Flowers in San Diego :)

Happy Wednesday Everyone! :)

I can't believe it has been nearly 7 weeks since I returned from my Vaca in San Diego. I really feel like I need another one, wouldn't it be great if we could go on Vaca every two months, I guess the rich and famous do but little old me doesn't fall into that category so, I will look at my photos and remember what a wonderful time we had :)

I wanted to share some of the photos I took of the lovely flowers we were surrounded by, mostly at the hotel, in San Diego :) 

Bird of Paradise

Yellow Poppies :)

Lovely Poppy Combo :)

Pink Poppies (You can guess how excited I was to see these colourful Poppies in lots of places, ya know being a POPPY GIRL :)

White Poppy :)

Bougainvillea ( I really like this shot as you can see some of the bars from the veranda with bokeh in the background :)

Orchids in the Library :)

Bougainvillea

Bird of Paradise

These look like Button Chrysanthemums :)

Hibiscus

These 3 above I am not sure what they are except beautiful :)

Snapdragons :)

Bougainvillea

Snapdragons :)

This is an out of focus(obviously, LOL!) night shot of Daisies closed up for the night, I added it because even though it is out of focus I love the movement and the artistic quality to it :)

Cactus ( I Love the form and texture)

These Beautiful Orange Flowers are called Clivia (I didn't know until I googled it, you just thought I was smart didn't you, LOL!)

These 2 are the same shot but I added a textural layer to the shot below

what do you think, do you like it with or without?

I hope you are all well :)

Off to skype chat with my son :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Brightening a Foggy Day :)

Hi Everyone! :)

Hope your day is going well :)

I took these shots back in October and finally got around to working with them just this week. I LOVE the original shots, SOOC (straight out of camera), but then I wondered what would happen if I added a little warmth to them and then I just kept adding layer after layer and I was so excited about the transition at each level I just had to share them with you :)

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Fog on Pete's Mountain (SOOC)

With a layer of warm tones

These tones made me think of some of the Thomas Gainsborough, or Constable or even some of Turner's paintings I had seen in and of the English Countryside :)

I really liked how these next 3 started to get warmer and then fiery :)

This next one I decided on adding a cool tone to, it is amazing how tones completely changes the feel of a photographic image. Just as in painting choosing the colours you work with can leave viewers with a very different reaction.

 

Here is the same process but with a different shot of the same location in landscape format as opposed to Portrait :)

again click on photo to see larger image :)

Let me know which is your fav :)

Have a Wonderful Day!

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Thankful Thursday :)

Good Afternoon all :)

Again I am joining My Blogger Buddy Annette at So Many Memories blog for "Thankful Thursday".


I LOVE the idea that we, at least for one day a week, stop and think consciously about what we are Thankful for :)

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Tomorrow in Remembrance Day in Britain and the Commonwealth (or Poppy Day as we like to call it :) It is also Veterans Day in the U.S.A.

It gives us all pause for thought.

Both mine and my Hubby's Father's were called up as 17 year olds to defend their Country in WWII, thankfully they did not see action but my Uncles did. Our Grandfathers fought during WWI and thankfully survived. This was supposed to be the war that ended all war but didn't and wiped out a generation of young men.


So, I just want to say that I am truly, truly thankful to all the men that have gone before and the brave men and women who have or do place their lives on the line everyday for us to enjoy the amazing freedoms we have every single day.

A very big "THANK YOU" for my freedom.

Don't forget to pop over and visit Annette at So Many Memories to see what she is Thankful for today :)

What are you Grateful for Today???

Hope you all had a wonderful Day! :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Thankful Thursday :)

Good Afternoon all :)



I LOVE the idea that we, at least for one day a week, stop and think consciously about what we are Thankful for :)

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Roses at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon

I am truly Thankful that we have this beautiful world renowned facility here in P.Town. Even when we were there on Sunday in the pouring rain, the Roses were lovely; brightening our afternoon as the low light and raindrops steadily fell. What is more amazing is that it is free and so is the parking!!! Anytime of the year it is gorgeous and you will always hear many a foreign accent there (apart from mine :)

There are also beautiful views of Downtown and Mountains in the Cascade range, mainly our beloved Mt. Hood.

Twilight over Mt. Hood :)

What are you Grateful for Today???

Hope you all have a wonderful Evening! :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Thankful Thursday :)

Good Afternoon all :)


Again I am joining My Blogger Buddy Annette at So Many Memories blog for "Thankful Thursday".

 I LOVE the idea that we, at least for one day a week, stop and think consciously about what we are Thankful for :)

Foothills Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

"Walkway to Water" Ramp leading to dock at Foothills Park, Lake Oswego, Oregon.

I am truly Thankful that we have beautiful parks around us, like this one, to go for walks, to play, see beautiful views and take some time to reflect. :)


Don't forget to pop over and visit Annette at So Many Memories to see what she is Thankful for today :)

Hope you all have a wonderful Day! :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Thankful Thursday :)

Good Morning all :)

My Blogger Buddy Annette at So Many Memories blog has a "Thankful Thursday" post every, well, Thursday and I LOVE the idea that we, at least for one day a week, stop and think consciously about what we are Thankful for :)

So, she will soon be making this a linked up posting and I am very excited about this :)

But I thought I would get on board now and join her today :)

Fall Leaves

This is what I am truly Thankful for; being able to go out and take photographs of these beautiful Fall Leaves :)

Don't forget to pop over and visit Annette at So Many Memories to see what she is Thankful for today :)

Hope you all have a wonderful Day! :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.

Which Photo Do You Like the Best?

Happy Friday Everyone! :)

I wondered if you would all help me make the decision which of these photos to list in my Etsy Shop. I am having a really tough time trying to decide, I really like them all :)


Which "Flying to the Moon" photo do you like the best?

Leave me a comment and let me know :)

Have a wonderful Weekend :)

Happy Painting/Creating! :) T.