Nostalgia and light

I miss those baby days,
those teeny toddler years,
our magic rose garden light


And even our household light, just the tiniest slivers of sunset peeking through neighbourhood houses, just enough to play in before bedtime on a late Spring or summer eve.


Our street and home then was not that photogenic or interesting, but it did have little glimpses of great sunset light! I would much rather a field or beach or rose gardens for an evening backdrop, but if I obscured the background in that street just so, and waited for the light and her to play together in just the right spot, it was perfect.

For the light of the window ~ flickr inspiration

For the light of the window, originally uploaded by hiromi-u*s*s*.

I absolutely love this Mamiya C220 image by hiromi-u*s*s,
who says, on flickr,

I practice in various ways.

Light is gentle; nowadays.

Her whole Mamiya set is lovely, and I love the childhood moments she captures of her little ones

light-chasing

I wanted to thank Mini-Stylista for the lovely feature recently, and at Dream Beautiful Girl as well.

Both of the photos chosen are from my favourite part of the day to take photos, light-chasing in sunlight in the hour before sunset.
Sometimes we are not anywhere in particular, or anywhere like where I would REALLY love to be in beautiful light (summer field, etc, or anywhere really, with a less obtrusive background than the houses in our own immediate surroundings) but the light beckons and we just go out to play at this time, often with camera too.








In summertime it takes so long to wait for this light, and when it is here we sometimes delay bedtime and forget indoor entertainment to go outside and play.







And when we are home it really is light-chasing as the sunset light only falls in strips, for houses and trees block the low sunlight.

ladybird hair ribbons, birthday eve light on a sweet second birthday

birthday gifts,
ladybird hair ribbons ♥
on the evening of a second birthday
nearly sunset

i just loved how the light of the setting sun shone through the ribbons here...



And not too bad evening light the next night too :)



free



like a dream...

sunkissed

Sweet, evening light
playing in the countryside
white cotton shirt,
or navy blue vintage dress
and favourite yellow rainboots