Today I'm Thankful for...

Hydrangeas

Big Red Lollipops

Homemade Peach Jam

Little Artists

Messy Eaters

Homemade jam-here today, gone tomorrow

The jam jar after breakfast

The jam jar after Photoshop

Georgia Peaches

The first peaches of the season have arrived!  I'm so glad I live in Georgia!

Blogger in Training

Savannah

(Bloggers note: Taking into account the 97 degree heat, all of these photos were shot from the comfort of a air-conditioned SUV)

Quite an impressive City Hall

I was absolutely fascinated by this bridge

I can't wait to try Photoshop out on these.  Any suggestions?

Fun in the Sun

 

 

Photography Advice

To all my photographically gifted readers, HELP! 

First a little background;  I have been interested in photography for awhile, but now I want to take my photos to the next level.  I currently use the manual settings on the Cannon PowerShot SX10IS and have not done any photo editing.  To fix that I will be getting Photoshop Elements 9 later this month.

So my question is; What is your best photography advice, and Photoshop tip?

Below are photos I shot recently.  Feel free to critique, that's how we learn right?

Momma's Hydrangeas

Favorite Photos-Spring Edition

The home IMAX

Yarn and Old-fashioned Homemaking

My precious sisters playing with their yarn.  They don't use it for knitting, instead they use it for a game.  "Let's see how long it takes us to unwind this yarn through the entire house, and how long it takes Katie to wind it up again."  They love it, but I would prefer some go-fish, marbles or dodge-brick.  Anything but winding up a several thousand square-foot yarn web!  So I finally decided to teach them how to wind it themselves, the result was a precious picture of two future homemakers.  Another thing I love about this photo is the patchwork quilt on the toddler bed in the background.  It was hand-quilted by my great-grandmother shortly before she passed-away.  It is one of my most cherished possessions and will go in my hopechest to be used in my own home one day.

The Homemaker Hockey Mask

Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2009 NHL (National Hockey League) Stanley Cup Champions

Miss-Abbey Frosty of the Mayberry Munchkins, 2011 NHL (National Homemakers League) Sippy Cup Champions

Chocolate Lover

I have a sister who is a chocolate lover, I can't imagine who she gets it from.... oh yeah ME!!! When we made chocolate pudding together a few days ago she got to lick the spatula and her expressive face was a sight to behold.