A Wildflower Field or An Apple Orchard?

Yesterday we played out in the field in between summer thunderstorms. Even when it rains the air is warm and calming here. The wildflowers have been thriving this week and stand taller than my waist and are nearly up to my chest now. Amazing! The orchard is seriously overgrown with wildflowers and it is hard for me to view them as pesky weeds for their beauty is enchanting. Our daughter is enjoy the country life of Maine and the field of wildflowers. Will we ever see her eyes unobstructed by hair again? The answer, yes. I have informed her that when school starts her hair must be done up proper. :) Haha...





Well, I finally got to use the shabby chair Maria. "The Chair" that I purchased back when I began my photography business venture last year. I tried to shoot with it on a couple occassions but for whatever the reason nothing satisfied. Yesterday, I got some keepers. The chair is so fun and I hope to be able to use it again! This shot was taken infront of our house. We have a gravel road to our house and driveway too... ya, it's the Maine kind of road. Anyway, our front yard is wildflowers in a future flowerbed and lawn struggling to grow a new. There's one sad apple tree that we trimmed up to the healthy mini growth that resides. You can see it in the bokehed background. There's a flower in my daughter's hair that grows all over. I can't seem to identify it. Anyone have an ideas as to what it may be?




I know some of you are wanting a glimpse of our apple orchard and so here you go. I didn't want to walk back to the house for my wide angle so I use my tele for this shot. Sorry you can't see the whole field..that would take a fisheye and an airplane. :) But, you get the jist. See what I mean about the flowers taking over the isles between the trees? And oh yeah, all the trees need pruning. We estimate we have 200 and we've only got about 20 trimmed thus far. Will we make it by summers end to have them all trimmed up? We hope! You see in the following pic that even our son doesn't want to see the work ahead as he hides his eyes (oh and he's really playing peek-a-boo with mommy).