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Ranch Versatility Challenge Thorson Ranch Morgan Hill
Yesterday’s spontaneous trip to Thorson Ranch in San Martin (but we entered it from the Morgan Hill side. haha!) was a hit of the month. Well, the month just started and I’m already excited for what it can bring with such a start.
I knew where horses are our kids’ happiness will follow. Not to mention my girls’ favorite movie these days is the “Spirit: Stallion of Cimarron”
While passing Thorson Ranch yesterday we saw a crowd of trailers and horses, and we decided to have a look at whatever was happening there. We were heading out for a spontaneous trip anyway, and this was happening right around the corner from where we live.
I had to do an iPhone production from the even as well, it wouldn’t be me if I didn’t, or didn’t try.
Just keep in mind I rode a horse once in my life. And he threw me into the river. I was 7 years old. I wish I had bigger and better experience with horses during my life because I really like them. OH, and once, I spent an entire month as summer camp tutor during horse riding camp. In beautiful Polish mountains. The kids, who otherwise were very high maintenance, were very eager to get up early in the morning to clean the poop (so they can get extra credits for riding). It was amazing to witness their passion for horses.
Anyway, I’ve seen the arena busy on several occasions in the past but never got inside to have a look at what was happening there. Despite the fact they are our neighbors.
Equipped with the best camera possible – the only one I had with me, my iPhone, I tried to document our experience. Here it is!
The kids loved it. Now I can’t get out of my head the idea of signing up my girls for horse riding classes. I think that would be a dream come true for them, and oh, the endless opportunities to get amazing images of horses…
12 Instagram communities for parents (and not only)
Today I am going to showcase 12 Instagram communities for parents (and not only).
If you started your Instagram account but it seems like nobody sees your pictures, nobody is liking them or commenting on them it’s probably because you’re not “hanging out” in the right places and because you’re not involved too much into liking and commenting yourself.
Also stop using very general hashtags like: #kids #food #children #fun #beautiful #family #etc 🙂 There are so many pictures under those hashtags that yours if not standing out with something super original then will be lost within seconds after posting it.
Find few communities and stick to them. Use their hashtags for relevant pictures you post and stay active in those communities. Don’t just post and go away. If you want to get more likes, start conversation under your picture you have to make the first move. Comment on photos of other people, spend some time going through the hashtags and like other people photos.
The communities I’m listing in this post are fun and family friendly accounts that focus on photographs of parenthood, children, food, fun and creative photographs of your everyday life.
Sometimes if your photo is interesting enough you might get your picture featured on their grid. That’s pretty great if you want to get more exposure to your account or if you want to gain more followers. At the same time following those accounts and using their hashtags will give you access to a great number of moms and dads who serve as great inspiration.
Some of the accounts have weekly or daily “challenges” / “themes” that you have to follow in order to get featured on their grid. But some have general hashtag that you can use every single time you post something on your Instagram account but it’s not related to the daily(weekly) theme.
The accounts I will mention here today are not only children related. They vary from food and life/home style to flowers and bugs and more.
Here we go:
1. Moms with cameras (https://instagram.com/momswithcameras/)
2. Hiyapapayaphotoaday (https://instagram.com/hiyapapayaphotoaday/)
3. Sunny picture challenge (https://instagram.com/sunnypicchallenge/)
⋆ Hello! @sunnymatilda here, posting from the official tag: ⇨ #sunnypicchallenge ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Please congratulate: ⇖ @ewasamples ⇗ @janiceinct ⇙ @iguazu883 ⇘ @ragari ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• #myspcfeature #myspcfaves #sunnypiclove A photo posted by #sunnypicchallenge (@sunnypicchallenge) on
4. Shutter Sisters (https://instagram.com/shuttersisters/)
5. The children of the world (https://instagram.com/thechildrenoftheworld/)
Gorgeous capture of this lil photographer tagged by @ewasamples. Fantastic image! Thank you so much for sharing here with us. ? Your photo has been featured by #thechildrenoftheworld, chosen by @chloeann1209 ? posted on behalf of the @thechildrenoftheworld team. A photo posted by thechildrenoftheworld (@thechildrenoftheworld) on
6. Snap-ish (https://instagram.com/snap_ish/)
7. Our everyday moments (https://instagram.com/our_everyday_moments/)
Sat/Sun theme || everyday ? || @ewasamples congratulations!! ? follow our feed @our_everyday_moments + continue tagging your photos to #our_everyday_moments for a chance to be featured. we would greatly appreciate it if you shared us on your personal feed or even tag a couple friends below in the comment field that might enjoy this page. thank you so much in advance. ? A photo posted by join us! ?? (@our_everyday_moments) on
8. jj_nosquares (https://instagram.com/jj_nosquares/)
with this account is a part of @jjcommunity which you should follow as well and some of their other accounts:
9. All the differences (https://instagram.com/all_the_differences/)
Hello it’s @aussiebree. Posting from our official tag #at_diff. . Beautiful captures! ✨?✨?✨ . Featured Photographers: . @chelsea_kale @ewasamples @amyhobbsphotography @heidinorman . Let’s show some love and visit their gallery. ?Keep tagging #at_diff for your photos to be featured?, because here at All_the_Differences we want to celebrate and showcase all YOUR differences ! A photo posted by All The Differences (@all_the_differences) on
10. Mom_Hub (https://instagram.com/mom_hub/)
11. Nothingisordinary_ (https://instagram.com/nothingisordinary_/)
12. My_365 (https://instagram.com/my_365/)
Last but not least. This community is where I started my adventure with Instagram and got to know most of my followers and the people I follow.
Instagram can be a fun way to connect with people, even make friends. For example a year ago I got to hang out with very talented and super creative @dodovo while visiting Orange County. I had never met her prior this trip. We only knew each other from Instagram and through our pictures.
Anyway, if you are on Instagram don’t forget to follow me (@ewasamples) and say “Hi”.
Also, don’t forget to edit your photos before you post them anywhere. Here is my video with in which I show you how I edit my iPhone photo before I post it on Instagram:
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