Trees...

While enjoying a LOVELY spring day last week with the kids on their bikes at the park, I was visiting with my good friend and her dear Mom...my friend's Mom pointed over at this lovely scene and wondered if it was good enough for a picture - absolutely! She was struck by the single evergreen standing so tall against the beautiful spring sky. What a lovely day, and I'm glad she pointed out the beauty to me :) Joining Ray over at 'Pulling My Mask Off' for her photo challenge {trees}.

Sweet Shot Tuesday...

Joining Darcy over at My 3 Boybarians for Sweet Shot Tuesday...some sweet fruit in the blender, soon to be a smoothie :)

Gracie...

Joining Allie for her Happy Monday photo challenge...theme is {pets/animals}. This sweet girl belongs to a very good friend of mine - she is so tiny and petite and really doesn't seem to mind my multi-poo Bella, for the most part :)

SOOC Shoot & Edit {green}

Shoot & Edit is hosted by Jill at Jill Samter Photography and Ashley at Ramblings and Photos. We post a shot SOOC (straight out of camera) with Jill, then on Thursday Ashley will lead us through tips on how to make it good to WOW! This week's theme is green :)

the SIMPLE things...

Joining Rebecca over at 'simple as that' for her Sunday photo challenge

{the simple things}

Using my new free texture "Warm Sun" I got in my inbox on Friday. If you're not on her list, go check out her blog & sign up!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

1. DECAY (old/abandoned)...the roof is clearly disintegrating on this old barn

2. GROUPS OF THREE... 3 playing cards, chalk in groups of 3 for my chalkboard trays I make & scrabble tiles with a score of 3 each

3. KITCHEN...fresh flowers for my kitchen table, with my kids lovely art wall in the background

4. THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMMM...don't you wonder why someone would fling their shoes on a telephone wire? I do.

5. "ME" TIME...spending time watching for my sweet Rufous hummingbirds (with my camera)...my first sighting this Spring was on Friday...absolutely 'me' time!

Joining Ashley over at Ramblings and Photos for her Scavenger Hunt Sunday - 5 different prompts, your own interpretations!

Fabulous Friday photo challenge...

Joining Jennifer for her very first 'fabulous friday'...theme can be anything that we captured this week!

Shoot & Edit...SOOC photo challenge

Here is my SOOC (straight out of camera) shot I posted earlier this week, the theme was { f l o w e r s }...my very good friend's daughter-in-law's gorgeous bride bouquet. BEFORE...

AFTER...Ashley's 'Nice & Easy' action

BEFORE...

AFTER...as I use Photoshop CS3, I got too confused with the download, so I resorted to Photoshop Liquify (don't care for it, but was still fun to learn & experiment!)

Wordless Wednesday...

{ P r o j e c t A l i c i a }

Sweet shot Tuesday...

Sharing with Darcy for Sweet Shot Tuesday.

Happy Monday...

Just received a lovely new FREE texture from Kim Klassen...if you haven't signed up for her free textures she sends out every Friday, go HERE! This texture is called Chamomile - she even provided a recipe :)

Joining Allie over at 'Allie Photography' for her Happy Monday photo challenge.

Macro SOOC petals...

I adore tulips...they are so happy and a unique shape...but I always struggle shooting them. I don't know why, but I am never fully happy with what I get. Today I visited Michelle at 'Snapshots by Michelle' to see what she was entering for the Shoot & Edit with Ashley Sisk this week. Well, she WOWED me with her gorgeous SOOC shots of rose & tulip petals - go check them out HERE! So I promptly picked all the petals off one of my lovely tulips and attempted to shoot a SOOC with no editing afterwards - well I failed at the SOOC no editing part (I really think I am addicted to Photoshop), but I did gain a whole new appreciation for tulip petals. Thanks Michelle for the inspiration!

Joining Lisa for Macro Monday.

SOOC shoot & edit {flowers}

Shoot and Edit is hosted by Jill at Jill Samter Photography and Ashley at Ramblings and Photos. We post a shot SOOC (straight out of camera) with Jill, then on Thursday Ashley will lead us through tips on how to make it good to WOW! This week's theme is flowers and I think Ashley is going to teach us about some artsy filters, so I have included a second shot for that. Can't wait to see what she has in store for us!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday...

1. CAMERA PHONE...so handy to have when you don't have your real camera

2. CAMERA...my Vintage Spartus camera sitting on the railroad track taking a true TTV shot (through the viewfinder) of the railroad tracks ahead

3. SHOES...my newest addition to my collection

4. CHAIR...took my kitchen chair out for a 'portrait' session

5. IMPERFECTION...perfectly beautiful

Joining Ashley over at Ramblings and Photos for her Scavenger Hunt Sunday - 5 different prompts, your own interpretations!