I am still doing too much but I’m definitely getting better. Today I planted some colorful pansies in our front garden and I remembered to savor the cool air and sunshine and to sit and enjoy my work at the end. That is major progress, peeps!
Our October assignment was to create another photo spread with our word in mind. This month, I did manage to keep the assignment in mind when I was out and about, so I did much better than last month (when I thought about and completed the assignment on the last day of the month)! Looking back at my photos from October, these stand out to me as specifically “mindfulness-” related and I’ll tell you how at the end…
About my photos: 1) You already know I’m a sucker for gorgeous arrangements of clouds. This one and #3 really struck me as beautiful. 2) This was from our nature walk in the park in Pittsburgh. The dried leaves still lingering on the branch reminded me of the change of seasons and of letting go. 4) This little buddy and I shared a few minutes together just staring. He must have thought the camera lens was my eye and was enraptured. I was seeing how close I could get to him without scaring him off. It was “mindful” because that is all I was thinking about. 5) I loved wandering among the wildflowers at a pumpkin patch we went to with our daughter. That entire experience was enjoyable because she was doing so many things that were new to her. My hubby and I were amazed and laughing. 6) The zoo had pumpkins floating in the aquarium tanks last weekend and this turtle was all over it! I couldn’t stop watching him.
7) Nature walk/fall leaves with the hubby – that doesn’t happen very often and I appreciated it and wanted to capture it. 8) I saw a heart in this leaf. 9) This was an accident but my daughter noticed that the poppies in the picture from Italy and the roses were the same color. We admired them for awhile together and I think she took this photo. 10) and 12) What would it be like to live here? The long driveways, the covered patios, the large trees, the stone? So beautiful. 11) Thus far, this is the largest acorn I’ve seen. Thank goodness it didn’t fall on my head!
With two assignments to go, I’m contemplating what my word will be for 2013. If you haven’t done this before, I highly recommend it. Even if you fall behind or don’t complete the assignment one month, you’re still a better person for taking a few steps in the direction of bettering yourself. You can find more info about it on my e-course history page.
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I’m so glad to be part of this blog hop! Some of the artwork these ladies do is just incredible! The rest of the participants are listed below. I encourage you to visit every blog for more creative fun.
You can read other posts related to my OLW here. I look forward to visiting again with you on Monday.
Margie http://xnomads.typepad.com
Monica http://scrapinspired.com/category/one-little-word/
Cheri http://cheriandrews.blogspot.com
Ruth http://suburbansahm.blogspot.com
Lisa http://backtoallen.com/category/challenges/one-little-word/
Mrs Wookie http://mrswookieswanderings.blogspot.com/
Veronica www.veronicanorris.typepad.com
Monica http://questtoperfectimperfection.blogspot.com/
Kelly http://mindingmynest.com
Naomi http://www.poeticaperture.com <— You are here.
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You are amazing. That is all 🙂
Literally laughing out loud with delight over here…
WOW! Your photos are just amazing. I love the detail and clarity of each one. I can tell you were very mindful this month.
Naomi, this is a gorgeous collection of images!
Love that cloud one. I thought you photo-shopped the turtle and pumpkin! That’s too funny!
I could never pair those two things together. The turtle was actually trying to eat something on the pumpkin’s stem.
What simply stunning photos! I am in awe … and I love the one of the turtle with the pumpkin.
Doing too much? I so don’t recognize that 😆 Glad you remembered to take time to savour the flowers after planting. I’ve been trying to do that every time I walk past my cyclamen or look out the window. They can become part of the ignored background too quickly.
Love that pumpkin and turtle shot – wonder what the turtle was thinking 🙂
Thank you! I planted cyclamen when we first moved to Texas and loved the bright colors. 🙂
gorgeous photos – such an overall peaceful feeling!
Thank you for saying that, Cheri. I hadn’t printed these yet and now I definitely will so I can enjoy some peace too.
Naomi, you know I’m a huge fan of your photography, and this selection did not disappoint – just lovely. As a fellow “do-too-mucher” I’m trying to follow in your footsteps and be more mindful. Thanks for being such a good role model!
Ha! I don’t know about that. But, we will stumble along together, right? All your various craft genres are starting to rub off on me. 🙂
What lovely photos! Thanks for sharing!