This is my submission for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Time to Relax. Please follow the link to read Amy’s post.
For me, time-to-relax means: go see mountains.
Time-to-relax means: go sit by a water fall, a lake, an ocean, a river…
Time-to-relax means: stop and smell a flower or take care of flower plants.
Cooking, cleaning house, eating dinner with friends … Wait a second, it seems like I have been relaxed most of the time, if not all the time…
Time-to-relax means: retiring 😉
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Oh what a fabulous cake! I agree with most of your relaxation techniques but definitely not house cleaning 😮
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LOL. If I come to visit you, I’ll do the cleaning!!!!
I have to admit that cleaning has lower priority on my list. I enjoy doing it, but I like other things more. 😉
Have a wonderful day.
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When can you come?? 😉
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Ha ha ha… if I don’t have a boss at home, I would get on the plane tomorrow 😉
I have googled your place because I was so curious about all the places you wrote on Monday’s walk. It does seem like a nice place to visit… It’s on my list.
Have a great day.
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Love the cake, and happy new phase of your life.
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Thanks, Sally. I retired in 2013 and life is good 😉
Have a great day.
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Marvelous…
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I definitely agree with you in all of the above. From what I hear, Helen, retiring is too much work to find time to relax 🙂 Have a great day.
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Thanks, Perpetua. I retired in 2013, so I am familiar with life after retiring. When people say retiring is too much work, they mean too much fun, I am sure 😉 I am busy, but I am doing what I like to do and I am doing it without any deadline. Life is good.
Have a great day.
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All perfect ways to relax Helen, and beautifully captured!
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Thanks, Tina.
Tina, we are driving to DC tomorrow for a family gathering and will spend 2 weeks there, so I will do your photo challenge later when I come back. Just want you to know that I am not skipping it 😉
Good night. .
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🙂 Thanks Helen!
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That is a beautiful set of images, Helen! I agree these are perfect ways to relax!!
Thank you so much for joining the Lens Artists. ：）
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Thanks, Amy. It’s a fun challenge. Every one of them made me think, which I like a lot.
Have a great evening.
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Great photos! I love the water falls! I think I start freelancing when you start retirement. My mom always says I am retired too, but I don’t think so because I still need to meet deadlines. And when I am not working, household chores will take up my time.
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Thanks for your comment. Hmm… I don’t remember cleaning my house before I retired. I think when you start enjoying doing household chores, you are truly retired 😉
Have a wonderful day.
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I’m with you with the mountains. Are they the Rocky Mountains? Congrats on your retirement but you might be in for a shock – I am busier now than when I was working.
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Thanks, Irene. Nope. I took this photo during my Alpine Countries trip 😉 I think it was Innsbruck. Lots of pretty mountains there !!!
I am busier than when I was working, too, but I don’t feel I am busy. 😉
Have a great day.
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Thanks Helen. Hope you are having a good week.
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I love the mountains too. There is something about being surrounded by giant formations – I find it calming and awe inspiring. Great collection of photos Helen. I wish I could find cleaning relaxing and not so frustrating…I find I ask myself ‘didn’t I just do this last week??’ Haha. Have a great day.
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Thanks, Kelly. It sure brings back the memories. Wish I could live there!
Maybe it is because when I clean the house, I talk to myself at the same time 😉 We were frustrated with all the dusts, too. We finally had our sir ducts cleaned and it is better now. We probably should do that long time ago.
Have a great day.
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Have a great day too!
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I still have to push myself to do the housework, even though I’m retired. 🙂 🙂 Here comes a cloudy day so no excuse! Enjoy your trip, Helen 🙂
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Thanks, Jo. I think one reason I like to clean the house is that I can see the result right away. Besides, that’s when I can talk to myself and I like doing that 😉
Have a great day.
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I do that too- and occasionally throw in a bit of dancing, if Mick’s not around. 🙂 🙂 Thanks, hon!
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Happy retirement Helen … it will mean more pics for us! Yes? 😃
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Thanks, Julie. Ha. I am pacing myself carefully, trying hard not to bore you too quickly 😉
Have a great day.
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Wonderful images including the cake though watching mountains is my favourite.
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Thanks, Rupali. You have a lot of mountains there, right?
Have a great day.
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Oh yes dear.
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A breath of fresh air. Its nice when we can look at photos and can feel what you felt.. relaxing indeed. Donna
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Thank you, Donna. Your comment makes me feel good. I love seeing other people’s photos for the same reason. 😉
Have a great day.
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Thank you. You as well.
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