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Blue Bike {Shoot. Edit. Submit.}
I’ve been playing around with Photoshop. So. Addicting. Seriously, I can’t stop. So I guess it’s good that I’m linking up with Misty and Kim for Shoot. Edit. Submit. this week. What editing tools do you use on your photographs?
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Squeekerz {This or That Thursday}
This week I’ve been working on shooting in Manual. I’m not sure if these pictures are technically “all that” but I do like them because, well, they’re fun. Our dog, Squeekerz, spent many years in the Witness Protection Program and never allowed me to take his picture, now he’s all stopping and posing for me. Translation: the dog used to be afraid of the shutter sound and now that he’s used to it, he gets the canine equivalent of giddy whenever he sees the camera. Trust me, that’s his happy face. We also suspect that Squeekerz spent some time in the military because he does a lot of low crawling.…
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Living Outside the Stacks Will Go Dark on 18 January to Fight SOPA & PIPA
Tomorrow my blog will go dark to protest SOPA and PIPA. For more information on SOPA and PIPA, check out Boing Boing.
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Book Review: Soon: The Beginning of the End (Underground Zealot, #1) by Jerry B. Jenkins
BOOK DESCRIPTION (FROM THE BOOK) Paul Stepola, an agent working for the National Peacekeeping Organization(NPO), has been assigned to enforce compliance with the world government’s prohibition on religion. Paul relishes his job and is good at it. He is determined to expose underground religion ~ flush it out, expose it and kill it ~ until his life is turned upside down and he is forced to look at life in a different way. As Paul begins to unravel the truth about what he has found, events taking place around the world start to make sense. Something big is coming ~ something that can’t be stopped. And it’s coming soon. ABOUT…
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Bean and Brown Rice Casserole {Meatless Monday}
Ingredients 2 cups brown rice 1 can Red Kidney Beans (drained and rinsed) 1 can White Navy Beans (drained and rinsed) 1 can Pinto Beans (drained and rinsed) 1 medium onion (chopped) 2 medium tomatoes (chopped) 1 cup frozen corn 1 cup frozen peas 2 TBS Olive Oil 3½ cups Vegetable Broth Salt & Pepper (t0 taste) Directions Preheat oven to 375ο In a 5 qt Dutch Oven (I use a cast iron pan. Most. Amazing. Pan. Ever.), heat oil and sauteé onions until tender. Add the rice and cook until slightly opaque (about 10 or 15 minutes); stir to keep from sticking (if needed add a little more olive…
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Random Saturday
1. Today we were finally able to celebrate Miss 15’s birthday. Â We had cupcakes and ice cream. Her mother lacks creativity and baking skills so we ate store~bought cupcakes. 2. Thursday morning the kids came running into the house screaming and whooping “School is cancelled! School is cancelled!” So I hopped up out the bed to find out why. It snowed. Seriously guys, don’t wake me for less than 2 feet. And don’t cancel school for less than a foot. 3. This week’s Project 52 2012 Edition theme was “fashion”. You’d think this would have been easy for me given the bags, shoes, jewelry and cosmetics that I have in…
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Snow Cover {Shoot. Edit. Submit.}
Yesterday we had our first big~shut~the~school’s~down~we~can’t~survive~this snow. I think it totaled about .25 inches but it made for a beautiful picture. I’m linking up Misty and Kim with for Shoot. Edit. Submit.
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Pioneer Market Fruits & Vegetables {This or That Thursday}
I big puffy heart fresh fruits and vegetables. Seriously, nothing compares to fresh produce. Especially produce from a locally owned store. So I was beyond thrilled when I discovered Pioneer Market Fruits & Vegetables just down the street from my house. The first time I went in, I was little hesitant (I always am when I go to a new place, especially in a small town) so I picked up a couple of apples and some strawberries and scurried out without talking to anyone. The second time I went in, I knew I wanted to get more of, well, just about everything. So Miss 18 and I browsed the shelves…
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And It Was Good {Word Filled Wednesday}
And it was good. For the past few days, God has been dealing with me about the power of the tongue (truth be told, He’s been dealing with me and this issue for more than a few days) but the other day, it finally hit me… Genesis 1:3 says that God said let there be light and there was light. He didn’t go through a long creative process, He simply spoke and it was. And it was good. That is power. Â Jesus spoke and blinded eyes were opened. That is power. And as children of God, we also have that same power in our speech. We have the power to…
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Tell a Stranger’s Story {Project52.org Assignment 2}
Since moving from our home in Pennsylvania to Missouri, whenever my daughter and I get a chance to explore our new surrounds, we do. We discovered a fruit and vegetable store run by a local family that’s just down the street from our house. The two ladies are the store owner’s granddaughter’s, Shelby and Kelly, who were working there at the time. Not only did they allow me to take their pictures but they allowed me photograph their store and they gave me a log of smoked cheddar cheese in exchange for the advertising. How cool is that?
