Greetings Steemians and fellow photographers!

I'm grateful to be playing this game with you and 

am enjoying all the beauty being shared through this SteemitPhotoChallenge.

We have an incredible opportunity  to engage each other in our photographic journeys--

amplifying the experience for us all!  Thanks for the good times!

I am blessed to give homage to the human body and our appendages we often take for granted.

So grateful to honor HANDS!!

These photos taken with my Canon Rebel T2i with a Tamron Lens.

The first photo is my Entry No. 1, the photos following are just for sharing the joys of this photo shoot with you.  I will post my Entry Nos. 2 and 3 soon.

Hearing loud and frequent squeals with sporadic bouts of giggling, I felt another opportunity to catch life in action!   I grabbed my camera to find Quinn and his daughter QiQi  playing hide and seek games together in the tall grasses.  The grasses were even taller than two year old QiQi, which made the game that much more intriguing to her.  Nature's hiding places make quite the playground, the tall foliage set the stage for the perfect game of surprise.  

PHOTO ENTRY 1:

Reminds me a bit of Michelangelo's painting in the Sistine Chapel.

QiQi was intentionally getting lost in the greenery, her daddy popping out--seemingly from nowhere, giving rise to her full involvement in the game.  They crawled around scaring each other, rolling in the grasses, climbing all over one another, squeaking, squealing, whispering, and hiding from the camera. 

I hope you enjoy this series of photos (not intended as entries) .

At the  @gardemofeden we are very big on play.  Hide and seek and chase games are some of our favorites.  These kids are really resilient and look for every opening to engage an adult in a high level game of interactive play.  Look how much fun can be had with ourselves in our own back yard!!  (No equipment, no toys, no money, no outing required!!)  Opportunity for play is available to us 24/7, as we stay home with our children, enjoying not only quality, but quantity time together.  As much time as we want!!!  We are delighted by our choices to make our children the priority, sharing copious amounts of our everyday lives together.  

YES!!!! 

WE ARE BLESSED!!!