My friend, Debbie has come to stay for a few days! She and Dale moved to Arizona four years ago- so it is a HUGE treat to have her here, if only for a few days. She drove out because she is moving one of her daughters from Arizona to Sacramento- and she could quite possibly be here for the birth of her second grand-baby, due any day now. In the meantime, we are having a great time talking and laughing and laughing and talking! Bittersweet, though, because she is here for such a short time- and I’ll miss her even more when she leaves. Love you, Debbie!
Day 266- Everyday
Today’s theme is everyday– so here is something I do every day.
At least there are some new dishes in the dishwasher. . .
And here is something that is NOT everyday- but maybe about every week or so- FLOWERS!
Day 265- w h i t e
One of the themes in my Flickr group is white this week. Although I gravitate to bright colors, I think there is something special about white. I gathered a few white objects from the futon room, craft room, junk room (depending on whom you ask. . .) to compose this simple image.
I slightly desaturated the photo and added a layer of Kim’s lightpaper texture at a low opacity.
Day 264- Good Morning!
Good Morning! I couldn’t pass up breakfast as the theme today- the promise of getting breakfast AND my photoshoot accomplished early in the day?- of COURSE!
This is a pretty typical breakfast- toast or cereal, that’s me! I tend to either read or sit at the computer while I eat. The table seemed more photoworthy today- that’s the ninth Maisie Dobbs, Elegy for Eddie, sitting by my place.
Please note the new Fiestaware in the photo! We decided to replace our old, scratched everyday dishes with colorful Fiesta, which I have always loved. There was a great sale at Macy’s, and we bought 4 place settings- and ordered 4 more. The new dishes came right away, but had a chip on one piece, and scratches on one piece out of each of the other 3 boxes. So we have to return them, alas. Just another glitch in a week dominated by another major car repair for the Subaru (long, sad story. . .).
Day 263- (sun)Glass(es)
The theme today is glass. Of course, a strict interpreter of the topic would note that my sunglasses aren’t made of glass- but I would argue that a)glass is part of the word, sunglasses, b) the sunglasses are sitting on a glass surface (I think), and c) there is a glass mirror and a glass window reflected in the sunglasses.
I played with the image a bit in Color Efex Pro to make it more striking.
Day 262- Autumn, NOT. . .
The prompt for this week’s Texture Tuesday is ORANGE. I associate orange with autumn and Halloween, and although that season is around the corner, it isn’t showing itself too much around here yet (although it certainly is cooler today).
So. . . . today’s image is Faux Fall- fake leaves from Michael’s pulled out of a cupboard and shoved into a basket. I added to the fakery enhanced the image by applying a filter called Indian Summer from Color Efex Pro (did I mention that a mini version of Color Efex Pro came with my Wacom tablet? Delightful surprise!!!) before adding 3 layers of Kim’s hello texture.
Voila!
Day 261- Desperate Measures
No time today!!!! One of the themes this week is DOTS. And that’s that! 😉
Day 260- Growing
I took the easy way out and photographed some spider plant babies (and- it turns out- the birch tree outside. . .) in response to grow, one of this week’s themes.
I added a texture from Florabella at a very low opacity to this image.
Day 259- Vintage
We chose Winnemucca, Nevada for our last stop before going home, because my husband’s mother had been born there and my husband remembers childhood visits to the little house where his great-grandmother lived. Grammie and her third husband, who worked for the railroad, lived in a tiny house across the street from the old Winnemucca train station. I also remember visiting her in this house when we were newlyweds.
The old train station is gone, replaced by a small Amtrak structure, but the little house remains. It was hard to take a decent shot of the house, because of cars parked in front, so I took a photo of the same little gate that Lonnie remembers from his childhood. I textured this with Kim Klassen’s kkgrunge for a vintage effect.
I wasn’t planning to photograph the Amtrak station, but I noticed an A, created by the roofline- and remembered the challenge from a few days ago to find something that looked like a letter. In keeping with my own vintage theme, I took the photo into OnOne’s Perfect Effects (my freebie from the Kelby seminar) and had fun adding effects and textures.
Day 258- Idaho Falls
Before we left Idaho Falls this morning, we walked across the street so I could take a few quick photos of the falls. which are part of a massive greenbelt going through the town.
Day 257- Where there’s smoke. . .
Fall is already making its appearance in Yellowstone and the Tetons. As we began the long trek home, we took a leisurely drive through both parks before beginning the drive through the pass into Idaho this evening. We stopped quite a few times in Yellowstone- especially in Hayden Valley and along Yellowstone Lake- and at Jenny Lake in the Tetons. We were delighted to see the grasses turning golden- and eventually the aspens as we came into the Tetons. Unfortunately, due to wildfires, there is a smoky haze everywhere, especially over the Tetons, which are heavily shrouded.
Day 256- Row, Row, Row Your Boat
It was all about Henry, while Miles was at preschool this morning.
Henry playing in his “boat” (with Cooper keeping a suspicious eye on the activity)-
And Henry playing Row Your Boat with Papa-
Day 255- Nine Eleven
Day 254- First Day!
Today is Miles’s first day of preschool for the year. Here he is checking out his hair.
His mama is the preschool director, so it was her first day too. And it’s her birthday!
After they left for school, it was Henry’s turn at the sink. Brushing his teeth comes second only to washing his hands as his current favorite activity to do ALL MY HIMSELF.
Day 253- Porch View
It’s just me and Henry this afternoon- and Henry is blissfully asleep. The boys are out for a ride and hike, and Henry’s mama is working at the preschool. Getting some photos taken during this lull in the day’s activities seemed like a good idea, so I decided to take some photos out on the front porch.
Adirondack Chairs. . .
And the church next door. . .
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