May 30, 2011
May 29, 2011
Timeless Taos - Courtyard Arch
May 28, 2011
May 27, 2011
Timess Taos - Cemetery Entrance
May 26, 2011
Timeless Taos - Adobe Walls and Red Door
May 24, 2011
Timeless Taos - A New Series
We spent a couple of hours in the Taos Pueblo, the first Living World Heritage Site listed by UNESCO. About 150 people live full-time within the pueblo. Its two main structures are called the North House and South House. These structures are believed to be well over 1000 years old. Below is a view of the North House. This large building is comprised of many individual homes, built side-by-side and in layers with common walls and no connecting doorways. Isn't it an amazing place?
May 22, 2011
On a Mission to "Embiggen"
May 21, 2011
Photo Challenge: May Flowers
This first photo begged for a square crop to show itself off properly. So after a little snip-snip, here you have it. This cheerful yellow gerbera daisy bloom is in a neighbor’s flowerpot. The camera settings were f/7.1, 1/30 second, and ISO 320.
May 18, 2011
Let the Heavens Sing
With a view like this, it’s easy to shout out a few hallelujahs!
May 14, 2011
It's Photography's Fault!
May 13, 2011
Clueless in Apple Land
May 10, 2011
Bits and Bytes
We took our hard drives into the Apple store this past Sunday. They are transferring computer files for us. We’ll pick up our iMacs tomorrow evening and get our first instruction session on how to use them. We’re excited!
In the meantime, we are making do with two old laptops which are s-l-o-w and are minimally equipped. Of course, I’ve been using the iPad a bit, and I can attest to how fun and cool it is!
Hubby got our Photoshop CS5 software license transferred over today from the Microsoft to Mac platform. They are mailing out a new program disk for us. Hooray! We’re looking forward to getting all settled in with our computer setups by this weekend. Keep your fingers crossed for me to return to my usual blogging soon!
May 8, 2011
May 7, 2011
Jumping into the “Apple” Cart
We’ve been talking about it for a while. We’ve been thinking it over. We’re past those points now. We’ve gone and done it! We’ve jumped into the “Apple” cart. We’re saying goodbye to Microsoft PCs and we’re getting iMacs. The release of the latest iMac generation just tipped the scales for our decision-making. We’ve also wanted to get a tablet to take with us on our travels instead of a heavy laptop. So we went ahead and got an iPad2 while we were there at the store. The apple cart got full, LOL!
We’ll take our hard drives in tomorrow to our local Apple store, and they will transfer our files for us and get the software all loaded. Later on next week, we’ll take care of getting our Photoshop CS5 program licensed with Adobe transferred over to Mac use instead of Windows. Of course, we will be getting used to our new operating system and setups for a while!
I will sadly say goodbye to my beloved Windows Live Writer for blog posts. It has been a dream to use this past year. That means my cursing vocabulary will get a workout when I resume using the dreaded Blogger editor again. Do my dear readers have any recommendations on a good editor for Mac users?
I will try to get a couple of blog posts lined up for publishing while I go through this drastic transition phase. Wish me luck! In the meantime…
Caution: Slow Blogging Ahead!
May 6, 2011
Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...
May 3, 2011
Who Won the Giveaway?!
Mr. Hooty wants to know the answer! And YOU want to know the answer too!
The winner of my grand giveaway to commemorate my 500th blogging post is…
Kim of Homesteader's Heart!
Congratulations, sweet friend! You’ve been a faithful reader for several years now and I greatly appreciate all of your kind words and encouragement! I know you will give all of these birdie treasures a great home!