Do you think????

Kim's class lasts for a year,

there are 52 weeks in a year, 

so DO YOU THINK ....

that once a week I could 

sign in and do one of her projects

sign on here and make a post?

Apparently NOT!

So here is a pic and a sweet thought.

I love taking photos

    they are supposed to be a way of slowing me down,

looking at nature and taking time.

A New Years resolution that is still on the back burner.

where

Have you ever said something and then realised that God was listening and then whatever you said happens to you?
Seems like God listens to my not too brilliant words often and
THEN
I really commiserate with the person who said/wrote them.
Some time ago Kim said that she had dropped several of the online classes she had signed up for and I thought "she is batty, she paid good money for those and then just dropped them!"
well guess what
I am now so far behind in my classes with Kim that trying to even think about catching up seems like an insurmountable task and I am regretting my words about Kim dropping classes.
I have been every bit as busy as I knew I would be for April, problem is we are now in May and I am not even beginning to catch up.
Well a little pat on the back for me I am doing this blog!!!
Do I have a recent photo for it? no!
Just an old one that I am still messing about with, I did try the RadLab and got hooked so have used a bit of it on this photo.

Push

In our Beyond Layers class Kim has been gently pushing us to explore
our world
ourselves
our abilities.


Today she is pushing, again about ourselves, 
but
like Kim I have an extremely hard time with this.....
taking photos of myself; 
that is why I hold the camera!


I believe we have our idea of beauty so distorted by the fronts of magazines with those gorgeous girls, and although we know those photos have photoshop help, still the idea of not being up to snuff persists for me.


Many years ago there was a British television programme called Butterflies, in one episode the lady was sitting on a park bench and saw a lovely young girl pass by, the older lady reasoned that her own face bore the wrinkles of a longer life with many laughs, the lines from child bearing and the wear on her body from experiences, laughing, loving and living. 
My face and body tell the tales of life experiences, laughing, loving and living.  
I need to accept this as seen from the mirrors reflection. 


Photo, not of me, 
another using Radlab, I love the pictures I can make with them.

Oh this is amazing

In Kim's class she refers to a site called RadLab.
Wow do they have the most amazing stylets, almost like actions, but not!
They have a free down load trial, they are smart because once you have tried this you are hooked!

Here is one of my early tries, not mind blowing but so easy to create.

What Do You Say?

I have 2 friends who are suffering and ask myself, 


What Do You Say? 

One has a very predictable journey with and end in plain sight, 
one has turmoil and we hope and pray that no one comes to harm as a result.


What Do You Say to the husbands who are dealing with this?


What do you say to your friends?

Reba 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPx1HT9pqos

Beautiful B&W

The class was asked to make a Black & White picture.
I do not think in black and white and found this rather difficult.

Using the layers helped tremendously as I was able to keep going back and upping the contrast which my photo seemed to be lacking once the colour was removed and it converted to black & white.
However, I am so pleased with the result.

You would not know it was a pale pink tulip before the process but the result is wonderful (I think so anyway).

                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                    Another 'Thank You' to Kim.

Thoughts on Fear

The fear of what might happen next and the possibility that things might be in some way able to get even worse are close to paralyzing.
You hear about people who go through something and you wonder how they do it
then
it happens to you!

You realise that the passing of time happens in what appear to be two separate realms,
some things whizz past so quickly and others take on a slow motion persona of their own.

The saying 'One Day At A Time' becomes your mantra and at times one agonising minute is followed by the next minute seemingly stalking up behind the last in slow motion.

You know it will end,
but
will it end the way you yearn for?