A 'lil HooHaa

The world is a vast place.

I love to explore. It cane be near. It can be far. It can be in a car! But exploring is a part of life that allows you to grow as a person. I think anyway.

Alas, I have realized as I get older, I am not into certain things anymore. While I like to travel and see things, it’s also harder. It’s also more expensive. So I try and do things close when possible, or at least try and keep a tighter budget.

Usually.

And I also have Harper now. When I go exploring, I love having her with me. But that also means I have to plan things out a bit more. I don’t do many things without here. I hate leaving her in the car for even five minutes, so it’s even hard to run into a store or whatever sometimes.

I do my best.

So exploring is different with Harper. But I love it. This month had exploring and adventure.

Did you explore? I hope so!

Anyway, onward. Here’s my five for August!

1. Geocaching

Geocaching allows you to really explore the world. August took a couple of us, as well as Harper, to Canada for a mega event. One of the days, we were bouncing around picking up finds and we ended up here. The cache was really good, but the area made it great. We were second to find on the cache, too. Would have been even better to be first, alas, it was still awesome.

2. Taking a ferry

Same trip to Canada. We stayed on an island, which was cool. It means we had to take a ferry to the mainland. What was cool was we took seven ferry rides on four different ferries. A very cool experience and an interesting way to get around to explore!

3. Baseball

It’s a different type of explore, I’d imagine. When we go to bark in the park games, Harper gets to see different things, lots of people and lots of other dogs. So she does more of the exploring. And it’s fun to watch her as she interacts and takes in new experiences.

4. Just seeing new places

Exploring just will take you to different places. Some of the best is to just follow some signs, end up in different areas and see what you can find. This was also in Canada on the island where we stayed … we just followed some signs to a spot that told about all the windmills. Very cool.

5. Follow the …

… road less traveled. Or the one traveled most. But get out and explore. Harper says it’s the best way to live!

BONUS PHOTO

Exploring gets you tired. Take naps!

There’s my five (plus bonus) and let’s see what you came up with! If you took part in this month’s challenge, make sure to link up below.

And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people’s blogs and comment (here, too!).

Let’s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too! NOTE: We have a Facebook group for those who participate in the challenge and are interested. I’ll post any announcements there and hopefully it can be a place where things are discussed and some interaction etc. You can access it here.

** CHALLENGE CHANGE **

From this point forward, I am going to do the next theme at the bottom of each linkup. Also, the posting date will now be the first of each month, thus giving you the entire month to take the photos etc.

That means it’s a one-stop shop! Hopefully this helps out with everybody.

So, below is the linkup for June. Make sure you drop your link there.

OK, so it’s time to keep on moving! And just like that, it’s September! And our theme for the month? Experiences. Interpret as you see fit!! I hope you all have fun with this theme! Remember to come back on (hopefully) October 1 to link up and check out the theme for that month! I’ve set a calendar reminder for me, so let’s see if that works!

Photo Blogging Challenge: August 2024 results

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As much as I love this blog challenge — I have to find a way to make sure I post on time. I think part of the reason is my lack of overall blogging. And funny enough, I have a whole bunch of posts almost written. I just need to find that push to post more often, even if it’s just 2-3 times a week.

That being said, this month’s theme seems fitting. My Timehop (if it’s an app you don’t use — check it out. Well worth it) has been loaded with photos of Harper from the past three years. It’s crazy how she’s grown and I’ve now had her for three years.

Time certainly does fly by.

Alas, you knew she’d be part of this post, right?

This world is a wild and wonderful place, even when at times it drags you down. So there are a lot of things to love.

Harper will be a big part of this post as she’s taught me a lot about love and other things. Whether it be just the love between somebody and their dog, or just the way one can change looking at so many things because of said dog.

And Harper has done that for me.

There are so many other things to love in this world. From nature to seeing new things to vegging on the couch for the purpose of binge watching something on Netflix. What did you all love this month?

Anyway, I’m late enough as it is this month. So I’ll quit babbling! Here are my five for July!

1. Dock diving

Harper and I have tried a bunch of dog sports. Some have gone over better than others. But she loves the pool, swimming, and dock diving. She’s not quite the best at it (I often have to be in the pool for her to jump to me), but it’s fun. We have several dates booked in August with the hopes that I can get her to jump from the upper dock by herself without issue. If so, then we *might* try a competition over Labor Day weekend, or a little later in September. I love this photo as she swims to grab her toy. See the bonus photos at the end for ones I really wanted to share, but had too many to make three dock diving photos part of the “5!”

2. Cookin’

This summer my Blackstone was finally put together and it’s been great. Breakfast is a blast and I’m learning more and more each time I use it. Harper was curious what all those smells were, too!

3. Geocaching

It’s been great to get outside a bit and explore. Though I haven’t done a lot of caching this month, we did get out on a local rail trail to grab a bunch. We have a road trip this month to go into Canada for a mega event as well!

4. Fridays in July

In my town, Fridays in July are the “Fair on the Square.” It’s a tradition of more than 50 years and I have enjoyed bringing Harper each week for the past couple of years. It’s always full of great music, lots of great smells and so much more.

5. The crew

I know I have posted photos of all of these knuckleheads before, but … I love that Harper has friends who can come over and play. While I realize that not all dogs get along, I am lucky that Harper has some dogs in the neighborhood that get along so well and come to play. It makes life a bit more enjoyable when you can sit out back at Harper’s Landing and watch dogs just enjoy life.

BONUS PHOTOS

This month I had a few extra I needed to share. This was from the first dock diving day. The top one is my mother on the dock with Harper and then Harper jumping at me. The second one is the splash down as Harper jumped in.

There’s my five (plus bonuses) and let’s see what you came up with! If you took part in this month’s challenge, make sure to link up below.

And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people’s blogs and comment (here, too!).

Let’s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too! NOTE: We have a Facebook group for those who participate in the challenge and are interested. I’ll post any announcements there and hopefully it can be a place where things are discussed and some interaction etc. You can access it here.

** CHALLENGE CHANGE **

From this point forward, I am going to do the next theme at the bottom of each linkup. Also, the posting date will now be the first of each month, thus giving you the entire month to take the photos etc.

That means it’s a one-stop shop! Hopefully this helps out with everybody.

So, below is the linkup for June. Make sure you drop your link there.

OK, so it’s time to keep on moving! And just like that, it’s August! And our theme for the month? Explore. Interpret as you see fit!! I hope you all have fun with this theme! Remember to come back on (hopefully) September 1 to link up and check out the theme for that month! I’ve set a calendar reminder for me, so let’s see if that works!

Photo Blogging Challenge: July 2024 results

Feel free to leave a comment, or e-mail P.J. at hoohaablog@gmail.com. Also, please “Like” A ‘lil HooHaa on Facebook!

Point of view can be looked at a bunch of different ways.

I had several ideas in what I wanted to do this month. From getting low to the ground, to different looks like that. But I decided to kind of put it into a Harper perspective.

Shocker, I know.

So what I tried to do was bring you into Harper’s world. Sure, it might not be a traditional point of view, but when I took some photos, I tried to really show something in a different way.

Hopefully I succeeded.

As with other themes we have, it’s nice to see what others came up with. Point of view is such a cool aspect of photography and everybody looks at it differently. The biggest thing is I hope you had fun with it.

Anyway, I’m late enough as it is this month. So I’ll quit babbling! Here are my five for April!

1. Morning walks

Harper tends to walk ahead of me when we walk. This is a photo I have quite a few of. But this morning… what colors. I always wonder if she notices the beauty of the world around all of us, or if she’s just thrilled to be out and about with me.

2. Happy times

This is a point of view I never really did before Harper. And now I do it much more — a selfie! And if it’s me and Harper, it’s usually me smiling. I love this photo because we are both so happy!

3. Game time!

Here’s a point of view for you! Bark in the Park and Pucks for Paws. Harper doesn’t always watch the action when we go to things like this, but I love when I can catch her watching the game — or so it seems!

4. Whatcha looking at?

Seeing a golden retriever from this point of view always makes me chuckle!

5. Even with Harper

Harper doesn’t always let me get low enough for a photo. But she did on this old bridge. I love how this one came out overall! A great point of view!

There’s my five and let’s see what you came up with! If you took part in this month’s challenge, make sure to link up below.

And for those of you who participated, make sure you try and get to other people’s blogs and comment (here, too!).

Let’s continue to grow this challenge and have a strong community. Come back and check out the others who link later on, too! NOTE: We have a Facebook group for those who participate in the challenge and are interested. I’ll post any announcements there and hopefully it can be a place where things are discussed and some interaction etc. You can access it here.

** CHALLENGE CHANGE **

From this point forward, I am going to do the next theme at the bottom of each linkup. Also, the posting date will now be the first of each month, thus giving you the entire month to take the photos etc.

That means it’s a one-stop shop! Hopefully this helps out with everybody.

So, below is the linkup for April. Make sure you drop your link there.

OK, so it’s time to keep on moving! And just like that, it’s April! And our theme for the month? A look into my life! Interpret as you see fit… but this gives you a chance to bring us into your world! I hope you all have fun with this theme! Remember to come back on (hopefully) June 1 to link up and check out the theme for that month!

Photo Blogging Challenge: April 2024 results

Feel free to leave a comment, or e-mail P.J. at hoohaablog@gmail.com. Also, please “Like” A ‘lil HooHaa on Facebook!