'The August Break' day 20 Peaceful

Peaceful to me most recently is the idle time I spent with my husband and my dog in our hammock. We live in a little woods so once we lay there for a while quietly the birds, squirrels and other wildlife come out. The breeze blows through the trees and the leaves dance in the light of the sun. I took several pictures with my iPhone as we were laying there.  I also took a couple videos so I could visit in the middle of a stressful work day.  When I saw this prompt this is the first thing that came to mind.  Nature reaches through all the clutter of my thoughts and brings me home to my soul, brings me back to the magic, restores inner peace.

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'The August Break' day 19 black + white

I had fun with this prompt and converted some of my color prints to black and white.  

'The August Break' day 15 Blue

Today's prompt was to look for blue throughout the day.  Blue is one of my favorite colors.  I wear blue at least two or three times a week.  I like blue decorations in my home.  I had the day off today so when I was out and about I payed more attention to all the blue in the world, the bank, an old brick building with blue peeling paint, blue cars...blue berries.  We are boiling our corn on the cob in a blue pot.  Pictured below are just some blue items from around my home that stood out to me when I first read the prompt.  Lovely lovely blue :)

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"The August Break' day 10- Drink

Love this prompt- Based on Tammy Strobel's project 'My Morning View'. Check it out  www.rowdykittens.com -

A photograph of my morning view along with my drink of choice-  coffee.  I have never been very much of a morning person or should I say social person in the morning.  It takes me a while to get going.  The morning is my time, calm time to reflect on the day and to greet the new dawn.  We live in a small woods hidden from the road.  The morning is the quiet time before the rest of the world is out and about, you can hear nature the best during these hours.  There are no cars zooming by, lawn mowers running or voices in the background, just nature's music.  

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'The August Break' day 9- In my bag

This prompt for day 9 of 'The August Break' seemed simple yet it got me thinking-

A pic of the basic contents of my purse minus the huge pile of cluttered paper and receipts and of course my phone which I used to take the picture. I always feel like I am carrying so much around in my purse but truly this is about it. This is all I need. Interesting how all the clutter of life fills all the spaces in my world, just like the closets, the drawers, the rooms.  Just like my mind, full of unneeded clutter, if only it were this easy to sift through the debris of thoughts and find the ones that truly matter, lay them out and take a pic. I could use it as a map when the rooms in my mind become too cluttered to find my way out.

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'The August Break' Day 8 Selfie

Hello- I am a day behind.  Hope to post day 9 later today.  I am posting day 8 of 'The August Break' project www.susannahconway.com.  The prompt was Selfie with Vivienne McMaster. I have to admit this one is out of my comfort zone.  I am not a big fan of having my picture taken but have been working on that lately so this prompt fit right in.  So here is me and my friend. I do like applying effects to my iPhone pics so I had fun with it.  

day seven- Today is- 'The August Break 2014'

I joined a project called 'The August Break 2014'.   Being that I am fairly new to blogging having an issue adding the badge. The web site is www.susannahconway.com. Check it out. This is a great site with online courses and other goodies. There is a new photo prompt everyday of August. 

Today is... like a hundred other days of my life. I get up and make the long commute to work. I am sharing a photo of my commute route. The idea of the prompt was to share where you are now. The truth is the first part of my ride is beautiful. I live out in the country and my ride starts off relaxed and gets progressively more stressful as I move towards the city. I am present in these first minutes of the drive but as I approach the city and my work day, my mind wanders to the future, upcoming deadlines and tasks. I am no longer fully in the moment. I scatter into a million pieces to meet my work day. However on the ride home as I approach the long winding country roads, like magic I feel the pieces return and I am once again fully present.