Color...

Right under my feet, the most beautiful color.

Better late...

This little photo shows what I love to look for in the woods... the detail of rock and moss and leaf and bark that when joined together, makes a forest.

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Four years ago I set a goal for myself: to learn more in-depth the photo editing software I've used for years, Photoshop Elements. I know so many people who have moved on to Lightroom, and I'd love to do the same. But this is the software I have, and I know there are better ways to edit my photographs.

On the last day of the year, I went through my photographs in search of one photo to illustrate each month. As I browsed, I was disappointed to see so many dull photos that didn't tell a story. While I'd prefer to not take this kind of photograph, that's another goal. I don't want to have to tweak my photographs. But if a quick fix will bring life to a photograph, I'd like to know the best way.

And as I learn new skills, I'll practice on those disappointing photographs, instead of just deleting them.

Moss...

I've had a thing for moss lately... maybe because all the rain has made it grow everywhere. And because we've been hiking a lot already, and there's no better place to find moss than in the woods. And on the trees. And on the ground. And...

Playing with light...

This time of year, the morning light is in the perfect place to shine straight into the basement windows, and it's so beautiful. I played with fabric for hours, sorting and washing and pressing, putting away the bits and pieces, getting ready to pull new fabrics for the next few patterns I've chosen. DW says I have too much fabric. There is no such thing. Just ask any quilter.

Before the day ended, I walked around the woods with my camera. I love the contrast of the soft moss with the rough bark, the bright green and the silver grey bark.