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School started this week for me…and now my world is full of action.  Five, six, seven and eight year olds bring energy and action to everything…even sitting still!  (If you can call it still.)  And with just three school days under our belts, we are busy making, thinking, talking, reading, computing, planning, performing, and writing.  Here’s a tiny glimpse of a student actively writing and drawing.

And while this picture is not at my school or one of my students, I am fascinated by watching children seriously engaged in learning and play.  (And those terms are mostly synonymous when it comes to kids!)  I love the earnestness of this child at play building.

Over the weekend I spent some time on the beach.  It’s been hot here (for the coast, anyway), and there is lots of action on the beach as people try to stay cool.  Here’s a shot of a sandpiper in flight.  I was lucky enough to snap just as he took to the air.

I also came across this family at play…using a piece of kelp as a jump rope.  It was fun to watch them take turns turning and jumping and encouraging each child to try jumping in.  Kelp is pretty amazing stuff!

The end of summer is also the perfect time for grilling food outdoors, especially since we don’t have air conditioning.  I’m lucky…my husband is both a great cook and great at grilling!

And I love that action doesn’t have to involve people or animals.  There is lots of action in nature.  I was excited when I noticed that I captured this wave in action as it crashed against the rocks.

So this is the week to look for the action in your life…whether you find it in shots of people, animals, machines, nature…or something else.

You can post your photo alone or along with some words: commentary, a story, a poem…maybe even a song! I love to study the photographs that others’ take and think about how I can use a technique, an angle, or their inspiration to try something new in my own photography. (I love a great mentor text…or mentor photo, in this case!)

I share my photography and writing on social media. You can find me on Instagram and Twitter using @kd0602. If you share your photos and writing on social media too, please let me know so I can follow and see what you are doing. To help our Weekly Photo community find each other, use the hashtag #action for this week and include @nwpianthology in your post.

Where will you find action?  I can’t wait to find out!