Whoa, Saturday petcretary was on call for her work...so she stayed at home base with us...waiting for a call...thankfully it didn't happen(!), so she was playing around with some of our pictures for fun...
Friday she spent most of the day outside taking care of the lawn mowing chores and weed removal, etc. Oh, and trying to exterminate those pesky and ravenous Japanese beetles. UGH. They don't seem to discriminate about their foods...but they LOVE our two wisteria vines...maybe that is why they won't bloom.
Usually she has pretty good results with dahlias, but the two new pots she got in the early spring are not doing well at all...she treats them the same as always, but they are just slowly petering away. They were SO pretty when they first came. She pulled up and replanted into our raised garden beds, some native blooms...and hopes to create a pollinator area along with other flowers and plants. Hope being the operative word. She wants to plant some small trees to try and shade our patio which gets to be like an oven slab (Fry an egg or bake a pizza?)...maybe a redbud or a dogwood...nothing large that might ruin the concrete. Lilac shrubs can grow very large, too...but we don't think the shade will be there enough in our lifetime...after all they are 'seniors' already...pushing 70 soon enough! the trees might not either, but they last many years and would enhance the property for any future owner of this place.
Anypaws, life is pretty ordinary here nothing exciting to report! We think that is a good thing...
Here are the original images that petcretary 'played' with:
And here are the various results of her alterations.She was trying out something that Marjory from Dash Kitten had a little tutorial about.
First she turned them all black and white...and then the fun started!
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This Amaryllis was so beautiful!
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My eye sure looks different than in the original now that its 'singled out'.
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The eyes have it!
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One of the first blooms when the weather was becoming springlike.
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Rocking the shades!
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I look like I've dyed my tongue with bubblegum paint, BOL!
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| I like this very much, Petcretary! Better than the silly glasses one, BOL! |
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Petcretary was a first commenter at Teddy's Tuesday Teaser, and she had the right answer, but wasn't fast enough to be a double firstie...
Now we have to be serious once again, because the RB had to reopen the gates for new angels.Sigh...
The artified photos look lovely.
ReplyDeletenow your mom is doing what i love to do, playing with photos. my favorite thing to do. they all look great, and the big glasses are adorable. love the last one best of all. glad she had a day off to play
ReplyDeleteYes, it's fun to play about with photos and try new things, isn't it? They really do look different.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're having an extra busy weekend! It's been super hot here too, but we've been getting thunder storms every few days so the grass has stayed green.
ReplyDeleteLove your artwork!
Love the black-and-white images with the color pops!
ReplyDeleteWell, Gail and I think Petcretary did a pretty good job playing with the photos, perhaps with the exception of the bubblegum coloured tongue one...
ReplyDeleteToodle-oo!
Nobby.
We love what you did with those photos.
ReplyDeleteWe think Petcretary did a great job modifying those pictures. They all made us smile.
ReplyDeleteWow, fun photos!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are very pretty and you two look fabulous as always! The black and white photos with that touch of color are sure nice!!!
ReplyDeleteWow, those are some cool looking photos!
ReplyDeleteI’m glad your petcretary didn’t get called into work and had fun playing with your photos. Seems like this summer has been hard on flowers and plants for some reason. Some of the mom’s flowers haven’t been doing well either. ~Ernie
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOODNESS These looks so cool. I LOVE the Amaryllis it looks FABulous * very impressed * and the boys made me laugh out loud!!!!
ReplyDeleteBrilliantly done!!!
Marjorie and Toulouse.
The flowers look beautiful but they are no match for you
ReplyDeletehow different it looks in b&w with having only one eye catcher in colors... well done, your petcretary is very petcreative ;O)
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Ooh, funky color effects! Our Dada says it reminds him of when the colors started to come back in Pleasantville."
ReplyDeleteOona: "Where is Pleasantville? And why did it not have colors?"
Lulu: "Nowhere we've ever been."
Charlee: "Knowing Dada, it's probably a movie ..."
OMC this is so much more fun to do instead of working...well...it's kind of pleasure working, right sweet doggies😸The flower is beyond beautiful. Great work on the camera, Petcretary! Double Pawkisses for a Happy Week ahead🐾😸💞
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh, on one picture you look like Elton John with the fancy glasses and on the other I had to think of the song "Blue Eyes" ! I also like very much to play around with photos !
ReplyDeleteWhat a great job your Precretary did on those pics! Outstanding and adorably cute. It's always a drag when plants don't do well in the garden. I had such high hopes this year with all the moisture and then two severe hail storms pretty much shattered those hopes. Oh well, maybe next year. 🤞🏼
ReplyDeleteOh, what a beautiful fleur and I am sure there are many more in that green-thumb garden and yes, Ms Dawson’s color lesson was wonderful and you nailed it perfectly….love the eyeballs! Mama has to go back and learn how to do that. It’s fun to freshen up a black and white with a bammo color.
ReplyDeleteWe like looking at cool pics and these pic are cool! Well done!
ReplyDeletePurrs for those whose beloved companion crossed the Bridge. A lovely tribute!
Purrs, Julie