls are precious! they are so lucky to have each other…and for you to capture it…perfect!
Dawn - What sweet pictures! Your girls are adorable!
I wish I lived close to you so I could have you take pictures of my children!
princesslasertron - Talby looks so much like you. And I think the sunlight looks perfect. <3
Sophie - Awww! Such beautiful pictures, and such bneautiful girls. (:
PaiselyJade - I want to wear a big poofey skirt as well! What amazing shots – you have such a gift (I think I say that every time I comment!!)
Donna - My favorites are the 2nd and last…and of course the ones with Annie! Adorable!
Iman - A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E
I love the one of Annie looking up at her big sister.
Amy Purvis - THESE photos….are the best you’ve ever shot!! I love them!! Your little one looks adorable and happy…and loving life! Regardless of balloons…the smile says it all!!
LOVE these pictures!! The second is my favorite!!
emily :] - 🙂 this made me happy.