Hugh’s challenge this week was to capture something that resonated with the word Behind. As Hugh wrote: This week, show me a photo of an object or person that is behind something. Strangely, my thoughts turned to school days and being left behind or the last one to be picked on the sporting field. And then they turned to home.
None of us like to be left behind
Here are some snapshots from my world:
Eggs behind doors, chickens behind wire. A necessity when foxes are on the prowl. I used to say to the kids when they were younger “never take the eggs without saying thank you. And always throw something in for them to eat, when you take something out!”
This is our horse Merlin behind my daughter at feed time. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink, right? But lead a horse to food and he’ll be your best friend, without a doubt. He’s never left behind at dinner time.
And riding up in the High Country you’ll often find yourself following behind other horse riders. But you’ll never be left behind. Someone will always be there to guide you.
And finally, here’s my son standing behind a waterfall as the water thundered down, cascading from a rock face. I’m standing behind him with the camera and marveling at the forces of nature. We’ll always be behind our kids as they journey through life, whether it’s behind a waterfall or whatever they’re going through.
Where ever we are this week, may we never feel left behind. I hope we can always look ahead of us and see the beauty in life and in all that surrounds us.
I would love to move to a farm and have chickens. What great parenting – teaching children to be grateful and give back. These photos are wonderful. Thank you for sharing them with us.
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My pleasure. I’d love a farm too. This is a fairly typical suburban block in my area, 1/4 acre but definitely big enough for us and our small menagerie.
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I think Mr will be scared if I get a farm, because I will adopt any animal I can find. We’ll have cows sleeping in our bed. 🙂
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Haha. We have kangaroos in the back paddock. That’s close enough for me.
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Well we don’t exactly have those so I need to do something to compensate. Haha!
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I can send you some over if you like 🙂
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That would be great! Too bad the post office is on strike here 😦
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Well, that’s going to make it hard. I can send them over on Qantas, the flying Kangaroo! 🙂
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Lol. That is a kids book waiting to happen. 🙂
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I’m smiling now. You’d need to come over and do the illustrations, I’m hopeless at drawing!
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You have to provide the landscape and we’ll take it from there. So does he take a bush plane or is he more of a business class kind of kangaroo?
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Hmm, hadn’t thought it out in any great detail. Think he’d have to take a bush plane. Wouldn’t cut it in business class with the first class emus.
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This keeps getting better. 🙂
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Now you really have me thinking: emus in business class, wombats as air stewards and kangaroos as passengers. What a wild ride 🙂
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There’s the title: A Wild Ride 🙂
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You live surrounded by beauty. I wouldn’t mind following your tracks 😀
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Thanks Paula, I do feel incredibly blessed.
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Awesome take on this one! Yeah, gotta be wary of the fox in the henhouse! Our culprits are usually snakes though. 😃
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Ooh, luckily haven’t seen any this summer, though I’m always wary.
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You’re welcome to some of ours. 😃
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No thanks. You can keep them. 🙂
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Good job on the Behind theme, enjoyed the message and the pictures. I always wanted chickens and a cool chicken coop for them, they can get really cute and fancy sometimes (both the chickens and the coops). Ah well, chickens are not meant to be for now, maybe in future. I always thank the chicken I buy at the store for it’s life while I clean it in the sink, I feel bad momentarily before I cook it, that’s a little weird, isn’t it?
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I smile. Maybe a little but then again, it’s good to be grateful …
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Gorgeous photos! I think I love the waterfall one most.
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Me too! Thanks Sandra.
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lovely, so nice to teach your kids say thank you when taking out eggs and giving them food in exchange. I’d love to be there on horseback, even if I was last. plus, great interpretation of behind 🙂
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Thanks so much, appreciate your lovely comment.
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Loved this post, the photos are great, and yes I agree, We are always behind our children no matter what. Have a good day
Brooke
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Glad you could relate. Thanks Brooke, hope your day is going well too.
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Wonderful photos for this week’s challenge, Miriam. It must be wonderful to have fresh eggs from the garden every day and I love that you told the children to say ‘thank you’ whenever they take one. I really do love the photos of the waterfalls you’ve shared these last two weeks.
Just so you’re aware, I didn’t get the Pingback request for this post and when clicking on the link it took me to a larger version of the waterfall photo.
Thank you so much for participating in this week’s challenge.
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Thanks Hugh and especially for letting me know about the pingback. I normally check my links so somehow this one slipped through. It should be all fixed now. Thanks again for providing another fun challenge. I’ve seen some great entries.
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You’re welcome, Miriam. I always like to let people know if I find a link that is not working. It’s happened to me a few times and I’ve always been very grateful when told about the problem.
It’s all working fine now. 😀
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Thanks Hugh 🙂
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This post is a great reminder to enjoy every day. Have a lovely weekend, Miriam.
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Thanks so much. Hope you have a great weekend as well.
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At least you’re not a kangaroo short in the top paddock Miriam! Loved the post and the chooks.
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Smiling. Thanks Lindsey.
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Great shots, Miriam. All the photos told an interesting story. I really enjoyed myself.
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Glad you enjoyed, thanks!
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You are welcome.
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FResh eggs!!! Great photos! 🙂
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Thanks! I have so many I’ll have to start giving them away. If you weren’t so far away …
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Hehehe that would be nice! I am about to make some and they are so expensive! 3.99 for 18!
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That’s still cheaper than here. We pay minimum $5 for 12. But luckily I won’t have to pay for them anymore.
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I want some chickens now!
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Go get some!
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The girls want a horse lol.
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That one might be a bit more expensive … I wouldn’t recommend going down that road!
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Hahaha! 😉
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Foxes are the same with chickens here as well. Lovely images, thanks for sharing.
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Yeah, no point in taking any chances. We’ve lost too many free ranging chickens to foxes, no more, these girls are staying locked up. Thanks for reading.
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Lovely photos.
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Thanks Louise.
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This is a great post Miriam. I think I recognise that waterfall 😊
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You should, Debbie, it’s out your way! Paddys River Falls near Tumba. Beautiful spot. 🙂
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I knew that’s where it was. It is a lovely area where we live. 😞
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It sure is Debbie, you’re very lucky. How’s all your lobbying going?
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Not going too bad thanks. We are still hoping for a good outcome when the results of everything is announced later in the month.
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Fingers crossed Debbie. You’ve put the hard work in so I hope it all works out for the best.
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Wow, what beautiful photographs! I wish I lived where you live! The waterfall and plains certainly make the city life look unimpressive. Thank you for sharing.
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It’s my pleasure. Glad you enjoyed.
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Noone should ever let himself feel as left behind… sometimes it is true and other times we feel that way simply because we’re sad or tired or deceived…. In that case we should get the rest we need to step forward & show the world who we are ❤
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So true. Thanks for your comment.
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Your most welcome 🌟
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Very nice! I love what you did with the word “behind,” especially the photos!
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Thanks Ann, really appreciate your comment as always.
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I like that you thank your chickens. 🙂 I can totally get behind that.
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Great comment, thanks!
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Fabulous challenge and great post! Saying thank you for what you take in the world creates fulfilment giving back keeps the cycle going for all to benefit. Great reminder Miriam.
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Thanks Lexa, I really did enjoy putting it together.
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