Fairy Garden

This morning I worked thru the tutorial in a fairy garden.  It was so much fun.  I had some trouble as the instructions are for PC and I'm working with mac.  But, I'm still happy with what I was able to accomplish. I heart faces rocks! Thank you Michelle Johnson.

What do you think?

Such a great day

I've just finished up my Online photography course and I'm happy to report that it went really well.

So what have I learned? 

Courage - Just get out there and start taking photographs.

Read the manual - Hmm, much more educated on just what my camera is capable of.

Post/editing pictures - Photoshop elements isn't as scary as I first thought.  Starting to get the hang of it.

Resources - Lots of information on the Web, but it does take time to find it.

Flickr Group - Great fun posting pictures to a group and getting feedback.

Thanks to Rachel at Bloom a photo e course for such a great opportunity to improve my skills.

Amazing morning

This was such a beautiful morning for a beach walk.  The sun shining bright.  The waves crashing loudly on the shore and people walking about everywhere.  I just love the smell of salt in the air.  I'm always in awe of how lucky I am to live near the water and have such easy access for walking along the shore.

Still enjoying our never ending summer…

Well here we are in the last days of October and it is still hot here in southern California.  How much longer till we get a taste of fall or maybe a glimpse of winter?

I’m ready to pull the sweaters and uggs out of storage.  I’m still wearing flip-flops and capri’s.  Ha!  Believe me, I’m not complaining, I’m just ready for a season change.  I’ve seen some pretty cozy pictures on other blogs of bountiful pumpkin patches, colorful leaf piles and homemade goodies.  Oh well,

I’ll just enjoy this warm weather while it lasts.  Happy Friday.  Have a great weekend.

Walkabout

Today, wow the clouds in the sky are beautiful.  Funny, we don’t seem to have clouds all that often here in southern California.  When they do arrive, I love to go out and watch them float by.  All the white and grey fluffiness against the blue blue sky is breathtaking to witness.

Instead of heading to the gym, I brought my camera along for a morning walk. My quest; looking for color.

Here it is mid October and I found that there still is much color to be found if one looks.  After viewing these pictures I had taken at Buena Creek park, I felt the need to share.

Searching for treasure

Today I'm digging thru my stash drawers to see what I've saved for some future creation.
I found that I've got a few items that haven't seen the light of day in sometime.  Ribbon that I purchased long ago that I once had plans for.  What happened?

Flower coursages that I made and then put away until?

Stick and Hatpins that I purchased to put on my handmade hats then they too got stashed away.  Well, now that I've unearthed these beauties, I need to think again about their possible uses.  I love treasure hunting…

Blogging...

Surfing the Blogs has been way more fun then I ever imagined.  How have I lived without Blogs?

Tara Frey’s book ‘Blogging for Bliss’ has open up a world I didn’t even know existed.

Creative Blogs with their beautiful pictures and art filled journal entries has been awe inspiring to me. I find time zooms by when I’m viewing blogs, but I just can’t seem to stop. 

Since I was recently layed off from work, I find myself with a tad bit of time on my hands.  Lucky me.  I get to go out and take photos for my blog, walk the beach, work on my knitting projects and oh, yes, read my favorite blogs.