Anything But Cute - Summertime Fun with Video

Hello Everyone!

It's time for another mixed media challenge over at Anything But Cute. Anne is our hostess with the mostest this month and she has chosen the theme "SUMMERTIME FUN". More about that in a minute, but first here is my project.

Here is what Anne had to say about her theme. "What does Summertime fun mean to you? Spending time by the seaside, foreign travel, camping in the great outdoors or simply enjoying time in the garden? Create a MIXED MEDIA project focusing on how you like to spend your Summertime. Don't forget to tell us how your project relates to our theme."

I think we all know that my favourite thing to do in the summer is take a walk outside and enjoy all the sunshine, the water, the foliage and the flowers. So for my project, I tried to capture the 'beauty' of nature that I love so much. I suppose the only thing missing from my card is a squirrel!! haha!

Here is the video for you, if you care to take a peeksie. It's a little over exposed, sorry. I am trying to get better lighting in my craft room, so I added another light, but the camera did not adjust well, so it's sort of bright in areas. I'll have it fixed for next time.

Card Series 117 - Summertime Fun!

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Well we finally got a spot of rain and it seems to have spruced up the foliage a bit. I love taking photos of the wet world, so today I'm sharing some drippy shots with you. The sun was quick to come back out after the rain stopped, so at least is wasn't dark outside.

Remember all those trees and bushes that had such pretty flowers on them? Well now they are all growing some type of berry / fruit things. Shout em out if you know them folks. And if anyone knows if any of these are edible, please do share.

A couple shots of the lake. One regular and one glamour shot for good measure.

Thank you so much to Sara Emily for identifying my plant as a PETUNIA!
My first real plant by the way, LOVE IT!

A Cardinal - male

This little baby Sparrow has been sitting in the tree eyeballing the bird feeder for a couple of days now. I do hope she works up the courage to come get some food. SO TINY!

So I finally had a taker on my Hummingbird feeder. Just one problem...

NOT A HUMMINGBIRD!!!

Tell me this baby squirrel doesn't look like a stuffed toy!! So cute!

Oh BRENDA, you poor old girl! She has had a rough winter, so everyone send her some love. First she lost half of her tail, then she lost a finger on her right hand, then she injured her left arm!! She's a tough old gal, that's for sure, and she always gets the good food when she comes!

WET JUNIOR, what can I say about that other than... awwwwwwwwww!!!

Tell me this picture doesn't make you want to scoop him up and hug him!

My token morning coffee shot. So many colours in one sky!

That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in and for all the amazing comments. If you have any questions or interesting tidbits about today's wildlife, please let me know.