I often take photos of friends, but I rarely share them online. I had the pleasure of photographing one of my dearest and oldest friends while home in Ireland and she gave me full rein to capture her family and feature them on my page. We started on our local beach to recreate their engagement photo with one special edition – their baby son! I can honestly say, it was arctic winds on the beach and we stayed all of 5 minutes before I suggested we head to a different location I visited that morning with my girls. Sheltered and picturesque, this new location was also coincidentally the place where some of their wedding photos were taken. My suggestion to jump into the car and drive 4 miles on the fly was welcomed and we got our money’s worth in return. Their little boy braved the cold weather without complaint.
 

 

The Different Ways to Approach Strawberry Picking

Yesterday I brought my girls strawberry picking and smiled as I watched their different approaches to the task at hand.
My eldest ran around trying to pick every ripe strawberry at the farm, running back in intervals to check if her bucket was fuller than her sister’s. My youngest, however was content to pick a few and eat them all before starting to pick again.
It reminded me of my first summer job many years ago in Ireland. I so wanted to pick more than the other kids around me and remember my nervous pride when I placed the full trays on the scales, but just like my youngest, I can still remember sneaking a few of those sweet, sweet fruit.
 

She found the largest strawberry

Taking a break

Singing while you pick

Those irresistible fruit

One filthy dirty little girl

 

Heading to the scales