Love Birds

     These doves are mates who have each other's back..

I was enjoying some patio time at sunset, when I noticed this couple perched on a limb above me..
We had a few hours of sunshine the afternoon of May 26th.. In the wee hours of that morning, a MAJOR HISTORIC FLOOD  had stormed its way thru Houston Texas.... ~ May 25-26 2015 ~

Silent Sunday

Silent Sunday

Summer Breeze Makes Me Feel Fine

Ohhh, summer breeze please chase the rain away...So that this girl can get out to play :-)

Post Processing with 2 Lil Owls Inked Texture

Post processing with 2 Lil Owls Inked Texture 

Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Through empty heaven with repose;
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.

Though closer still the blinds we pull
To keep the shady parlour cool,
Yet he will find a chink or two
To slip his golden fingers through.

The dusty attic spider-clad
He, through the keyhole, maketh glad;
And through the broken edge of tiles
Into the laddered hay-loft smiles.

Meantime his golden face around
He bares to all the garden ground,
And sheds a warm and glittering look
Among the ivy's inmost nook.

Above the hills, along the blue,
Round the bright air with footing true,
To please the child, to paint the rose,
The gardener of the World, he goes. 

Summer Sun

Robert Louis Stevenson

Backyard fun with my besties

My fur babies add lots of unconditional love, fun, cuddles and laughter to my daily life  :-))

                      Getting pics of these sweet babies involves a certain amount of bribery, lol..
                      Milkbones, beggin strips, cheese, you name it :-)

          Just like me, Oscar and Simon love their daily doses of sunshine!

Silent Sunday

Lisa's very basic Botany

Botany 101..I will add pics from time to time as I shoot them ...

Mom

May Flowers

The earth laughs in flowers

~ ee cummings ~

2 lil Owls Tundra Texture added :-)

2 Lil Owls Ancient Times Texture added

2 Lil Owls Tundra Texture used

For the blog hop fill in the blank fun

Questions

1. When I feel ___ I like to ____
2. ____ is my favorite ____
3. If I could add one thing to my house it would be ____
4. I would plant ___ in my garden but not ___

Answers

1. When I feel _bleh__ I like to __get my nature fix to feel better__
2. Margarita____ is my favorite _happy hour drink___
3. If I could add one thing to my house it would be _my own art studio___
4. I would plant _wildflowers__ in my garden but not _tomatoes, because I don’t want to attract slugs__

Sat Art Link-Up

Texture Twist

Moments

First day out with friends for more than a month..We all like our nature fix...We all chase the sun when we can...
Today we browsed a favorite nursery..
Had lunch outside..
Caught up with each others lives :-)

2Lil Owls - Hearts Bokeh overlays used in this image

Sweet Shot Tuesday

Our World Tuesday

Nature Notes

Life Thru the Lens

A blast from the past via phone art

I installed a new app to my phone last evening..It is called Diana..For I-phones and smart phones. Yesterday when I was online, I had stumbled upon the intriguing and pretty work of another blogger..So I decided to try this app
out..This is what I came up with in my session of phone art :-)))
Whether one creates an instant photo composition via phoneography  or takes years painting a watercolor,  or composing music, it doesn't matter..All of these forms of art are unique..A creative thought process is there for all..I think the beauty of art is in how it makes one feel ..For the artist the pleasure is in the journey from creating to sharing his or her work..For those who get to enjoy each other's art, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder..Art is meant to be shared :-)

This U-tube video speaks to what I am saying, lol :-)

                                                                   

Randomness

This weekend was another stormy one..But there were breaks between the clouds..
I had the house to myself which is always a Godsend...By night I would watch my favorite old movies or series on Netflix..By day, I stayed entertained by shooting roses and other random things..Making old into new :-)

"Blackbirds" I shot this pic of the birds on a wire in Downtown Houston..Yesterday I added several layers to it..One of the layers is a pic I captured of a spider web..My background pic of the blackbirds is a fun and easy one to experiment with.

Spider and her web found in my backyard...A different pic of this web is seen as one of the layers in the above image of the black birds 

The lid of a jar candle

Sunshine

“ At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us”

~ Albert Sweitzer ~

Friends make life more worthwhile for me..

And I also love sunrises on the beach and long walks in the woods...Especially on a day that is breezy with plenty of sunshine :-)

Liberate your Art Postcard swap 2015

Post cards are slowly making their way to me via snail mail..I live on the upper Texas coast, near Galveston..
Snail mail addressed to me personally is the kind of mail I love, but rarely get..
I usually receive bills and advertisements, lol..
These post cards are so lovely! All are as unique as their senders...
A huge hug and Thank you goes to Kat Sloma ( and her assistants ) for creating and making the Liberate your Art Postcard swap possible and fun..

Pictured are the post cards I have received..The backgrounds in each snapshot are bits and pieces of my life, home / patio..Weather permitting, my doggies ( Simon and Oscar ) and I love to do daily patio time :-))


Several of the backyard / doggie pics in this post ( you will be able to tell the difference ), were edited with Artista Impresso..A cell phone or I-pad editing app for photos..This was one of the apps recommended by Kat in one of her recent blog posts  :-))

From Pennsylvania

From a gardening enthusiast in Nebraska

A person who likes to travel the Pacific Northwest

Some of the e-mails I received:

Hi Lisa,

Your postcard arrived safely in Dover, NH, and brightened our never-ending winter with its serene and beautiful image. Thanks.

I visited your website and very much enjoyed it. You've done some wonderful work. Some pictures of the forests I particularly liked.

I am more of a writer and painter but my wife, Beverly, is on the photography faculty of the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester and through her I've come to appreciate it as an amazing art form.

Best wishes with your work in the future,

Will Conway

Dover, NH

Hi Lisa,

Just a note to thank you for the beautiful postcard sent to me from the art postcard swap.  The scene is lovely.  I love the soft foggy look with the wonderful egret silhouettes and their shadows.  Calm and serene.

Jane Ross (Reston VA)​

This post card is from France

This postcard is from Wisconsin

My gum tree in the winter..These birds visit by the dozens

Simon and Oscar

My backyard Gum trees in the Autumn

Post card from Kat

This beautiful compilation was made by Kat Sloma..Contributing artists each submitted one piece of their work.
My work shows right after the word PEACE :-)