SUNDAY AFTERNOON
11.02.08
Sunday afternoon was such a nice pretty day thus I wanted to do something outside with Natalie. [I will give a more detailed written account of this on my personal blog and this I will add the link.] The above image is how we finished our afternoon. Randy suggested we go alligator hunting!
Yes, he was serious. Of course, he is thinking about the type of Alligators we found in the bayou when we did Jonah's Portrait Session. He said that if you use a spinner bait they will follow it...now I am totally unaware the term 'spinner bait', but I did want Natalie to experience the same thing Jonah did...that is viewing a young (sort of small...not like the one we recently encountered in our yard...which reminded me to never let Natalie play outside alone!) alligator in it's natural habit.
So this is the two of them looking for alligators!
We are on a little bridge that built the summer we moved here (I think that was when) that go over the bayou near our home. On the other side is Enterkin Road. If you are familiar with this country, you are aware of this area.
I couldn't resist this image of Natalie. You can even see her eyelashes through her hair!
If you follow my portrait blog, you know I have this thing for close-up of children and babies that show off their beautiful long eyelashes. Natalie has eyelashes like her Aunt Cari [long, thick and dark in color...though Cari is not found of hers because they hard to control...I guess because they are so thick...she has a hard time curling them up with mascara brush...I have thin, blond eyelashes...probably why I adore theirs so much, but also the same reason I don't know what to tell Cari to do to manage hers. So if any of you have any hints of how to curl those kind of eyelashes, let me know so that I can tell Cari. She does use an eyelash curler sometimes...it helps, but she stays frustrated with her eyelashes. And I think she is blessed to have eyelashes that show up w/o mascara! Man, did I get off subject!] Of course, I don't want to miss a photo opt with my little sweetheart. So I asked her to get on the 4-wheeler so that I can take a few while Randy is trying to find some alligators. As you can see she wasn't too happy about this!
But I love that I can act silly and easily change her mood!
Isn't this a sweet one?
I noticed all the fall colors when I took these. So I had to take a few more. The lighting was so pretty this time (late afternoon and the first day of the new time...FALL 'fall back'). So I added a little extra punch in photo shop on these to bring out all the subtle colors that otherwise might go unnoticed.
Not the sharpest image of this set, but I loved the brilliant colors even before PS and how much more so after the punch was added! This a fake smile, but I still love it...the message behind it "I am cooperating even though I would rather be other with Poppa looking for the alligator!"
Natalie wants her turn. Now Randy and I know that she doesn't have much of a chance of find anything with that fishing pole especially if he couldn't, but we always loved for our children as well as Natalie to experience new things like this. It builds their confidence. [I am proud to say I have two very confident children to prove it pays off!]
Her attempt...notice that look of concentration!
So we decided we would ride through the woods to find deer, but I knew we would probably see an amadilla instead...at least that's what we used to see when we would ride into the woods looking for deer. On the way we drove past the cotton fields that were recently cut down. Notice all the white on the ground. After they cut them, it almost looked like snow on the ground. It was quite a different cotton harvest this year...I didn't even get a cotton portrait of Natalie. Gustav damage so much of the cotton crops. It is the worst that we have seen in our lifetime and we've heard the same thing from others older than us. It has been the strangest cotton season for Randy. He has never had a ginning season where he didn't gin 7 days a week 24 hours a day...at least for a little while, but not at all this year. It is a little scary as to what it will mean for us financially and for Christmas...which should be much slimmer this year. Thankfully, Natalie is at an age that she gets excited over anything and everything. I love it! I wished it would last forever. I have realized through her eyes that is what Jesus meant when He said to come as little children. It is so sad that as we get older we lose it. I pray that God helps me find it through her eyes and never lose it!
Yes, he was serious. Of course, he is thinking about the type of Alligators we found in the bayou when we did Jonah's Portrait Session. He said that if you use a spinner bait they will follow it...now I am totally unaware the term 'spinner bait', but I did want Natalie to experience the same thing Jonah did...that is viewing a young (sort of small...not like the one we recently encountered in our yard...which reminded me to never let Natalie play outside alone!) alligator in it's natural habit.So this is the two of them looking for alligators!
We are on a little bridge that built the summer we moved here (I think that was when) that go over the bayou near our home. On the other side is Enterkin Road. If you are familiar with this country, you are aware of this area. I couldn't resist this image of Natalie. You can even see her eyelashes through her hair!
If you follow my portrait blog, you know I have this thing for close-up of children and babies that show off their beautiful long eyelashes. Natalie has eyelashes like her Aunt Cari [long, thick and dark in color...though Cari is not found of hers because they hard to control...I guess because they are so thick...she has a hard time curling them up with mascara brush...I have thin, blond eyelashes...probably why I adore theirs so much, but also the same reason I don't know what to tell Cari to do to manage hers. So if any of you have any hints of how to curl those kind of eyelashes, let me know so that I can tell Cari. She does use an eyelash curler sometimes...it helps, but she stays frustrated with her eyelashes. And I think she is blessed to have eyelashes that show up w/o mascara! Man, did I get off subject!] Of course, I don't want to miss a photo opt with my little sweetheart. So I asked her to get on the 4-wheeler so that I can take a few while Randy is trying to find some alligators. As you can see she wasn't too happy about this!
But I love that I can act silly and easily change her mood!
Isn't this a sweet one?
I noticed all the fall colors when I took these. So I had to take a few more. The lighting was so pretty this time (late afternoon and the first day of the new time...FALL 'fall back'). So I added a little extra punch in photo shop on these to bring out all the subtle colors that otherwise might go unnoticed.
Not the sharpest image of this set, but I loved the brilliant colors even before PS and how much more so after the punch was added! This a fake smile, but I still love it...the message behind it "I am cooperating even though I would rather be other with Poppa looking for the alligator!"
Natalie wants her turn. Now Randy and I know that she doesn't have much of a chance of find anything with that fishing pole especially if he couldn't, but we always loved for our children as well as Natalie to experience new things like this. It builds their confidence. [I am proud to say I have two very confident children to prove it pays off!]
Her attempt...notice that look of concentration!
So we decided we would ride through the woods to find deer, but I knew we would probably see an amadilla instead...at least that's what we used to see when we would ride into the woods looking for deer. On the way we drove past the cotton fields that were recently cut down. Notice all the white on the ground. After they cut them, it almost looked like snow on the ground. It was quite a different cotton harvest this year...I didn't even get a cotton portrait of Natalie. Gustav damage so much of the cotton crops. It is the worst that we have seen in our lifetime and we've heard the same thing from others older than us. It has been the strangest cotton season for Randy. He has never had a ginning season where he didn't gin 7 days a week 24 hours a day...at least for a little while, but not at all this year. It is a little scary as to what it will mean for us financially and for Christmas...which should be much slimmer this year. Thankfully, Natalie is at an age that she gets excited over anything and everything. I love it! I wished it would last forever. I have realized through her eyes that is what Jesus meant when He said to come as little children. It is so sad that as we get older we lose it. I pray that God helps me find it through her eyes and never lose it! FRESHLY CUT COTTON FIELD
The Four-Wheeler Rode in the Woods of Frogmore Hunting Club
As you can see not much to photograph. Cari said I should have at least pointed out some birds and photographed them to say that we found something. These woods used to be known for great deer hunting, but more recently Randy seems to think the bears have ran the deer out. He photographs most bears on his wildlife camera that is set up in the woods. Last year he photographed a momma bear and her two cubs. They fell asleep in the corn (after eating it) that was put out for the deer! It was quite cute! But Randy isn't too pleased since he hasn't harvested a nice deer in several years!
The Four-Wheeler Rode in the Woods of Frogmore Hunting Club
As you can see not much to photograph. Cari said I should have at least pointed out some birds and photographed them to say that we found something. These woods used to be known for great deer hunting, but more recently Randy seems to think the bears have ran the deer out. He photographs most bears on his wildlife camera that is set up in the woods. Last year he photographed a momma bear and her two cubs. They fell asleep in the corn (after eating it) that was put out for the deer! It was quite cute! But Randy isn't too pleased since he hasn't harvested a nice deer in several years! Natalie noticed our shadow! 
She's sitting in the front, Randy in the middle and me on the back. They are waving at their shadow. Oh...by the way, it is very hard to photograph anything while riding on the back of a 4-wheeler!
I forgot to photograph this when we were entering the woods so I did as we were leaving.
ON THE WAY TO THE BARN
Our next idea was to let Natalie pet the horses. I hated to go do that without treats. We have carrots and a cucumber that was almost spoiled. Randy laughted at me about the cucumber, but it is similiar to grass...so why not! By the way, Fancy (the blonde horse, the Palimino) enjoyed the cucumber!
She's sitting in the front, Randy in the middle and me on the back. They are waving at their shadow. Oh...by the way, it is very hard to photograph anything while riding on the back of a 4-wheeler! I forgot to photograph this when we were entering the woods so I did as we were leaving.
FROGMORE HUNTING CLUB ENTRANCE
ON THE WAY TO THE BARN
Our next idea was to let Natalie pet the horses. I hated to go do that without treats. We have carrots and a cucumber that was almost spoiled. Randy laughted at me about the cucumber, but it is similiar to grass...so why not! By the way, Fancy (the blonde horse, the Palimino) enjoyed the cucumber! I just realized that I missed an image in this sequence. We had not visited the horses in such while. (Wd did used to ride...I was planning to give that story, but I have gotten so long winded on everything else that I will save that for another day or when I post on my blog.) Randy had to go get into the fence and they finally followed him...that's the image I am missing.
NATALIE: I want to feed them too!
Mimi and Natalie feeding the horses...I mean stopping for Poppa to take our pic!
I am not crazy about how look in these image...no make, bad hair, but I am glad that Randy thought to take this one of us. We can't always look our best, huh?
Okay, this time we are feeding the horses!
I used a small memory card. So for a change I do not have tons of images...which is kind of nice...not so many to go through..I do have such a problem of narrowing my own images down to my favs. I want to remember it all!
NATALIE: I want to feed them too!
Mimi and Natalie feeding the horses...I mean stopping for Poppa to take our pic!
I am not crazy about how look in these image...no make, bad hair, but I am glad that Randy thought to take this one of us. We can't always look our best, huh? Okay, this time we are feeding the horses!
I used a small memory card. So for a change I do not have tons of images...which is kind of nice...not so many to go through..I do have such a problem of narrowing my own images down to my favs. I want to remember it all!
This is another one of those posts that proves that it doesn't require that much to have fun and make memories with a 3-year old!
~~Natalie's Mimi~~
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