Weathered Window

This broken window, with it's sash askew and a piece of white fabric flapping in the breeze has captivated me for a few years now.

We see it on one of the North Hills Pottery Tour stops each year. It never fails to delight, set into the chippy red siding of this aging barn.

This time of year, it could be considered a subtle Halloween vignette--especially when the cloth flutters in the autumn wind.

I used the same shot, cropped in tight on the window and applied the daguerreotype feature on Pic Monkey to give it a more mysterious feel. In the spirit of the season.

What do you think? Ghostly or just ghastly?

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Rednesday
Share Your Cup Thursday
All Star Block Party
Time Travel Thursday
Fridays Unfolded
Your Sunday Best
Weekly Top Shot

Hail the Red Admiral; National Photo Month, Day 31

The admirable red admiral (say that three times, fast), closes out National Photo Month and my 31 days of posting photographs.

This shot was enhanced with PicMonkey's daguerreotype feature and the addition of Kim Klassen's "Be Still" texture. I like the simplicity of the sepia. It puts more of a focus on the shadow.

It's fitting to end a photo month with the admiral, as I can honestly say I've never before had so many of this handsome butterfly visit my garden spaces in a single season. Every day has brought several of the admiral into the yard--often in playful pairs that dart around chasing each other in a game of cat and mouse.

It's been great fun sharing photographs with you during National Photo Month. Thanks for following along.

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This or That Thursday
Home and Garden Thursday
Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Mulberry Stains to Abstract Art; National Photo Month, Day 22

Walking with a colleague recently, we came across some serious mulberry stains on the sidewalk.

"Looks a bit like abstract art," he said.

Sure did. I snapped the photo above for the heck of it. It could definitely pass for abstract art in its original, unedited form. The splashes of bird doo-doo add some interest, don't you think?

So, here's what it looks like after I doctored it up in PicMonkey.

Abstract art isn't really my taste, but I can imagine this hanging on someone else's wall.

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The Bunny Hop at Bunny Jean's Decor and More
What's It Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants

Playing Around; National Photo Month, Day 18

This pretty, peachy iris just showed up on my garden doorstep this spring. She wasn't expected. Certainly wasn't invited. She just turned up, stayed and blossomed into a beautiful lady.

I've never had a "volunteer" iris before. This one has been quite a treat. Somewhere between a peach and a tan color, she adds a hue to the back garden that I believe is only possible with iris.

Today I introduced my son to the PicMonkey editing tool and had some fun playing around with Iris to demonstrate some of its features. Here are some of the results:

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Cottage Garden Party at Fishtail Cottage
Shoot. Edit. Submit.
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Anyone Seen My Keys? National Photo Month, Day 10

Bitten by the PicMonkey. Bland photo turned interesting. In my opinion, anyway.

Don't you just love antique keys?

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Time Travel Thursday at The Brambleberry Cottage
Vintage Thingie Thursday at The Coloradolady
Vintage Inspiration at Common Ground

National Photo Month. Day 2

I'm enjoying PicMonkey. Started with the original version, above.

Now, with the smudge feature applied.

And, finally, using the papyrus feature.

Hope you'll share some of your photos this month.


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What's It Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants
Skywatch Friday