Just a quickie note today. My wife and I had planned to drive down to visit K and her guy later today, but a winter storm forced us to reconsider and reschedule. We'll try again next Tuesday, K's next day off work.
We're getting just light snow right now, but it's supposed to get more intense tonight, with heavy snow and winds out of the north. There's no sense trying to pick a fight with Mother Nature. Next Tuesday is supposed to be cold but otherwise quiet, so I'll take it.
This is the first real taste of winter for us in a few weeks. Temperatures have been mild, and snow scarce. Even yesterday, we had highs in the low 40s and just an inch or two of snow in the yard.
In the next couple days, I plan to post some photos from 2011--different shots I haven't posted for events I never wrote about. Still to come, when/if I get the time. The photos are a teaser.
But lack of time remains my enemy when I want to write posts. Can't get around it--too much other stuff to do. I needed several nights to go through my 2011 photos and choose (somewhat arbitrarily) which ones would be most interesting ... and then deciding which special effects to use on them.
Yes, this time, I am digging into the Phototshop Elements toolbox to see what I can find. Also, since I recently started using Google Chrome as my browser, I am looking at some of the online photo editing programs and the special effects they offer. It's fun playing around with them.
My smartphone has some goofy editing software (built-in light leaks, film scratches, cheapo lens effects), but I think they only edit photos you take with your phone. That's something I don't do too often: That's why I spent the money for quality cameras.
Several times, when I wanted to work on photos, I opted to watch movies with my wife instead ... because she enjoys doing that with me. Earlier this week, we watched "The King's Speech." A fine movie, but by the time it was over, I was tired and didn't feel like working on photos.
Last night, I got my chance, and I edited seven photos. I have four left to do--but then I went downstairs to watch the end of "Seabiscuit" with my wife. We followed that with a couple Laurel and Hardy shorts. Then it was time to feed the kitties and head upstairs.
Four photos left. But maybe not tonight. Since we couldn't visit K today, she wants to have an online chat with me tonight. Also, there's the third test match (cricket, if you don't know) between India and Australia, which starts at 8:30 p.m. tonight (local time), live from Perth.
I had been having problems lately with my computer, not being able to buffer streaming video from YouTube. Yesterday, I got a different cable modem (same model), and it seemed to work just fine. I'll find out for sure tonight. High def cricket from Western Australia, right into my computer room. Until I start getting sleepy.
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