Nimavenl - Nicole's Random Ramblings

This week's Photo Challenge photos are here! When posting about this week's Photo Challenge in my earlier post on Friday , I wrote about possible topics. I really should make it a habit to decide on topics earlier in the week, that would probably make these Challenges a lot easier! "While "Summer" would probably be the most logical topic for this week's Challenge, I'm considering other options as well. Options such as Rain, Sunshine, Heat Wave and Ice Cream. Although "Ice Cream" would probably be too expensive seeing I'd have to buy all the ice cream before being able to take photos of it! As you can see from this post's title, I decided on Sunshine as the topic for this week. Mostly because today's sunset was simply stunning, although not all of the photos were taken today. Either way - Enjoy this week's Challenge photos! Sunshine on the Water Sunshine through the Tree Sun shining on the Tree Sunny sky...

Biking home two days ago, I couldn't help myself and simply had to stop to take a photo of the setting sun, shining up from behind a cloud. That evening I saw two photos on Facebook that showed the same sky, photos that were taken over twenty kilometres away from where I took this photo. It made me wonder how many people saw (and loved!) this beautiful sunset. How many looked up in wonder, how many smiled, how many stopped, even if only for a minute,to gaze up in amazement? How many stopped worrying, stressing or running around and just spent a moment adoring nature and the beauty on display in the sky above? Shining Sunset Sky | Nimavenl

Chemtrail Chemistry | Nimavenl "Shooting the Sky" "The Sky's the Limit" "Sunset Sky Surprise" "Chemtrail Chemistry" "All the Colours of the Sky" "The Sky is Alive with the Sound of Colour" Finding the right title for a post or a photo can be a bit of a challenge, especially when trying for a witty, funny, interesting or catchy title. Above are some of the options I considered for this photo.I'm not quite sure why, however 'chemtrail chemistry' sounded like the best title for this photo. It might be the chemtrails in the photo, it might be that some of the other possibilities sound more like I'm talking about an amazing flavour of ice cream than describing a photo of chemtrails in a sunset sky!

Hello Nature, My Good Friend I love spending time outside enjoying the beauty of nature, admiring trees and flowers, watching birds fly or ducks quack at each other. Spending time outdoors helps me feel alive and connected to nature and the natural world. It reminds me of the important things in life - smiles, enjoyment, love, compassion for living creatures, appreciation of nature. We live busy lives rushing from appointment to appointment, feeling stressed or pressured for time, focusing on have-to s and must s instead of embracing life with joy and wonder. I try to spend time outside every day enjoying nature, appreciating the beauty of the natural world and feeling connected to the planet and to other living beings. While outside, I remind myself to breathe and just be, to watch the birds as they dance on the wind, to appreciate the warmth of the sun and smile at the beauty of the world around me. Nature balanced me and reminds me that no matter how stressed or pressured I ma...

Gondelvaart A photo posted by Nicole M. Verhaaf (@nimavenl) on Aug 19, 2012 at 12:49am PDT

Orange Overload A photo posted by Nicole M. Verhaaf (@nimavenl) on Jul 21, 2012 at 6:01am PDT

Gorgeous evening A photo posted by Nicole M. Verhaaf (@nimavenl) on Jul 20, 2012 at 1:02pm PDT

Sunshine! A photo posted by Nicole M. Verhaaf (@nimavenl) on Jul 19, 2012 at 12:31am PDT