August Break #31 and Last: The Lake in the Evening

This is the way the lake where the owls lived looked like one evening. I didn't change anything in the color. This is what we saw, and I thought it was fascinating.

This is my last photo for the August Break. I posted a photo (sometimes more) every day in August and I enjoyed this very much. Thank you to all of you who stopped by and left comments.

But don't worry - there will be more photos to see on my blog, even without an August Break.

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Vision and Verb Today

Please come on over to Vision and Verb where I am writing about the little cougar in my backyard.

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August Break #30 - Cairo

A lamp in a mosque in Cairo.

I just loved these - I loved the mosques, the calm mood, an oasis of silence right in the middle of the incredible noise of this huge lively city.

I played with one of Bonnie's textures a little bit...

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Made in Germany 23 - August Break #29 - Bavarian Cheese

This wonderful dish is "Obatzter" (no translation available).

It's a traditional Bavarian meal that you eat for a "Brotzeit" (snack between breakfast and lunch). It consists of very ripe Camembert mixed with butter and seasoned with all kinds of spices. Put some radishes in, top with red onion, serve with tomatoes and lettuce - and enjoy with hearty rye bread.

I could kill for one right now!

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August Break #28 - Evening Water

Wishing all of you a restful Sunday.

Sunflowers

Inspiration Avenue's challenge this week: Sunflowers

I love to take pictures of sunflowers, but find them often a challenge - they can turn out way to bright or the sun just burns them out or the colors are duller than I hoped etc. Perhaps I'm over critical. Anyway, this one on top I bought at the farmer's market and put it in a vase on my deck. The photo was taken early in the morning, when the sun had just peeked over the trees - you can even see the dew drops.

This one I took last year at a pumpkin patch - I was drawn to it because of the bee, but I also love how only a part of the flower had opened by then.

I still haven't seen a sunflower field in our area - I would love to photograph those.

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August Break #27 - Canoes

I saw these canoes when I was walking with my friend Jo around the lake yesterday morning. They immediately caught my eye, and how lucky was I that the cormorant was sitting there.

Jo thought that the red and green were pretty cool - and suggested that this might be a great Christmas card :-) !

I'm linking this to Weekend Reflections.