March 15, 2014

Mid-March Ruminations & Cogitations


I have been busy this week and haven’t had much extra time for posting. But I thought I better take a few minutes to give my blogging friends an update. Between doctors and dentists, our dance card has been full lately.

In addition to all the nonsense with my eye condition, I had a routine mammogram this week and I have been getting some emergency dental work for the past two weeks. There’s never a good time for a dental bridge to go bad, is there? I didn’t need a root canal, thank goodness. So the pain in my wallet is significantly greater than the one in my mouth, LOL.

And yesterday was pretty much shot by the time we got done with various doctor appointments and tests. I saw my eye doctor again, and Mr. Jim made another trip to his cancer surgeon’s office about a superficial blood clot in one of his legs. Both doctors gave us the okay to travel on our planned journey to Moab, Utah. Three cheers for that! Mr. Jim will be taking some blood thinner pills for a while and should get some pain relief in a few days. I continue to have cloudy vision my left eye and will consult with an additional eye specialist in April.



I hope you like the beautiful sunset photo I took earlier this week! (Click to see it bigger.) We’ve recently enjoyed some delightful spring weather, and our daffodils are blooming in earnest now. After dinner this past Tuesday, we sat in our rockers on the front porch and watched the sun go down. The clouds were quite striking, but the sunset colors were looking rather dismal. I wasn’t holding my breath for a show. But lo and behold, the colors started to form about 11 minutes after sunset. I bolted for my camera. There was no time to use a tripod, so I braced myself using the porch pillars. The magnificent display only lasted for three short minutes!

This panorama photo was merged from two separate photos. I did my usual Photoshop post-processing on it, but I used a new plug-in filter program near the end of my editing steps to bring out some additional clarity: Macphun Software’s Intensify Pro. I was very pleased with how the program performed and how easy it was to use. Macphun approached me to become an affiliate, and I agreed after using their products. So you will now see additional advertising over on my sidebar, and soon I’ll add links on my photographic suppliers blog page. (Please note that Macphun Software programs only work on Macs!)

Macphun is running a special promotion right now and allowing free downloads of ColorStrokes, a selective color program. If you have a Mac desktop computer, you might want to scurry on over to their web site to get it - via my sidebar link, please! (P.S. Scroll down to the bottom of the Macphun home page for the link to the free ColorStrokes program.)

18 comments:

  1. i am glad that BOTH of you were cleared to go on your trip! whew! i hope all will be well and you can both relax for a little while!

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  2. Hooray! Let the trip planning commence (continue.) So glad you'll be able to go. Gorgeous sunset!

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  3. Oh! MacWonderful!!!Hahaaaa....shooting over there now!
    Glad you two will be able to go on the trip...and I hope you get that eye business cleared up girl!!
    heading over...
    hughugs
    LOVE the photo of the sunset!!

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  4. Good news! I hope you have a wonderful trip. :)

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  5. I am so happy for you both that you can go on your planned trip to Moab. That will be wonderful I'm sure. As for the dental stuff I feel for you. That I don't like. Your sunset photo is gorgeous. Enjoy your porch rockers. Blessings. Pam

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  6. I'm happy too that you'll be planning your trip. You've both been through so much...you definitely need a vacation! Enjoy your weekend! Sweet hugs, Diane

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  7. Very glad that you'll be going on your trip...that's good news! Sorry that you needed the dental work this week. The timing is either very good or very bad. What a gorgeous sunset. When I looked in the larger version, the clouds on the right side looked like a flock of unusual birds.

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  8. I can picture you and your hubby sitting in your rockers saying "whew" then being blessed with some suset icing on your day! You sure deserve it!

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  9. Lovely photo, aren't you lucky sitting on the porch and rocking. Good news about your trip, sounds wonderful.

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  10. Sounds like a busy week...glad you can make your trip! Beautiful sunset photo, Donna!

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  11. How exciting that you're going to be able to make your trip after all! I know you must be thrilled! I'm sorry you're both experiencing these bumps in the road, but pray that you're fit as fiddles by the time you go off on your adventure!!

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  12. Good news that you can take the trip you planned! And good news that things are being checked off of you 'to-do' list. Still praying for your eye problems. Love the sunset. That's something we enjoy from our front windows. Wish we had a porch to sit on!
    ~Adrienne~

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  13. So glad you can take the trip...Have plenty of fun, take plenty of photos and have plenty of blessings on a safe and happy time.

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  14. So glad that you two will be able to take your trip. It sounds like a getaway is really needed.

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  15. Donna,
    What a whirlwind of a week you have had! You both need some R and R. Glad you can go to Moab. Happy tripping.

    charlotte

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  16. Both George and I got the Macphun... I had never heard of it. THANKS!!!!!

    So glad that you both have been cleared for your Utah trip. That is awesome news...

    Gorgeous sunset... Rainy and dreary here today --but we need the rain (just not ICE). ha
    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  17. My goodness, Donna, I can't wait until you are done with all of these medical appointments and out there in Utah enjoying yourselves! If any ones deserves a break, it's you and Mr. Jim.
    When do you leave?
    That is an amazing Sunset you were able to capture. I had thought that it must surely had been after a storm, but I guess not...

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  18. You've breb busy! Glad things are going well. Love the picture!!

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