FMS Photo A Day | July

Can you believe that it's August already? I would say this year has flown by but it does feel like August should be here, it's just that summer is flying by so quickly!
August's arrival means that my birthday is just around the corner, plus we have quite a few other fun things planned - like that trip to Bruges that I mentioned yesterday, visiting friends and my sister leaving to study in Hong Kong.

July felt like quite a long month and I'm not sure as much heart went into these FMS Photo A Day photos as last month's, but there are a few here that I quite like. I think I might give August's a miss, just because I'll be snapping lots for other reasons, but I've enjoyed actually finishing two Photo A Day challenges in a row.


1 // Red + White :: I hate that red chair but it matched the theme well.
2 // Something Beginning with 'K'


3 // Match :: Probably my least favourite photo of the whole set.
4 // Star :: Giving the monkey praise where it's due, on that evening she brought us a mouse :(


5 // On the Table :: White Cherries from Marlborough fruit market
6 // View :: Walking across the green to the pub.


7 // First :: Coffee saves the morning!
8 // I've Never... :: First batch of proper brownies, courtesy of Cider with Rosie's lovely recipe.


9 // Alive :: Our various veg patches are coming on strong.
10 // Sharp :: From my second batch of brownies of the week - this time for the office.


11 // Gold
12 // Interior :: I'll never tire of my Cable & Cotton lights.


13 // Look Up
14 // Old School


15 // Torn
16 // Listening To...


17 // Sunshine
18 // Admire


19 // Curly :: Much less frizzy than it could be.
20 // Moment :: Chilling in a wigwam at the Shaw House summer fête


21 // Basic
22 // I Wore This! :: Instant after work PJs.


23 // Macro :: The lavender in bloom outside our offices.
24 // Water :: Taking care of our thirsty plants.


25 // Home
26 // Fun :: Fish taco night.


27 // Ten :: My ma brought us gyozas when she came to visit ♥.
28 // Cool :: The coolest cat.


29 // Repeat :: Time for a change of toes.
30 // Lost


31 // Rise :: feat. cat butt ♥.
I'd really like to see your efforts if you took part in this month's FMS Photo A Day, or if you're planning on doing Augusts. Leave your links in the comments, I'm kind of nosey like that.

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FMS Photo A Day | June

I've known about Fat Mum Slim's Photo A Day Challenge for what feels like absolutely ages now and I always start them with the best of intentions but have never finished one.

However, after completing my #100HappyDays Challenge and with what looked to be an exciting, sun-filled June, I figured it would be a breeze, and hey, it totally has been. I've treated this with a little more care and thought than I have previously and like to think that it's paid off. If nothing else, it gives me something nice to share with you as we come into July.


1 // 'Joy' - Jumping for joy while having a little walk around Bagnor.
2 // 'Doing' - Work, work, work.


3 // 'Family' ♥
4 // 'Ordinary'


5 // '11 O'Clock' - Very important elevenses.
6 // 'Adventure' - Evening Walk in Richmond Park.


7 // 'Pattern' - Beautiful bunting at the Wealden Times summer fair
8 // 'T is for...'


9 // 'We Live Here' - The arrival of summer always brings a new appreciation for our garden.
10 // 'Flying' - Probably my laziest one, I wanted some nice birds but I couldn't find any :(


11 // 'The Beginning' - Alliums starting to show us what they can do.
12 // 'Pastel'


13 // 'Simply' - My most simple one.
14 // 'Cross' - Hard to find too so settled for the cover of my holiday read.


15 // 'Lovely' - Our lovely Portugal villa.
16 // 'In the Shadows'


17 // 'Peaceful'
18 // 'Quirky' - Playing Newmarket with bottlecaps for coins.


19 // 'Habit' - Sangria Time.
20 // 'Yay!'


21 // 'Here I Am' - Paddling in the sea.
22 // 'Growing' - Fingers crossed we will have actually grown our own tomatoes from seed this year.


23 // 'In This Moment' - Hometime with Dolly.
24 // 'What June Looks Like' - Nothing but blue sky.


25 // 'Sun Flare'
26 // 'Dreaming'


27 // 'Loving'
28 // 'Bed'


29 // 'Delight' - A sweet afternoon with Moon's ma in Dorking.
30 // 'The End'
I quite like the idea of prompts for this kind of thing rather than random photo taking, just as with 100 Happy Days was about finding the good in things, it's kind of satisfying to have a bit of a theme. I found that checking the prompts at the end of each day and again in the morning made it much easier for it to stick well and truly in my mind, as well as allowing me to think through what I was going to do.

Have you ever taken part in any 'Photo A Day' challenges? Do you have any others that you've come across, I'd love to hear about them.
I'm starting July's Photo A Day today, will you be joining in? I'm pretty excited to do it with my brand spanking new phone too!