Such Troopers

I know I've talked about having issues with ants at photo shoots before but this time took the cake. We went to a location that I had been eyeing and it was just as fabulous as I thought it would be. I LOVE LOVE LOVE yellows and greens in the outdoor colors and that late afternoon light coupled with trees, grass, and bushes that have yellows and greens and then add in the sunlight streaming though...well, that's what this place has. But what this place also had as we quickly found out was crazy ants -- aka Rasberry Ants.

And the name "crazy" fits them perfectly. They crawl across you at a speed of like 80mph...I'm not kidding! The good thing is that they don't bite. So we would see them crawling across our feet as it they were in the Formula One race but no bites. After a minute or two of this I said I guess we'd better move on...although it was killing me because the light, the yellows and greens, a happy one-year-old adorable girl...well I knew I loved the location (minus the ants) but how could I expect them to deal with crazy ants. But they didn't mind...they said they're not biting us so we can deal for a few minutes...Yeah! So, they get the award for harshest conditions for a photo op with the best attitude:) I hope you can "see" the beauty that I was seeing for this place. Enjoy the sneak peek:)