Cloudy afternoon. There wasn't the gloom of a chill day on the east coast, but you could sense the muffle of the sounds and diffuse light. Went to the local park and that's all there was. Clouds. Thus I took a few shots but nothing spectacular. Just sat a while on a bench recalling the walks I'd take there with my dog until she demised in 2010. A few other shots of some Chinese maple trees changing.
China's what I had in mind with this piece, presenting some black ink brush work, this being the reference, but no application of the sort. Tufting. I tried several approaches but nothing looked good enough so simply decided to show the original shot in black and white. Sure does take a long time to go through all this. Must have spent a half an hour trying different effects, the HP processor slow and the WiFi speed marginal. Had I faster capability, the work would been done quickly and you'd be able to compare pictures for the more better. But it's out of the question. LOL Be happy with what you've got, right?
I gave some thought to following through with membership at Sovereign Grace Church on Bethany nearby. Essentially, we are in agreement. I've been stalling as I'm just not right with The Lord and know it. A lot of internalized issues. Lousy experiences. Unable to find happy medium with loved ones. The spirit willing, the flesh week. Of course membership brings obligation to be consistent; a terrible flaw of mine. I needed to forgive incredibly indifferent people. Nothing to be done but give it over to God, in Who's time all will be resolved. So yes, I do believe I'll close this matter this Sunday.
China's what I had in mind with this piece, presenting some black ink brush work, this being the reference, but no application of the sort. Tufting. I tried several approaches but nothing looked good enough so simply decided to show the original shot in black and white. Sure does take a long time to go through all this. Must have spent a half an hour trying different effects, the HP processor slow and the WiFi speed marginal. Had I faster capability, the work would been done quickly and you'd be able to compare pictures for the more better. But it's out of the question. LOL Be happy with what you've got, right?
I gave some thought to following through with membership at Sovereign Grace Church on Bethany nearby. Essentially, we are in agreement. I've been stalling as I'm just not right with The Lord and know it. A lot of internalized issues. Lousy experiences. Unable to find happy medium with loved ones. The spirit willing, the flesh week. Of course membership brings obligation to be consistent; a terrible flaw of mine. I needed to forgive incredibly indifferent people. Nothing to be done but give it over to God, in Who's time all will be resolved. So yes, I do believe I'll close this matter this Sunday.
This one exhibits the same tufted effect. Not much color in the sky. Ha... reminds of a tune! (Navigating and page loads extremely slow as mentioned and it just dawns on me I've got a full scan going.) Was a big deal going to the record store for albums. Music Millennium the store of choice in Portland. How brilliant that one can just listen to the album here and now. Traveling light and raising cash before leaving Oregon in 1981, I sold all my discs. Must have a hundred CDs I never listen to; should burn and sell.
Friday night, far from madding crowd. Peaceful evening. Scan done; cleaned files, deleted cookies, dumped cache. Running much faster now. More fun with electrons!
Friday night, far from madding crowd. Peaceful evening. Scan done; cleaned files, deleted cookies, dumped cache. Running much faster now. More fun with electrons!
My lords, ladies and gentlemen: come play with me. Please.
I mean; really. Were it not for hue of the leaves, I'd say it looks rather desolate. LOL Growing up amidst concrete, I'd feel very lucky to have a playground like this. Where are the kids? Gaming otherwise, I suppose. What we did in my old neighborhood of apartment houses was 'call' for each other. You'd actually go to someone's door and ask if they could come out and play. So we did. Ringolevio! Caught, caught, caught.
Might like to ride toward Payson for some more fall color. I've done so around Prescott. Wasn't impressed. Not many deciduous trees. Don't know of any such forests in Arizona. Something to research if I decide to do so. Staying close to home for now. Yes, we'd (my dog Eula and I) would visit this park couple times a week. She was so composed and elegant at home. When we'd go out, she'd get rambunctious. Could never let her run free - she was an enthusiastic jumper. Just playing, but she'd scare people.
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