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| Look Homeward Angel
I took this photograph with my iphone.
I used the iphone camera but edited it
using Pic Grunger and Filter Mania. I
believe I got both of the apps for around
$.99 each. They are fun to play with.
The photograph itself is from the cemetery
where Thomas Wolfe and his mother are
buried. When his mother died he had this
angel made for her plot. His book "Look
Homeward Angel" pretty much says it all.
The cemetery is a nice drive from my house.
It is a very unassuming place. I decided
to drive there this morning before an early
appointment. I like to take pictures in
these settings either early in the morning
or late afternoon. Hope you enjoy.
Thought every one could start off the
week with an angel!
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Monday, March 4, 2013
Iphone Photograph - Look Homeward Angel
Friday, March 1, 2013
St. Patrick's Day Freebies
Thought this week I would start out with some St. Patrick's Day freebies. Since it is March and all. Can you believe it? Where does the time go?
Any way here are a few St. Patrick's Day images. I find the ones from Ms. Ellen Clapsaddle to be so cute and refreshing. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Digital Photograph - Teasel
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Last week was a tough week. Thank you
all for your support and comments.
This week I have spent my time
healing and trying to gain my strength
back. Physically and Emotionally.
I need to get my house and life back in
order. I love the quote in my quote
book this week about adversity
and being torn. It made me think of
these teasels.
Back in the day when I lived in
"the North" these teasels grew on the
sides of the road everywhere. Occasionally
I would see these women parked along the
road with paper bags, long sleeve shirts,
leather gloves, and large clippers. I
would wonder "What are they doing? What
are they thinking?" You see teasels
will tear you up in a heart beat.
They will ensnare your hair, clothes, skin. Ouch.
A few weeks later after seeing several cars and women stopped by the road I went to a church bazaar. There sat several women in their booths with the most beautiful wreaths. Yes, they were teasel wreaths. They had soaked them in water and woven beautiful things with them. I was astounded.
So, yes we get scratched up, torn up, but through it all something beautiful can happen. As I drive along the back road's and I come across a teasel or two I think back to those days. How young I was, but the lesson was learned. Not forgotten.
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Textures for You...
Here are a couple of delicious textures for you. I hope you can use them. I really enjoy adding textures to certain photographs. They seem to make them richer. I think texture just does that. It makes everything seem a little more elegant. It gives depth.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Freebies - Kids with Pets...
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| Polly wants a cracker! |
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| I love everything about this picture. |
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| There is a quiet stillness about the two that seems right. |
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| I do not even want to think about getting everyone on their leash, much less keeping them all untangled. |
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| What a beauty! |
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| Love the fox. I was blessed to have a pair who lived in my back yard at the beach. They were very loving to each other and their kits. It was so much fun to watch them head out every night to hunt. |
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| I bet these two had a lot of fun together. |
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| Oh to have a Zebra... a childhood dream. |
Today in honor of Mr. Smudge I thought I would do kids with pets as my freebie. I have had a lot of different pets both as a child growing up and as an adult. Each one has taught me something new about them and myself. I think they help make a home a home. So. I hope you enjoy these and please take a moment to pet, stroke, love your pet today.
Mr. Smudge...8/15/2003 to 2/18/2013
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| Mr. Smudge
I woke up Sunday to find Mr. Smudge bleeding from his right eye and I had a huge swollen jaw. The tumor in his nasal cavity which had caused tremendous swelling closing his right eye had again grown and was pushing against his eye and other places. Mr. Smudge was in stage 4 of Feline Nasal Lymphoma. Facial distortion and deformity. Let's just say it was not a pretty sight. Most important was that it was causing him discomfort and pain. Although he was still loving and gentle. Seeking love and attention I could tell all was not well. I called and left a message for the vets and decided just to love him to pieces on Sunday. Knowing tough decisions were in order.
My jaw was killing me and I started looking for a dentist or Oral surgeon here. Made several calls all of them telling me to go to the E.R. not till Smudge was seen. I kept wondering how Mr. Smudge could stand having his eye area so swollen. Did it hurt like my jaw?
Early Monday morning I got a call from the vets. Could I bring him in and the vet would check him out in between surgeries that morning. No problem. In Mr. Smudge went and off I went to the E.R. Both of us in pain.
At the E.R. they gave me the name of an oral surgeon checked my breathing and tried to decide what to do. I called the Oral Surgeon who could see me immediately and scooted across the road to his office.
Ugh an infected tooth and it had caused an abscess in my jaw. Due to my beautiful titanium hip I need antibiotics before any tooth work, this meant some serious stuff. Off to get a prescription filled. I have to take antibiotics for a few days before anything can be done.
The vet calls just about this time and tells me Mr. Smudge is not doing to well. The tumor is growing and starting to push his other eye the other way. This is bad. I decide the poor thing deserves better. I make an appointment to end his misery for later that afternoon. Can I come in earlier and just hang out with him. Please. Of course.
Home to take the first round of antibiotics, lay down for an hour, then gather Mr. Smudge's towel, and a box of kleenex, also his steroids they have been giving him to reduce the swelling. Some other poor soul may be able to use them.
Off to the vets to say goodbye to my big boy. When I get to the vets everyone is so nice. Mr. Smudge is sitting in the middle of their back room enjoying the attention and love they are bestowing on him. They move us to a back room so we can say our goodbyes. I think he knows as he licks my hand and rubs against me. I remember the day he was born in my closet. What a joyful and miracle filled day that was. The time comes and there is no more to say except I love you. Thank you for your love. He is gone. No more silent suffering.
I go home and cry - I am a puddle.
Several days later I have my surgery. The infection is clearing up. My jaw is looking better. I am missing my kitty. Usually he would be comforting me. I wonder how much pain he must have been in. Did I wait too long? Less than a month since his diagnosis and he is gone.
I believe we have a responsibility to these animals we are guardians of. Not to let them suffer, to give them the best care we can, and most important to love them. I think I have done all of those things. Yet, the loss is still there. The missing is hard...the tears are still flowing. He is still gone.
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Digital Photograph - A Cupola with Weather Vane
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| A Cupola with weather vane |
I guess it is a reminder that you never know which way the wind may turn. Possibilities.
A Couple of Textures for you...
Friday, February 15, 2013
Digital Photograph - The Fence Line
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| The Fence Line
I find fence lines almost as fascinating as
doors and even gates. They are a way of keeping people and animals out. Fences and gates you can usually see through to the other side. They are physical and mental barriers. They announce to the world "stay out". Maybe that is why I am always trying to see beyond them, go beyond them.
This fence line I found in Virginia. It was along a farm that someone had started to restore. It was as if they had just set their hammers down and gone in to have a mid-day meal.
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Digital Photograph - Chocolate Cake
I guess you know what I will be doing this weekend - working off the chocolate. I must say that I really enjoy working it off. Just being able to get out there and enjoy the day makes it seem so much more than work.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day to All
Happy Valentine's Day to All!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day filled with Chocolate, flowers, gifts, and most important - that it is a day you get to share with those you love and that love you.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Second Batch of Freebies - Couples
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Notice his white forehead. He took his hat off for this picture. She is very pretty!
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I met and married the father of my boys in Ann Arbor Michigan. This one struck a chord.
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He is dressed up so fancy for her. I love the tie and watch chain.
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He is so relaxed. I bet they dance well together. I can see them laughing.
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This is unusual in that she is sitting and he is standing. Usually the woman is standing.
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This week I thought I would do two rounds of Freebies. I love the them of couples. I always wonder what attracted this couple to each other. Some seem so bored. Others tense. Rarely do you see two happy people in these types of photos. I hope away from the camera they found some joy together.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
This Week's Freebies - Couples
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| I like the chair he is sitting in and the way she is holding his hat. |
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| Here is the same chair. Look at those white socks! |
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| I believe this was taken around the first World War. |
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| They both have those scary blue eyes. |
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| They look so young! |
Here are a few couple photographs for you. Since we are celebrating Valentine's Day this week they seemed appropriate. Hope everyone gets to spend Valentine's Day with someone they care about. I plan on eating a lot of Chocolate and enjoying the day.
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