Here comes the sun...

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is also a rerun of a picture I made in basic Paint, and is titled Ghost Cookie. I may remake this later on, but it is a nice virtual sweet for those of us who have to watch out for real sugar!

I got a bit of a surprise this morning; A truck with a crew of professional tree surgeons came by and started removing limbs. It really was a good idea: Some of those limbs were hanging very low, and weren't really healthy anyway. There are still a lot of clouds in the sky, but the sun is peeking through in places. If it doesn't rain, I'll try to grab a rake tomorrow. I might even do so this afternoon, if I can make the time between assignments. That may be a challenge; It won't take me long to whip up that short essay, but the longer paper is a different matter. It may not be that bad, though; Upon getting a second look at the assignment, I found that it was on stuff I had noted the living daylights out of. I'll just have to go back again and make sure I have everything properly cited.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Autumnal Musings

Good morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is Autumn Star. This is a re-run from last year, and is one of a series that I made for the seasons. I will want to look at the other holiday items I have stored, but as I said before, most of the others simply did not measure up.

Yay! I finally got finished with my note-taking. Some of it even makes sense! I also got a new note pad out; The one I've been using for my accounting class is fresh out of paper. That hand is starting to grow some muscle too. Now I just have to attend to that assignment. The geology items shouldn't be so hard, though I do have a large paper to write- formatted and properly cited, of course. I will need to invoke the Mighty Yellow Pad for that, I think!

The weather has been conducive to study, when I'm not wanting to sleep: Grey and damp-feeling outside. I suppose I ought to get busy with a rake when it dries out enough; The leaves on the ground have become noticeable, and unlike last year, we no longer have a power mower to just run over them and turn them into mulch. That's the breaks, and I really could stand the exercise.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

School and Autumn ramblings

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Today's image is titled Wavery. I made it last night while testing a couple of filters together; I usually don't combine anything except maybe overlay and hard light. This time, I used another pair- Including one that tends to turn colors into something quite different.

Well, I did get most of the way through that one accounting chapter. Some of it even makes sense! I still have a way to go, but I'm optimistic about being able to finish today. I still have a busy day ahead of me, though, given some of the other tasks that have suddenly arisen.

During the past couple of weeks, acorns have been falling on the house. At times, it sounds almost like hail. A few times, it hit the vent cover- which is makes a loud 'Poing' sound. A few times it had my husband jumping for the ceiling! The cats weren't pleased about having their naps interrupted either. I confess, I would like to live somewhere just a bit quieter!

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Ow?

Good Afternoon, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Aqua, largely because of the color of the main object. It was more of a test than anything else (naturally), but I was quite pleased with the results.

I never did finish that one chapter of Accounting notes last night. But I did take a peek at the next. One word; Ow! I still have nearly 100 pages to go for this week, and a lot of it is still Greek to me! One thing I find encouraging is that the first week of the course, I had about 3 chapters of a similar size to read- but didn't really need the last one until the next week. I'm not going to bet on that happening this week, but it is a possibility. In the meanwhile, I have found that I can go through the pages pretty quickly if I buckle down and ignore the cats- which is a challenge in itself. Wish me luck!

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Never A Dull Moment!

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Today's image is titled Glittered. I had not tried using this most especial filter before, and was just a little surprised at what happened- pleasantly so. I'm going to see if I can get silver or metallic gold sparkles with this now.

I usually don't do late nights-early mornings very well- but last night, I was awake quite late taking notes: To 1:30 AM, in fact. While that's not a match for the 4:00 AM I pulled a few weeks before, it is enough to show that I may be just a bit more nocturnal than I thought I was- or than I used to be at least. To be sure, I did sleep later than I planned to, but not that much.

Now I need to finish my note-taking on that most especial chapter and see what I can do with the Geology class; I have a bunch of videos to watch for the latter. Never a dull moment!

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

A D'uh Moment...

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Today's image is titled Sunlight. I managed to put this over a glowing background and add an illusion of a kind of golden wash to it- without mangling the background colors too badly. I thought it appropriate today, since we now have bright sunshine out after a few gloomy days.

Last night, I opened what I thought was a chapter for next week. I was quite confused when I saw that it was in fact something I had taken extensive notes from last week. When I took a second look at my files, I found that the file I wanted was under the one I opened, D'uh! It really wasn't my fault, though! A lot of the files I have are duplicates! I had better go through and eliminate a few of them; My computer and my brain will thank me.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Holiday Season

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

As you might guess, today's image is titled Happy Halloween! I've attempted several pumpkin-featuring pictures in the past, but was never really happy with them. I finally made this this morning. While it still has a few glitches in it, it is a lot less awkward then the others.

The holiday season is coming down on us hard and fast. We have Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Eve for those who celebrate such things. For those who don't, there are other holidays celebrating the harvest and the end of the year. Additionally, there are a number of birthdays and anniversaries in my family- so, needless to say, I will be busy with a capital busy!

I seldom really think about what my favorite holidays are, or didn't. But I'm beginning to think that the autumn and winter holidays all are. They are what keep us sane when the land is sleeping and the sky gloomy.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...