Guess what I found?I was scrolling through Google Reader, when I saw that my friend Christy over at Skinned Knees (you know Christy…she just made my awesome new button and because I love it so much, I’m going to share it again) had joined Leigh Ashley for a blog hop called “A Wee Bit of Me Wednesdays.” Leah Ashley reminded me of something that I’ve been meaning to say. I’ve also noticed lately that I’ve gotten a lot of comments with “no-reply” email addresses, which means I can’t write my friends back. Even worse, in some cases,...

For what ever reason, I’ve been resistant to posting any self-portraits. Several weeks ago, my friend Jess over The Old Nichols Farm started a challenge: Facing Myself. I was inspired…I even ordered a remote trigger so that I could attempt to achieve some creative shots…yeah, I haven’t used it yet. Then I saw the RAW (e) challenge for this week was mirrors.   The rules:NO EDITING AT ALLONE PHOTOMUST LINK TO PHOTO POST NOT BLOG ITSELFHAVE FUN!I could have bowed out…I could have gotten creative with some angles (I tried), but I decided to be IN the picture...

I’ve been meaning to edit this photo for Salina for nearly a month. So, as I watch America’s Got Talent…with a crick in my neck (can someone come over and rub my neck?), I thought I’d work on this photo in time to link up with Karli over at The Bonnie 5 for Touch Up Tuesday. Here is Salina’s original photo. Don’t you just love her daughter with the firefighter’s hat? Well, Salina did too, but didn’t like the clutter in the background. I was going to have trouble completely removing it without looking too fake, but I think I’ve improved the...