Shadows of themselves

The shadow on the leaf was cast by the branch above it. To me it looked like a “Y”, I was so tempted to put an “A” and an “M” and use the shadow’s y to spell “Amy” I still might! This is the underside of my tiny Japanese Maple tree.

My Mother’s Day present

My husband has a full time job. On the weekends instead of relaxing, he & my son built these raised beds so that I can have veggies, fresh herbs and flowers. I am one happy woman. I forgot to put the hose back.

Its like eating one donut too many

So sweet. I brought my cellphone, with a pic of these flowers,to Leaf & Petal to ask anyone if they knew what the flower was called. Gerber Daisy? Two say. No, the flower is soft like a daisy, but smaller… The guy who would know just went to lunch. Go see if you can find…

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this rose is from Saab Nursery

Which is why there are black at the edges. I figured out how to make red look natural. I have spent a lot of time dumping red flowers because I couldn’t make them look real. I guess I would figure it out on my own red roses. Ok, so I reduced saturation by almost 50%…

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Red roses

My camera doesn’t see red very well. It tends to turn it to red soup the floats strangely above everything else… So I turn black & white… BTW i am putting my name all over my stuff because people can take what ever they would like. I’ve had three people ask permission & offer payment,…

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and all I had was my iPhone

I, being the perfect daughter (dripping sarcasm, i write), visited with my mother (i am blessed) on Mother’s day. No camera, only iPhone (Ggrrr). I should know by now that I should never go home…(oops) to my parent’s house, without my (damn) camera. My mom made this piece of art (that I left behind 😦…

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Being a kid

might ease my furrowed brow. Or make my husband think I have too much time on my hands. 🙂 Weeeee!!!