A mom, a woman, a nurse: August Photo Challenge #EmbraceBeauty

Since my computer died, it was very hard for me to publish the pictures to complete my August photo challenge on a timely manner, but since that was my goal I still owe it to myself to complete it. Here are the days I missed and I hope you enjoy the pictures as behind every picture there is a story.

Day 13 Bright: Nothing more beautiful than the brightness of the colors of my garden.

Day 17: A is for admirable: My brothers are one of my best gifts, they are an example of perseverance, love, and responsibility.

Day 18 Messy: Nothing like a messy Christmas morning. I love "these messes" as they usually happen after a happy feeling.

Day 19 Books: last December my son made me a "Christmas tree" out of my favorite books. Just lovely.

Day 20 Ready: ...to conquer the world.

Day 21 summer: I am not an ice cream person, but summer means I will have a cone of mint chocolate chip ice cream. Its my summer ritual.

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Day 22 Evening: seeing the kids enjoying themselves during our vacation was priceless. AJ was the bomb playing Settlers of Catan.

Day 23 Friends: two of my favorite people. Great friends, even when we get side tracked by life, we are never too far apart.

Day 24 sunset: nice view from the parking lot of my work. Only saw it once, looking forward to see it again soon.

Day 25 Nature: this picture was taken near the Canadian border in Maine

Day 26 Quiet: my vacation ritual. A cup of coffee in solitude, just with the sound of my thoughts.

Day 27 embrace: nothing like holding your children close. My kids are the best part of me.

Day 28 Sweet: I still remember the happiness and the sweet spark on his eyes when he fell in love with Meeko, his first cat. Bittersweet as he passed away 1 month after adoption from unknown causes. He will always be remembered.