Life In Pictures LinkUp #2 #LIPlinkup

Here is my day yesterday, outlined in photos.
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Wordless Wednesday

Thoughtful Thursday

I Love Photography

Most of you will know by now that I love my dogs and horses, and I love running and lifting weights, but you may not know that I love photography.  Photography is a hobby that I wish I had more time for.  I have always loved taking pictures, but until recently, I haven't really shown my photos to anyone, until now.

Yesterday I signed up for an account with Deviantart so I can share my pictures with more people.  I am a 

If you're interested in seeing some of my artwork, my account is LoriBPhotography.  

Here are a few of my photos.  Please feel free to let me know what you think, and if you'd like, drop by my Deviantart page.  Thanks :) :)

What I See When I Run

There are some pretty amazing sights to see when you run.  Often times we are too busy in our regular lives to even notice the scenery, but when running, you  notice more.  I am glad I have my phone with me to capture some of the beauty.

The moon still up and shining through the morning fog as the sun is rising (behind me)

One of my horses, Jet, coming to see why I am up so early.

Gorgeous sunrise through the trees

Dragonflies - they were dive-bombing me :)

The were right on the trail infront of me and put on a little "show" of opening and closing their wings. 

Beautiful trails

Wild flowers and wheat fields

Acres and acres of wheat

I love to run these trails where we often meet up with chipmunks, squirrels, birds and yes, snakes
I hate snakes and will scream when I see one!

The river is so beautiful

The sunrise over my barn - beautiful, peaceful morning scene

Gorgeous butterfly

Lots of male Malard ducks having naps while.....

...the females look after the babies 

This is Lola on our way to a conservation area where we run.
She LOVES to go for car rides and runs :) 

Motivation Boards & Upcoming #Sweatpink Giveaway

Motivation Boards

  Do you sometimes need help keeping yourself motivated? Sometimes we all do.  You know those weeks when the scale hasn't budged, or you just crave hitting the drive-thru for a hamburger (my weakness is french fries and I swear they talk to me!!) instead of hitting the gym?  Those days when that little voice in your head tells you to go ahead and have that cookie, and the second and third cookie - why bother to workout?  Those are the times that we could all use an extra dose of motivation, and your own Motivation Board could help. 

  My personal board contains little quotes that help to keep me on track and get me to keep working out - even when I don't want to.  I put it where I can see it, so it is there to remind me what I am working for!! 

  Motivation boards are easy to make (use a piece of paper and paste on cut-outs from magazines or use a photo editing program to put together a collage of jpegs). As you can maybe tell, I always loved art class in school :)  
  They are most effective when they are placed where you will see them daily, and they can be updated whenever you find something new to add to it.  A great place to put it (or even a small one) is on the fridge, or on the "snack" cupboard where you will see it when you are tempted to snack.  

  Good luck and be creative!!

#SweatPink Upcoming Giveaway 

I received my #Sweatpink Ambassador swag in the mail yesterday, so stay tuned for a Sweat Pink shoelace give-away soon!!