I'm Baaaaacccckk

I thought I would keep up this blog while I was in Costa Rica, but found it unrealistic to try. There was just not enough time. We did not have internet access at our house or even a telephone. When I went to the internet cafes, it was all I could handle just to keep up with emails and my Facebook activities. I had thought about typing into my laptop and taking to the internet cafe, but our electricity was not a direct hook-up. We received our electricity from a line hooked into our neighbor's line. I had to be careful with the amount of electricity used and also loss of power was too frequent for me to be comfortable using my laptop much. I did get a surge protector and power backup eventually. I had difficulty finding one as I didn't know where to look and couldn't speak enough Spanish to inquire where to find one for the first month or so I was there.

We came back earlier than planned. We had planned to return on June 10th, but John injured himself (ripped muscles around the ribcage and nerve damage associated). We decided to return home where his health insurance would cover physical therapy and doctor visits.

My cats were well-cared-for while I was gone. They seemed not to care that I had left them for three months. And, it's great to have my desktop computer set up again and online once more.

Sharing

Great source for photo-related info and gadgets:

Having Fun

I'm having so much fun creating new art from my photos! Check this out:

New Creation from Costa Rica Photo

I joined an online artistic creation tool site a few weeks ago. Using one of my photos from my last Costa Rica trip, I created this:

(Click on the image to see larger image...and you really need to see it larger to fully appreciate it.)
If I had fabric with this print, I would make curtains for the house in Costa Rica!

Autumn is "Leafing"

Actually, I think Autumn has "left". I found this leaf on the ground at John's house last weekend. I thought it was colorful.

How Time Flies!

It has been a month since I posted anything on this blog--and then it was just a photo! I've been busy playing with Phoenix and Peacock on Aviary.com, learning to create art from my photos. I especially like this creation:

It started from this photo that I took at the Cornell Plantations a few months ago:


I've also been sleeping a lot lately. I need to have a new sleep study done, I believe. Even with my BiPAP machine, I am waking numerous times that I'm aware of and who knows how many times I stop breathing without waking enough to realize it. It's like pulling teeth to get anyone to take me seriously and follow through on setting up the study for me. My doctor's office was supposed to check into this months ago but I hadn't heard anything from them so I called and got a call back a couple days later saying I could just call the center and set up the appointment. I was given a different story by the sleep study center. They told me I had to do it through my doctor's office. So I called them back and was told they would do that and call me back the next day. It is four days later and I have not received that call yet. If they don't call me tomorrow, I am going to call them again. I'm tired of being tired all the time!

Chicken-head Plant

This is a picture that I took in 2006 in Costa Rica. The local Americans called this the "chicken-head plant".

My Dad - Harvey Wright

A relative sent me a picture with my father and his fiddle in it. I cropped it so only my Dad shows:

Race Day

A Photo to Share

My grandson, Matthew, and a possible tutor? No, just some local art on "The Commons" in Ithaca, NY.

Adirondacks: Venturers Ride-In

I attended (as a guest) the Venturers club Olympic Region Ride-In this past week. I was invited by and attended with my friend WOWSkunk (Cindi). I'm very glad I went. I had a good time and made some new friends. I also shared a lot of laughs with Cindi's friends (who are now my friends!).

House Guest

This woodchuck has been residing under my porch. He/she seems a little less wary than it used to be, but still ducks and runs if I try to go outdoors to take its picture. So I took the photo through my screened window. I was amazed how well it came out under the circumstances.

On my way to John's today for the weekend. If my motorcycle buddy doesn't need to change plans, will be leaving Tuesday from John's for the motorcycle rally in the Adirondacks.

Today's Photo Post

Beautiful Flower - Hibiscus

 

I took a photo of this huge and beautiful hibiscus at Cornell Plantations. I removed the background and gave it a totally black background and added a golden shadow. I used a program called Fluid Mask Lite and another by Serif Software called PhotoPlus X2.

I also took the next two photos at Cornell Plantations. Using the same software programs as the hibiscus, I produced the following images.

Curves - VFXY Theme of the Week

Cornell Plantations and Cornell's "Hole-y Cows"

VFXY Theme is Water

 

 

My Grandson, the Hare Scramble Racer

This is a picture from a year or so ago. Came across it in my photo files and decided to post it here.

I Love this Time of Year

Yesterday and today, I took some photos of the nature in my yard.

When I changed my blog format, I lost my list of links. I will reconstruct them one of these days. I'm off to John's tonight. He has a gig at Big Kahuna's in Auburn tonight. I didn't see him this past weekend because he had a bad cold and didn't want to risk infecting me with it (which I appreciate immensely). I will leave Auburn on Friday to go visit my friend, Cindi, (who lives just outside of Buffalo) for the weekend. I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures to post next week.

Today's Finds

Here's a fun magazine cover I made using my photo of my granddaughter. Check out magmypic.com

Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com


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