New Office Space

My husband has new office space and is excited to get pictures on the wall. With his new space he wants something different. I took this great picture of my daughter that we both have hanging in our offices. I actually posted it last year here.

I've been wanting a more artistic one of my son as well, but I hadn't taken one until now. We went to Denver this summer and went to the park. I saw the empty bench overlooking the water and told him to go look thoughtfully at the water.

It's so interesting to me that it often takes me months to decide I like a picture. I love this picture. I mentioned to my husband that I was going to hang this in my office and he immediately wanted a copy as well. It should be here next week, and I can't wait.

Summer Gardening

I've been having a good time in my yard this summer. Although I've let it become more natural and reseed itself, it's been fun watching where flowers will pop up.

Not only do I love gardening, but I could spend hours out there taking picture of the flowers in the garden. It's good to have two hobbies that overlay so well together.

I love the bright red blooms on this plant.

Changing Pictures

Summer is nearly over; school starts on Monday. I've been out a bit with my camera. Summer has been really busy and the camera hasn't really gone with us many places. It's also been pretty cold, so we have not done as much hiking or camping as we did last year.

Instead of being behind the lens most of summer, I've been learning quite a bit out layers, altering colors, and using the want in Paint Dot Net. I even made a tutorial on line on Squidoo that explains how to make this black and white effect while leaving some color.

I do have a few ideas for some photos, and I'm hoping as school starts and we get back in to a routine that I'll have a little more free time (before the snow falls) to go out on my own and get some pictures.