"Anything but a face"

What will I do for this photo challenge?  The photo challenge at i heart faces is to post anything but a face.  So, the picture has to have a body part of some kind in it, but no face.  Lucky for me, I just got done babysitting my nephew, so I was able to snap a lot of photo's.  I took the kids outside in the back yard and my 12 year old daughter has been raving about the "moss" that is growing out there.  If it is even that?  It is growing in the shady areas where there is more dampness.  So, I took a picture of it in her hand.  It really is pretty stuff.  She then proceeded to get as much as she can so she can transplant it into a moss garden.  I do love her imagination and love for all things furry and alive.
 


I sure do love my little lady (she is almost as tall as me).

Photoshop edits-the beginning

So, my boy has had some stomach bug thingy since Sunday night.  It involves a lot of cuddles from mom, since he doesn't want anyone else to touch him.  I did get to play around in Adobe Photoshop CS5 today while he slept in my arms, I finally figured something out, with the help of Pioneer Woman.  So, I tried it and am posting the results.  I enhanced a picture of the boy's eyes.  I then proceeded to ask my husband what he thought when he got home and he couldn't tell a difference.  Haha.  I am so excited about learning how to use Photoshop.  It is nice to have a little sick cuddly time to give me a chance to play around and learn.  Here they are, the original is first.




Hopefully, baby boy is on the mend. Maybe tonight will consist of better sleep for us both and no yuckies to clean up or sheets to change.

Instagram IPhone App-I Heart Faces

As I sit here rocking a sick baby in the wee hours of the morning, I thought why not check out the photo challenge at




My picture for the challenge isn't brand spanking new, because I dont know what free time the next few days will allow.  The first thing I did was to upload the instagram app to my phone.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this app.   I love that a phone can do pictures like this and that the app is FREE. 
Here is the photo I chose to use
Leaves and toddlers, what a mix of wonder and fun.  I delight in watching my boy explore, especially when I can take pictures and edit them in such cool ways.  I hope you all are resting well, I am off to get a few hours sleep before the alarm wakes me up.

I Heart Faces-RED

This weeks photo challenge in I heart faces is RED.  It took me a while to figure out what to do, being so new at all this photography stuff.  I am still learning how to edit and use my Adobe Photoshop, but I am loving the challenge. I think the bigger challenge for me is being able to figure it all out while constantly being interrupted by little man's cuteness.

How can I not stop just to play with him.  At this rate, I will never figure any of this blogging, posting pictures, camera settings, adobe editing stuff out.  SIGH :)