Ducks in a Row - Flashback Photo Opp

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"Ducks in a Row"

Since I've been without one of my all time favorite electronics... my camera aka my baby, and have been stuck to using my phone camera on everything... I decided to share a few photos from my past. This past month has been the first time in over 5 years that I've been without a working camera (I'm so thankful for my smartphone camera but no phone photo will EVER compare to the crisp, detailed shots that I'm able to capture with an actual camera) I've had to put my serious photography on hold until I'm able to get myself another good camera. I'm lost without my camera and I'm hoping that sharing some of my best photos will make me feel alittle better!

Back in 2010, I was riding down the back roads of Candler, NC with my mama. I had my camera with me (like always) and out of nowhere, I saw a family of ducks walking on the side of the road! I quickly convinced my mama to pull over so I could take a few pictures of the ducks. I believe it had been raining pretty hard in the days and/or hours, I'm not 100% sure about the rain but the creek in the photos is very high and dark and look almost flooded! I was able to snap 3 photos of the duck family and I have to say that my favorite shot is the one I named "Ducks in a Row". I shared this photo in my Shapes in Nature activity post and decided to share the rest of the collection. I hope you enjoy my Duck Photos.
I'm hoping to get more new Nature Photography soon but I will continue sharing my older photos through out the next few weeks.

Enjoy!

Comment all you like! I would LOVE to hear your feedback on my photography!

"Ducks in a Row" - Thru My Eyes Photography

Daddy Duck joining the family to take a peek at the creek

Moving on to a better place to call home

Nature is such a beautiful thing! I don't get out into nature as much as I like but I'm hoping to change that very soon! I've got big plans with my daughters and Nature is a big part of out Summer outings!

(I hope to get a new camera soon, I'm feeling really down without my baby!!)

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My photography sites haven't been updated in a few months but I plan on working on them all very soon!
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Shapes in Nature - Kids Activity

I love this photo! I call it Ducks in a Row! I took it a few years ago, I had my mama stop on the side of the road  just so  I could get some shots of the duck family! The daddy was there too but he didn't make it into this photo.

Shapes in Nature

Nature is full of all different kinds of shapes, their every where you go. In the trees, in the sky, throughout the flowers and flowing in the rivers, lakes and oceans! Exploring through nature can be an extremely fun experience! Not to mention the family bonding time!

I remember reading about a Nature Shapes activity in a Girl Scouts book that I bought at the local Goodwill but I can't find the book at the moment. I'm going to paraphrase the activity from memory for you! I'm planning on doing this activity with my daughters soon! (Maybe later on today if it don't rain!) Bring the whole family along and make it a group walk! There is no telling what kind of stories and funny remarks your kids will come up while yall are exploring Nature together!

Take your kids for a walk through your neighborhood or a close by nature trail or park. Give your kids each a notebook and pencil (Or clipboard and pencil) to carry along with them on your walk. Look around with the kids and see what kind of shapes you can find in the nature.

Do they see any Squares? Ovals? Circles?

What about Triangles, Diamonds or maybe some straight lines?!

*Optional ~ Before your walk, you can have your child(ren) pick their favorite shape and draw it at the top of their paper so they can remember to keep an eye out for their shape in nature, throughout your walk. 

Encourage your kids to be creative - Have them draw some of the nature shapes that they see. If they chose a favorite shape then have them see how many things in Nature they can find that matches their shape!

This is a great activity for Summer time to help keep your kids' brains working so they don't loose all they learned during the previous school year. Noone likes Summer Brain! It's also a wonderful activity to help get ready for Kindergarten or Preschool!

I see a Circle!!! OOooOO And lots of Ovals!

I hope you enjoy your walk with your little ones! Spending time together is so important and sometimes we forget that... I know I do sometimes :(

My daughters LOVE Nature and being outside, I can't wait to take a walk and see what all we can find and draw!

I'll post pictures soon!!