Connecting

I took a fun quiz on FACEBOOK yesterday

and discovered that I have an instant fan club.

Connections I have made with family and friends

just by joining and commenting on their posts.

It's a new era in relating to others we care about,

taking the time to CONNECT through the Internet.

Being part of their lives and letting them know

of our activities keeps us in touch with each other.

Just like weekly letters from "the good old days"

used to do as we shared the daily happenings

of our lives, but now we can do it instantaneously-

all day no matter where we are at, if we are online.

We can TWITTER from our cell phones or other devices

so easily, and enjoy being a more intimate part of other's

lives-letting them know we care about them and sending

them value and love on a daily basis is what it's about.

Strengthening bonds of love and friendship through

a strange new means. Not unlike how HE communicates

with us with sudden inspiration and answers to our

prayers. Our FATHER is there too, just a prayer away.

Happy Lizard?

There you are scurrying out of my way
just like a wizard, but you are a lizard.
Covered with rough scales, you are not
cute, and you like to eat flies and bugs.

Living in the hot desert, how do you
spend your days? Resting in the shade
or digging in the cool dirt then looking for
an easy meal? It's looks like an fun life,

but you have problems too. There's that
dangerous road runner always about.
Waiting for his own quick meal to wander
into his path. Life isn't easy for any of us.

Blogging and Writing

Well I love to blog, and do it daily. It's like an Artist's Date with writing and photography. Sometimes it's serious, other times funny-(I hope) but always an expression of what's happening in my life. I will be teaching a CREATIVE BLOGGING class soon for our local Community Education program, so I'm trying some different techniques with www.slide.com. It's quite easy if you just follow the simple instructions. (See previous posts for slide examples. Below are some more photos from the Oregon coast.)

I like to use Photoshop software to play with on some photos from Oregon of their lovely flowers. Even showed Caryn how to use PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS (it came with a scanner I bought) while we were on our vacation together. It's amazing what you can do with it to correct red eyes, fix cracks in old photos, change exposures, etc. Below is a sample of different artistic filters on the same photo. Working with just one flower garden photo from Oregon, I got several cool effects. (See below-click to enlarge.) It feels like you actually painting with a computer. Try it sometime. It's soooo FUN!