Thursday, August 4, 2016

Room to breathe - August 5 on 5

It's August! Is Summer flying by for you, too? Thank goodness for this monthly 5 on 5 photo blog so that I can save the season to enjoy again later. Read on, and then check out the other blogs!

I spend a significant portion of our household's disposable income on vacations. Whether we camp or cottage not far from home, take a jaunt to the warmer coasts of California and Florida, or soar further afield to Europe or Asia - I believe wholeheartedly that every darn cent it costs to get us there is worth it.

Every moment I take to show my children the world outside our door, every opportunity I have to escape the more typical routines, deadlines and expectations of daily living, every photo I capture of vistas unseen from the safety of home, makes me feel that I have more room to breathe, to deeply and happily INHALE life.

Two weeks ago, I headed west to the Canadian Rockies and spent five whole days with my sister exploring the lands around the gorgeous town of Canmore (with the added benefit that a dear cousin lives there now and we had a mini family reunion). GORGEOUS. I gulped and inhaled huge amounts of that mountain air and despite a sniffly cold one day and a migraine another, felt joyfully alive.

Take a breath.

(You can click photos to enlarge.)
 
Quarry Lake above Canmore. Seriously, doesn't it look like a scene from an old movie?

Kim capturing the amazing hue of Lake Louise. I'm always fascinated to watch where her photographer's eye takes her.
Trees. Mountains. Breathe.
Look at the moss! (Inside joke, but really, another breathing moment.)
Sky capture, Emerald Lake.
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Thanks for spending time here today! Now step on over to see the always breathtaking images on Janice's Shine photo blog. From there you can click on to experience all the August wonder of the rest of our 5 on 5 community! 

(And because you came this far, you get a little bonus...you're welcome.)


18 comments:

  1. Just stunning. We have the same heart for vacations: Buy experiences, not things. I just want to jump into your images and be there!

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    1. Same here, Stephanie! I want to see the places you saw. Thanks!

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  2. Love your pictures! And I agree with you wholeheartedly. Time to breath - so very important.

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    1. I know, right? Let's just keep travelling the globe!

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  3. So beautiful Lianne!! I gotta get out there!

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  4. Thank you for sharing your adventures with us :) Makes me feel like I am too travelling with you!

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  5. Beautiful! It looks like it was such a fabulous and memorable trip.

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  6. Oooh! I watched this adventure unfold on FB and loved every minute of it. These are beautiful!
    I've never seen Emerald Lake. Aptly named I see.
    MOSS!!!
    What a fantastic trip!

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  7. So so beautiful. I can't get over the colour of the lake, so stunning! I especially love the picture of the moss. I am all for details. Thank you for sharing this beautiful land of earth with us.

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  8. Well you know how much I love THIS. Gorgeous images and memories of time with my big sister. xx

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    1. I've started researching rental homes so we can take the whole clan, Kim! 💕

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  9. There is nothing like the experiences of travel. So many travel photos this round, and yours are gorgeous! Now I feel the need to plan a trip! Seriously, I loved seeing little bits of your time there on FB, and these images are gorgeous. That lake/sky photo? I just want to sit and stare at it, oh! a perfect desktop wallpaper! It looks so peaceful, such a diversion from daily life. Thanks so much for sharing your travels with us.

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