Friends in Fall: Photo Shoot with Bailey

The weather is steadily getting chillier, but that hasn't stopped me from getting my camera out, grabbing a friend and heading out once more for another Friends in Fall photo shoot. I think I'm just having way too much fun with this! And I don't think I'm the only one.

Meet Bailey

She has one of the best 'dreamy distance' gazes...

...and a wonderful laugh.

I got her to sit on this old wooden bench first.

Things were going fine (Bailey looking amazing)...

...until the bench began to move. It was rather windy out and whenever the wind picked up, the bench would creak and shift along with the movement of the tree. It caught Bailey of guard at first.

 And then she realized what was happening. She began to laugh.

And laugh.

We moved to another bench, and before long she was pulling goofy faces and laughing again.

We stopped at this old church and were excited to discover a vulture sitting on the roof.

But he soon took wing, no doubt disturbed by the unusual presence of humans.

Exploring the old church was quite interesting. The back had some very shady looking steps that gave one the feeling they just might disintegrate beneath your feet if you dared to try them.

The moss and leaves on them however was quite photogenic.

As were the lichens on the door.

The wood siding on the church was the perfect background for some great shots!

Here the wind is giving Bailey's hair that windblown, slightly dramatic flair that most photographers achieve with a fan these days.

Take a look at this beautiful path and imagine just strolling down it inhaling that wonderful autumn aroma...

I know, who couldn't resist?

It was just so beautiful, what with all the colors.

Leaf strewn roads are seriously quite a treat for the senses.

And the leaves are also great for throwing. Bailey and I wanted to replicate the leaf throwing shots from Shynae's photo shoot, but the wind wasn't very cooperative.

Finally we achieved the perfect shot.

A knot of wood from the door of an old house that someone used to call home.

It's interesting to imagine someone living here when you look at the state it's in now.

And I think eventually they did upgrade as this bigger (more modern?) house was not far away.

The barn though had obviously seen better day's...

Eventually Bailey and I traded places and she got behind the camera and I got in front of it.

Posing in the window of an old house.

"And Rebekah just can't sit still..."

Of course, we had to do a Friend Footsie. Just to throw you off though, unlike the other Friend Footsies, this time I'm not the one wearing beige boots!

I had a wonderful time with Bailey and her great sense of humor and wonderful laugh were so much fun to be around. Bailey, stay golden (and gorgeous)!

Friends in Fall: Photo Shoot with Sara

The autumn season never lasts for very long, so it's best to take advantage of it while it lasts. All too soon the pretty colors are replaced with bare limbs and colder weather sets in... again.
Thankfully today was another lovely fall day, so on my way out the door this morning to go visit a good friend, I snagged my camera in the hopes she would be game for a fall photo shoot.
And she was.

Meet Sara

 I've known Sara for about seven years and she's one of the sweetest people I know.

She is generally soft spoken and quiet...

...but has a wonderful humorous side too.

The area surrounding Sara's home in the country is quiet stunning.

So needless to say we didn't have to go too far to find great picturesque locations.

We did however, cover a lot of ground and found ourselves strolling casually through field and wood with no particular destination in mind other than to enjoy one another's company and the beautiful fall colors.

It was so peaceful.

And it's funny how when you have a heightened sense of appreciation for the simple beauty around you, that you begin to see it everywhere.

There's just something about the doorway's of old wooden buildings too. Sort of rustic and classy all at once... provided of course you have a lovely friend standing in the doorway.

Did you know: A moss covered log is nature's own naturally cushioned bench? Yep.

Sara, striking what I call the 'Why?' pose, complete with a perfect raised eyebrow.

Gazing into the distance (all the while standing on a hay bale).

I love how Sara's jacket is the perfect fall jacket color, standing out strikingly against the yellows and greens of the leaves on the trees.

In the one field where we were walking, there was a lot of white mushrooms that sort of resembled gigantic marshmallows... and on closer inspection of one discovered this little green bug:

Throughout our whole walk, Sara's dog Muskua trailed along either in front or behind, but never very far off.

Around noon, we went inside her wood stove heated home and made a really healthy (and equally delicious) salad. Here it is mid preparation...

...and then complete:

After lunch, we traded places and Sara became the photographer.

At some point a few of her cats wandered over in curiosity to see what we were doing.

And then we noticed our shadows on the road, so we had to take shadow photo's. We turned our fingers into 'guns' and while Sara automatically points her gun into the air, my first impulse is to point it at my own head for some reason...

We also took a footsie (except this is called a friend footsie now since there's two pairs of feet in the picture).

Actually we took more than one friend footsie...

I'm so honored I have the privilege of knowing Sara and that I get to call such a beautiful and intelligent young woman my friend.

Thanks for letting me take your picture Sara and for having me over today. You were the perfect hostess and I had a wonderful time.