Mason is such a great little guy! I’ve known his mom Casey for years and I was so excited to be able to capture them together. Here are some adorable pictures of this little man. Enjoy!
Cuddling with Mom.
A little moment of not wanting any pictures. : )
Look at those baby blue eyes!
I love this fun shot of just being a little kid in the world.
Such a cute guy!
Just as any boy should….here is Mason having fun climbing a tree.
Thanks Mason and Casey! I had a blast with both of you!
“Is this heaven? No, it’s Iowa.”
It is hard to express the value of my heritage in word. It is rich and deep; established long ago. Even though I have spent the majority of my life in the South, it is not where most of my heritage is from. It is found in the beautiful black soil in the farmland. On a century farm, my Great Great Grandfather started to make a living for his family. Chris and I wanted to document this history by doing a fine art study of the farm. It was abnormally warm for harvest time. My mother, brother and sister-in-law (Ben and Anna) were there as well. It was such a treasure to have my mother there to tell of all the stories long since past to Anna and Chris. She loves harvest time. She says “it is the time of the year that you are finally paid for all of your hard work.” The land gives; and life can again go on for another year. In the South, we don’t see this return from the land as much. It is such a poetic time of year to see the circle of life in action. Here are some of the beautiful images we found.
An early morning view of the silos.
Unlike the drought in the South, Iowa had plenty of rain. There was no loss for beautiful green grass.
I love these silos…such a symbol of the farm. Chris captured most of these and I love this one.
As a farmer, this is the view you would see often in relation to the silo. What a climb.
They keep tractors and lumber in the machine shed. I loved this detail of the black soil of the dirt floor, lush grass and tread marks with the reflection of a clear day.
A detail of the wheel from a tractor.
Detail of chains in the machine shed.
CORN! This is feed corn. There are three different types of corn. Sweet, seed and feed. Sweet corn is the one we all eat. It was harvested earlier when it was green. This is feed corn and is harvested once it is dried. The corn will then be used to feed animals.
I loved this shot taken around 10 am. With the nice sun flare and dance of the stalks.
We then headed to the Amish Country. There is a colony just about 30 minutes away from the family farm. Anna and Chris had never experienced them before. It’s such a culture shock and a great learning experience. They all speak German
as well as English. They need large horses to do farm work, as they do not use any machines or electricity. Here are their beautiful Belgian horses.
Mode of transportation: horse and buggy.
The children are adorable. The one in the front has the cutest personality and was very playful. The one in the back is very shy and just adorable as she hides behind her cousin.
It’s not the Midwest with out some Ball Canning Jars.
Maddie and Eli…the horses we rode on the farm.
A detail of the electrical fence.
Eli is Maddie’s son. They are both gorgeous horses.
A view of the land that I took as Chris and I enjoyed a four wheeler ride through the crop fields.
I hope you have enjoyed taking a peak into the land that I came from. I am amazed by the Great Grandparents, Grandparents, Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Brothers, Sisters, and Grand Children that have come from this land. I am forever indebted to this beautiful heritage.
I grew up in farm country in Illinois – not on a farm, but there corn fields just a few blocks away and I always biked by them when I was a kid. It is sooooooo lovely to check these out – like Garrett said, I love the last shot the most I think – it just evokes so many memories!
So lovely – and so fabulous that you got to share the history with Chris!
These are great! Lovely detail shots. They look like they should be in Country Magazine or something like that. How peaceful.
My favorite is the last one, where land meets sky. I’m riveted by the straight lines on the land and the contrasting randomness of the clouds. Your blog is inspiring!
I’m a regular blogstalker! 🙂 Coming from a farm in Michigan it was so hard choosing an image but I think i’m going to have to go with the land view of Iowa! Love it, how can you not fall in love with that!??? Beautiful!
What a peaceful change of pace for you guys. Thanks for sharing these photographs; I want to order some of those canning jars now! Reminds me of Missouri.
Rachel
Whew…that was honoring, Katie and Chris. Heritage is such a value to you two. Your wedding honored your heritage and you still hold it so close to your heart. Heritage is without life unless someone holds it close to their heart as you do!
Mother
I love them! I felt like I knew each picture intimately.
Chris and I are in the heartland of America right now. I was born in Waterloo, Iowa. I was gifted a beautifully rich family heritage. We have spent some of time doing a fine art story of the farm. There are many beautiful images we will have to share in a little while. For now we wanted to share this image, that Chris captured, looking out into the fields after harvest. The land has given and produced life and sustenance. What a beautiful part of this country to appreciate. Those of us in the city don’t always get to enjoy this. We’ll be home later today and we’ll have some beautiful images to share soon.
Here, here for the Hawkeye state. I am sure that it is getting really beautiful there with the onset of Fall. Nice shot, Mr. Torres!
