Heat! Why do you keep taking photos of things that are dead? Well … they are interesting to look at. They have different texture. Climbing Daddy brought me some flowers a couple of weeks ago, and they’re mostly dried up now. Not great to look at as a centerpiece but great for a photoshoot! The … Read more
As I’m learning new things, I just scroll through photos I’ve taken, looking for one to start with or two that I’d like to combine. I rarely have a detailed idea of what to make before I start. So it wasn’t pre-planned to combine an old photo of Rocket Kid jumping off a boulder at … Read more
I bought some Ultra Violet tea. It’s perfect for when a mild tea without much caffeine is in order. Also, it’s blue. Or purple. In the sun with a white-ish backdrop, it looks blue. Indoors in a white mug, it looks purple. Either way, it’s neat-looking. And finally, I poured it from the clear mug … Read more
Before the shots from the neighborhood, here’s the photo I mentioned last week that I’d been working on but didn’t have time to finish before posting. It took a long time—longer than I expected—but it was work that I enjoyed and could do for 10 minutes here or there, or for an hour in a … Read more
I haven’t taken a lot of photos recently, and the ones I attempted were all no good. Happens sometimes, especially in “I wonder what that would look like if” situations. I’ve continued messing with Photoshop and have three funky photos to share with you. I have a fourth, but it’s taking many hours more than … Read more
A cactus photo from Friday’s trip to Saguaro National Park didn’t have the wow factor I was hoping for. Climbing Daddy said it was because I’m oversaturated on photos of cactus. Possible. So I took one of them and decided to mess around with it in Photoshop. I don’t know Photoshop very well, and just … Read more
While we did take another trip to Saguaro National Park, the chance of rain was high so I didn’t take the good camera on our hike. The places we drove through are places I’ve shot and shared already, and I didn’t see any shots that I had wanted and missed in those places. I do … Read more
A third trip to Saguaro National Park! These day trips have been a lot of fun. A little bit special because they’re on a weekday. Interesting because we see subtle changes in the park week to week. The first week, we saw unexpected running water, tadpoles, a turkey vulture, and many butterflies. The second week, … Read more
Continuing to take advantage of the current weirdness, we took a day trip back to the same trail in Saguaro National Park. The primary goal? To see if the tadpoles had grown up. In hopes of getting a good shot of a toad, I took the Nikon. The tadpoles and toads did not disappoint. We … Read more
We took a day trip down to Saguaro National Park, only about a 90-minute drive from home. None of us had ever been there, and even at 105 degrees, the park did not disappoint. The big, puffy thunderheads didn’t offer any shade since they weren’t overhead, but they were fabulous for photographs. With all the … Read more