Last night I made a candle filter. I thought I would try it with the fisheye lens technique to create flickers of nostalgia. Stream of Consciousness It’s stream of consciousness Saturday. The prompt for today is “opposites.” In my experience opposites attract, but today I am more interested in nostalgia and its opposites. Living inContinue reading “#SoCS: Nostalgia for Opposites or the Opposite of Nostalgia”
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Lighting My World
Today I put a couple festive candles in the Mirrorworld. New Poem A prompt from In the Palm of Your Hand by Steve Kowit is to use a Dream Metaphor. I haven’t had a really vivid dream recently, so today I’m going to close my eyes with a metal spoon in my hand hovering overContinue reading “Lighting My World”
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”
Winter Traditions
Today I tried my snowflake filter with some traditional Christmas lights. New Poem I finished my soothing sounds for my Changing Focus project. December’s theme is Rest, Sleep, and Hibernation. Now I have to decide if I want to read a poem over it. I really like the collection of sounds how they are. IContinue reading “Winter Traditions”
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”
I Hear Hooves on the Roof
This morning I cut a new filter. I made a reindeer and I really like how it turned out. I had so much fun making reindeer fly around outside. New Poem There’s a fun prompt over at Poetic Bloomings today. Prompt #364 – The Muse in Music challenges us to pick a Christmas song titleContinue reading “I Hear Hooves on the Roof”
#SoCS: Mistletoe and Other Tree Parasites
Yesterday I discovered a new technique through another happy accident. I left my lights on after the shoot yesterday, and noticed how they reflected in the glass of the sliding door as if they were outside. I used that to create bokeh in the trees this morning. It’s a great discovery for taking outdoor bokehContinue reading “#SoCS: Mistletoe and Other Tree Parasites”
Goodwill Toward
It’s fun to have a mix of specific and abstract words for prompts. When I think of “bells,” I have a specific image in my mind of what bells look like, but what does “Goodwill” look like? I had fun exploring different ideas. New Poems Today I’m going to continue to explore Rest, Sleep, andContinue reading “Goodwill Toward”
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”
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