We live in Southern California, and it is a rare treat to go on a hike to a waterfall. The start of this hike is at Lyttle Creek, near the 15/215 interchange, north of the 10. You have to cross the creek, and then cross over the rocks of the dry river bed. Then we…
Our annual trip to Yosemite Valley started out with me stressed from work. I was overwhelmed at work, and had to bring work with me on the long weekend trip, so I was not feeling the fun, rest and relaxation that I had hoped I would feel. The weather was beautiful and I did eventually…
I love animals and I really love getting to see animals that you don’t get to see every day. I was inspired by some pictures that I saw last summer, and made a goal to find and get pictures of a nesting bird of prey. Mind you, I never said that they had to be…
I have seen these cake pops around the internet, and they look so cute. I thought that it would be fun to have a holiday party and decorate cake pops. Instead of a cookie party, we would do cake pops. After making them, I’m not sure that I want to have a party around them. …
When I used to work in an outpatient clinic environment, I used to have the kids make these gingerbread type of houses out of graham crackers. It was a fun, christmasy activity that was good therapy at the same time. It was also out of the ordinary, and the kids loved it. I had my…
Confetti eggs are one of the most fun and best selling games at the fall festival at my kids’ school. The confetti eggs are regular raw eggs that are emptied, filled with confetti, and the hole is covered with tissue, and then painted. The kids buy the eggs and then break them over each others’…
I have been trying to get a good picture of a spider web for a while. When I was out for a morning walk, I ran into this web. It was not easy to capture. I had to go back to the house and get a step stool and a water squirt bottle in order…
I have taken some good pictures, but sometimes the background is too focused and distracts from the close-up of the subject matter. You can blur the background in photoshop, and I will walk you through the steps. I am using photoshop elements 7, but I’m sure that the steps would be similar in other programs….
Here are some more pictures from the photography class.
Here are my favorite pictures from the third day of my photography class. A fern that is unfurling. An ant on a flower. Another Banana Slug.
This kitchen table has been around the block a time or two. It started it’s life when my parents got married in the early 1960’s. My mom calls it Danish Modern. It originally had a dark stain on it, and it was a good useable table. When I got married in 1991, the table came…
Here is a picture of our new pet eating his dinner of baby mouse. It is so cool. I had no idea that you could buy the baby mice frozen. Such convenience.