August offered more than record temperatures in the South.  It brought with it the opportunity to visit Indiana with my daughter.  While we were there, we went to visit the purple fields of wonder known as the Willowfield Lavender Farm.

We had the chance to talk to the owner, and he told us that the lavender farm received a tremendous amount of rain in July.  Although there was some lavender to be seen, it wasn’t as lush as the picture above at that time.  He was gracious enough to allow me to take a picture of what it normally would look like, though.

As I walked around his gift shop full of lavender scented items, I pretended I was in the mist of the fields at that moment admiring what would normally be the beautiful sea of purple pictured above and below.

Lavender is naturally soothing, and I felt as if every ounce of stress I ever had just floated away during the time I spent at the lavender farm.  It was peaceful as we explored the trail behind the rows of lavender.  We ventured further around the bend than we probably should have before turning back, but the adventurous side of me longed to go where it was prohibited.  Wishing not to get into trouble though, or become overtaken by the gnats that were buzzing in our ears, we decided to turn back and return to the lavender field.

They had a gazebo there eloquently placed, of course, as lots of weddings are held there every year.  While I certainly wasn’t in any fancy clothes, I did wish to have my picture taken right there in the gazebo.  My friend was more than happy to capture the moment and share the pictures with me.

As you have probably noticed with the colors of our site here, we are quite fond of the color purple with lavender being our favorite!  Imagine our delight when we found the purple fields of wonder!