Amy Wenzel Photography

A Simpler Time

Lately I’ve experienced waives of nostaligia that wash over me when I least expect it. I’m not always sure what triggers it…a few days ago it was the fragrant flowery and grassy smells blowing in through my window on the breeze after a morning rain. The experience is about a five second euphoric flashback where I experience the emotions I felt as a child- when everything in the world was magical and okay.  Then it passes. But aftward I just want to run out and rent "Anne of Greene Gables" or bake an apple pie, or go berry picking in the woods. Things that bring me back to a simpler time.  When we were growing up my Mom would take us four kids to the berry farms and we would all pick berries. It was fun at first but I remember getting bored and hot out in the sun after a while.  Then when we got home we would spend hours cleaning the strawberries and making jar after jar of homemade jam.  It was the best jam, but loaded with sugar I’m sure!   These photos from a recent session made me think of a simpler time and how I used to love to play outside  as a child with my sisters and brother.  We had a field like this behind the woods in our subdivision. I defintiely have a thing for fields.  They are so magical.   It was really hot the evening of the session.  I think we were all a little sweaty out on the farm!  Lots of mosquitos were there to bite us- I had to photoshop out a few mosquito bites I must confess.  But the girls were darling and really into the whole cowgirl thing.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this next one!  Grass in the mouth was HER idea.

And this was one of the last shots of the session. She had an idea for a picture and wanted to pick the spot and the pose and I gladly obliged. This is what she picked. How cute is this!!