Calming Winter Cocoa

Today I made some yummy cocoa and attempted to capture some of the steam, and then some magic. The great part is I also got to drink the cocoa! New Poem Today’s Poetry Form prompt from dVerse Poets Pub is a bit of a challenge. This is the last dVerse prompt of the year asContinue reading “Calming Winter Cocoa”

Each Snowflake is Unique

Yesterday I cut a bunch of intricate snowflakes to try as filters. The effort was a bit wasted since only the very centers show up in the photographs, but they are still interesting. New Poem Today’s prompt from dVerse Poets Pub is a selection of words from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows. One Underlying HammerContinue reading “Each Snowflake is Unique”

Stuffing Stockings

This morning I made a Christmas stocking filter and started by turning the neighbors’ security lights into stockings. New Poem Today’s prompt from dVerse Poets Pub is Quadrille #142. The quadrille is a poem of 44 words and Mish challenges us to put some tinsel in it. The only time I remember decorating with tinselContinue reading “Stuffing Stockings”

Making Icicles

This morning I finally tied up the other mirror and turned the mirrorworld into a triangle. This created some nice borders to attempt some light icicles. New Poems Today is Open Link Night at dVerse Poets Pub. I think I’ll start exploring Rest, Sleep, and Hibernation as a poetry prompt for the Changing Focus DecemberContinue reading “Making Icicles”

Playing in the Snow I Created

Today I tried something new. I used clear plastic to create a new filter with some glue and glitter. Using the fisheye lens, my world became a snow globe. Using it as a bokeh filter, I created snowballs with light. Then I tried throwing them. New Poems Though the drafting part of the Chapbook ChallengeContinue reading “Playing in the Snow I Created”

#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 10:

When I included “abandon” as a prompt, I imagined things left behind. I was feeling that kind of abandon yesterday, but I want to leave that behind. This morning when I thought of abandon, I thought of wild abandon: bright colors, spinning until falling, rolling down hills. The surrender kind of abandon. This bliss kindContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 10:”

#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 4: A Party Hidden in Plain Sight

Today I was inspired to try a shadow effect inspired by images I’ve seen on Pinterest. Pareidolia combined with tricks of light and shadow made for some interesting house guests. November PAD Chapbook Challenge The prompt is to write a party poem. At the Party It hidesbehind the fancy ribbonsthe glitter, the streamersit hides inContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 4: A Party Hidden in Plain Sight”

#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 3: As Wild as a Baby Huckleberry in November

So far, so good. My prompts are inspiring me to hop out of bed, grab my camera and try new techniques. When I woke up, I made a quick list of things found in the wild that I forgot to put on my abandoned property description yesterday. This included: spiderwebs, spiders, huckleberries, salmon berries, ferns,Continue reading “#NaNoWriMo & #NovPAD Day 3: As Wild as a Baby Huckleberry in November”

#OctPoWriMo Day 28: Carving Into the Gooey Bits

For Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge, carve, I went to grab a carving knife from the knife block, but it was missing. Mr. Skeleton had gotten to it first and had gone on a skeleton candle murder spree. Unlike yesterday, I had a lot of fun this morning, and everything worked the way I wanted itContinue reading “#OctPoWriMo Day 28: Carving Into the Gooey Bits”

#OctPoWriMo Day 26: Playing with the Upside-down

For Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge, creature, I experimented with an effect I noticed when I started to play with bokeh in the mirror: it’s possible to take a photo of a filter both right side up and upside down. These are my first experiments with the effect, but I got some fun results. OctPoWriMo Today’sContinue reading “#OctPoWriMo Day 26: Playing with the Upside-down”