How unlikely to photograph the backside of the local market. Here of all places is where I found the background colors we needed and clean modern lines to fit Hayley's bold patterns. I'm not sure if her mom makes friends wherever she goes (I have a strong suspicion she does) but she/we spent 15 minutes chatting up the market employee's in between milk crates and giggles. Navigating loading pallets in wedge heels is more challenging then you'd imagine.
Read MoreHayley sat on the counter and I arranged the pastries just so. We were deep in conversation. The topic: chocolate cake, decidedly our favorite. I was vividly describing to her the most recent slice I had eaten at a cozy place called Magnolia's in Hazel, Kentucky, simply amazing!! I could talk about cake all day. Hayley and her animated sister, Kate are pretty passionate about cake too. I found out...
Read MoreDeep brown eyes watched me intently as I carefully swept blush over the apples of her cheeks. We were in between locations and I had taken advantage of having a chauffer to give Hayley a hand with her makeup. It seemed like the more time I spent with her the more she intrigued me. I knew she was thoughtful, intelligent and calculated. Truly she was a planner that would make any momma proud but what I didn't expect is to find is someone so multidimentional. My jaw dropped when she reached for the pet baby raccoon and insisted I photograph her with it. I was still smiling to myself over seeing her fly across the farm on the front seat of the gator-mobile with her perfectly curled hair whipping in every direction.
Read MoreI was speechless. He gave a brief history of his small business as nonchalantly as if listing off what he ate for lunch that day. I blurted out mid-story, "Wow, you ran an tight operation for a nine year old and with only a bike and a lawnmower!!" He laughed and finished explaining how he fashioned a bike pulled cart for transporting his lawnmower across town...
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