Spring Break

I thought I would take a break from political posts to share some photos I took this morning. I received my Mac version of Photoshop yesterday and installed it right away. The switch from the PC version to the Mac version was completely painless.
I love my new set up. It is so easy to take [...]

Front Yard Holiday Lights

(Cross posted at LVG Garden Blog)
I am thrilled by my first attempt at taking night time photos of our outdoor holiday lights. The new front yard landscaping looks good even in the dark.

Peace.

Enjoying the Holidays

(Cross-posted on the LVG Garden Blog)
I hope your holiday season has been as enjoyable as ours has been thus far. We have been resting and relaxing, as well as spending time with out of town guests. The weather has been mild, but windy, with some very cold mornings. Suffice it to say, that we haven’t [...]

Full Moon Tonight

I took some pictures with my digital camera tonight of the full moon. I used a tripod which helped with keeping the camera still to minimize blurring due to the slow shutter speed. I was hoping to use my analog camera with the zoom lens, but the batteries were dead. Perhaps I can try that [...]

Testing a Flickr Blog Function

Barack Obama: Austin Rally, Feb 23

Originally uploaded by Spinning Away.

I am using this post as a test of the Flickr blog function. I am hoping it will speed up writing posts that use a simple, standard, photo and text layout.
It seems to work quite well, [...]