Paying close attention - a good thing!

I'm back for another Six Word Saturday. Three weeks in a row! It's good to remember what a fun thing it is to do. I enjoy contemplating what my post will be about. Today I really wasn't sure until I sat down to begin and had a look through my camera roll from this past week. I've been enjoying getting to know my camera a little which I've owned for a long time but not used very much. I'm certainly now inspired to learn more. 

My six words for today are 

Paying close attention - a good thing!

I found a couple of photos which made me remember the enjoyment and engagement of really noticing something and then attempting to get a satisfying photograph of it. There was the spider web I noticed while washing the dishes which I decided to try and photograph. I'm not telling whether I finished the dishes first or abandoned them to take the photograph!

Another photo I found was of some sand that I noticed whilst walking along the beach. I enjoyed a leisurely stroll along the shoreline stopping every few metres to wave to my daughter and her friend who were swimming along parallel. On part of my walk I was fascinated by some sand which had formed squishy bubbles - fun to pop with toes. It was like bubble-wrap sand! 

Another way I've been enjoying paying close attention is with the writing of small stones over at my other blog www.pausingforsmallstones.blogspot.com. These are small pieces of writing to describe a fully engaged moment. 

Whether capturing with image or word I really enjoy the process.  Wherever you are there's always something to notice. It's hard to be worrying about other things when you're really engaged. And of course sometimes its good to pay close attention and just enjoy the moment without photographing it or writing it down.