My Three Kids and a Seagull

Their expressions...so them...

Huckleberry

SnapDragon

Sunflower

Sometimes I spend more time looking for an acceptable quote than blending textures.  There are no Bible verses about seagulls that I could find, but wings always make me think about freedom.  I cannot fly, but I can stand firm in my freedom in Christ.

This week's Texture Tuesday theme was white and I knew I wanted to see all the gorgeous white images people would be creating, so I pulled this Seagull out of my archives.  But my usual favorite textures and blending modes didn't work on a completely white background.  I finally hit on Granny's Cupboard on Multiply.  Then it wasn't really white anymore, so I lowered the opacity to 50% and masked it off of the bird some.  Now even more than ever I cannot wait to see the other creations.

 

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

Aah, I'm ready to post at the beginning of the challenge as opposed to end.  And I get to sit down and look at other entries right away.  Hard to explain how happy this makes me.  Just know it does.

Crossed:

You might not be able to tell, but SnapDragon took Sunflower down the slide with his legs crossed.  Silly boy!  She can go down the slide all by herself!

A Glimpse:

If I stood just so I could catch a glimpse of Sunflower as she played in the tunnel at the park on Wednesday.

Handwritten:

A long time ago when a morse code message would come over the telegraph it would be handwritten for translation.  (Though I thought it was typed out on a ticker tape like thingee...)  This was from the Science Museum last Friday, so I'm technically cheating...and stretching...

Bliss:

The park put SnapDragon in a state of sheer bliss.  Getting a good shot of him gives me bliss.

Gray:

ISO 100    35mm   f/22   1/4 sec  (so fun to play with waterfalls.)

Rocks are gray...right?  I propped my camera on a gray wall to take this since I didn't have my tripod with me Sunday.

Now off to sit on the couch and wait for Sunday's Scavenger Hunt.  Fun!

Passion...and Calm

I thought for sure with a challenge only 4 weeks long I would be able to participate and visit each week.  I guess not :(  There is some really gorgeous work out there that I would love to see all of it.

We were out of town for last week's challenge, but I can't resist posting this picture of my Sunflower. It is my favorite photo from this last week.  She views everything in life with PASSION and enthusiasm.  Experiments in electricity are not excluded.

I wish I had half her excitement about life and adventure!

Last weekend on our trip we did add in a spontaneous visit to some waterfalls.  If I'd known, I would have had my tripod with me.  I always find the flow of water and soft movement of waterfall shots very peaceful and CALM: