Bo and I
Photos taken by Alayna Meeker
September 6, 2021
I am beyond grateful for the life I have been gifted. My home, with her rolling hills and oaks, the glory of the river and acres of open field... God knew I needed space to run in, run to.
And this faithful horse.
How I love my boy.
Every year, almost for the past decade I've had him, we get all dolled up and take photos together. They've evolved from my Mom's point and shoot (go take pictures, moms! Your kids may thank you :)), to, well, this in all of its sun reys and glory. I'm so grateful for Alayna and her beautiful eye for composition. And that she's a girl after my own heart when it comes to sun and light.
Shooting with animals... is both frustrating and wonderful haha. It takes work to get them groomed and bathed and ready, bridals oiled, the nine yards. Bo is stubborn and spends half of the pictures trying to eat (like a normal horse).
Then he suddenly looks up, looking 1,000% the stunner.
The pictures with Selah, my family's Newfoundland dog, were next to impossible. They wanted to be as far away from each other as possible, they are not friends haha. But between Alayna, myself and them we somehow pulled off the photo of a lifetime I would never have known I'd have sorely missed otherwise.
So I'm grateful. I'm grateful for the beauty that surrounds me, the love and companionship I receive from friends, and yes, even my horse and dog. Life is beautiful and meant to be lived. So dress up, have fun and live it.
Love, Sarah
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