Scavenger Hunt 2021 - 2nd roundup

 It's time for the second roundup of photos for the Summer Photo Hunt 2021 organised by Mary-Lou over at Patio Postcards.  My first finds can be seen in this blog post.

2 Favourite time of day

Is it the moon coming up?  Or the sun going down? 

6 What makes you laugh or happy

All the family together - there was no competition for this one!

12 Something that is cause for celebration

Birthdays!

16 A guilty pleasure; something that recharges you

I have just three words.  Salted caramel gelato.  

17 An exit

Found at the end of a crazy golf course

18 Upside down, Right side up

I thought I may struggle with this one, but the current restrictions on entry and exit from shops came to my rescue

19 Steps but who's counting

There's not many of them, and they are not steep, but when you are weighed down by all the paraphernalia needed for a day on the beach, including two kites and a buggy, they are the final hurdle to the road home!

Are you joining in?  There's still time to start!  I can't wait to see what everyone else has found.

Scavenger Hunt 2021 First link up

 Just like that, we are at the point where we share the first photos for the Scavenger Hunt.  Where did that first month go?  How are you doing?  It feels like I've made a slow start and some of these I share now may not make the final cut but here we go

1 A breakfast of champions

Does anyone else enjoy avocado on toast with a poached egg on top for breakfast?  I love it!  Seasoned well with salt and lemon juice and a sprinkling of chilli powder in the mashed avocado - yum.

4 Head in the clouds

Now, bear with me.  Use your imagination and look carefully. Can you can kind of see a side profile picture of Coco?  

5 Art of the fold

I'm going to try and redo this one - as I'm not sure that an origami crane is supposed to look so crumpled from where you fold and refold the wings.

7 What's in bloom

Rosie very kindly picked one of each coloured flower she found in the garden, put them in her kettle to make some flower tea for us.

10 The delivery van

I had been having weekly grocery deliveries during lockdown, but have now gone down to about one a month, here is my Ocado man and his 'red cabbage' van.

11 The shape of round

We bought this bug house at the beginning of Spring hoping that we would have some occupants by now but we haven't seen much activity coming and going apart from a ladybird now and again.  I guess that all manner of creepy crawlies could be inside without us realising!

That's it, six out of the twenty.  Are you joining in too?  Please do pop over to Patio Postcards  and see what other people have found.

Summer time snapping

What's the first sign of summer?  Baby birds leaving their nests?  Trees in full leaf? Barbecue food in the supermarket? Not needing to put the lights on until late in the evening?  Not having to wear socks every day?  All are relevant but then so too is the annual Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt!  Mary Lou has once again come up with 20 intriguing prompts for us to find and share, you can check out the list here - or here ...

1. A Breakfast of Champions
2. Favourite Time of Day
3. Something To Represent Home But Not The Building
4. Head In The Clouds; shapes or interesting patterns
5. The Art Of The Fold
6. Something That Makes You Laugh or Happy
7. What’s In Bloom
8. Window Views
9. Something Older Than You
10. The Delivery Van/Truck Making The Deliveries
11. The Shape of Round/Circular
12. Something That Is Cause For Celebration
13. Your Marie Kondo Moment – Or Not
14. Inside Your Fridge Or Cupboard
15. Your Best Doodle Art (not public graffiti)
16. A Guilty Pleasure; Something That Recharges You
17. An Exit
18. Upside Down, Right Side Up
19. Steps, But Who’s Counting
20. Decades Of Sharing; find something in your home that is from the 70s or 80s or 90s or 00s

If you have trouble finding any of those, the following substitutions can be made

A: show off your  COVID safety; masks, cleaning, or other related supplies

B: a local landmark

C: the most beautiful landscape photo of the season

All photos must be taken between 1 June and 30 September. The first check in with Mary-Lou will be on Wednesday, 30 June. Thirty five days to take a few photos to share on the first link up, what will be your first find I wonder?