Today I got to go outside with the dogs and just sit down on my picnic table and do some meditation. It was so healing and peaceful for me, and just feeling the sun come down on my face and just breathe. Sometimes taking a break from social media, from electronics, from the stressors of any given day just helps to reset my mood and get me going again. I’m glad it was way warmer than it was yesterday. I didn’t even need a sweater so that was great! It made me miss Hawaii so much.

Today’s prompt for Bookending Spring comes from Megan & Crystal @ Ginger Mom and Company. Thank you to Sam @ Fictionally Sam for sharing the post for this week due to Megan and Crystal being unable to at this time.

Share some of your favorite spring-themed book photo props (bonus points if they’re very affordable or super unique)!

Ahh okay well. Book props, got it!

Fake Flowers

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SPARROW by @mceciliajackson broke my heart in the best way, fam. Be sure to check out my review on my blog and to check out the giveaway details on @theffbc main page. Thanks so much to @torteen for sending me this beautiful ARC to enjoy. I can’t wait to reread it over and over again. #sparrow #maryceciliajackson #torteen #sparrowbook #macmillanbooks #torteenbooks #fiercereads

A post shared by Leelynn 🌹 (@sometimesleelynnreads) on Mar 22, 2020 at 11:15am PDT

So I’m not the greenest person in the world, and I can’t plant or keep plants alive because I’m just a terrible person. But I’ve bought me a few fake flowers to give me some colors around my house and I’ll use them in some of my photos to give more pop or just make me feel warm and fun. I don’t know. I really love seeing flowers in photos and being around flowers. It’s a weird feeling and I don’t know if I’m explaining it well but I just really love being around that kind of nature.

You can buy fake flowers either from craft stores or even a dollar store!

A Bench

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“Let me be clear, I never intended to raise my brother from the grave, though he may claim otherwise.” . . I was enchanted from the first lines of this novel and to this day I will never get over my love of this book. Tea’s journey to becoming the most powerful Dark Asha in the world was just beautifully told and made me want nothing more than for Tea to bring the world to its knees for mistreating her and those like her. Does that make me a little menace? Possibly. 🤨 . . Rin Chupeco is one of my favorite authors in the world and this was the book that introduced me to the amazingness that is Rin. If you have not read this one, or want to know more about Tea and her journey into the world of the Asha, pick up this book and join #tbwreadathon with me. This is the first book in The Bone Witch Trilogy and trust me when I say you are in for an intense ride. I’m glad to be back in this world and I’m looking forward to reading The Heart Forger in May. . . For those of you that have read The Bone Witch, what was your favorite part? Let me know! I’d love to fangirl with you in the comments 🥰 . . Swipe for an outtake while practicing being in front of the camera for the first time in forever 😅

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I like to put my books on the bench that my husband built for our house because it’s just really nice for me to sit there and give some height to my books so they aren’t on the ground. It also helps me to stack some books too if I have a big stack so… yeah I don’t know! If there’s a favorite place outside that you like to sit and relax at, then I would recommend taking a book out there and taking some pictures out there too.

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Here’s my planned possibility pile for both #asianreadathon and #seamaydenathon ! Stay tuned to my blog (or possibly a BookTube video?????) for a breakdown and intro to both readathons I plan on participating in for May. . . . . #bookstagram #book #reader #reading #booklover #booknerd #books #bookworm #bookaddict #bookphoto #bookphotography #bookpile #readersofinstagram #readersofig #readersofinsta #readersgonnaread #readingtime #readathon #bookblogger #bookblog #bibliophile

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But whatever you end up choosing friends, make sure that it brings YOU joy. These photos are definitely for you and we all appreciate everything that you put in to making your photos fit YOU.