Scavenger Hunt Sunday

1.Bring Me Flowers

This is my little Granddaughter Lily showing me the bouquet of Azalea and Fleabane I let her have. She LOVES to pick flowers so she has to be taught what to pick and what to leave alone. She picks them and anxiously runs to give them away.

2. Visual Contrast

I chose to show visual contrast between natural/man-made. The wooden barrel, the ironwork and the wooden siding give lots of texture with the plant and I almost think it's too much but the image is slowly growing on me.

3. Friendship

This is the dangling part of a metal bookmark that my friend Doris made for me and sent to me on my birthday after I moved 500 miles away. Her friendship is very dear to me and I hope she knows just how much she means to me.

4. Before and After
Fiddlehead Ferns

5.Dark

The photo is from my archives of the supermoon. I added the quote for the scavenger hunt prompt of dark.

Posted for Ashley's Scavenger Hunt Sunday.

Daffodils

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Macro Monday: Forsythia Bud

I was hoping to have some macros of my newly bloomed daffodils this week but I've been housebound with a knee injury that has been quite painful and doesn't allow for very much walking. Therefore, I haven't taken any new photos in over a week. I hope you won't mind a couple more shots of the forsythia I had brought in a couple of weeks ago and forced to bloom.

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Ruby Tuesday

I've been practicing my photography skills this week and had been trying to accomplish some soft focus shots of some roses. I was trying to do that in camera and not post processing. The practicing will continue.

Above are two shots that seemed more out of focus than soft focus and I didn't fully like the result. I used my software to add texture to them and I am quite pleased with how they came out. I'll use these to make homemade greeting cards.

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Mellow Yellow: Photo Editing

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Stamens Standing Tall

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This lily bloomed in my yard last month. It's at the end of my driveway where I had pulled in and stopped to open the mailbox. I had my camera with me and just grabbed it and took a few shots. This is exactly how the image came out of the camera. No enhancements, no cropping.

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Sepia Greeting Card

Hi, my name is Carletta and I'm a blogoholic! I readily admit that to my family and friends. It's a wonderful and creative process that I enjoy very much. However, I do have other interests and hobbies and I thought I'd share one with you today. The image above is of a white Rose of Sharon bloom. It isn't particularly a good image so I thought I'd see what I could do with it.

Using my software I sharpened the image just a little bit to make the flower stand out a little more and then I changed the color image to sepia. I then added some text. It's a quote by Lady Bird Johnson. When I was finished I printed out a four by six inch photograph.

I used cardstock and scrapbook paper to make a greeting card and added the photo to the top. I added a small copper resin piece that had the word hope on it to embellish the end of the quote. There you have it - a greeting card!


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SOOC Sunday and Macro Monday

This was taken this past Thursday as my black-eyed susans were just beginning to bloom. They front really tall ferns in the flowerbed and as it was getting toward evening I'm assuming that contributed the midnight green background color. It is one of the things I liked most about the shot.

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Only ten minutes earlier I captured this little fairytale creature flitting around the flowers but he wouldn't sit still and stay for portraits.


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Mellow Yellow Monday: Buttercup

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Mellow Yellow From Bud to Blossom

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Today's Flowers: Dried Roses

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Today's Flowers: A Pink Hibiscus

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In my corner of the world winter snow has already covered the ground a couple of times and more is expected this week. The flowers in my yard are long gone until Spring again awakens the land and they sprout forth from the earth once again in their beauty. So, what to do for Today's Flowers. I had family all week for the Thanksgiving holidays and haven't had a chance to scout for other flower alternatives. This hibiscus is one from my archives. I took this at my Mom's house in September. It was a surprise to her. It sprang up almost in the middle of a boxwood.

You can see the petal damage from not having enough room to really spread out. We thought it was still quite beautiful. Come spring the boxwood will be cut back to allow the hibiscus to grow.

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Today's Flowers: A Lilac Bud

Last spring the lilac bush beside my deck was filled with beautiful white blooms releasing their fragrant scent into the wind. Those blooms have long been gone as are all the leaves on the bush.

Next year's buds are waiting for the warmth of Spring.

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Today's Flowers: A Plethora of Petunias

I would like to dedicate this post to my dear friend Doris in Chesapeake, Virginia. Doris was my backyard neighbor before I moved last year. We enjoyed crafts and painting and going to bead shows to buy goodies for the jewelry we make. Our kids went to school together and we were PTA buddies and worked together part time for a little while.She has been my best friend for over twenty-five years and today is her birthday. Happy Birthday Doris! I miss you more than you know.

I took these photos last week when I visited my Mom. They owe their beauty to her.

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Ruby Tuesday With Red Geraniums

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My Mom's Red Geraniums

September 2, 2008

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A Cabin In The Park

A Photo Challenge Hosted by Jientje of Heaven In Belgium

A Country Welcome

Behind this door there would have been no electricity, no running water, no indoor plumbing and no central air and heat. How do you think you would have endured? Would you have had the fortitude to make a life for yourself and your family?

To This Little House

Life in this little cabin without the aforementioned amenities would no doubt have created hardships. At the same time the family living here would have all sat around the table for every meal planning their day or talking about it. Everyone would have helped in the chores that HAD to be done and each night around the fireplace the family would come together and rejoice in what meant most - family.

A Country Bouquet Of Color Welcomes You