Thursday August 7th

Here is a nice leaf...if it were October! Ahhh this little leaf landed on my back deck and I almost let out a scream...soooo not ready to see this yet as summer is just sinking in. He was just a little rebel out on his own so no need to freak out:)

I liked how the textures and colours of the deck and the leaf really pop in contrast.

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Weds August 6th

This pack of dandi'lions' called me over to take their picture:) A tangled mass of stems and fluffy heads made for a fun composition. I only wish the wind could have blown those fluffs around on cue for me...only the front one was waving (and it wasn't the wind that moved it:).

Happy hot days of summer!

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Tuesday August 5th

So the challenge continues!
Here is my pic for yesterday...believe it or not but I was out too late last night to post this shot...

It's kinda green and I don't know why...

The classic boot shot was taken at the end of a great hike up at Trent River. This is a must do if you are in the Valley. We did the 7km out and back route along the edge of the Trent River at the top of the ravine...400 feet up!

Monday August 3rd

Happy BC Day! These are shots that I think capture mid-late summer...

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Sunday August 3rd

Today was a good day...no make that a great day.

An active start - 23km trail run with the ELM Half Marathon Clinic...and a very lazy finish - baking 'Survival Cookies' (thanks Joanne:) and reading my new book (Infidel) on the back deck bathed in sweet afternoon summer sunshine. So, here I captured my afternoon for ya...Can't you just taste these?

I set this shot up in front of my kitchen french doors- with afternoon light just flooding in. I couldn't resist temptation and had to take a bite before too long...

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Saturday August 2nd

Today I hiked up Mt. Becher with my super dog Yuki. You can read the full report on my ELM blog: http://www.elmhealth.com/ along with some pics from the day. Although this is not the best shot I have ever taken...it made laugh. This warning was written on the side of one of the old lift shacks on Forbidden. Tee hee.

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31 Pictures of August

OK...I am announcing my personal photography challange ::

For the month of August (trial period) I am planning to take and post 1 photo everyday:) Yikes. Did I just announce that to the www? I have been inspired to tackle this challenge by a client who is also doing an August photo challenge (thank Laurel: http://selmanbl.blogspot.com/). My confidence is probably 4/10 on my ability to follow through...so follow along and send me your thoughts to help keep my motivation high over the coming 31 days...

The goal for now is to just take a picture everyday. It would be great if it represented that day but this is not part of the criteria. It would also be great if it were the best photo I had ever taken but this is not part of the criteria either! Of course, if I am out of town I will post-post my pics upon my return.

And HEY: if you feel like you need to dust off the old camera and get inspired to join my challenge then be sure to send me links to your pics too!

So here goes:

Friday, August 1st. My good friend Arran's 31st birthday. Captured after a delicious late breaky at the Atlas cafe. The best day of August so far! Happy Birthday my friend:) (ok there are 2 cause I couldn't pick).