For the New Year 2014

“Another fresh new year is here . . .
Another year to live!
To banish worry, doubt, and fear,
To love and laugh and give!

This bright new year is given me
To live each day with zest . . .
To daily grow and try to be
My highest and my best!

I have the opportunity
Once more to right some wrongs,
To pray for peace, to plant a tree,
And sing more joyful songs!”
― William Arthur Ward

Christmas

happy with a box of rocks!

kids at grandma's

guess who is going to see 1D?

 

Christmas hat contest! We won!

Swamp Sunflowers

Postcard from TI

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Texture Tuesday Free & Easy Edition-Mini May

Another late Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday! This is a butterfly that my children and I watched change from a caterpillar to butterfly. I had to shoot some photos as I let it go in my garden! I used Kim's new texture called kkgrungeframed. Used it at %100 multiply. Check out Kim's blog at

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/tag/texture-tuesday

She has some great textures and is very generous in giving freebies if you sign up for her newsletters!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Home Sweet Home Texture Tuesday Challenge

Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday challenge this week was Black and White Perhaps With a Touch of Color. I chose to use her Cherish texture. I used it twice. One layer as an overlay at 65% and another layer using multiply at 100%. These cute little metal houses were at a roadside treasures stand in Barberville, Florida. Thanks for stopping by!

Texture Tuesday-Pop

Today is Texture Tuesday over at Kim Klassen's blog. Her theme this week is Pop. She used a sunflower photo as an example. That made me remember some photos I just recently took at EPCOT'S Flower and Garden Festival. I added her Musiclovin texture to this photo. Added a sentiment and maybe one day will use this as a card or postcard. Check her blog out at:

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/texture-tuesday-the-pop-edition.html

Thanks for stopping by!

Texture Tuesday

Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday submit. A older photo with her new KK2203 texture. You can find her website here:

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe/tag/texture-tuesday

The theme for the week is a Little Flower Power.

Cypress Tree

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods.  But he cannot save them from fools.  ~John Muir

Visiting The Phoenix and The Senator's Remnants

The remains of The Senator

Tag on the The Phoenix, a tree cloned  fromThe Senator

The Phoenix

2,000 year old, Lady Liberty

http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/search.html?q=the+senator

Such a sad sight to see the charred remains of The Senator today. What a selfish act on the part of a woman (doing drugs) to burn down 3,500 years of history.

Texture Tuesday

Late again! Oh well, better late then never! I wanted to try something different today, so I tried to find something a little more whimsical to add texture to. Looking back through my files I found this photo took with my iPhone and Olloclip. Glass beads of a chicken and egg that I just love! Thanks, Mom!
So here is my masterpiece! he he! I used Kim Klassen's Sybil texture. Three layers at different blends modes (screen and multiply, with different opacities).

The rooster may crow, but the hen delivers the goods!

He Fills My Life With Good Things

Texture Tuesday

Well, it's Texture Tuesday on Kim Klassen's site today called:
http://www.kimklassencafe.com/

This week's challenge was to watch a tutorial on her website to add a "blanket of light" to your photo and also add one of her textures. Here is my try! I added the blanket of light with a gradient to transparent and also added her texture called Cherished Scripted set at 79%.  Thanks for taking a look. Definitely need to practice the blanket of light more!

Kim Klassen Texture Tuesday Downtown Collection-Mary

Another try at Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday (although I am always a day late or maybe two!) Someday I will remember to get it done Tuesday! I used one of  Kim's textures on this photo of my St. Patty's Day vignette! It is called Mary in the Downtown Collection! I used the texture twice, flipping one 180 degrees. I think it looks great on this photo! Let me know what you think! Thanks for looking!

Texture Try-From my Valentine's Window

I used Kim Klassen's texture titled Minus43 on this photo. I have been getting free textures from Kim in my email and have used a few, but never tried to link up before to her site. So here goes my first try. If you like this, check out Kim Klassen's website here:

http://www.kimklassencafe.com/

Sign up for her emails and she will generously send you free textures to give a try! They are really beautiful and can add so much to a photograph!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy 2013!

Hope everybody has the best year yet!