Everyone knows what After Eights are… Right? Those delicious little minty chocolates… no? Well, After Eights are one of the only sweet things I just can’t say no to.
I love them!
Don’t offer me a box, I’ll lose all ability and will to share, and end up curled up in a closet, stuffing the chocolates in my mouth one after another… Eventually feeling dizzy, because, yes, my stomach doesn’t digest sugar all that well, and I’ll feel like I’m about to pass out for a while….
Anyway, After Eight Moments is a new idea I had tonight… Which might, or might not work, but hey! Gotta try to know!
I used to play a lot with photography… I wouldn’t say I had talent, but I liked looking for details of everyday life, and capturing them. And I thought I could challenge myself into taking one picture a day, around 8 o’clock, and sharing it here, with only a few words, if any.
I might take one of my 2 Nikon cameras out to play eventually, but for now, I’ll be using my Samsung smartphone (more like my Samsung camera that apparently has the ability to receive phone calls!?!?). So don’t expect stunning pictures, but I just want to “force” myself to look for the little things, like I used to….
So… (drumroll!) Here’s our first ever After Eight Moment!
Dying Dandelions…
It’s wonderful that you’re starting to do something that you’re interested in and i hope you enjoy it as much as you can have a good night or day or afternoon where you are.
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Thank you for the good words 🙂 I am pretty happy to get back to photography, it was my favorite hobby back in my college years… I think it forces me to look at my environment differently, which is always an interesting thing…
Thanks for your visit, I hope you’ll have a lovely weekend! xx
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You’re welcome and you have a lovely weekend too
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Great idea and absolutely beautiful photo! Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Biff! I’m having a lot of fun with it. I have been on the watch for little things ever since I launched my self challenge 😉
Always good to see you in the Cove 🙂
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Love the transient beauty of dandelions : )
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Me too… One morning you find the yellow flower, the next, they are wearing these white afros 😉
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: ))
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oh DUH! I finally understand! It only took me a couple of days to know what the after eight thing is about but after reading this post 47 times I UNDERSTAND! Okay, everyone needs to stop laughing and say rock on Suze! (yes, it is embarrassing how smart I can be)
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Love it! What a great idea and a fab way to get into a lovely new habit of mindfulness at the same time every day. Have fun. 🙂
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Great idea. Are you aiming for every day?
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Thank you, Susan 🙂 I did manage to publish a picture per day so far… I don’t take them all around eight though, because I have a very peculiar work schedule, and I decided that as long as I find a way to find something and post it around 8, I am still on track.
It is a lot of fun to go hunting for life’s little details… And I am developping an interest for small flowers.
If you’d like to join some day, wether it is just once or occasionally, just make sure to let me know so I can repost it 🙂
Have a nice week! xx
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Wow, that dandelion, with the light creating a halo, is awesome!
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Thank you very much 🙂 I’m very glad you enjoyed it!
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Beautiful pictures
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Thank you 🙂 xx
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This is lovely.
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Thank you, Phyllis 🙂 I never thought I’d take that self-challenge this far…
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You have a gift for sure. You should use it.
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Well, that’s very kind of you to say! Thank you 🙂 xx
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I like to think that “After Eight Moments” means that there are literally eight moments, and something happens after them.
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😉 Cool way to look at it…
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I LOVE this picture! I tried to take one similar, I don’t think it was a dandelion though. I will use it as my AEM.
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Thank you Stine 🙂 I’m really glad you enjoyed this one! I am curious, what is an AEM?
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What do you mean? Isn’t that your invention?
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