We Disapprove Of Mom

Weasley here. Ginny says I have to do this, because she usually does all the work. Kids these days! No respect! Anyway, this is what we think of Mom right now.

First, she shooed Ginny out of the bathroom, even though the space behind the washing machine was desperately calling Ginny's name. I have faith in my daughter, though. She will get there someday. Then, Mom made me get out of the pile of fabric scraps, where I was taking a nice nap. She says she doesn't want to wash the scraps again, just because I can't tell the difference between the scrap pile and a litter box! I know the difference. The scraps are warmer and softer. No hay though, except the leftovers stuck to my fur. That's for snacks when I wake up from my nap, except when my nap is rudely interrupted.

Now Mom is saying that I should show you pictures of the tiny thread sketches she just finished, as studies for something larger. I don't know why I should. Oh, wait. She's getting the papaya bag.

OK, here goes. Mom made these tiny 11 inch quilts from her hand-dyed fabrics using thread sketching techniques. I don't know what that means.The first one is some yucky predators.

The second one is a giant herbivore, who probably hogs all the hay out there in the wild. I'm glad I'm in here.

Now to go get those treats! I hope your weekend is full of treats, too.

Ginny, wait. You have to share with your old Dad. Kids!

Tuesday List Or Have You Voted Yet?

Aimee over at Artsyville has been posting List-It Tuesdays for a little while now. I haven't had anything to post, but it has been entertaining reading. And then today, I pulled this out of my pocket.

My voting cheat sheet, a little worse for wear. Not as pretty as Aimee's list, but important. If you happen to recognize names on the list, yes, I am a liberal Democrat. And guess what? I consider myself a true American, AND a patriotic one, at that! I think some people out there who are making a lot of noise this election cycle are forgetting that we are ALL fellow countrymen (and women). Just because we have different ideas of how to make things better for everyone in the country, doesn't mean that any of us are Un-American!

If you are in the U.S., have you voted yet? It's not too late. (And for the record, I don't care who you vote for, just vote!)

If you want to see more (Prettier) lists, check out Aimee's blog. It's a fun, and thought provoking read.

If You Don't Like The Weather, Wait Five Minutes

Which  is exactly what it has been like here lately. Seventy degrees one day, fifty the next. Thursday was sunny, so was Friday, until I hung my laundry on the line! Right now, the air is getting raw, the sky is getting dark, and I may be smelling that four letter word that starts with "s" in the air.  Let's try not to think about that, and look at some garden pictures instead.

The late mums are in full bloom now.

OK. Guess I still  have some learning to do on that effect! The rest of the pictures are undoctored. In the next one, you can see that I am not the only one enjoying the flowers.

Look closely. Do you see it? Actually, there was a bunch of them. This one was ready for it's close-up.

And if you don't like the creepy-crawlies, I'll just leave you with the pretty  flowers as the final image.

I hope you are having a fine weekend, without any of that "s" word where you are. And if you are having some of it, try to find a nice bunny to snuggle up to, and stay warm.

Another Day, Another Photo

I'm still doing that Photoshop class being given by  Kim Klassen. It really takes a lot of time. I get so confused once all the layers get going, and I have to watch the videos quite a few times to figure out what I'm doing. Thankfully, her videos are very clear, and show everything I need to know.

Today I started with this picture of the Man of the House. He's on the site of some old mine ruins out in North Adams, Ma.

And then, I added in this piece of dryer vent.

After using different lighting effects and opacitys, and a gradient layer that is darker in the middle, I added some text, said the magic word, and waved Ginny's apple stick at it, and behold: 

Now I just  need to write the Gothic novel to go with this book cover.... Or maybe I'll let Ginny do that part. It is her magic wand, after all!

Remember Creative Cues?

Well, I haven't done one of these in a long time, but this week's Creative Cue over at Three Creative Studios is the word TEXTURE, and that got me thinking. At first I thought I might just post pictures of the bunnies, but unless you are on the wrong side of the toenails, the only texture there is soft. So instead, I decided to post some photos of textures I saw on my walk this morning.

The stone wall in front of one house provided this texture.

And, the nearby tree had a very rough, flaky bark.

Of course there was the texture of the fallen leaves, which are getting dryer and crunchier everyday.

But mostly, I was looking at the textures of the trees that were still holding on to their leaves.

Isn't that a glorious color?