Focus on Life: Outside - Lazy days of summer.

Where are all the lazy ones? 

Our prompt for today's Focus on Life theme is Lazy Days of Summer.

Only, I had some trouble finding anyone being lazy recently. Busy, busy busy. We have even had some cooler than normal weather lately. 

So, here are my submissions. 

Shots that, I hope, make us take a lazy second look.

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Focus on Life: Outside-Getting my Fresh Air

While Getting Some Fresh Air and Sunshine, I Try to Keep My Eyes Open

The Focus on Life theme for August is Outside, and this week we are encouraged to get some Fresh Air!

So here are some colorful sights I found while I was "taking the air."

This cardinal was pretty shy, I couldn't get too close. 

One of my favorites, wild chicory.

Blue herons hang out at our stream, waiting for fish.

Same bird, different pose. 

Another day,

A goldfinch, cooperating for once.

Another favorite, queen Ann's lace. 

Let's get some more FRESH AIR!

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Focus on : ? (really, ?)

...in which we pick our own prompt. 

How wonderful, how freeing how....terrifying! Hey Sally, if I could pick my own inspiration, I wouldn't have joined your challenge, now would I? But seriously, in honor of our 26th week of Focus on Life, Sally has challenged us to find our own prompt. 

So, being my self, I waited until something jumped out at me. The photo opportunity gave me the inspiration for the "prompt." Now what was that again? Oh yeah. "Take a closer look."

Wednesday night I gave my daughter a ride home at dinner time, and we stopped to get a pizza. It was going to be a ten minute wait, some I took my camera, and wandered around to the back of the shop. 

Were there any birds around the Dumpster? Not many.

 Was there a good view of  the farm down the hill? No. This looked about as good as it was going to get. 

But here is where you have to take a closer look. 

Take a closer look at what other participants chose for their free choice week! The Studio Sublime.