All of my Favourite Things - Free Images

As an intro to my free images, I would like to share something with you, and that is @ericvancewalton's Pay it Forward for the Holidays, where Eric encourages us to reach out to others; it could be a stranger we cross paths with, or it could be a friend.
This is what Eric said in that post:

What I'm proposing, if you can spare it, is to invest whatever you can afford in the goodness of humanity. Even if the act of kindness costs you nothing, like a compliment or offering to open a door for someone. Simply help a stranger you cross paths with.

Most of us are celebrating the year-end holidays and some are celebrating Christmas; special times, shared with family and friends.
Yet, many live lonely lives, having lost jobs or family, and all the frivolity that takes place this time of the year only serves to emphasize their loneliness.

Eric suggested a couple of ways of paying it forward, so take a peek at his blog, and who knows, you may just find yourself a new friend, or find that you want to do this all year round.
What a better world would it not be if we all took off our blinkers, look around and see the small blessings, and pass on some of that feel-goodness.

My favourite way of paying it forward is to give someone an experience - this creates good memories, whereas meaningless gifts fade over time.

It could be tickets to a show, taking someone lonely to the park or the beach, and packing a basket of special treats that they can take home afterwards. If you have a little cash to spare, place it in a small handmade card with an encouraging note; ask them to only open it when they get home.
There are many ways I've paid it forward in the past, and even though I do not expect anything in return, it is just amazing how something good happens time and time again after reaching out to others with a kind deed.

Free Images

One way we on Hive can very easily pay it forward, is to help our fellow Hive bloggers by making our images freely available to all on Hive, the cost to them is to simply credit you for the photography.
This is what the Stock Images Community is all about.
The team behind this community painstakingly indexes all images as they're shared by our community, so why not go THERE when looking for a suitable image for your Hive blog.

We have many talented photographers here on Hive, so why not join the Images and Ideas Challenge and not only share your images but also showcase them at the same time; sounds like a win-win opportunity to me!

Their current challenge topic is to share images on:

1: What you post/blog about or blogs you enjoy.

Everyone who knows me, also know that I love cooking and baking, so I will be sharing images that will fall into the categories:

Snacks, Desserts, and Baking:

Snacks - Cucumber Snacks in a jiffy

Snacks - Cheese Straws

Dessert - Peppermint Caramel Tart

Dessert - Berry & Cream Chocolate Flan

Dessert - Apple Fritter Rings

Baking - Scones

Scones with Cream & Jam

Cooking and Baking are just some of my favourite Hive blogging topics, and I hope to share some of my other favorite things next time - nature which is a broad topic, from the garden with flowers, trees, and edible crops, to the ocean, the mountains, and so much more.

I will be paying forward some of my home-baked goodies this Christmas, and look forward to hearing about how you pay it forward.

Most of all, I hope to see many more Hive bloggers share their images here in the Stock Images Community, for the benefit of everyone here in our Hive world.

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