.a lovely day. | muncie photography

Today was a day of loves

The fact that I was fretting over the 75% chance of rain that was supposed to happen this morning (which I later realized I read the humidity number, not the precipitation number), and I woke up to beautiful sunshine, was, well … just lovely.

I rented a lens. What I dearly hoped would be my newest dream lens after the last one let me down (or my lack of strength did).

I took this wonderfully light lens to the place of my morning photo session and, well … wow!

This was the first thing I saw when I looked through my viewfinder, and I fell in love.

One time I was coming back from Indy just enjoying the peace and quiet of a car all to myself. The sun was setting, the fields were greening after the winter thaw (sometimes I get poetic), and I thought about photography and the types of images that stir my heart. Then I looked into my car’s side mirror (you know the one that says objects in mirror are closer than they appear) and holy cow, my heart skipped as I saw those same fields stretching out behind me under the sunset from the wide, wide angle of the mirror. That’s when I knew, I had to get myself a good (or grand) quality wide-angle lens because those images speak to me. And now after much saving and researching and spending and returning and researching and renting … the lens is found. Right after the session this morning, I went back to Jack’s and talked my way into a stellar price for a used 16-35 L series lens. I spent less money than I had on ‘the heavy’ lens and got my rental fee credited back! It’s safe to say, I’m in love. And skipping on Cloud 9 because this lens is so light! And, yes, I’m in love.

But the love doesn’t stop there. My photo session was at one of my favorite places. In college, I spent many accumulated early morning hours out on the tennis courts by my dorm walking in circles, praying, reading pslams, trying to stay awake, crying, whispering … well, you get it. But I always left those times closer to God. I called it my prayer court. And I really, really loved it. Then I graduated and got married and moved more than just a few feet away from my prayer court. It seemed lame to drive there. Then, they tore it down and put up a new dorm. Then … well I’ve had a lot of excuses since then. However, when my excuses stay out the way, I end up at Hazelwood and walk around in circles in their ‘ditch’ as Gabby called it today. And just now I almost made an inappropriate pun about life and it being a … see I probably already went to far aleady. Okay, it’s late. I have to cut to the point. Bottomline, I’m so thankful that Becky (the mom and star of the session today who also happened to be Tommy’s teacher’s aid when he went to preschool at Hazelwood) chose a place that’s special to her … and it was just an added bonus on this lovefest day that it’s special to me too ;o)

And then after all that beautiful pre session searching and finding (basically my own little photo session with Hazelwood), I got to love on these three girls (and their mom and dad). Don’t worry Becky, there will be more sneak peeks to come!

Happy Love Saturday! Let’s hope Sunday is just as Lovely!

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