I have a vision of a photo collage I would love for our home. It involves three pictures of my girls, each surrounded by their namesake flowers. Poppy in the Poppies, Rosie in the roses and Daisy in the daisies.
This weekend we managed to capture Poppy in the poppies. Now it wasn’t quite the field of poppies I imagined but there were quite a few of them and they were lovely nonetheless.
The bright red was so pretty and Poppy was thrilled to see so many of them. She has known about my idea for a while so was happy to pose for us:
Of course we had to capture the other girls too. It was too good an opportunity to miss.
Then we needed one of all of them together. By this point they were tired and very, very hot. They just about managed to smile though.
These photos were taken close to Hampton Common. After a little search on the internet we discovered seeds had been sewn around six sites across the Richmond Borough to mark the centenary of the beginning of the First World War. What a wonderful idea and way to remember those that lost their lives.
We have been searching for a real poppy field for a while now. If you know of any others in southwest London or surrey I would love to hear from you.
Karen x
Loving life with little ones
July 18, 2016 at 12:02 pm (8 years ago)What beautiful pictures of the girls and a lovely idea for a canvas collage too x
Would Like to Be
July 19, 2016 at 8:25 pm (8 years ago)Thank you. Ive been dreaming about this collage since Daisy was born x
Cathy (MummyTravels)
July 23, 2016 at 8:14 am (8 years ago)What a lovely idea for the photos and the poppies are especially gorgeous. I had no idea they’d sown all those seeds but it’s a great thought and a wonderful effect. Stunning pictures. #countrykids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 9:01 pm (8 years ago)It really is lovely. I only found out accidentally when I looked up poppy fields surrey. They’re gorgeous
Dean of Little Steps
July 23, 2016 at 10:04 am (8 years ago)The photos are beautiful. If only we had a poppy field nearby too. A lavender farm would actually also make a lovely background for shoots 🙂 #countrykids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 8:58 pm (8 years ago)We are off to the lavender farm in a few weeks. We take yearly photos in one of those but haven’t been able to get the poppy ones until now x
Coombe Mill
July 23, 2016 at 10:38 am (8 years ago)What a lovely idea for your collage. You must do it! All your girls take such a lovely photo and the poppy field is a stunning backdrop. A perfect reason to have those poppy fields too. I wonder where you will find the Daisy and Rose gardens? I look forward to seeing.
Thank you for sharing with me at #CountryKids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 9:02 pm (8 years ago)Aaaah thank you. You always say the loveliest things. We have loads of Daisy with daisies so on the look out for some fabulous roses. Fingers crossed x
Merlinda Little (Glimmer of Hope)
July 23, 2016 at 10:46 pm (8 years ago)The light is just amazing and love the ideas for your photo collage! You are so lucky to find a poppy field and this one that you found looks gorgeous and really made your photo lovelier!
#countrykids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 9:03 pm (8 years ago)To be honest it was so bright and sunny, we had to keep waiting for the sun to go behind a cloud to get the photos. Think our patience paid off though. Thanks for lovely comment x
Samantha Free
July 24, 2016 at 2:46 pm (8 years ago)What a gorgeous idea to photograph each of your girls with the flowers of their name! In my opinion this poppy field is perfect – I absolutely love the green field broken by little bursts of colour! #CountryKids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 9:04 pm (8 years ago)Thank you. On the look out for some lovely roses next 🙂
Elaine @ Entertaining Elliot
July 24, 2016 at 2:51 pm (8 years ago)Gorgeous girlies and gorgeous pics, especially the group ones. I live in Dorset and the council seems to have planted wild flowers EVERYWHERE this Summer, I keep meaning to stop and take pics but haven’t quite got round to it yet! #countrykids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 9:05 pm (8 years ago)Oh wow, sounds beautiful. I think wild flowers are so pretty. You definitely should stop and get some pictures x
Sarah Stockley
July 24, 2016 at 3:58 pm (8 years ago)That’s lovely we found a local poppy field a couple of weeks ago. So beautiful. Sarah #CountryKids
Would Like to Be
July 24, 2016 at 9:05 pm (8 years ago)They really are lovely and so bright x
Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too
July 25, 2016 at 7:17 pm (8 years ago)I adore the idea of having the canvas with each of the girls with their name flower – beautiful #countrykids
Would Like to Be
July 26, 2016 at 7:33 pm (8 years ago)Thank you. I have been thinking about it for a few years now but going to do it this year x