Summer in the Belgian Countryside

A few days ago, my boyfriend and me took advantage of a last day of beautiful weather and grabbed our bikes again to explore the prettier bits of our town. My legs are still itchy because of my frolicking in the rye, but it was a beautiful day and a great bike ride. Ride along with me!


I love rye fields.

They stimulate our senses. The sound of the wind whistling through the rye plays in our ears, the golden flicker of its sea-like waves glistens in our eyes, our fingers glide through the prickly strands bustling with bug life and our nose catches that ripe scent of summer. 

I love rye fields.


When I was just a little girl me and my siblings would always search the thorny bushes for blackberries. This was way back when blackberries were still fruit rather than big cellphones with extra gadgets.


I wish I could still go play hide and seek in the cornfields, but I'm all grown up now. The leaves just get in my face.

dress: New Look
sunglasses: H&M
ring: Alex Monroe
sandals: Sac d'Anvers

Poppies are my favorite flowers.


PS: This afternoon, my boyfriend leaned over, kissed me, looked me in the eye and told me I am the one. Life can be better than the movies sometimes.

49 comments

  1. These photos are so beautiful, I love the ladbugs on the rye! And your outfit is so perfect and suited to this. You are like a modern day, stylish and more gorgeous farmer girl. haha! Thats a compliment :D

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  2. Beautiful and stunning photos! I adore that dress!

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  3. Beautiful photos and cute dress. It looks beautiful on you!

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  4. your dress is darling and the rye fields look gorgeous! i dont think ive ever been in fields like that!

    <3 steffy
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  5. I love these photos! That dress is simply adorable!

    xo Teresa
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  6. I look the mood these photos create! They are so soft and perfectly summer. Your dress is so pretty.

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  7. really cute dress
    love it
    love the sandals as well
    it's simple, cute, casual

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  8. Gorgeous photos my dear! I especially love the one of the ladybugs. Your dress is so perfect for a day of frolicking in feilds, so pretty
    xJennaD

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  9. Mmmmm blackberries.

    These photos are amazing. Probably my favorite post of yours! Can't ask for a more picturesque setting than a rye field. Also, this makes me want to visit Belgium like whoa.

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  10. I'm really glad you have such a strong relationship. <3 I like the belgian country side and I hope I can get pictures like that now that i'm going to study there! I'm so excited but I arrive in September i guess it won't be warm by then.
    Well, awesome dress, as usual. Love your flawless style!

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  11. these photos are making me so happy. You look devine (of course) and so carefree. Ladybug shot is awesome
    x

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  12. Fabulous photos!! I love the pretty poppies. And your dress is darling. Enjoy these last bits of summer while they last!

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  13. Oh, this is so wonderful. You look so free and lovely here. And I agree...movies can be so over-the-top, and they blind us from the beauty of real life. :)

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  14. I love how your nailpolish matches the blackberries!
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  15. Love that dress! And the photos are so much fun! That picture of the ladybugs is my favorite! So cute :D
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  16. Awww, what a beautiful and sweet summertime post! You and the poppies are gorgeous!

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  17. LOve these photos, some of your best yet!

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  18. looks like a fantastic day! the outfit and the photos are both fabulous!
    x

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  19. That photo of the ladybugs in the rye is truly stunning! Wow :) You are so beautiful, lady. xoxo And oh my goodness, when men say stuff like that... swoon.

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  20. i love them too! when i saw such a field on brunette blogging, i had to find on myself! love how endless they are! and you are becoming a wildlife photographer too!!!!! this is what i call a summer dress! the print is so delicate, it almost looks so fragile! fabulous with the little ruffles!

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  21. Oh these are really beautiful photos Annebeth! It looks like you had such a special day. The rye fields are lovely and I'm really loved by your words about them. Each picture in this post really brings me into the fields with you. Such detailed close-ups and vibrant colors. You and your dress are so pretty and I love your smile!
    XOXO

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  22. Mooie foto's! Doet mij ook denken aan mijn klein dorpje hier. En wat lief van je vriend! Inderdaad miljard keer beter dan een romkom :).

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  23. Beautiful photos, they look like they're from a movie :) Love your dress!

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  24. Prachtige foto's! Het doet me denken aan mijn kindertijd! (nu klink ik ineens oud Ö)
    x
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  25. Heerlijke foto's, je ziet er prachtig uit!

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  26. Supermooie foto's! Ik woon nu niet bepaald in de grootste stad van 't land maar zo'n mooie velden vind ik hier nergens (of ik zou toch niet weten waar.) En je hebt zo te horen een lieve vriend. Life can indeed be better than the movies. :-)

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  27. Field frolicking: it makes for great photos, but horribly itchy legs. I learned this not too long ago myself, hah. These are some gorgeous photos though, and you look lovely as usual :)

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  28. Aww (to your boyfriend) and these are some lovely pictures. There was definitely none of this weather on offer when I was in Belgium!

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  29. Field frolicking: it makes for great photos, but horribly itchy legs. I learned this not too long ago myself, hah. These are some gorgeous photos though, and you look lovely as usual :)

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  30. Heerlijke foto's, je ziet er prachtig uit!

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  31. Mooie foto's! Doet mij ook denken aan mijn klein dorpje hier. En wat lief van je vriend! Inderdaad miljard keer beter dan een romkom :).

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  32. i love them too! when i saw such a field on brunette blogging, i had to find on myself! love how endless they are! and you are becoming a wildlife photographer too!!!!! this is what i call a summer dress! the print is so delicate, it almost looks so fragile! fabulous with the little ruffles!

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  33. looks like a fantastic day! the outfit and the photos are both fabulous!
    x

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  34. LOve these photos, some of your best yet!

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  35. Love that dress! And the photos are so much fun! That picture of the ladybugs is my favorite! So cute :D
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  36. I love how your nailpolish matches the blackberries!
    La Petite Marmoset

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  37. Oh, this is so wonderful. You look so free and lovely here. And I agree...movies can be so over-the-top, and they blind us from the beauty of real life. :)

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  38. Fabulous photos!! I love the pretty poppies. And your dress is darling. Enjoy these last bits of summer while they last!

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  39. these photos are making me so happy. You look devine (of course) and so carefree. Ladybug shot is awesome
    x

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  40. I'm really glad you have such a strong relationship. <3 I like the belgian country side and I hope I can get pictures like that now that i'm going to study there! I'm so excited but I arrive in September i guess it won't be warm by then.
    Well, awesome dress, as usual. Love your flawless style!

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  41. I look the mood these photos create! They are so soft and perfectly summer. Your dress is so pretty.

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  42. I love these photos! That dress is simply adorable!

    xo Teresa
    www.teresalifeandstyle.blogspot.com

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  43. Beautiful and stunning photos! I adore that dress!

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  44. These photos are so beautiful, I love the ladbugs on the rye! And your outfit is so perfect and suited to this. You are like a modern day, stylish and more gorgeous farmer girl. haha! Thats a compliment :D

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  45. Gorgeous, gorgeous post. The outfit, the pictures, everything is just perfect!

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  46. Such a gorgeous dress and beautiful landscape :)

    I never played in the crops but I have fond memories lending a hand bringing in the hay at the end of the summer and collecting berries in the woods :) Those were hot summers.. I miss the smell of hot tarmac of all things. :D

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