It’s Valentine’s Day so of course, I played around with roses. I purchased a rainbow bouquet, cut off the blooms, and used blue tac to stick the blossom upright on the pink background. Then I took some extreme closeup shots of each rose then used the premade filters in photoshop camera raw to create theContinue reading “A Rose by any other name.”
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Don’t Touch My Tomatoes
If you are allergic, don’t like, or shouldn’t eat tomatoes, and miss that yummy spaghetti sauce, don’t worry I have good news for you. Buy some fire-roasted bell peppers, or make them if you have the time, put them in the blender and viola spaghetti sauce. Just add spices and garlic and you don’t noticeContinue reading “Don’t Touch My Tomatoes”
Yummy!
Mochi Donuts are gluten-free and about half the calories of a donut, so you can eat two. If you don’t love sprinkles I just can’t help you. 🙂 Mochi Donuts are made with rice and tapioca flour, so they are gluten-free. The texture is chewy but in a good way, it’s not a granola mixContinue reading “Yummy!”
White Sands National Park doesn’t have sand.
White Sands National Park in New Mexico USA, doesn’t have sand. It looks like sand but it’s really powered gypsum crystals. It also feels like wet sand but it doesn’t cling, you can brush it off like dry sand.
I love the nightlight, I like to boogie
Forced Creativity part 99. For this photo, I purchased small mason jars with a handle and brightly colored LED lights. I wanted for the nightfall, got out my tripod, and took these photos from my balcony. The orange bokken lights in the background are lights from the apartment building across from me. Focusing on theContinue reading “I love the nightlight, I like to boogie”
Red Roof Church
Reyniskirkja Church in Vik Iceland rests high above the picturesque coastline with summer flowers in bloom and the jagged mountains in the background. The above is a color splash, color highlight, color point, or emphasize color photo. This means only one color is visible, and the rest of the image is in black and white.Continue reading “Red Roof Church”
The Great Dismal Swamp
It’s not that bad. I took a trip to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia, USA. In winter, it’s a lovely weekend trip, but I wouldn’t risk it in summer; the mosquitos must be horrendous. Along the gravel car trail, there is a small trail to the 800-year-old tree, and as IContinue reading “The Great Dismal Swamp”
Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary
I have purchased an abridged version of Samuel Johnson’s dictionary, and below are some of my favorite entries enjoy. To be clear this is not the first English Dictionary, but it was the first to use quotes and was widely used, and some of it is catty, odd, and hilarious which is why it’s stillContinue reading “Samuel Johnson’s Dictionary”
Painted Bison
Still playing around in Fotor Photo Editor with a photo of a Bison. Below is my starting photo, an American Bison standing in a wooded landscape. Note that the Bison is giving me the side-eye as if to say I know what you’re doing. Below are the images generated using different art styles in FotorContinue reading “Painted Bison”
You are my Sunshine
Continuing my use of App Fotor Photo Editor, I’m not paid for this endorsement, on the plant version of sunshine.. the Sunflower. This app is super easy to use, just drag your photo into the app, and then click the different art styles. The app does the rest. Step 1, open the app and clickContinue reading “You are my Sunshine”
The Real Signs of Aging
People say hearing or memory is the first thing to go, but it’s not; we start aging a long time before then. Below are the real signs that you aren’t getting any younger. You wake up in the middle of the night to pee. In your teens and twenties, you could drink a 2-liter bottleContinue reading “The Real Signs of Aging”
Forced Creativity part 42
I’ve bI’ve been playing around with an app called Fotor Photo Editor (art options), where they take your photo and change to whatever art filter you choose. The only downside is the file sizes are less than 1 MB, so hopefully, I can find an App with a higher resolution. Below is the Lion FishContinue reading “Forced Creativity part 42”