Welcome to “app” happy wednesday #16!

If you’re new to the party, this is a weekly link-up to share your photos edited with “apps” of any kind! Let me stress there are no rules!! Just join the fun and share any kind of artsy creation.

Once again a week has flown by! How does that happen??

Well, we just returned from another boat ride and as I sit and type this I’m still rockin’ and rollin’ … you know the feeling? when you come in and still feel like your swaying? Well, I guess that’s how the time flies.

We’ve spent endless hours on the lake; boating, swimming, tubing, touring, and fishing. We’ve been having some wonderful family time this summer and through it all I’ve been snapping photos and tucking them away to be savoured when things slow down.

A couple of days ago I decided to turn to Hipstamatic and let it do the work.

I just don’t have time to play around with editing … I bought the “Groupie SnapPak” so I’d have something new to play with and I love it!! It includes the film “Dylan”, the Pop Rox Flash,and the Adler 9009 Lens. Just to confuse things, I didn’t use the new lens with the following shots, I use a different one.

I’m pretty happy when it when it captures images like these …

… I seriously adore the focus and blur … but honestly, I’m not sure how it focused in on that duck because I didn’t do that …

Here’s the info on the above two shots. I didn’t use the lens that came with the new Groupie SnapPak, I changed to Tinto 1884 because I was getting some great colour with it.

Then it does this and I kinda have mixed feelings about the light leaks …

I like this one better:

So there’s a snippet of what I’ve been up to. I apologize for not being around to visit much lately … summer has taken hold and it won’t let go … but I promise I will return.

Now I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to!

Use any “app” you like and perhaps explain how you used it.

• Did you use just one? Did you combine apps?
• Simply create some art. Post it on your blog or Flickr or wherever you are uploading your work, and then come back here and link it up!
• Visit a few friends to see what they are up to and perhaps learn some fabulous new tips and techniques.
• Spread the word about the link-up, the more the merrier!
• Each party will start at 5:00 am on Wednesdays and will stay open until the following Sunday night at midnight.
• You can now use Instagram to link your images! Way cool! Check the article here. I also added some tips on this post here.

*sorry … this series is closed

Welcome to “app” happy wednesday #15!

If you’re new to the party, this is a weekly link-up to share your photos edited with “apps” of any kind! Let me stress there are no rules!! Just join the fun and share any kind of artsy creation!

Well, its summer. The middle of summer, and tonight I’ve run out of time … so I’m simply going to share some of my garden shots; most taken with Hipstamatic.

I have a little creation in the works and hope to share that later in August when things slow down a bit.

So for today, I present My Garden (caution – serious photo dump)!

I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to!

Use any “app” you like and perhaps explain how you used it.

• Did you use just one? Did you combine apps?
• Simply create some art. Post it on your blog or Flickr or wherever you are uploading your work, and then come back here and link it up!
• Visit a few friends to see what they are up to and perhaps learn some fabulous new tips and techniques.
• Spread the word about the link-up, the more the merrier!
• Each party will start at 5:00 am on Wednesdays and will stay open until the following Sunday night at midnight.
• You can now use Instagram to link your images! Way cool! Check the article here. I also added some tips on this post here.

*sorry … this series is closed

It doesn’t matter how many vacations a person takes, when you come home to this you simply have to embrace it.  My part of the world is peaceful, calm, beautiful and safe, and I’m beyond grateful for that. I have the luxury of going for walks and noticing the everyday miracles. Like this frosty, crusty lock on the mailbox. Do you see the heart? #iseehearts

Deja vu.

Sorry if my pic’s are getting monotonous.

The snow ghosts are back.

Yes, we walk no matter what (well, actually I draw the line at -25C with a windchill).

I’ve been a bit slow this week and can’t seem to get going some days. I’m feeling a bit uninspired and I’m eating too much; i.e. carbs. Must be post vacation blues. Wait a minute … I ate too many carbs on vacation too … hmmm …

I know it can’t be a lack of light because Alberta has an abundance of sunshine and the days are getting longer. Where it used to be dark at 4:00, it’s now still light until after 6:00. By the summer solstice, our sun sets after 10:00 and for a few days is seems like the light lingers in the sky almost all night.

In my post last week “10 Things I Love about Arizona” I promised that when I got home I’d write a list of 10 things I love about my home. I just realized that I’ve practically written it today.

1. It’s peaceful, calm, beautiful and safe.

2. There are miracles everywhere.

3. I love my house, my bed, my kitchen, etc.

4. I love that we live on a lake.

5. I love that we have so much sunshine, even though it’s cold.

“Alberta enjoys the highest number of sunny days in Canada — more than 2,300 hours of sunshine each year. Even in winter the sky is often clear as the sun shines brightly on the sparkling snow. In June, daylight hours can reach 16 to 18 hours per day.”

Environment Canada

6. Even power poles and lines can be beautiful.

7. Our family is here.

8. I do love the changing seasons.

9. We’re close to Jasper and Banff – world class destinations.

10. It’s just plain home. It’s in my blood.

Have a wonderful Friday. I’m off for my walk.

 

Here’s a sunny lily from my garden, blooming her heart out…

And another one, I didn’t see that ant until later…

The rest of these were taken on some of our early morning walks last week. I was playing with shadows, and apps… apps galore…

Proof positive that I was up and outside by 7:30…

Memories in the making…

All of these images were taken with my phone. I’ve captured summer in ways I never thought possible, because of it.

This post today was inspired by Kathy at “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out“. She has started a new meme called “Song-ography” and I just had to jump in and play! Thanks, Kathy!

Well, here I am at my new digs… and it seems I’m not doing too bad.

It looks like I’ve been able to publish a post – three cheers!

I use the WordPress editor for my blog posts at Digital Scrapper so I’ve had some experience. But it’s one thing to publish a post, and quite another to run the site.

Therefore, I’m feeling off-balance. Everything I’m doing lately is new – here and at my new part-time job.

Oh, yes. I haven’t told you about that yet . I can’t because it isn’t public yet. But I’ll just say that some nights I go to bed thinking that I’ve bitten off too much and wonder what the heck I’m trying to prove? But then, after about 7 hours of sleep, I wake up and make a bee-line to my computer with new determination.

This morning when I looked at the clock it said 3:45… arrghhhh… and my creative juices were flowing and my mind would not stop. But maybe if I had gone to bed at 10:00 pm instead of 8:30… (ya think?) I couldn’t help it – I was dead tired and I fell asleep immediately.

Now I need to get to WORK or I”m going to lose steam. My poor blog has to wait. It just has to wait.

Thank you so much for dropping by. I’m not sure how my comment function is working, so I apologize if you can’t comment, or something else weird happens. If you feel inclined – shoot me an e-mail to let me know what hoops you had to jump through.

I’ll be around to your blogs tonight.

Have a wonderful day!