Some of the pictures this week are boring because I spent most of my week reading. I need to figure out a good way to take pictures of books because, obviously, I don’t have the skills to do it very well right now.
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| August 21: It’s not the best picture, but I wanted to represent the book charity event I went to as part of Project 365. There were a lot of authors there. At one point during the evening, and most attendees’ favorite part, there was an author panel with James Dashner, Brandon Sanderson, Bree Despain, Sara Zarr, Ally Condie, Jessica Day George, Brandon Mull, and Shannon Hale. It was a lot of fun to hear them answer questions about writing and publishing, and get a chance to mingle with them a little bit. | August 22: I was so excited to get my hands on Matched by Ally Condie since its release date isn’t until November 30. (Thank you, Natasha!) Isn’t the cover gorgeous? It actually has something to do with the story, which is amazing since a lot of covers are loosely related to the story. Most authors don’t even have a say in their cover. (I finished reading it Friday night, and I’ll post my review on Sunday. As a sneak peek, just know I’m very excited and anxious to find out what happens in the second book.) | |
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| August 23: In preparation for the release of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, I pulled an all-nighter so I could get through a reread of the first two books in the series. Unfortunately, I only got through half of the second book by the time midnight rolled around. | August 24: Even though I didn’t get a chance to read Mockingjay on its release day because I was still rereading Catching Fire, I still bought it on its release day. It’s beautiful and I’m so excited to have it in my hands and find out what happens! Let’s just hope I like it. | |
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| August 25: I saw this little piece of garbage in my grass and I thought it would make an interesting picture using the macro setting. I’m kind of curious as to what those calories belong to. | August 26: For the past few days, I’ve noticed these purple “weeds” along the side of the road. Because they were purple, I wanted to get a closer look, not realizing how neat they are. | |
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| August 27: These wild daisies grow along the side of the road. Every time I see them, they remind me of mini sunflowers. Maybe, they are mini sunflowers and not actually wild daisies. | ||
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That purple weed is beautiful! Funny.
I know. Isn’t it weird? I almost want to plant some in my yard.
I always love this post each week to see what pictures you have next. You are doing a fantastic job. I love both of the flowers. I’ll have to get those books and see what all the fuss is about. Love you!
LeAnn – They’re definitely worth reading, even as I’m full of anxiety right now reading Mockingjay. Such a good series!
I love your photos this week! So much book-related fun and those flowers are lovely!
Yep, Jenni, they’re sunflowers. Just regular, wild-growing sunflowers. And I LOVE that purple weed. Your pictures are fantastic.
Violet – Thanks, Violet!
Variety – Thanks for letting me know they’re wild-growing sunflowers. I wasn’t sure.