moving on .... but not away

it's been quite awhile since i have been here to share and i have missed doing so! 
life certainly has it's challenges,
and i've been through a few since i've been away ...
in more ways than one. 

first ...
over the past few months, i've had some frightening issues with my eyesite.
pretty scary, but after much fear and anxiety, lots of prayer, and oodles of tests,
all is well, and i am working my way back to this photo-passion of mine!

secondly ...
i did not want to leave my followers 'hanging' but to let you all know
that i now have a new home on the web,
which is mostly due to some issues with my google email account. 
i am happy to say that over there my email address,
along with my website, will now be of the same name. 

as for this site ...
 i will leave it open for anyone who wants to refer back to it,
including me!!! and as a journal/diary of sorts. 
there's lots of photography information to be found here,
and it may not all follow me to my new site. 
i added a lot in the past, or, should i say, in the beginning ... 
this was my first official photography blog! 

there may come a time that i close the doors here,
but that would be after i've packed it all up and moved it,
and would no longer feel the need to keep it open.
but, i will let you know when that happens, too!

i'll also be figuring out how to move my posts in one easy click ... if there is such a thing,
but, if there is no easier solution, i'll be spending the hot summer weeks,
in the cool of the AC, sifting through it all, then moving it s-l-o-w-l-y to my new site ...

borne image photography

i do hope y'all will come visit and follow me at my new home! 
i've been there for a little while now, and i've already met some very sweet new friends,
i truly would love for you to join me there, again ... 
just click the link above and it will take you right to my new address!

yes, change is good ... it gives us the opportunity to 'clean things up', and to begin again!

hope to see you soon!

thanks for sticking with me and reading this far down!
now, before i go ...
i'll leave you with a few images of some summer fun we've had this year!

and finally, for those rainy days of summer - a favorite pastime ...
well two, if you're counting! ;)

*enjoy your summer, and stay cool!

blessings,

deborah xoxo

Sunshine and Gratefulness

A little bit of summer sunshine on a cloudy day ... 

"As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common,

everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful.

They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness --

just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks;

just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day;

and a cool breeze when the day is warm."

- Laura Ingalls Wilder -

Texture Tuesday | Dreamy Dandelions

Read more about this photo challenge below ...
This is my edited image before adding Kim Klassen's textures

...and after adding two of Kim's textures
Loveinlayers
Grungedup

We had an abundant amount of dandelions this year, so I thought I would share one of the many images I captured.
I must say, I've seen quite a few 'dandelion sessions' here on line ... they really do make such beautiful subjects.
I also added two of Kim Klassen's textures, and am entering her Texture Tuesday Challenge.

For this weeks challenge, she wrote in a previous post, asking that we ...

        * choose two of her textures from the archives

        * mix our blend modes and opacities

        * think outside the box

        * and shake things up a bit

Lol!  Well, if I recall correctly, {must admit my mind has been all over the place these 'daze'}, this is the first time I've entered her challenge, although I have used her textures on my images before, and I'm hoping she will think I did a fair enough job with this one!  I want to do her textures justice ... they are amazing!  Her work is so inspiring, and I love to see what she creates each week!

For this edit 'recipe', I started out working on the original image, adjusting color levels, and saturation.  When I was happy with those results, I added her 'loveinlayers' texture in the multiplied blending mode, then pulled the opacity back from 100% to 25%.

For the second texture, I used 'grungedup', in the overlay blending mode, adjusting the opacity for that one back to 29%.  Finally, I set the contrast to 3%, then using the brush tool in vivid light which I set at 10% to smooth and give it a bit of a softer tone.

As I said, this is the first time I've entered, and I would love your thoughts!

For those who haven't entered before, come join me, and the rest of the texture lovers, over on Kim's site by clicking HERE!
Have a wonderful week!  xoxo