February 13 - Streetlight Branches

February 13, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

I cannot wait for the longer days and to see sunlight when I get home!   I get home each evening around 6:00-6:30PM and by the time the little men go to bed it is pitch dark outside.    I took my camera out this evening to try and find something that caught my eye...I found this scene right outside my door as I see the streetlight hitting the branches.  

There are still gems to be found in the cold evenings, I just have to want to look.

 

 


February 12 - Coloring

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Nothing is sweeter than seeing little people color pictures and take their time to do their absolute best.   The colors and combinations that they choose are unusual and would never by chosen by adults; we always try to do what is normal.    Kids and their imaginations...how I wish I still had a little bit of it left from when I was small.   How little people see things, the colors they choose, designs they add to the simplest coloring pictures is like being able to see into their little precious minds.      

 

I wonder what is going through my son's mind that he is choosing the colors he is for Batman.   He knows Batman's colors, but yet he chooses to create a different type of Batman.    

 

I am going to need one of those PODS for storage of all my children's paperwork, drawings and classwork.   I have the hardest time throwing them out.


February 11 - Haircuts

February 11, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

Mother's love their little boys after a haircut.   Instantly, your child looks grown up compared to the big tumble weed he was a few minutes before.      For some reason lots of overgrown hair on little boys makes them appear younger.   

 

My husband took my little men to get their haircuts and informed me they were wonderful.     They needed haircuts and think they look adorable when they are done, but it is just another sign they are growing up when the frequency of the haircuts increase...ugh.    


February 10 - Monster Trucks

February 10, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

I took my five-year old to see Monster trucks for the first time and he said it was "AWESOME".   He asked if we could go again after preschool tomorrow and I explained that they come once a year.    He wants to go next year!

 

The show put on by Monster Jam is a great show, plenty of Monster trucks and boy is it loud.   It is amazing how much money they charge you for popcorn, snowcorn and cotton candy.   It was worth every penny to see this little face and the smile once the cars started to jump in the air.

 

How blessed am I to be able to enjoy this with my little man.


February 9 - Improved HDR

February 10, 2013  •  Leave a Comment

I tried to do some HDR earlier in the year and to be honest, it was not what I had hoped when I see all these wonderful HDR photos.   Yesterday, I found a great trial version of some HDR software and was amazed how easy the process was compared to the earlier trial.

 

I posted the regular version of this photo on February 4 and I thought that photo looked good, but I really like this version.   I reminds me of a drawing and love the look of using HDR on this photo.   HDR (High Dynamic Range) does not look good on every photo, believe me I tried quite a few photos so far. 

 

I will continue to see if I can make one of my photos look somewhat like of those gorgeous ones you see on the internet and then I will be happy and my HDR bug will be itched.

 

 

 

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