Old Stone Barn....

Whew!

Just getting in under the wire, for this week's 

Barn Charm.

I have no idea the age of this old barn.

It looks really old.  

Not many people build barns with stone, anymore.

Old barn  with Kim Klassen textures.

It looks like it has a new roof.  And, the fences are in good shape.

And, sometime there was a lean-to section added on the back....or, was that the front?

I'd like to see that other side....but, I'm not nervy enough to sneak through that

barbed wire fence.

Besides, the house is not too far away.  

View without texture

There looks like there are stables inside.  And, another add-on, too.

That's a pop-up greenhouse, inside the add-on.

Man...could I use that storage.

It's good to see a fine old barn, given good care.

Be sure to check out more barns at Tricia's

Thanks for dropping by...
~~Linda~~

Photo Art Friday....Minimalist....

Friday, already.

Time for another 

Photo Art Friday.

This week, Bonnie challenged us  with the subject 'Minimalist'.

It's always interesting to see how each of us interprets the prompts.

I'm not much of a 'minimalist'.  So, I was having a bit of trouble deciding what to do.

Then, when I went out for the paper this morning, this moon greeted me.

I ran inside for my camera, and was able to get a couple pretty good shots.

I did some editing in Photoscape.  This is just auto contrast.
Interesting how just that changed the color of the sky so much.

Then, I added one of Bonnie's great textures in PSE 9.

This is 'Fleeting Memory' at lighten, 100%.

I lightly removed a bit of the texture on the edge of the moon.

It looks a little dreamy...dreamlike... to me.

Be sure to hop over to Pixel Dust Photo Art 

for more Photo Art Friday.

Have a great weekend.

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Thanks for dropping by...
~~Linda~~

'Morning Moon' SOOC

Texture Tuesday...Outdoor Edition...

This week's challenge at 

Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday,

is a photo taken outdoors, with one layer of Kim's textures.

We have an ongoing battle with the squirrels around here.

As you can see, we don't always win that battle.

I used two layers of Kim's 'Poetic' texture.
Both @ multiply 100%.
Then, I masked off the textures on the squirrel and most of the feeder.

Be sure to hop over to Kim's, for more great texture work.

Thanks for dropping by...

~~Linda~~

We Hold These Truths....

Happy Birthday, America!!

Happy 4th of July!!

~~Linda~~

Hard Scrabble....

Riding the White Pass railroad, outside Skagway, Alaska.  We came across this lonely little pine.  It seems the closer you get to the Arctic, the harder it is for trees to grow tall.  

This little guy was trying his best.

Created with:

My Image

Background copy @ Overlay 66%

Kim Klassen texture Autumn Burst @ Normal 48%

Kim Klassen Texture Autumn Burst @ Soft Light 68%

Kim Klassen Texture Scripted Autumn @ Soft Light 33%

Kim Klassen Texture Scripted Autumn @ Multiply 33%



I'm linking up with

Kim Klassen

for

Texture Tuesdays.

Click the link in my sidebar and see lots of great photo texture art.

Thanks for dropping by...

~~Linda~~

Texture Tuesday...Love and Roses....

Last year's Anniversary roses.

This week's challenge for Texture Tuesday is 'Love'.
What says love better than roses?  Especially, if they are an anniversary gift from your one true Love.  

Created with:

My Image

Background copy desaturated @ Linear Burn 17%

Kim Klassen Texture Crackerjack @ Mulitply 58%

Kim Klassen Texture Crackerjack @ Hard light 47%

Kim Klassen Texture Waterstain Frame @ Hard light 51%

Repeat Waterstain @ Hard light 51%

Kim Klassen Nature's Beauty @ Linear Burn 70%

Kim Klassen Nature's Beauty @ Soft Light 29%

Kim Klassen Waterstain Frame @ Linear Burn 51%

  Wow...that was a lot of steps.

Be sure to visit Kim for more great photo art.
Click on the link below.

By the Sea...

We were in Playa del Carmen, walking on the beach.  This fishing boat was pulled up to the shore.  

I kinda like that fisherman....

Created with:

My Image

Background copy @ multiply 58%

Kim Klassen Pumpkin Grunge texture @ Soft Light 62%

Kim Klassen Crackerjack texture @ Multiply 20%

Kim Klassen Crackerjack texture @ Soft Light 100%

Thanks Kim, for the textures.

I'm joining Kim's Texture Tuesdays.
Click on link below to see some amazing texture photo art.

Lovey Dovey....

Inca Doves

My Image

Kim Klassen textures

On the Beach....

Beach Bar

Cartegena, Columbia

2011

Created with:

My image

Background duplicate 100% dry brush & paint daub filters

Texture from Shadowhouse Creations 'Aged Photo Effect Mask' @ hardlight 100%

Duplicate texture @ overlay 48% 

Thanks for visiting...

~~Linda~~

Elli's Birdhouse...

Our neighbor, Elli, has this lovely birdhouse in her back yard.  It's a view we have from our porch.

Nice, huh?

Created with:

My image

Duplicate image desaturated twice

Two layers of Shadowhouse Creations Oil Painting 2

@ overlay & soft light 100%

One layer Shadowhouse Creations Oil Painting 1

@ soft light 66%

Coffeeshop vintage frame

Have a good weekend.

~~Linda~~

Verbena...

White verbena.

Edit and textures from Picnik.

Texture Play...

Tufted Timouse at feeder.

PSE watercolor filter.  Should have written down the others...

Dream...

Dreaming of rain.

Kim Klassen 'Dream' texture.