Sunflowers for Miles

On September 12, 2016September 12, 2016 By LindyIn photography, portraits

I was so excited when this family reached out to me to take photos at Ted Grinter’s Sunflower Field near Lawrence, Kansas. I had wanted to take pictures there last year but didn’t have the opportunity. Farmer Ted plants acres and acres of sunflowers and lets the public come visit and take photos free of charge. What an amazing place!

The beautiful views, coupled with the little guy’s huge smiles and adorable dimples, made for an awesome photo shoot. I have so many favorite images from this session! This is just a handful.

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Photo of the Day: Bright Sunflower

On September 14, 2015 By LindyIn photography

One of thousands, maybe even millions, of sunflowers at Grinter Farms, in … you guessed it … Kansas (the sunflower state).

Missouri Botanical Garden

On June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 By LindyIn photography, travel

After a couple of posts of portrait sessions I did this weekend, I’m back to sharing photos from our St. Louis weekend getaway. I had a hard time not publishing all of my photos from the Missouri Botanical Garden. It’s such a beautiful place! We got there an hour and a half before it closed, which wasn’t nearly enough time. But we enjoyed trekking our way around the grounds and looking at the Chinese Lantern Festival displays, which would have been even more gorgeous if we’d had time to visit at night.

Happy Easter!

On April 5, 2015 By LindyIn photography1 Comment

We had a beautiful day celebrating Easter with family! Little Miss K was only about 6-7 weeks old last Easter, so it was fun to see her enjoying her Easter basket and eggs.

Photo(s) of the Day: Nature Sanctuary

On September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 By LindyIn nature, photography

One of the aspects I love about where I live is that despite the size (pop. ~30,000), and the location (the Midwest), there are still fun things to do. The Matha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary is a great way to spend a morning or afternoon. We’ve taken a picnic and gone on a few hikes there twice now, but this was the first time with Baby K. Saturday felt like a nice day, until we started hiking in the sun. It was hot. We saw a lot of small wildlife though, and it was so nice to have a laid back Saturday afternoon – the first one in months! If only we had Labor Day once a week instead of once a year!

9-4_IMG_1330 — These flowers attracted a lot of bees. (What kind of flower is it?)

9-4_IMG_1334 — Along the Rush Creek trail. The water was too high to cross and continue the hike.

9-4_IMG_1350 — Baby K taking a breather after being in the hot Ergo carrier.

9-4_IMG_1359 — Baby K observing a caterpillar. She loves The Hungry Caterpillar book!

Photo of the Day: A New Bloom – Part II

On July 26, 2014July 25, 2014 By LindyIn nature, photography1 Comment

This lily is even more beautiful than the first one that bloomed in my yard!

7-26_IMG_0370 — Gorgeous red lily soaking up the sun.

Lilies are my favorite flowers. — This is why lilies are my favorite flowers.

Photo of the Day: A New Bloom

On July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 By LindyIn nature, photography2 Comments

I planted a few lily bulbs last year, and they did ok at best. This year they grew to about four feet tall, and their blossoms are probably eight inches around. They’re huge…and gorgeous!