My Journeys - Exposed

Attack of the Yarn Bombers, a photo by Deborah Barrett on Flickr. My friend Sara does a little tree hugging after her fantastic performance in Hair last weekend in Dallas. The knitting community brightened the entrance to the Opera House … Continue reading →

So much for trying to publish a weekly post.  My last post was published on August 14th.  Other priorities come first before I can find time to sit here,  edit my recent photographs and find the right words to share with you. Work, sleep, … Continue reading →

“What dreadful hot weather we have!  It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” -  Jane Austen   I think today is the 12th or 13th day in a row of Houston area temperatures reaching over 100 degrees.  Are these … Continue reading →

Created with Kim Klassen’s “Dream” Texture My sweet husband bought me a new camera yesterday.  Nellie, the Nikon (my wonderful little D40x) now has a bigger sister named “Nellie Two.”  It’s the D7000.   Yep, I did the happy dance!  We took … Continue reading →

Well, I thought I had a geeky effect to show off.  I wanted to add a mouse over technique to a photo so  you would see the original without any editing if you ran your mouse over the photo.  Jill from … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, Jill over at Jillsy Girl Studio conquered the mouse-over technique to show before and after shots of a photograph.   I went out this morning in search of some new shots to share at Jill’s photo parties. After editing one by adding two of Kim Klassan’s textures and part of a poem t

that has always grabbed my attention, especially if it is full.  Ever since I bought Miss Nellie the Nikon her 70-300mm zoom lens last year, I have captured a few full ones and posted them here on Flickr.  Last night was no … Continue reading →

Simon and I took Sophie for a walk through the woods of the Mercer Arboretum nearby.  The lack of rain has really affected a lot of trees and underbrush.  The Cypress Pond area was missing the pond.  The Cypress Knees, which are usually … Continue reading →