I ♥ Faces - Photo-Challenge – Scenic B&W

I had quite a few pictures I could have chosen from today and it was a tough choice to make, but this one just reminds me of lazy summer days ~ a far cry from the deep frost that surround us right now! 

As this weeks challenge doesn't require faces to be clearly in view it works :D

I took this one day when the kids and I went for a long walk. I loved the way they laid down in the grass for a short rest, just in front of this beautiful old farmhouse. 

To join in with this weeks's challenge, head on over to ihearfaces.com and link up with your best 'Scenic BW' :D

Communal Global: Tuesday's Around the World ~ In The Eyes of BRIAN!

I just want to put my 13yo son's photos 'out there' ~ I think he is getting a BIT good and I'd love it if some of you photography folks would hop on over to Flickr and befriend him. 

His name is not Brian, but it's a name he uses around the web a bit (amongst others) ~ who knows the working of the teen' mind!?

Enjoy..!

Tuesdays Around the World

1. Jim	2. anita johnson (Wisconsin USA)	3. Alysha (California)	4. Angela New Zealand)
5. Becky (Pennsylvania)	6. Party of Five (Georgia)	7. Buckeroomama (Hong Kong)	8. Wanda (Montreal - Canada)
9. May	10. Communal Global	11. Maddy (NJ/ NYC)	12. Frogmum
13. Stepping On Cheerios (Virginia, USA)	14. Susan@Happy No Ears	15. kelleynr@yahoo.com	16. Rosie@leavesnbloom
17. Ramblings and Photos	18. Manisha, Midwest Lotus	19. sunbeam in nc	20. freckles and dimples
21. hope	22. Jen	23. Dancing in the Rain

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Black & White Wednesday # 10

It's been a few weeks since I joined in here, but I wanted to share these shots with you ~ taken at the end of last week, whilst Stitch was absorbed in Peppa Pig on the Wii!

It's hard to get shots indoors this time of year ~ there are so few hours of bright enough light to get away without using a flash (and my on-camera flash is seriously horrid), or drastically ruining the picture by ramping up the ISO.

Thankfully Lightroom3 is pretty clever with noise and I love the way these turned out.

He looks so very serious, but he really is a major mischief, always with a cheeky grin on his face ;)

To join in head over to Lisa's blog, as check out her beautiful new daughter if you haven't already..! :D

Communal Global ~ "Around the World"

This month on CG we are documenting the things we are thankful for.
Today I am thankful for where I live, but as I'm not really going anywhere much these days (just simply too painfully uncomfortable at 38/40), I'm sharing a few images from this time LAST year.

This is my home, zoomed in from about half a mile away as the crow flies, but you can't walk straight that way, as the ground between where I stood and my home is not safe to walk on ~ it's a floating peat bog (Wybunbury Moss)! I took this last autumn ~ I just LOVE the colours.

This is alongside our lane.

This is the entrance way to the 'inner moss' ~ the peat bog itself. There is a safe-path around part of it.

Part of the walk around 'the moss' that we take on a regular basis (when I can).

A view of the 'inner moss' ~ the peat bog.

As you can see, nothing much appears to grow here (except bull-rushes), as the actual surface is not very deep, but it is a hive of rare wildlife and some 'exclusive' species of insects and plants. The trees that surround the bog blow down on a regular basis, as the soil is simply to shallow to support their weight. Underneath the bog is a deep lake!

Our Village pub ~ delicious grub served here!!

Another little bit of the walk.

And the 'feel' of the place :D

I hope you've enjoyed a glimpse into my world ~ now show us a glimpse of what you are thankful for in yours :)

Link up below and to Communal Global.

Thanksgiving week! Tuesdays Around the World.

1. Life with Kaishon (PA)	2. Party of Five (Atlanta)	3. Maddy (New Jersey)	4. A Sweet Escape
5. Buckeroomama	6. just bits and pieces (alberta, canada)	7. Angela - New Zealand	8. RMontalban - Scotland
9. May	10. Kiley	11. Henrietta	12. Laurie
13. Inspire. Create. Bake.	14. Follygirl	15. Jim	16. For Such a Time as This
17. The Paper Mama	18. Urban Muser	19. Frogmum	20. Casey in Carolina
21. The Moments in Between	22. kelleyn	23. tricia boutelle	24. Susan@Happy No Ears
25. Pasando	26. Miss K in Melbourne	27. Jen	28. The Franklins

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Fix-It-Friday #78

This weeks lovely image was from Susan Keller.

Here is the ORIGINAL

I couldn’t see a good deal wrong with it, other than perhaps her son’s face is a little too in shadow.

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Here are my edits (this week done entirely in PSE7 for a change). 

Sorry there’s no ‘how I did it’ either this week, I’m simply too tired and sore to sit at the PC for that long.  38/40 ~ not long to go now!

Edit One

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Edit Two

(textures by Kim Klassen)

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Edit Three

Verdict ~ the first two edits are quite ‘sharp’ but I wanted that with the textures. 

The last is less sharp (only really sharpened his eyelashes), but the softness works too!  

I can’t choose between 1 & 3!  :) 

I’m a little late (like a whole day) posting this up, but I hope you will comment. To join in with your own edits hop on over to Iheartfaces.

I ♥ Faces - Photography Contest ~ Orange

OK ~ so probably not my best shot ever, but definitely ORANGE! 

This was our first shot at Pumpkin Carving and it was great fun! ~ see the result here...

To join in with this weeks ORANGE challenge, link up over at iheartfaces  ~ See You there!

Communal Global ~ "Around the World"

Today ~ I just wanted to share my ENORMity with you!

I had to stand skew to get my toes to show ~ not so easy!

37wks on Friday ~ Praying for early.

I have a history of really late, but this one simply HAS to come on time ~ we have plans for Christmas! Not only that ~ my hips are shot!


To join in with Communal Global Tuesday LINK UP below :D

Tuesdays Around the World

1. The Miss K Way	2. Supermom (CA)	3. Party of Five (Georgia)	4. Life with Kaishon (PA)
5. Angela (New Zealand	6. Christmas Photos (PA)	7. Buckeroomama (Hong Kong)	8. Wanda (At Last...)
9. Anita Johnson (Wisc. USA)	10. Follygirl	11. Housewife on Fire	12. RMontalban
13. Shannara	14. Frogmum	15. Paige	16. Elizabeth (Atlanta)
17. Maddy	18. Casey in Carolina	19. May	20. Manisha, Midwest Lotus
21. The Franklins	22. Ramblings & Photos	23. Kel	24. Matthew 5:6 (for women)
25. Mandy @ a sorta fairytale	26. Likes Chocolate	27. 3 Sun Kissed Boys	28. they call me mama
29. Susan@ Happy No Ears	30. Inspire. Create. Bake.

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