Monday, July 6, 2020

Ageless Style - Summer Love


The Ageless Style Link Up-  The first Monday of every month a group of over forty fashion bloggers pick a monthly theme and show different ways of styling it. 

This month's Ageless Style Theme is "Summer Love" and was chosen by Daenel.    She told us that she did not have instructions for us and to just have fun with the theme.  Everyone on the team was pretty happy to hear this!  For me it was a relief because ever since the Coronovirus and subsequent lockdowns, I haven't been buying any new clothes (well, I did buy two new pair of sneakers) nor have I been going anywhere to need any new clothes.  But after all the months of staying home, and then weeks of horrific violence in America, hubby and I were ready to get out and have some fun and try to put it all out of minds even if for only a little while.  We decided to have one of our "Sunday Fun Days" and after our church service, we grabbed some subs, and headed to a local state park for a picnic lunch and nature trail walk.


We enjoyed looking at this beautiful lake view while we ate our lunch.


Now I had to dress for both a casual church service plus a short hike so I wore an athletic skort, a metallic pink tee, comfy silver sandals, and I carried a cross body to hold my phone and sun glasses.


Summer Love for me is all about getting out and enjoying the outdoors.  I spend most of my summer days in my own "Garden of Eden", my backyard, but when I'm not there you will most likely find me hiking somewhere with my husband.  We are huge nature lovers and love to hike.  


The trail we took this day was a short but sweet one.  The "Beaver Meadow Trail" is an easy one mile trail in Lake Wissota Wisconsin State Park.  It is a loop through a forest with views of a pond and a little creek.  It was so peaceful and so refreshing to be in the quiet of the woods during such tumultuous times.  We enjoyed it so very much and our spirits were lifted.


We never saw any beavers, just a couple of ducks, but that's ok because I see lots of beavers just down the road from my house.


The ferns were loving all the wet, cool weather we had been experiencing.


I saw a few wildflowers too, like this wild geranium.



And now, be sure and check out the other ladies of Ageless Style to see how they interpreted the theme "Summer Love"



Amy ~ Amy's Creative Pursuits BlogFacebookInstagramGoogle+Pinterest
Bettye ~ Fashion Schlub BlogFacebookInstagramYouTube
Daenel ~ Living outside the stacks BlogInstagramPinterestTwitter
Debbie ~ Fashion Fairy Dust BloglovinBlogInstagramPinterestFacebookTwitter
Jennie ~ A Pocketful of Polka Dots BlogInstagramFacebookPinterestTwitterBloglovin
Jodie ~ Jodie's Touch of Style BlogFacebookInstagramPinterestBloglovinTwitter
Julia ~ When the Girls Rule BlogFacebookPinterestInstagram
Kellyann ~ This Blonde's Shopping Bag BlogInstagramBloglovinTwitter
Shelly ~ The Queen in Between BlogInstagramBloglovinPinterestFacebook
Shugunna ~ Nzuri N* Simplicity BlogPinterestInstagram

Have A Great Day!  Amy

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40 comments:

  1. What a perfect outfit for doing both activities. Ada and I have a new link up on the 1st Sunday of the month! Come and link up! Your hike looks so pretty! We have been hiking too!
    www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com

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    1. Thank you! What? A new link up? How exciting! Most bloggers are ending link ups, I'm excited to see a new one starting. I'll be right over.

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  2. Such a great look for church and easy hiking! Loving the that metallic tshirt and the skort fits the occasions so well!

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  3. What a wonderful idea to get out this way Amy!! Mother Nature is so medicinal.
    OXOX
    Jodie
    www.jtouchofstyle.com

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  4. Oh so nice flowers and cute photos
    Lovely and comfy outfit
    xx

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  5. I bought a gray athletic skort this year and I am just loving that I can dress it up or down. Cute outfit.

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    1. I know, aren't they great? Especially for going from one activity to another. Thanks so much!

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  6. Your hiking area looks lovely, Amy. I'm intrigued by pink metallic tee !

    Bettye
    https://fashionschlub.com

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    1. Thanks! Yes, I love the metallic touch. It adds something special to a generic tee.

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  7. Perfect places to go: church and God's backyard. I am grateful to have a nature trail behind our house. Your outfit looks lovely. Glad you are enjoying some time out and about, although you do have a beautiful garden of Eden at home! :-)

    ❤️carmen

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  8. Such a cute outfit for a hike and it looks like a beautiful spot to visit too! Now that things are a lot more relaxed with the restrictions here we have been getting out more - we had a few playdates last weekend and another this weekend!

    Hope your week is going well :) It's turned into a rainy one here!

    Away From Blue

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    1. Thanks so much, it was pretty. Glad you're getting out more.

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  9. Such a beautiful outfit and nature. Thank you for sharing.

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  10. That skort!!! I love it. Need some of those for playing pickleball, if I ever get to play again. Great interpretation of Summer Love.

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    1. Oh, I love them! I bought two of the same skirt and wear them pretty much all summer.

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  11. Glad you were able to enjoy a lakeside picnic and a walk along a lovely trail.

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  12. What a wonderful way to escape the chaos in the world and what a beautiful way to spend a summer day! I love the outfit you chose. It is super cute and stylish and totally practical for church and hiking! Well done. Thanks for linking up with me.

    Shelbee
    www.shelbeeontheedge.com

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  13. Love it so much. Beautiful photos.

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  14. You look very good! I like this outfit and the view! 😊

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  15. This is the perfect outfit! The photos are so pretty! I need to get out hiking with my kids!

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  16. The virus has definitely affected my fashion too. You look cute in all of this!

    Amy Ann
    Straight A Style

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    1. I think it's affected everyone's fashion. I heard clothing sales are down 50% and if people are buying clothes it's just tops because that's what you can see in Zoom meetings. ha ha!

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  17. What a beautiful lake! I love to run outdoors and my son has been in cross country this year, so we've been exploring a lot of new (to us) parks and it has been great to just get out. I'm sure your garden is gorgeous.

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

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    1. Thank you. Yes, we just got a state park pass since there's not much else to do but hike or kayak.

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  18. Hi Amy- I love skorts and you look so good! I didn't know you had a Linkup!! Will link up next time for sure. And- I have a weekly one too/ Please come check it out and enter your post: https://lucybertoldi.com/2020/07/17/fabulous-fridays-linkup-dreaming-of-a-sunshiny-getaway/

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    1. Thank you! Yes, it's open the first Monday of the month. I will definitely check yours out!

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  19. Nature is so beautiful! The photos are lovely

    xoxo
    Lovely

    http://mynameislovely.com

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