• Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 2.14.11

    Outside My Window…is a dark yet rather nice evening.  Our temperature at 7:30 pm is 63°F and there are some decent winds blowing outside, but can I tell you what an amazing day today was?  Well, going to anyway….we had a high of 69°F today with blue skies and sunshine.  And yes, the wind was blowing somewhat, but 69° baby!  It was wonderful to walk outside and feel the warmth….20° above our norm for this time of year.  You couldn’t have asked for a sweeter day in the middle of February.  It was like a coming attraction for spring….you know, this is what you can expect soon ~ stay tuned.  But…

  • Photography

    6/52

    The End Of The Letter The paper is yellow and worn…. …the edges are frayed … …written in the hand of a child…. …and sent to her grandparents…. almost 50 years ago. Project 52 suggested theme this week was “words”…..mine is a letter from me to my grandparents.

  • Family,  Life In General,  Photography

    Back to School??

    Today I received some very exciting news!  A chance for my newly launched photography business to take off….a golden opportunity….the prospect of acquiring several new clients all at once….but at the same time, news that made me want to hurl my breakfast.   Seriously….that bad.  I have been thinking about this all morning and telling myself I would be crazy not to do this….crazy!  And again….breakfast acts like it wants to make an appearance again ~ an appearance I would rather not experience.  So I decide to send an email to my trusty assistant….aka my “seester”.  (Some names or words have been changed to protect identities.) Guess what….”She” gave my cards to a school she does “business” for and they want…

  • Miscellaneous,  Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 2.6.11

    Outside My Window…is another gorgeous Sunday morning.  We have blue skies, sunshine and 45°F at 11:15 a.m..  Our high today won’t be much warmer than it is right now…a little chilly but hovering around our average temperature and it doesn’t feel too bad in the sunshine.  We did have quite a bit of rain yesterday morning ~ key word, rain.  We have been fortunate to miss the ice and snow everyone else seems to be getting but there is a chance of snow this coming Thursday.  That is several days off so I won’t be worrying about it for a few days.  I am thinking…about all the things I would like…

  • Photography

    5/52

    The theme for Project 52 this week was Muse. This was a bit tough this week…..so I went with this image of Cailin. I took this during a dinner outing with my mother, sister and daughter this past week. With my Nifty 50. At Applebees. They have the.worst.lighting.ever. A weird, orange alien like glow. Lightroom helped me bring it back to life….and that made me smile. {Fabulous program by the way}  

  • Outside My Window

    Outside My Window ~ 1.30.11

    Outside My Window…was an unbelievably beautiful day!  For those of you that may be buried under snow, experiencing sleet and snow ~ I must apologize…for us it was blue skies, sunshine and 46°F at around 2:30.  There was a slight breeze which made it feel like 42°F but I’m not complaining.  The final weekend of January has been fabulous here in southeastern Virginia….sunshine, blue skies and mild temperatures for both Saturday and Sunday.  The upcoming week isn’t forecast for bright skies and sunshine however.  We are expecting thunderstorms for Wednesday while much of the northeast will experience a winter storm.  I’m pretty sure we won’t have to worry about snow because…

  • Photography

    4/52

    Soothing repetition was the theme for week 4 in my Project 52. I thought I would give it an old, dreamy look…. ….but up close it just kind of looks blurry.  😐 Oh well….this is one of my favorite clocks…. ….my soothing repetition is the ticking of my many clocks. Yea, I have a few in the house but sadly no Coo Coo clocks. I would like a Coo Coo clock someday. I couldn’t help but think today as I posted this… …..I have gone from one extreme to the other. I went from posting something each and every day to barely at all. I need to find a happy medium…

  • Photography

    Not Your Everyday Profile Picture

    I am creating a Facebook page for Magikal Folk Photography…. …well, working on one anyway. I used a template to create this profile picture….not bad. I think I will do one for my personal page. Business and personal templates are available for use in PhotoShop or PSE. Don’t have either of those programs….maybe I can create one for you. Thanks to Paint The Moon for the free template.