Recycling memories from Christmas past. Unique designs made from ornaments of yesteryear. With occasional detours just for fun.
I admit it - I've been on a binge. Sometimes I just can't help myself. This happens periodically, when I surmise that I need to replenish my inventory of certain things. Perhaps it's toppers, or Jewelbrites, or reindeer, or knee-huggers, or....whatever the thought du jour happens to be. I let myself get sucked into … Continue reading Maybe I Need Help
As a child growing up in the country, I don't remember being particularly bothered by the heat of summer but that was a long time ago now. Here in Richmond, the summers tend to be sultry - awash in a stultifying mix of humidity, still air, and high temperatures. This year, however, we have had some spells … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Summer Lovin’
This week's challenge is to show a container: something that contains something else. Since I am still going through my 4,000 images that I took in Europe this past spring, I thought immediately of the grand churches and cathedrals I visited. If ever there was a magnificent container, this would be it. Churches contain many … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Container
This week's challenge is "Contrasts." Contrast is one of the most important components of any photograph; changing the level of contrast totally changes the image. But for this week's challenge, I decided against employing contrast in the strictly photographic sense but, rather, to show a startling contrast between two images. In this case, the two … Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: A Study in Contrasts
What do these two things have in common?