• Composites,  Photography

    ….and she danced….

    My newest photo manip. Source Files: Rocks – Burtn    Burtn     Leina1 Wagon – Wintersmagic Stock Gypsy – Faestock Fire – Shaedsofgrey Tree – AT-Stock Grass – gd08 Path – Celticstrm Iron Kettle – SalsolsaStock Background – Chulii Stock ….as well as my own resources.

  • Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 4.21.2013

     Outside my window…is the end of another weekend.  At around 11:00 this evening we are at 47°F with clear skies.  The weather channel says it feels like 43°F and I’m wondering if I should be worried about the house plants I took outside a couple of weeks ago.  I guess it is too late to worry about that now…I hope they will be alright.  We had an absolutely beautiful, albeit chilly, weekend.  There was a nice overnight soaking rain on Friday and into the early hours Saturday morning that washed the thick layer of pollen away.  A cold front moved in with that rain and left the air feeling brisk and…

  • Free Stuff

    Free August 2012 Desktop Calendar

    August crept up on me….time again for your free desktop calendars.  This month I have four to choose from…..first up, a lone acorn…. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen.  You know there will be a flower included…. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six high resolution images available so you can select the one that best fits your screen.  A forgotten bell caught my eye one evening at sunset…. To download a zip file of this calendar, click here.  There are six…

  • Photography

    Looking Back ~ August 3rd

    I came home from work a little early today….I actually brought some things home with me to work from home.  I have been feeling a bit under the weather the past couple of days and will work from home tomorrow so I can fully recover.  I have a trip coming up don’t ‘cha know…have to be 100% before next week.  🙂 After I arrived home, I laid down for a bit and contemplated what I wanted to post about today.  I had an idea….I would go back and revisit some photos I took on this day last year.  I have learned volumes in the past year….especially in the field of editing and…

  • Life In General,  Miscellaneous

    Little Creek In The Forest

    This little creek winds through the forest and is usually not much…..but due to the mass quantities of rain this winter, it is deeper and flowing quite nicely now.   My plan was to get a few more photos, but the floor of the forest is like a huge sponge….far too soggy to go exploring on.

  • Life In General,  Miscellaneous,  Road Trips

    Road Trip ~ Part IV ~ Final Resting

    I stumbled upon a very old cemetary while  in South Carolina last month.  I like old cemetaries…..they whisper to me ~ especially when they are in the woods.  It actually was a glimpse of a headstone as I drove down an old road that caught my eye.  This road was off the beaten path so I knew it must be an old cemetary, but what I didn’t know was how old.  My oldest daughter joined me on this sunny afternoon for our visit to the cemetary.  There is a small pull off for vehicles and a sign warning visitors there is a state law which prohibits visitors from tampering with or removing any items from a cemetary…