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.
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. . .).
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.
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!
No time today!!!! One of the themes this week is DOTS. And that’s that! 😉
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.
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.
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.
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.
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-
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.
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. . .
I almost forgot to do my blog today. We babysat the boys all day, and there was hardly a moment to snap a picture!
Here are some shots of Henry in the bath. Enjoy those curls now- I hear that the curls in the back may be trimmed soon. . .
The theme for my Daily Challenge Flickr group today is veiled. As we drove through the Paradise Valley this morning, we could see the Pine Creek fire still burning on the hillsides. I took photos through the car window- and realized that the smoke had veiled the hills and mountains behind in smoke- a perfect response to today’s challenge.
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