We’ve been having some crazy snowy weather (again) and it’s a bit difficult to get around our country roads. A couple of days ago we were on our way home from “town” and we witnessed a car slide into the ditch. It happened close to an approach so thankfully the driver was able to navigate safely back onto the road *whew*!
So I’m sticking close to home. Trouble is, its even hard to walk around our back yard and when I went out I wasn’t feeling too inspired. But then I spied this little cluster of feathers sitting lightly on the snow. How delicate! The tips are white and a bit hard to see here, but this cluster almost fills the whole frame.
Things are looking up, I finally wrote my list of 14 in 2014. As I was writing it, I became more aware, and more thankful that I already have so much; which is why it was hard to come up with 14 things!
- A lot less pressure and angst when it comes to writing Photoshop tutorials for Digital Scrapper. This is THE biggest thing for me this year. I don’t have a complete plan on how I’m going to accomplish this, but I think it has to do with the WORD that keeps popping into my head … .
- Write tutorials and share them here (completely separate from DS, and not always Photoshop either).
- Take the photographers tour of Antelope Canyon in AZ. The canyon is beyond breathtaking … .
- Make something artsy with real paper. Just one thing (to start).
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- Improve my photography. Take a class in a real live classroom.
- Get a @!#+*&%* handle on Lightroom (I’ll have a whole post on that one).
- Print some of my photos/art and display it.
- Evenings with no TV and no internet.
- Reading. Good books.
- Meet an on-line friend IRL. You know, one of those people who “get me”?
- Improve my writing skills.
- A storage room that I can walk into.
- Growth of my blog.
Here’s to another lovely winter day and countless photo opportunities. It’s so strange, I didn’t notice the flag until I posted this photo. It’s cool how the fence drew my eye right to it.
Such a lovely find, Barb, so soft and delicate indeed !
Great list, wishing you all the best for 2014 !
Nice weekend,
Sylvia
Hi Barb,
your photos are fabulous ! So gentle and gorgeous.
I wish you A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 !
I would be happy to be a little bit snow. We have gray days…
Best regards, Synnöve
wonderful list Barb…..
fabulous aspirations….. I have no doubt you will rock this list!!
as for your found treasure…. so BEAUTIFUL.
A storm is just rolling in from Alberta…. hoping to get back to the apartment before it gets too nasty…..
I wish the weather would make up it’s mind…… sigh…
-20 and no wind would be okay with me….
happy new year my friend…. xo, Kim
Thank you, Kim. Happy New Year to you too – and stay warm and safe!
LOVE the fence photo. and the feathers, too.
Beautiful captures of the feathers in the snow and that fence shot is wonderful!! I still haven’t come up with my 14…it’s a little like resolutions and I am not fond of resolutions because I never seem to keep mine!! Happy New Year Barb. I am going to Phoenix the end of January for 10 days…wondering if you will be there at the same time??
Hope you’ll share some of your insights on LR. The trial run was a mystery to me.
The feathers are so delicate in the snow.
Oh lovely images the one with the flag is amazing. I would love some tutorials from you that would be fantastic.
Thanks for your encouragement, Viv!
Those feathers are beautiful…they make me think of one thing, however…CAT! Great post…wonderful list!
Thanks Denise! Sadly, a bird hit the window, but happily it flew away and I think it was OK! :)
Very nice goals!
Soft and lovely feathers. Love a fence with a touch of red. Goals 9-14 I can relate to.
What a beautiful find Barb to find in the snow and you photographed it so beautifully. Glad you will be joining in with us this time you are in Phoenix.
Oh, #6 is something I really want to do – need to get up the courage, now that I have the time. We have a wonderful photography community. White and light gray – simple and so beautiful. A wonderful New Year to you Barb!
Great list of fourteen. I am with you on writing more and reading more.
I should definitely add 8, 9, 13 and 14 to my own list! Your feather images are just outstanding! And you really think you need to improve your photography? I think it’s wonderful already!!
I have never met a country fence line I haven’t loved! Those feathers are so neat ~ Trev said there were some little ones out back here today but I never got back there to see them. Stay warm ~ I hear your cold snap is back. We had a gorgeous day here finally but still not warm enough to melt the ice off the trees ~ it will be 2 weeks tomorrow….