Welcome to April....Photo-A-Day Challenge

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Welcome to the first day of April...one of my favorite months.  Why?  Spring is in the air and it's still cool enough to tolerate outdoor activities (at least here in the South).  By the end of April, beginning of May, it feels like summer around here.  Since this year has been unseasonably warm, I'm dreading my summer A/C bill.  Our unit may explode!


One of the things that I plan to do this month is to participate in a photo-a-day challenge.  I'm getting hooked on taking pictures of everything (not just my kids all the time) and I really need to improve my photography skills.  What better way to do it than practice, right?


There are lots of opportunities to participate in these challenges.  Many can be found in blogland.  But I picked Fat Mum Slim's April photo a day challenge to participate in.  To explain how this works, I'll quote directly from Chantelle's blog:


     So let me explain a little bit about what this is and how it works. This {above} is a photo a day challenge list for April. The idea is that you use your camera phone or camera and take a photo each day using the list as inspiration. For example: with the prompt 'your reflection' you would take a photo of yourself in a mirror, in the reflection of a lake, or even in the reflection of a window or kettle. It can by any reflection. There are no rules for this except to have fun!


     Here is the inspiration list for April: 

Once you have taken your picture, then share it via one of the social networking platforms:  instagram, facebook, twitter, blog, tumblr, pinterest, flickr, etc.....
For more detailed information, go to Chantelle's blog, Fat Mum Slim.


So here is my first photo...my reflection.  Anyone in my family will tell you that my usual response when it comes to taking my photo is "I don't do pictures".  'Cause I don't.  But for this, I did.  Here I am hiding behind my camera while taking a picture of myself.

Now refer to the picture in the top right sidebar of this blog....much better, huh?  That's me 12 years ago :)


I was going to write up a list of some other photo-a-day challenges going on in April but Kimberly at A Night Owl already did that (and much better than I could have, I might add).  So click on over and read her post about it.  She did a really great job of listing lots of different bloggers' challenges.  You can just sit back and pick one to participate in.


Why?  Because it's a great way to connect with others and share a little of your own world.  That's what it's all about, right?