Earlier this week I was reading blog posts while riding the Easy Street van on my morning commute. Carol over at Wanderings of an Elusive Mind was participating in a photo scavenger hunt. Well you know how the story goes, one click leads to another and you discover a “new to you” blog in blogosphere. Karen from Karma When I Feel Like it Blog host a monthly photo scavenger hunt. The theme for the month of April is “Favorite Things”. For me this immediately brought to mind Julie Andrews and those beautiful Van Trapp children. As I pondered the topic I often found myself humming the tune.
Many of the “things” I would call favorite are felt with senses other than our eyes. Such as the feeling of the warmth of the sun on my skin or the way the sand at the beach feels under my feet. The smell of fresh coffee brewing in the morning or freshly cut grass in the summer. The taste of the cool drink you have been waiting to enjoy or that Italian meat sauce that has been tantalizing your nose for hours. Or my personal favorite…the smell of the freshly bathed little one as she climbs into you lap for a snuggle and a hug.
Since this is a photo challenge I have headed into my surrounding to capture some of my favorite things from behind the lens. Hope you enjoy as much as I do.
Some of my Favorite Spring Blooms…
Feeding and Watching the Birds in the Backyard is one of my favorite pastimes. It won’t be long now before the baby birds start coming too.
My favorite chair in my favorite room to spend my morning devotion time. On the chair is my favorite blanket to wrap myself in while read from my bible and write in my journal while filling the room with my favorite scent, Midnight Jasmine and my new favorite CD spills into the room.
My favorite mixed breed, Haley.
My favorite colors, red and yellow fill the room and the vase.
Share some of your favorite things below with a comment or create your own post and trackback.
~Paige
The Authentic Me 
You know you’ve opened “a can of worms” as they say…I’ll try this! ~mkg
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Yeah!! Can’ wait to see what your favorite things are:)
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Oooohhhhh, I have to try this too. I loved your pictures! Haley looks so regal! And the chair with your books and candles is great.
Can I repost this in full on A Daily Life?
Nancy
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Doesn’t she though?! I had great fun with the camera snapping my favorite things. Of course you can reblog the post, thank you for asking.
~Paige
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Thanks!
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Your favorite things sounded like some of my favorite things–coffee, scented candle, cozy and comfy place to sit and read. And when you said “Italian meat sauce” I could smell the garlic and spices… you made me hungry!
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Isn’t it amazing how easily persuaded our senses can be? It is fun to close my eyes and dwell upon some of those things:) So much to be thankful for all the time.
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Oh wow — your photos are a knockout. I love lilacs and iris too but neither is blooming here in Nova Scotia yet. Is Haley part Akita ?
I think it amusing that we both rain with the “Favourite things …” song for out titles …
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Isn’t the blog-o-sphere marvellous ?
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The world becomes a smaller more intimate place in blogosphere, don’t you agree.
Haley is most probably part pit and part boxer. She is really a sweet temperament who would lick you to death if you let her.
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I love your favorite things! I’m happy you found your way to my blog, and I can see from this post that I will have to spend some time visiting yours – I believe we share many favorite things – flowers, birds, dogs – yes, yes, yes! And I also love your “unphotographed” things. Thanks very much for participating.
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I so much enjoyed this hunt! Thank You for the encouragement. Looking forward to May’s!
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I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until June for another hunt from me – I do them every other month! 🙂
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We both love the color purple, that’s for sure! And your bird pictures are fabulous!! 🙂
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Thank you for stopping in with a comment. I do enjoy purple, a color of royalty.
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I love the reading and reflection spot you’ve made there – lovely.
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Oh thank you. When my husband and I were married seven years ago we blended our families. It was a challenge for me to “lose” all my personal space so it became my mission to carve out a special room that would reflect me. I took the few pieces of furniture I brought with me, some of my pretty personal items and then together we made our first purchase of the chaise and other furniture in the room. The transformation of the once giant storage space my bachelor husband dropped everything into was truly magical. It has seen many hours of quiet time.
Thanks for stopping in with a comment.
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You have some great favorite things!
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It was hard to limit my choices.
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I love your favorite things and I share many of them with you..especially flowers.
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It’s hard NOT to have flowers on a favorites list. I enjoy them inside and out. Thanks for stopping by with a comment.
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You have a nice collection, I love your bird shots and adding organic garden will be a nice touch. 🙂
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I hope so…always a little nervous to start a new endeavor but I trust that the work with be worth the effort.
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