Taking in Life Around Me.....#sundaystills Theme: Small things

This #sundaystills challenge is hosted by Terri from Second Wind Leisure. It's a great themed photography challenge that you'll enjoy. I love seeing the other participants interpretation of the theme each week...it causes me to think outside the box. I joined in hopes of it pushing me to get out and take more photos...I have to some degree, but I also like that Terri is okay with us finding photos in our archives, which is also a lot of fun. So check out my photos and then head over to Terri's page to participate or visit other's posts. There are some awesome contributors who always inspire me.

This weeks theme is based around the word small. I love small things. Sometimes I feel pretty small in this big world. I used to love the books All Creatures Great and Small. Whether something is big or small, whether a thing or a moment, they all matter. Sometimes, most times, it's the small things that make the biggest difference. 

During October, tiny pumpkins and gourds are my absolute favorite!!! I love decorating with them, and one time I made mini pecan pies inside little tiny pumpkins. 

On a trip to the wildlife refuge near our home, we spotted some baby geese. They were so cute. 

Small grapes on the vine in Switzerland! I was so tempted to try one, but, of course, I didn't because they were in someones yard. 

A sweet, small butterfly on a tiny Aster flower. 

When we were on our trip to Ohio last year, we spotted this tiny snapping turtle that had wandered away from the marshy area and onto the sand. A local man passing by stopped when I showed him and returned him to where he probably came from. 

I certainly felt small when we visited the basketball hall of fame. Check these photos out. We had fun visiting, even though I'm pretty clueless to all things basketball. 

Small, tiny butterflies were in abundance at the Magic Wings Conservatory in Massachusetts. 

On our recent trip to Anderson Island we were walking on the rocks during low tide..I kept hearing this clacking noise, and then was seeing what I thought was the sun glistening on the rocks...well, it turned out to be all these tiny crabs...and let me tell you, there were A LOT...it was almost creepy. But I was fascinated by them. 

On a recent trip to an antique store I kept my eye out for tiny things. The little jars above were maybe only 3" high. So cute. 

This collection of small thimbles was neat...some much tinier than others. 

Finally, Plymouth Rock was MUCH smaller than I expected it to be when we visited. Haha..I remember thinking "well, okay, then". According to the History Channel, it is estimated to only be a 1/3 or half of its original size, and only a third of the stone is visible, with the rest buried under the sand. Hmmm....

With Joy Unquenchable,

Kirstin