Photoshop Elements 10 and May Flowers Day 31

Well it’s the 31st day of the flower a day challenge. I’m going to miss it! Thanks again for hostessing this Lori Moon. It’s been so much fun for me!

I have so many flowers left I’d like to show you that I don’t which one to pick…

Should it be the cosmos?

Or maybe the red Penstemon?

Or perhaps the pink gypsophilia?

Or even the red pin cushion…

But then the pink salvia will be jealous…

And I really wanted to show you the red hollyhocks…

I don’t know…there are even more. Maybe I should just skip it today, and finish up my post on the overview of the garden for tomorrow!

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I hope y’all are ready to join me on the roller coaster that will be my life as I try to learn Photoshop Elements 10.

I understand it is not at all an intuitive program, and I’m still scarred from when my husband tried to teach me DOS back in the day (talk about not being intuitive!) I had snot dripping down my face like a five year old dreading piano lessons, crying “I will never be able to use a computer until it knows what I’m TRYING to do instead of just laughing at me and saying over and over you screwed up, try again, you screwed up try again!” Thank God for Windows or I’d still not know how to use a computer!

Anyway, I am really interested in improving my photos, and maximizing my art, so I know I need to do it, but I’m scared. My girlies in my art group have convinced me I can do it, and several are aces who are willing to help. So, I went ahead and bought it, AND a dummies tutorial. After looking the tutorial I found myself asking, “what’s one step below dummies?”

So, it should be interesting. I’ll keep you posted!

New Goodies for the Garden

Blogtoberfest Day #28

During my first visit to Hobby Lobby I picked up a few new goodies for my garden, and got them out yesterday, along with taking a few pictures of the remaining flowers, and doing some much-needed weeding.

I love the growing season in this area. For many of my perennial flowers I get a bloom in the spring or summer, then a bonus bloom in the fall. I keep forgetting it is going to happen and it always takes me by surprise! It’s kind of nice to get one last “hurrah!” before the cold weather sets in.

The pyracantha berries are about ready for the birds to eat.

The nemisia is really vibrant!

The zinnias are at their peak.

The rudbekia are gorgeous,

and even the gardenia are giving an encore performance! Wish you could smell them!

As much as I love fall, I’m a little sad to see it here because it means winter is right around the corner, but I am thankful for the cooler days so I can be outside more often, and of course, sleeping temperatures are REALLY nice. No more air conditioner and windows wide open letting the chill of the low 40 degree nights in… After a whole summer of just a sheet on at night, pulling up a blanket feels snugly.

Next Tuesday (11/1/11) is blog-hop day for my art group, and I’ll have a list of a bunch of my fellow flier’s blogs for you to peruse should you be inclined!