A Post in Which I Pretend I Can Cook

I have been trying to eat healthier. It's not really a New Year's Resolution, it's more of a man, I'm past 30 and moving on so I'd better be healthy.  Today I made a healthy dessert that just might satisfy a chocolate craving!  It's called Oreo Cream. I got the recipe from SparkRecipes.com.   It's definitely delicious and I just had to take a pic, because ever since the Pioneer Woman's food photo challenge, I am kind of liking photographing food!

Purple Glow

Purple Glow, originally uploaded by KTVee.

I edited in PhotoShop and applied one of my favorite actions called "Dave's Ethereal Glow" You can get this action free from http://www.atncentral.com/download.htm It takes the softness of a photo up a notch by making it even more glowish looking. Glowish, as in, all glowy looking. :)

Mr. Freeze

Mr. Freeze, originally uploaded by KTVee.

Today we spent the day at the Delmar Loop Ice Carnival. This was the last photo I took there. He saw my camera and posed!  I had so much fun taking pictures all day even if my fingers were frozen!

Flying Weim and the Bone Catcher

Flying Weim and the Bone Catcher, originally uploaded by KTVee.

I spent about an hour taking pictures of a lime dropped into water, only to snap a few of the dogs playing on the way to upload the photos. The dogs were CRAZY and I think, as you can tell by Lucy midflight, serious about their bone-fight! :)

Tag It!

Tag It! , originally uploaded by KTVee.

It was by accident, but once again, turquoise has made it's way into my daily photo! It is true, I am in need a 12-step program to recover from Turquoise addiction.

Beautiful Mess

Beautiful Mess, originally uploaded by KTVee.

Spending a snow day making a painting. I was just watching though. The artist was hard at work. :)

Mixin' Like Oil & Water

A few days ago, I was reading a blog post by Jodi Freeman on Pioneer Woman's photography site.   I immediately loved the pictures for two reasons: 1.) Their bright colors and most of all 2.) The bright colors.  Why hadn't I thought of running into the bathroom and filling the sink with oil and food coloring?   It's a simple set up, easy to clean up and wash down the drain, and while I didn't get the amazing results that Jodi got in her pics, I was happy with the crazy swirls, bubbles, and splashes I did capture.  This sort of reminds me of a cross between seventh grade science, think 'cytoplasm', and Ghostbusters, think 'ectoplasm."





These were actually the first ones taken. The oil and food coloring do not mix, which resulted in a globby bit of colorful chaos that I kind of liked.






I might have to try this again with purple.....