No, I don’t think we’ll be having a white Christmas. It may be a yellow one, though. Our ornamental pear trees have just now begun to turn bright yellow. They usually turn red in October and are completely bare by this time, but for some reason they have not changed […]
Photography
Photography is my newest hobby. I’m learning new things every day and love to share my latest pictures with my readers!
Photos–December Dew Drops
I looked out of my front window and gasped! My entire yard was covered with shimmering dew drops. Surface tension is so amazing! I ran and grabbed my camera and took some shots of my divinely ornamented lawn. With the reddish colored underbrush, the first two look Christmassy. It always looks so […]
Photos-Trip to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm
Sun Flare Photos
Capturing sun flare has become quite the voguish pursuit for photographers these days. It wasn’t long ago that these “over-exposed” photos were considered throw-away! Now, however, all over the blog-world I see beautiful photos with sunbeams bursting forth from every conceivable angle. I took my oldest out in the front yard (I know, […]
‘I Heart Faces’ Sun Flare Contest Entry
Here is the photo I’m entering in the ‘sun flare’ contest! I Heart Faces is a photography blog where photographers of all levels can enter weekly contests. There are great photography tutorials and tips on the site as well. This was my favorite sun flare picture out of all of […]
Photos of a “Website”
Photos–Porcelain Doll with a Pink Rose
This porcelain doll was mine when I was a little girl. I collected porcelain dolls when I was young, and this is one of the few that have survived our many moves. Last Sunday afternoon I got the urge to take some pictures and decided to stage a little scene with […]
Grapes
Last week I printed out the 187 page manual to my camera. Yes, I used every iota of black ink in the printer, and yes, the stack of paper was roughly the thickness of Little Women, BUT…. It was worth it. Just as I suspected, there are several features on my […]