reflection – Something to Ponder About

Retirement brings many joys and one of those is the precious time to sit and contemplate. My life is busy, but I still find time to sit, sip a cup of tea and cogitate on what I can be grateful for, as well as troubleshooting problems and issues that arise in every family and one’s personal life. An important time to reflect, to think, to pause and step away from the devices.

A beach is a fantastic place for this, and looking over the water is incredibly therapeutic. Cup of tea or cool drink in hand, the M.o.t.h. and I plonk a portable chair on the sand and for 30 minutes or so watch the waves or the goings-on at the beach.

Today there was a lady ranting about getting a ticket from the rangers for having her dog off-leash in the prohibited zone! She was not happy.

The rangers have a difficult job. Lots of unhappy customers, because who would be happy receiving a fine.

beach in australia with rocky foreshore — Where we often sit

Time is a precious asset you can’t buy more of
Anon

Favourite spot with Dog
Pulling up a seat in Norway – in Trondheim.
A different place to sit
Sunset over the water

Joining in with XingfuMama who Pulls Up A Seat each week.

Elise Davies was writing about mirror photography on her blog recently. Apparently it is quite a trend on a nefarious app, that one that imitates a clock! Yes, that one.

Elise likes how using mirrors in her photography:

diverts or reflects something else within the image whilst keeping focus on the models also.
Elise Davies

Mirrors can reveal something different or be a reverse reflection of the chosen subject.

Friendly Friday Challenge Prompt

The challenge this week is to post photo/s of, “Smoke and Mirrors.”

It might be a magic illusion, a symmetrical reflection, an accidental or deliberate set-up shot, or an image within an image.

It is really up to you how to interpret the prompt.

How to Join the Friendly Friday Challenge

To join in add a linkback, (aka a ping-back), and a Friendly Friday tag to a new post or link, addressing the prompt, then return to this post and leave a comment with your published link, as pingbacks are notoriously unreliable.

If this is your first challenge, there are more detailed instructions on how to join the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge.

My Friendly Friday Challenge co-host will provide the prompt next week, at The Sandy Chronicles.