WQ - July Photo Album

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I'm participating in the Wednesday Quotes link-up hosted by Marsha at Always Write. This week there's no prompt―instead it's Writer's Choice. It's been a busy week and I considered just skipping this week's post, but I decided that since I could choose my own theme, I would share my monthly photo album along with some quotes about taking pictures.

We kicked off July by celebrating Canada Day with guests from the USA, Brazil, and Zambia.

Taking pictures is like tiptoeing into the kitchen late at night and stealing Oreo cookies. ~Diane Arbus

On Independence Day, we visited the Dawes Arboretum during the day and went to a church cookout in the evening. And of course we watched the fireworks in town.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. ~Dorothea Lange

I'm not going to say I know a ton about what I'm looking at, but I enjoy capturing the photos and the artistry of it. I'm getting better at it, and I'll keep getting better. ~Jimmy Walker

Not every day was perfect summer weather though. We've had several cloudy or hazy (smoky?) days and some thunderstorms too.

After several months, a squirrel finally solved the dilemma of how to get to our suet feeder and there was no stopping him. It was amusing the first day, but he's so greedy! I eventually found another spot for the feeder that he can't get to, but that is not ideal at all. I'm trying to decide whether to go ahead and buy a squirrel proof feeder, because I'll almost certainly have to buy another hook to hang it from as well.

The whole point of taking pictures is so that you don't have to explain things with words. ~Elliott Erwitt

We've been enjoying the neighborhood pool with our granddaughter.

One of the best ways to make yourself happy in the present is to recall happy times from the past. Photos are a great memory-prompt, and because we tend to take photos of happy occasions, they weight our memories to the good. ~Gretchen Rubin

I started a part time job. My office needs some personalization, I think. 

The town has a free summer movie series at the amphitheater. My husband and I attended the showing of Top Gun and it was a fun night out. We're hoping to get to one or two of the family movies coming up as well.

We bought a new-to-us car so of course I had to take some pictures. Yes, it's the same model and color as our other car but a different year, and not only that, but it's exactly the same car as we left in Maryland. When we find a car we like, I guess we stick with it!

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment. ~Ansel Adams

The biggest cliche in photography is sunrise and sunset. ~Catherine Opie

That may be true, but most of us are still compelled to take those photos. I know I can't help myself; when I see a pretty sunset I want to try to capture a little bit of it with a photo.

Wednesday Quotes is hosted by Marsha at Always Write. This post will be linked at #WQ #30: Writer's Choice/Double Dips

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