Actual Painted Vases

Some time ago I was playing with back lighting to create a white on white image. While looking through my old photos I found this one and see that it has a couple of actual painted vases. I think I may use this one in the Painted Vases album.

We had an average number of little costumed children around to get treats or do tricks. We didn't ask for any tricks. They are just too cute.

It rained just a bit. When the sun came out I went out and cleaned up the pond pump's filter and its now running good again.

Painted Vases with Power Point slide show

I created this photo by setting a flower in bloom in front of a vase and photographing it. I then take the extra bits of plant out of the photo, with photoshop. Sometimes I need to change the background colors as well.

Two days ago I was playing with Microsoft Power Points program attempting to make a slide show that I can use on My Garden web page to make the albums. I have been under the impression that Power Points is a difficult thng to use. I have a lot to learn about it yet. Here is my first attempt at making a slide show. If you click on the hot link "slide show" and on the Painted Vases under construction page, you see another link for the pps slide show. I haven't figured out how to make the slideshow just open from on a web page, instead of downloading, as mine does when I click that pps link.

The little ghosts, witches and goblins are comin' . .

The original of this is a shot at a street light off my back deck a few days ago. I enhanced it a bit in photoshop. It's Irene's birthday, so added text for her and sent it off. No doubt this is shabby compared to the real bday cards she will get.

We were off line yesterday due to some error at Shawcable in transfering whatever to our new modem. Finally back on again. Their techie Darren was a real jerk when I talked to him. I must remember that name, since the calls in to the techies are monitored. I am sure there are plenty of young people out there who would not need to have grandmothers crawling around under their desks to try to unhook a splitter, when he knew damn well it was NOT the splitter and was just the modem needed attention from their crew. I was not amused when Mark came to fix it this morning and merely adjusted the modem. It took him longer waiting on the phone for them than it took to actually fix the thing.

I made up a pumpkin pie today ... from pumpkin in a can... I don't have a pumpkin this year and have not hung out any Halloween decorations yet. Maybe tomorrow. It is fun to see the little ones all dressed up.

I must make up a banner and the new front page for the November theme on Playtime. Theme is to be Harvest Festivals. I suppose the American Thanksgiving is in November. There were October beer fests that could I suppose be used. I have no pictures so will probably be finding something on line.