Story Branches

Started three different stories.

Usually I only work on one at a time.

Wonder what will happen.

xx

Iceville, NC

Ice:

dreaded by drivers

and a curse to power lines

still

it has its own

mesmerizing

beauty

and its own

music

as it clicks and clackles

on coated branches

in the wind

xx

Orb Directions

The following directions for making the orbs that I've shown in the last few blog entries come via Lori Skoog (who has a great blog at skoogfarm.blogspot.com ), using Photoshop Elements.

You might want to put photos that you will be using for the orbs on your desk top first (otherwise, you can find them in your photo library.)

Open Photoshop Elements.

Go to Browse to find and select photos.

Choose a photo and crop it into a square.

Go to Filter, Distort, Polar Coordinates, and select Polar to Rectangle...click ok

Go to Image, Image Rotation, Flip Canvas Vertical

Go back to Filter, Distort, Polar Coordinates and select Rectangle to Polar....click ok

Go to Save as and put down title and orb so you can keep things straight in an orb file.  (You might want to save to desktop first and file later.)

When you click off the original picture, don't save the changes.  That way you won't lose it.

xx

Newbery Orb

Last orb for a while:

The Newbery Medal

twisted and twirled

into

a

golden 

orb

(Click to enlarge)

xx

And more orbs . . .

What does your eye see

how will I know

unless you show me

or tell me

?

For you, today,

more orbs

with a note beneath each

giving its origin:

Snow, mountains, sky

Tomatoes

Single flower

Watercolor of flower bouquet

Charm bracelet on wood table

Have a favorite?

xx