Pat and Laurie chased each other through the fields. We all were screaming. Michael was trying to catch up with me, to tackle me, basically. At some point, during this free-for-all, Michael got Pat’s camera … and took the last two photos of this series.
She’s comin’ at ya …
Closer …
The light in that first photo slays my heart. It’s like every blade of grass is distinct. Touched with gold.
And that last photo is my favorite. Not because I’m vain but just because the photo itself is perfect. It’s perfect in composition, the light on my face and how it hits it, the flame of my hair and all that … but it’s perfect because it is the culmination of that perfect day, and it is the perfect expression of my feelings in that moment and my feelings for Michael. That’s how I felt when I was with him so there, in that photo, I am just GIVIN’ IT TO HIM. How often do we have photos like that? Also, it’s perfect because it’s spontaneous.
And the next moment? The moment that came after the photo? It can probably be guessed. I had grass stains on my jeans the next day from rolling around in the magic-hour field with Michael. If anyone had driven by that glowing golden field at that very moment, they would have seen 2 couples – dark against the gold – separated by a respectful distance – lying in the grass … cameras discarded … and deeply involved in their own private communion with one another … which would have to end when the magic hour ended … Of course.
Magic can’t last.
But for now? For this fleeting moment in time? The couples are together. They roll around in the grass, hugging, kissing, laughing … sometimes calling out to each other … one couple reaching out to the next … but more often than not, engrossed … completely engrossed in the other.
The moment is eternal because the cameras captured it. Or at least that’s how it feels. That best day is long gone and the 4 of us are scattered to the winds now. But there we are …
It feels like, on some plane of existence, we’ll be running thru that golden field forever.
Just beautiful.
Thank you!
Ah yes.. I remember that last pic from your old blog design. What a great bunch of pictures! Thanks for sharing.
Perfect.