By Stef, on August 19, 2011

The Oregon skies are just beautiful today! These pictures are SOOC (straight out of camera; except for the annotations). I used my iPhone 3GS for these, so they’re not the greatest, but I sure love how pretty the sky is today and just had to share.
I took this one just as I was . . . → Read More: Beautiful Blue Skies
By admin, on May 20, 2010
Thought of the day… “Weather is a great metaphor for life – sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, and there’s nothing much you can do about it but carry an umbrella.” -Terri Guillemets
Mother Nature is at it again… Look at a what 16 minutes difference meant this morning…
Check out this rapid temperature . . . → Read More: She’s at it again
By admin, on May 17, 2010
Thought of the Day… “What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” -Crowfoot, Native American Blackfoot warrior and orator
This morning on my . . . → Read More: Fireflies
By admin, on May 12, 2010
Thought of the day… “As we grow old… the beauty steals inward.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
I had originally planned [hoped] that I would post about The Offspring’s softball team winning their rain-rescheduled game. Unfortunately they didn’t win. They play again tonight and Friday. My understanding is that if they win at least one . . . → Read More: Stumped
By admin, on May 11, 2010
Thought of the Day… Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can. -John Wesley (1703-1791)
As I mentioned last week, the Pacific Northwest weather is behaving like “usual”… beautiful one minute, miserable the next. This is the case with our May weather. Mother Nature isn’t sure she’s ready to give . . . → Read More: Summer is just around the corner
By admin, on May 7, 2010
Welcome back!
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I need your advice picking out the best photo effect. I used Pioneer Woman’s Photoshop Actions to get these effects.
I will often use the Quick Edge Burn on photos. It gives it a more dramatic look and feel. So I thought I’d try . . . → Read More: Haunted Tree – Part 2
By admin, on May 6, 2010
Have you ever stopped and looked at a tree against the blue sky? I’m not sure what it is, but sometimes the shapes intrigue me… Until a few weeks ago I don’t remember ever seeing one that looked haunted.
“Did you just say haunted?” you ask. Yep… you know haunted… “having or showing signs . . . → Read More: Haunted Tree – Part 1

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