Capture Your 365

Clouds, rust, and workout clothes – that sums up my week of photos for you, so here they are:

extraordinary in the ordinary
extraordinary in the ordinary

ISO 200, 50mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 sec

Day 237 – Extraordinary In The Ordinary: I don’t know about you, but there is something special about a beautiful cloud filled sky in the summer time. Have you ever just sat and watched the clouds go by and tried to imagine what the different shapes could be? We can so easily miss this simple things in our day when we are too busy moving from one thing to the next. I know many of us have a lot we need to accomplish each day, but I hope you take time to stop and be thankful for all that God has created for us to enjoy.

rust
rust

ISO 400, 50mm, f/4.5, 1/250 sec

Day 240 – Rust: When I first saw the prompt for this day, I have to admit, I wasn’t too excited about it. I mean, really, rust? How exciting can that be? But I decided to poke around my backyard to see if I could even find anything that had rust on it. Then I remembered! The windows in my beach backyard retreat probably had some rust on them. Bingo! And bokeh! I guess this just goes to show me that even something as simple as rust can make a great photo.

fashion statement
fashion statement

ISO 800, 26mm, f/4.2, 1/30 sec

Day 241 – Fashion Statement: So you won’t see me walking around at a fashion show wearing this get up, but this is what I wear three times a week when I go out for my morning walk. An old Disney California Adventure T-shirt, cut off sweats, sneakers, and my iPhone. I take along my iPhone to keep track of my time and distance using MapMyWalk, and I listen to my walking station on Pandora. Fashionable? No. Comfortable? Yes!

The Capture Your 365 Challenge is a great way to capture everyday moments in your life. Won’t you join me?

Capture Your 365

Five pictures for you this week and here they are:

lavender
lavender

ISO 100, 116mm, f/4.8, 1/80 sec

Day 111 – Blooming: This lavender plant in my backyard is blooming like crazy! I need to do some cuttings and start drying some of these.

mail
mail

ISO 100, 80mm, f/4.2, 1/4 sec

Day 113 – Mail: I was able to mail off letters to my Compassion kids last week! I hope they enjoy the bookmarks I made for them. Do you send your sponsored kids handwritten letters?

mobile
mobile

ISO 100, 55mm, f/4.0, 1/160 sec

Day 114 – Mobile: trying to get back into the routine of walking a few days a week. On my iPod, I have a playlist of upbeat Christian songs. This is a great way for me to focus on how amazing God’s love for me is while I do what I can to keep my body healthy.

oreo moon phases
oreo moon phases

ISO 100, 50mm, f/4.0, 0.4 sec

Day 115 – Spotlight: When I saw this idea on Pinterest months ago, I penciled in our history book to give this a try. We had just read about the Battle of Marathon in the Mystery of History and one of the activities was to learn about the moon phases. Always fun to combine lessons with food!

fence with poppies
fence with poppies

ISO 100, 50mm, f/5.0, 1/250 sec

Day 116 – A Fence: Well, there is a fence behind the California poppies, does that count?

So what have you been taking pictures of this past week? The May list for the Capture Your 365 is now available to print out. Go get the list and join me for capturing the little details of your life.