The August Break 2016: Part One

Day 1:

MORNING LIGHT

I had gone out early to catch a sunrise

but

all I caught were clouds and misty moments

so

I turned round to go home

and

when I looked back I saw these amazing misty sunrays!

Day 2

LEAF

A textured wooden step in a garden attracted my attention

because of this beautiful pale green leaf.

Day3

HANDWRITING

I cleaned my pens

polished the nibs

and found a stock of decorated paper.

I have decided to write more handwritten letters

and reinitiate the art of handwriting

into my life.

Just feeling the pen gliding effortlessly across the smooth paper

makes me remember how good that feels.

Day 4

SWEETNESS

Slowing down to notice the charming moments in each day.

This little toddler pulling her big shopping bag

made everyone smile.

Day 5

MIDDAY

Seeking the shade in the middle of the day

and being thankful for a parasol

which framed the fluffy blue clouds

like little thought forms drifting away from me

and leaving my mind free to revel in the moment.

Day 6

I'M READING

The latest book of one of my favourite authors

whose stories are based on true historical facts

with a story woven between them.

Tracy Chevalier is the well-known author of

'Girl with a Pearl Earring.'

Day 7

BENEATH MY FEET

The soft earth and sweet clover

where the early evening breeze created my skirt to billow out

.Day 8

FAVOURITE TASTE

Strawberries and raspberries: the taste of summer

***

This year, I've joined the August Break group for the first time.

The group is organized by Susannah Conway

who says:

" This is a community project that has no real rules -

the idea is to simply take a photograph every day 

for the whole of August.

That's it.

Pause, look around you and shoot what you see.

Live inside each moment.

Pay attention to what's there."

We get daily prompts

and they are the words written in capital letters.

For the whole of August, I'll be doing a daily posting on Flickr

and a weekly posting here.