Anyone who knows me just a little bit, knows how much I love sunflower fields. I will drive hours to see them for an hour of photographs, then turn around and drive hours back home. I also loved lavender fields. I am a fan of purple and the smell is amazing. We are fortunate enough to have gone to the lavender fields in Sequim, Washington four years ago. They are some of the most beautiful and large fields of lavender in the United States. Lily and I drove an hour to see a lavender field in Iowa last summer and were more than a bit disappointed. We took more photos with the frogs in the nearby pond. However, we did hear about lavender fields near us in Montana. About 30 minutes away is a tiny rural town called Somers, Montana. We wound our way over there a couple of days ago to visit one of their lavender farms. It did not disappoint. Just like sunflowers, lavender attracts bees. However, there were lots of big, buzzing bumblebees here. They flew just slow enough for me to capture them doing their busy work of pollinating! The first couple of photos let you know how far away we are from everyone!
Lily is still smiling…she hates bugs….especially bees! She is getting better though! She has been my wingman for most of my flower photography over the last couple of years and she is not as nearly as bad as she used to be. Instead of screaming and running, she just makes a weird guttural noise in her throat and throws some pretty impressive matrix moves to avoid any bugs flying near her.
Messina Musings 