CATURDAY ART ~ ZOEY PAINTS HER EASTER EGGS and PHOTO HUNT: INDIGO

 So, there I was this morning ~ painting my Easter eggs, 

and yes ~ admittedly

I did get a little bit carried away.  

I'm not sure I was painting my eggs to look like my fur, or

if I painted my fur to look like my eggs.  I furget!  

It's like which came first?  The chicken or the egg?

Anyway, don't you think my furs look purrty in pastels?

[do not worry, it is only Photoshop paint!]

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Speaking of Photoshop, sometimes my friends send me emails 

and ask how some things are done.

Below is how you can paint some of your Easter eggs.  

These are just using the very basic Photoshop tools, 

and lastly using the Inner Shadow on all the eggs.

The hu-mom says it's a whole lot easier to paint the pretend eggs with Photoshop

than it is to paint real eggs in real life!

PHOTO HUNT: INDIGO

I really wanted to take part in Photo Hunt today, to use this photo taken recently
at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
 For any visitor with an interest in architecture, engineering or design this
is a "must visit".  And for families with children, an "absolute must visit".
Below, indigo blocks lay atop lighted glass in the interactive play area
of PLAY WORK BUILD.  Part of the Architectural Toy Collection,
it's just one of the many fascinating exhibits you'll enjoy, whatever your age!

Below the photo, a LINK you can click to see more.

PLAY WORK BUILD

PHOTO HUNT: FAMILY and CATURDAY ART

I'm blessed with three grandchildren and over the years have created "photo-scrapbooks" for each of the children and their families.  The pages within are large, measuring 12 by 12 inches, and I use Adobe Photoshop to do montages or arrangements of photographs and art images, adding special techniques and backgrounds  for each page in the album. The books can take months to do, but are "labors of love" and I believe a special way to show and share family memories.  Here are three montages, called "expressions" for today's Photo Hunt: FAMILY and Caturday Art.

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PHOTO HUNT: BIRD ~ and ~ CATURDAY ART

 I've been uploading some really old 35mm slides to my computer lately, among them

was this photo of my dear Vic feeding gulls as we rode the ferry 

from the mainland to Ocracoke Island in November 1975.  Wonderful memories.

Staying with today's "bird" theme, on one of Zoey's recent visits to the Zoo,

she played copy-cat in the aviary ... it's just photoart fun!

CATURDAY ART and PHOTO HUNT: COLOURS

Caturday Art:  these were really fun photoart images to work on and create ~ each was first turned from full color to sepia tone (saving a full color copy).  The lorikeet was then silhouetted from the color copy and layered onto the sepia layer. On the sepia layer of each child (my infant grandson, and my granddaughter), I slightly blurred the backgrounds, but sharpened their hair a little.  Lastly, a frame was made by piecing together the lorikeet's feathers; the frame was beveled and laid on top of the other two layers.

Both images also work for Photo Hunt: Colours.

Lorikeets are very colorful little birds!  

Both were photographed (at different times) at the Brevard Zoo, Melbourne, FL. 

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PHOTO HUNT: RIPPLE

Little girls, waves and curls, ripple with a breeze.

PHOTO HUNT: OVER

This is an old photo of me, when I was still a Florida girl ... but the ZH likes this

picture and she says it kind of works for today's Photo Hunt because many 

parts of me are hanging OVER the edges.

PHOTO HUNT: SALE

This weekend we're having a SALE on autumn leaves, we have plenty to offer,

in many colors, many shapes, many sizes and styles.  All are beautiful!

As a Floridian, transplanted to the north just a few months ago, and living here for the first time

in twenty years ~ the sight of changing leaves and all their glorious colors has been a joy! 

PS ~ the young boy amidst the leaves is not for sale.

PHOTO HUNT: ROUSING

The megaphone may be questionable, but he can still give

a rousing good cheer for the home team!

PHOTO HUNT: BLUE

BABY IN A BLUE HAT

PHOTO HUNT: PLANTER

Originally posted in September, 2008, this series of photos may explain

why ultimately there were no plants or planters in my home.

At least no real ones ...

PHOTO HUNT: REALLY

This REALLY is a photo of my cat.  I know this because I took the photo.  And

because you can see a cat ear in the photo and cat fur.  But after taking the photo I

REALLY can't tell which way it goes. 

It's REALLY just a lot of fur and one ear.  Or one ear and a lot of fur.

REALLY.

PHOTO HUNT: GO

To Go or Not to Go.

It is a conundrum.

PHOTO HUNT: GRIN

Grand Grins ~ Grins that make me GRIN and I hope they

make you GRIN, too!

PHOTO HUNT: UNDER

 Zoey loves to get UNDER this table.  There's just about 3 1/2" of clearance, but

she still manages.  She's a tiny one though, about 6-pounds.  Once there, her

favorite thing is to play with shoelaces ... unless there are some bare toes nearby!

Watch out, I think she's on the look-out for those bare toes . . .

 This is her single-paw technique . . .

 This is her double-paw technique . . . which is more successful . . .

Coming out from UNDER usually requires a little fur combing . . .

PHOTO HUNT: ZOOM

This photo dates back to June 8, 2007.

It is the launch of Shuttle ATLANTIS, Flight STS-117, which was the longest space

flight Atlantis ever had ~ 14 days in space.

My Mom, then age 93 along with her great-granddaughter, then age 8, viewed it from a friends

balcony overlooking the Indian River and the Kennedy Space Center.

It was Mom's first ever launch viewing ~ a bird's eye view! 

 ZOOM!

PHOTO HUNT: SCRUMPTIOUS

Birthdays are scrumptious and it's fun to share them with friends,

and dress up like a cat!  Wait, I am a cat!, says GINGER JASPER.

Cupcakes and Catcakes are scrumptious says BABY PATCHES,

and I can't wait for my next birthday!

PIERRO may be older now, but still loves to celebrate his

birthday with balloons and scrumptious cake!

Mmm, kisses are always scrumptious, when they

are JASPER kisses, says Mr. B.

More candles, more cake, more tuna, more nip,

more pressies, more scrumptious, says ALFIE.

The bubbly, what could possibly be

more scrumptious that that? asks TUCK.

And last, though far from least ...

possibly the most scrumptious thing in the whole wide world

(and we know CLOONEY agrees) ...

Clooney his-self. You may all faint now.

PHOTO HUNT: WIND

PHOTO HUNT: MONOCHROME

Maggy and Friend.

PS #1 ~ if you have time and haven't done so, please check out our

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we do need to hear from you.  Thanks!

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(scroll down to view it) anytime from now through next Thursday when a

new blog hop will publish.

PHOTO HUNT: STEEL

Colorful playground equipment.  Made of steel, but painted brightly to

attract kiddies (or kitties*).  This little play spot is in Kolkata, India,

photo by my  daughter from her visit there.

*and Zoey couldn't resist squeezing into the picture

Our home, in East Central Florida is now listed for sale.

If you, or anyone you know may be interested, feel free to email

me for more information.  Thank  you.

PHOTO HUNT: MINISCULE

This is my MINISCULE shopping cart.

I can take it to the mini-mart.

When there are no treats or temptations in my cart,

I can use it for my mini-jingly ball toys.

Miniscule things are just my size!