Images in trees!

Here it is, Saturday. Where the time goes when one is retired, I’ll never know. Maybe someone can explain it to me! It is my intention to put together a weekly blog to let folks know what’s happening. I thought I’d do this on Thursday but one thing and another and now it's two days later!

We are in the final stages of preparing for our trip to Seattle in July. Unlike traveling in an RV, preparation entails lining up hotel room(s), rental cars, and calendar dates with friends. It may be too early to sigh a sigh of relief but I think we’re about ready. Now as long as the airline doesn’t do something untoward (like cancel our reservations!), we’re ready.

Thinking about my closing comment last time, about finding “interesting” things in nature, above are a few photos from a class I took at FCCJ early this year. Although the class wasn’t what I had hoped for, and significantly different than expected, the first assignment was challenging and interesting. In a few words, he said, “Get as close as your camera will allow. Don’t worry about the setting or technique, just get as close as you can.” Well, I didn’t quite follow his instructions – well, I did to a degree, getting as close as I could. But I couldn’t help “improving” the shots in Photoshop! I’ll leave it to the viewer to decide what they’re seeing. Sort of a Rorschach test! By the way, these photos were taken at the local Bosque Bello cemetery, here on Amelia Island.

I’ve also decided to do some blogs on one of our local state parks – Ft. Clinch. There are enough different aspects to the park that it will take me a few weeks to cover it. Stay tuned!

And just in case I didn’t have enough to do – what with house repairs, preparation for summer / fall travel, I signed up do to a web-site. I should have done it years ago, but I don’t think the technology nor my motivation was ready. Turns out there is a lot do, think about and decisions to be made re: descriptive words, photos to use, and why-am-I-doing-this. I’ll keep you informed when it’s ready to go.