Sugar and Spice, frogs and mice

I spent the afternoon running around Neola with these cool cats. Chasing frogs, riding horses, and watching the sun go down. Although we had a minor accident with the horse, and flipflop feet........we chalked it up to Friday the 13th, and got back in the saddle. We topped it off with smores, a KILLER dinner, and some unforgettable memories. 

I'm constantly amazed with the wonder of being a child. Watching every moment be filled with excitement and amazement is truly specific to a child. It's simple really, uncomplicated, and easy. I wonder if adults will ever find their way back to the pure joy of being happy, unabandoned. As a society we hold ourselves back from that emotion. We don't build swings and slides at the park big enough for adults....why is that? Maybe the world would be happier if every once in a while we threw sand, rolled down a grass hill, tried to swing over the bar, made a mud pie, and ran through the rain like we were never going to turn around. Being a child is not an age, it's a state of mind, never forgotten.

Spring swim

L.L Senior Pics-

Spent the afternoon with Miss Labrum. She is taking the big leap from high school to college.....I wish you the best kiddo. Keep you head up and remember where you came from. We might be sticks and dirt roads but we have country class. ;o)

One of a Set.

With love

This picture is a soft spot for me. It was an early image in my photography adventure but it will also be a highlight in my career, forever. It's a standard I aspire to, and hope to surpass with every image. This is what happens when you are in the right place, at the perfect time.

Swing.

Do you remember what it felt like to swing? Cold steel in your hand, black plastic seat that is heated from the sun, cool air rushing over your face while you contemplate if you pumped hard enough, could you go all the way over? And then it's instantaneous, and unavoidable. A smile. Maybe even an outright giggle, in true child like fashion. You're never too old to swing.

Hackford Family

What troopers. They climbed trees, trespassed with me, and ended up with some great pictures as a result of their inhibition! :) Thanks guys, it was great.