Hello my friends!
Nothing reminds me of summer here in the Midwest more than Queen Anne's Lace! It is everywhere, especially along the roadsides. And with the extreme heat and lack of rain we have had this summer, it is one of the few flowers that hasn't seemed to mind! I happen to love Queen Anne's Lace...
There is a large field of this pretty flower just a hop skip and a jump from my house...so over the weekend, I asked my oldest daughter, Halena, to help me gather some up. I brought my camera along, just in case she was willing to let me snap a few photos of her...and much to my surprise, she was almost a willing participant {she is the hardest of my 3 children to try and get to pose for a picture}!
This particular patch of loveliness is just off of a corn field. Such a great view...
I played around with the white balance on my camera and "warmed" my photos up a touch to give them a bit of a vintage effect {saved me the time doing it in Photoshop!}...
I had a hard time narrowing down the photos :)
The kids will be back to school in just a few weeks, but for now we are hanging onto the last of our summer days together and we have so been enjoying the wonderful break in the hot weather that we have been having the past few days!!
Wishing you a lovely day ~
Tracey
p.s. I am starting to offer a few select prints of my photography in the SHOP! I will continue to add to what is already listed over the coming months...you can find these prints in the Beautiful Living section.
Here is one of my very favorite prairie fields that I photographed last summer {which sadly did not look nearly as pretty this year due to the terrible weather}...
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26 comments:
Oh, I am almost envious of you with all that Queen Annes Lace! One of my favorites but never see it here in central Florida. I once brought 30+ blossoms back from Pa and made jelly. Did you know it makes a great jelly?
Betty
its always like being in a different, really beautiful world watching your blog. you are so talented in taking pictures :) wish you a good week! svenja
I've always loved the Queen Anne's Lace. Your photos are beautiful!
What beautiful photos! I like Queen Anne's Lace too. Your daughter is lovely - so fun that she was willing to pose for you!
I love your photographs Tracey! They make me want to look at the owners manual for my camera. I especially love the flowers in the Midwest, gorgeous! What a beautiful daughter you have, the photos remind me of Anne of Green Gables! Romantic queen anne's lace.
Marcia
I just love Queen Annes lace flowers too! They remind me of a trip I took to England in the spring many years ago where they were growing everywhere.
Your daughter is so lovely. Maybe after seeing your wonderful photos she will be more willing to get her picture taken in the future. :)
I have a child that is the same way.
love queen anne's lace...we have it here too! i'll be using it in a wedding this weekend ;)
So summery and sweet! ~Cheers Kim
Oh, how pretty those lacey flowers look! And such a lovely girl to be carrying them along...Halena looks a lot like you Tracey. Glad to hear she posed willingly - my kids refuse to smile in photos these days. I'm hoping that will be a phase. :)
Oh Tracey,
These photos of your lovely daughter and the field overflowing with Queen Anne's lace are stunning!!
I am so excited that you are offering some of your photos for sale, I love the photo of the prairie fields.
Wishing you a wonderful week!
Sincerely,
Melinda
beautiful photos!!!
Such lovely pictures! Queen Anne's Lace has always been my favorite wildflower and living in the Midwest myself, I am surrounded by it as well. Your daughter, Helena, is beautiful.
Halena is a beauty!
I'm so glad you're selling your photo prints, this is something I'm interested in doing as well. Expect an e-mail from me. ;-)
Hugs,
Anne
Such lovely photos - I love Queen Anne's Lace too. You might have inspired me to gather a bouquet on my next walk. :)
such a romantic flower in name and sight
Beautiful photos, beautiful daughter.
What a gorgeous blog! I just discovered you today and am your newest happy follower!
Angie
www.swededreamer.blogspot.com
Well, Hello there,
You have used Queen Anne's Lace in several photos before - isn't it just wonderful? I was just going to let you know - when my children were little, we would put food coloring in different vases and cut QAL because it takes the color so well. The kids loved it.
Many Smiles,
JoeyLea
http://www.thelocustblossom.blogspot.com/
Piękne romantyczne zdjęcia.....
Your photographs are gorgeous... i love the queens anne's lace too , and how your daughter looks so natural and pretty in the photos...
Cindy
Queen Anne's Lace is one of my favorites of summer here in the midwest also! It's so delicate and lacy. And your Helena is a perfect model with it. A lovely girl.
Thanks for sharing such beautiful photos with us.
Hugs, Edie & Marie
Beautiful photographs! I love those sweet flowers as well. We are also lucky to have them growing all around us here at the cottage, and I also cut bunches of them all the time. Your daughter is such a little beauty.
Such pretty pictures!4
M :)
stunning photos...enjoy the last of the summer days... xv
Can you ever have enough Queen Anne's Lace?
I hope that you didn't have to many flowers die on you because of the extreme heat of this year's summer.
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