Photo editing: Making life prettier than it really is. (JK)

I've always been into photography. I took a class when I was younger, and I've always had two or three cameras for different uses. Recently, I've been asked to take photos of couples, wedding dress shopping, etc. I'm pretty flattered about that! But do you want to know what my new favorite discovery in photography is? Picasa 3!

I used to use Adobe Photoshop (etc, etc), and I also use Aviary.com sometimes. But I was recently playing around with my husband's computer, and I edited a few photos using Picasa 3. I love this program. It has the standard cropping, straightening, lighting features, and it also has some neat tools! You can "warmify," glow, soft focus, etc.

Here are a few examples:

It is free, easy to use, and has a great interface. Try it out!

Owl be right there :)

Today, these little owl salt and pepper shakers made my day with their cuteness.

I bought them at a farmer's market for .50. I hope you see something that makes

you smile today. :)

Internet again!

Alas,

It is wonderful to be able to post from my laptop instead of my Blackberry. Admittedly, it is wonderful to be able to send short little posts at any time from anywhere, but it is hard to really get to the meat of the story when you only have so many letters to work with. It did help me keep in the flow of posting though.

Anyway, our internet was set up yesterday by a wonderful technician from AT&T around 1 p.m. He helped me get our new account set up and got us on our way. Davy came home and set up the wireless router, and we had some quality time facebooking after dinner! lol

Our house is finally starting to really get settled. My next project is setting up the office as a creative space for me to work on projects. I want to get that organized with my craft supplies and reference books. I think it will really help me to get started working on things again.

Here are a few photos from our life lately:

Few of my photographs for you.

Long time no see...

Okay, so it has been quite some time since I sat down to a blog and actually kept up with it. Since I'm no longer working for "Corporate America," I'm going to do my best to take this time to really put effort into a blog:

My husband and I are doing a lot of really cool things these days like going off on adventures around Mississippi and gardening in our own backyard, so I'm pretty excited to take you along with me, whomever you may be. I've recently (read: unemployed) renewed my love of photography, so I've been toting my camera around with me a lot more now than I used to. I snapped this picture at a local park in Tupelo a couple weeks ago. I hope to be able to post more of my photos and gain a little feedback from all of you.