I Figured it OUT!!

Good and Bad Habits

A new series!I may stick with this one. Having been nunified as a child I think there are quite a few nun characters running around in my head. This one "Sister Mary Caroline" my 7th&8th grade teacher was very tall and thin. I would categorize her as a good habit. It's a freaky week at school...the last week, too much going on!

What do I REALLY need?

I am packing to go to Myrtle Beach and I have the whole back end of my Jeep full. Now 1/3 of it is the inflatable bed a pillow and a blanket...so that can't be avoided..then my books for finishing a paper and to study Spanish...well I have to have that. I have to take a little food because I won't be able to eat out but maybe once and....well it is Thanksgiving. I am taking three cameras because I have to have the right one, and this place is supposed to be great....... so I don't want to be caught with the wrong camera. I am not taking very many clothes, but if I got caught in a storm or fell in the ocean I would need dry clothes, and then it may be warm or cold and so I might need to layer, then of course I am taking my swimsuit just in case.....it's just two days...I've looked and looked and I can't see what I could leave out! I realize that when I go to Illinois for a week, that I can only take one suitcase,but that doesn't seem to be a problem. I think its because it's the beach, there's just something about the beach that requires a lot of stuff. It's very puzzling...

New Photos

Ahhhh! New photos are on their way. I'm going to Myrtle Beach for Thanksgiving and will take my cameras. I will probably do all digital because the darkroom I use is to cold to get good results. This time next years I will have all of my own chemicals and then I can control the variables of developing better. I am excited...love the beach and I've never been to Myrtle beach. Its gonna be great!!!

A little Whine.....

Well I printed up some pics of Dolly etc. The darkroom is way to cold to get anything right. The computer will have to do...unless I drag a heater in the darkroom for several hours. I 'm working on a painting of Summer. and not liking it much. I also worked a long time on one of the ocean...had it perfect the ...just couldn't leave it alone....obviously I need a caretaker!! So it is screwed up and scraped down for now. I studied 5 days straight for Spanish and did badly on the test..I'm sure. Oh well..Next semester will be sad...my last one...then I need to move on and build a life! Here is one of my ghost trees!
I will return to Ghost Ranch.

Not Herself Today...

Dolly seemed to be a little out of sorts this Halloween day...There's something a little scary showing up in her photos :o

working plan...

I have about 30 hrs to do papers, postings and read parts of 4 books and if by some chance it all gets done I will start a painting. (How I will learn chapter 7 in Spanish is beyond comprehension!) I don't know what I will paint...but painting is always a break from these other things. My Canon is back home from the repair shop and I may take a few digital photos...well its never a few it's 100 bad ones and 6 good ones! So looking forward to end of semester in 5 weeks....it's all downhill from there. Two classes in the spring WOW! I can paint and photo my little heart out.

Santa Fe NM Amazing!

Santa Fe a photographer's Paradise!

Mi hermana mayor se encuentra de visita me casa desde ohio.

Photoshop

Someday when I have a lot of time I will finally figure out Photoshop. I have at least 3 books on the subject and two of those come with a CD, and that's pretty crazy because it's putting another thing in my computer that I have to figure out. So much to do....so little time...

New Mexico...etc.

Dolly had a lot to do in New Mexico. She poses here with her friend Flower who is a long time resident of The Ghost Ranch. You can see I am desperately trying to grab her out of the way of Flower's hoof, and I did just in time. Poor little girl...so trusting! This photo didn't develop correctly and only works when scanned by a film scanner...it's too dense to be hand printed. I am just happy that I have it at all. Scanners are wonderful for retrieving pictures from hopeless negatives.
6 weeks of school and numerous things to do! Storming outside ....lovely dark at noon! It's great!!!!

trying, trying

Well, this blog so far has been a failure and it is midway into the semester. Dolly is fine, but I haven't had time to get out and create anything new. The big competitor is Spanish, I have to study every day and that's not good! Painting is not going very well, I have been painting a lot, but redoing a lot. I don't think I am good at "having" to paint something, so as a result I probably won't be in our Senior Show. Things don't fall out of my brain in themes, I guess. Oh dear!! I'm in trouble. On the good side I only need 1 class to graduate, but I will take 2 to fulfill honors requirements and be considered part-time. Ok that's enough complaining for now!! ps I have new pictures of Dolly that I printed Friday, but after 12hrs on this computer today I will have to download them maybe Tuesday. thanks for listening...your much more attentive than Zoey.

Dolly's Debut

Now Dolly now has a blog..... and more is on the way. I will post pictures of her recent travels and appreciate any comments you may have. The first Dolly tee-shirt is hot off the press and work will soon start on her Dolly and Diana photography book. Thanks for stopping by!