Busy as a Bee

"Delight in the little things."  -  Rudyard Kipling

Fall? Already?  How did that happen?

Summer Is Here!

"Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability."  -  Sam Keen

"Some of the best memories are made in flip flops."  -  Kellie Elmore

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing , the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."  -  James Dent

Summer Break

I am taking some time away from the computer for some summer fun.
I will be back soon...

Have a great day!

Michelle

Summertime

 

The lavender is blooming and smells wonderful.

The catalpa tree is also blooming and sprinkling it's flowers at my feet, treating me like a queen.

The bullfrogs are croaking.  

The mama goose is protecting her babies.

The picture taking opportunities are abundant... smile.

Today I am joining Kim Klassen's Friday Finds with my summertime finds.  All my images started with one of Kim's Lightroom Studio Presets.

Thank you so much for visiting!

Enjoy your weekend!

Michelle

Lavender And A Spoon

'As Rosemary is to the Spirit, so Lavender is to the Soul.'  -  unknown

'Always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder.  Keep rosemary by your garden gate.  Add pepper to your mash potatoes.  Plant roses and lavender for luck.  Fall in love whenever you can.' 

-  Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

'I love lavender-both the color and the smell.  And the sound (be quiet so you can hear it). 

-  Jarod Kintz, Whenever You're Gone, I'm Here For You

I am sure I have mentioned it before... I love lavender. 

I just came across the quote from Jarod Kintz.  It made me smile.  I don't believe I have ever heard a sound from one of my lavender plants, and I have spend a lot of time with them.  When it gets warm again I will have to listen closer...

I feel like I moved slightly south.  Our winter weather in SW Ohio hasn't been so bad 'yet' this year.  Yes it is cold, but we only got a dusting of snow with the last storm.  We were suppose to get more but the temperature was too warm so it rained, and rained.  The kids were very disappointed, they were hoping for a snow day.   I am not complaining.

Today I am joining Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday and the class Be Still 52.  The assignment for Be Still 52 was 'spoons', I used one of my flea market favorites.  I started processing my images in Lightroom with Kim's preset dreamlike, with a few changes, and added Kim's texture wednesday in PS Elements. 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Have a great week!!

Michelle

A Pear And Lavender

I love lavender.  I like to run my fingers between the soft leaves and bring the fragrance with me.  I like to look at it too, the flowers and also the toads and an occasional tiny snake who find refuge in my little patch of lavender.  I lost most of my lavender plants last winter with the abnormally cold temperatures, the three I have left put a smile on my face.  I found this lonely flower and thought he deserved a photo, inside of course it was getting chilly.  

My things were still set up from my lavender shoot, so that is what I used for a photograph of a pear and bowl for my Be Still 52 class.   

There are so many choices in editing a photograph.  I didn’t realize how different the color temperature was between the lavender and the pear images until I brought them together.  I liked the purple and grey at a cooler temperature and felt the pears looked good warmer, it brought out their speckles.  Editing photographs is something I never grow tired of with all the different options and looks that can be experimented with, and then don't forget about the textures.  So many options so little time... it sure is fun.  

Today I am joining Kim Klassen’s Texture Tuesday and also her class Be Still 52.  My images were textured with sybil and simple.

Thank you for stopping by!!

Have a great week!!

Michelle