“Deep in the meadow, under the willow, A bed of grass, a soft green pillow, Lay down your head and close your eyes, And when they open, the sun will rise. Here it’s safe and here it’s warm, Here the daisies guard you from every harm, Here your dreams are sweet and tomorrow brings them true, Here is the place where I love you”.
This weekend we had our first family photo session of the summer and oh how happy I was sitting amongst the tall grass, buttercups and other wildflowers with my other half and my little love. This meadow is most probably my favourite place on the island, it’s so calming, peaceful and pretty and if I could sit there all day, laying in the grass and reading a book then I’d be the happiest girl in the world.
I was delighted to have the three of us together as Jacek has been working such long hours lately and has a six day week this week, it’s so hard spending so much time away from each other so when all three of us can spend time together, especially in such an idyllic setting it’s so precious to me.
I took my camera with me to the meadow and used my 55-200mm lens to take all these shots and I love the effect it gave of blurring the background and focusing on us, it gives such a fairy-land like vibe to me and if I could have found a good bokeh effect I’d have added it to my pictures too.
These pictures really captured our personalities has a family really well – my sons cheeky smile, his happy little face, his adventurers spirit and his interactions with us, his mummy and daddy. We’re all so playful together and I hope that’s a family dynamic of ours that never ends.
These shots really are some of my favourite captures from the year so far (I know I say this about every photography post I feature here but really they are!). I hope the rest of our summer days together are as happy as our afternoon in the meadow. Giggles with my two favourite boys are just infectious and all our moments together as a family of three as so special to me.
Those photos are absolutely gorgeous. Hopefully your husband's hours will cut down soon so you guys can spend more time together as a family 🙂
You got some amazing pictures here. I love how happy and perfectly content everyone is in every single picture.
What beautiful photographs. Definitely ones to treasure x
I just love how these photos came out. They show such joy within your family, and it's lovely to see your hubs in the shoot! I'll bet you're buying a ton of these!
I would love to run through that meadow or just relax and read a book there! What fabulous family photos!
What an adorable little one! These pictures are gorgeous and timeless. What a great spot — you did a wonderful job of capturing the moment.
What an adorable little one you have. These are going to be some great photos to look back on in a couple of years. Just the other night I was all teary looking back at photos of my boys from when they were younger.
Beautiful photos! You have such a beautiful family. That meadow is amazing and I would be spending lots of time there with my family, too. Your son is adorable and I just love his curly hair.
Absolute beautiful pictures you guys look awesome and I would love to visit this meadow
Beautiful pictures, and I love Tyler Lee's little outfit. It fits the vibe of the photos so well, very summery xx
I just can't get over those curls! So flippin' cute!
Those are beautiful photos! I love that poem/song- Hunger Games! Wish I had a lovely meadow to run through 🙂
You always have not only beautiful pictures, but the quality of them is amazing! Your son looks so happy in the meadow.
This is such an adorable family photo shoot! His curls are the BEST <3
What gorgeous photos! I love that you are able to use your creative talents to make lasting memories for your family. Also, I want to ask…my sister is heading to Ireland at the end of the month (Dublin) with her husband who travels to Ireland often for work. Any tips on what they should do/see/experience?
Thanks!
Amanda
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Your photos are so fun and your little boy is so adorable! I can't wait to have kids and do fun little photo shoots with them.
What absolutely gorgeous photos and the smiles say it all! These are such precious family memories to be treasured!
What a lovely family you have! I am happy for you and look at that child, definitely gorgeous! I hope you have more moments like these with your family and please share them with us!
Omg these photos are just beyond fabulous! I really wish I had photo skills like this! So jealous.
These are beautiful family pictures, you guys were able to get!! I am in love with his curls they are just adorable. I can’t believe you still have flowers like this in your fields are still in bloom like that.
Your family is gorgeous! I hope one day I can have beautiful pics like this of my family!!
What a cutesie pootsie you have there! Your photos are so vibrant. It looked like your family had such a great time. And the best part, you were able to find a field in full bloom. Nice.
These photos are amazing!!! I would love to learn to take wonderful photos like these!
Very cute photos! I am looking for a meadow like this for my daughter's 1st birthday photo shoot.
How gorgeous! I wish I could do a photo session like this with my family, alas my almost 3 year old would be running all over the place. I can't keep up with her energy! 🙂
I love seeing this sweet cherub pop up on my screen! Oh my goodness, what a beautiful meadow! I wish I could find a place like that here in Florida – this time of year, I'm pretty sure our meadows are all brown and parched! You have a beautiful family, and just about the happiest baby I've ever seen! Gorgeous photos! Is it harder to set up a shot when you're doing your own family session?
Thank you so much for your lovely comment Erica! I'm sure our meadow will be brown and parched too if this sun keeps up, I shouldn't complain though, this is Ireland after all so any bit of sun is welcomed! No not at all, I took the pictures of Tyler Lee on his own and with his Daddy and then my other half took the camera to take shots of him and I together. We must invest in a tripod for shots of the three of us together 🙂
What beautiful images! I love the slightly matte processing; completely different style to mine but really works.