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Christmas reindeer

Trying my hand as abstract. 

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Christmas Abstract

Have yourself a merry little Christmas in this season if rushing, grabbing gifts, and planning. Peace to you and yours. 

Celebrate!

Enjoy the season! 

Here is one of my photos to help you get in the mood if you aren't! 

My buddy

I have been working on some old family photos and restoring them. this one is of my Grampa and me when he was in the hospital. It was not long before his death. I was five when he passed in August of 1962.

He was a soldier in both World Wars and then was the ice man for our small town in northeastern Kansas. 

Post-Thanksgiving glow

Twix and I retreat to my desk corner of the bedroom. I love it there because to my immediate left is a window and straight ahead is another. He loves to sit with me while I work on photo editing on my computer. I have so many to post!. 

Black and White

I'm frustrated because I wrote a long post about memories surrounding my dad developing his black and white photos, and then my own past of doing the same. I'm out of steam now, so ill just share a couple and tell you more is on its way! 

Twix and Sylvester

Storm is here!

Bear holding my friend's first grand baby. 

See you soon! 

No Hunting Allowed

NINE POINT Buck standing at the corner of our property, munching fallen apples!, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

This was taken through my window screen and across our deep backyard to under our a craggy old apple tree (see red dot). There was a NINE POINT Buck standing at the corner of our property, munching fallen apples! He was magnificent! I got some shots on m7 Canon as that are far better and I'll be sharing here later. This was taken with my iPhone 4S.

"Is He Okay?"

"What was THAT?", a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

My daughter @crazedsage thought she saw our neighbor's cat, Jimmie Johnson, get hit by a car but he was just fine. Whew!. We have been taking near-daily walks together - well, she does the walking and I ride in my motorized wheelchair- and enjoy the beauty all around us here in the mountains. It is a regular occurance for me to see deer, and often it is more than one in more than one place along the walk.

Rainy Day in the Appalachians of Southwest Virginia

One of my favorite photos of my Bear

One of my favorite photos of my Bear, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

He's holding our Shih Tzu, Meesie ( formerly known as Mimi), who he rescued from the animal shelter last year.

This was a candid photo, which are my favorite kind of people shots.

Beauty in Sepia

Beauty in Sepia, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

A beautiful friend who believes she has an ugly smile I was taking photos of her four children and caught her smiling. When I showed this to her, she couldn't deny that she does, indeed, have a wonderful smile.

Noni's Moon

Noni's Moon, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

When my youngest was three, I had a baby who only lived 30 days. His name was Noah. Ever since then, a fingernail moon has been called Noni's Moon. HIs little sister said "Noah" but it came out "No-nee." When Noah was born and thirty days later he died, the moon looked like this- from that point on, my older daughter and I called it a Noni's Moon. He would be 22 years old in October of this year, and we still remember his moon.

The raspberry bush

The raspberry bush, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

... is starting to show growth after deer chewed on it during the winter! We lost the blackberry, but maybe the raspberry will make it.

Liberated Art!

I joined this swap again this year, after having participated in it last year. I love it so much! Kat Sloma of www.KatEyeStudio.com is the host. It is an international swap and each participant submits five postcards that are photographs of their art - photography, painting, fiber arts, mixed media, whatever one's art may be. All of the postcards are then sent to Kat, and she sends them back out to all of us, plus she sends one of her own to everyone. We, of course, provide the postage and address labels to ourselves. 

This was my own postcard. It is a photograph taken on my neighbor's steep driveway that is on a high hill in the Appalachian town in which I live. The mountain range at the top right background is called Rich Mountain.Of course, as soon as I sent them in, I had a thousand ideas and photos I wish I'd used instead! Sigh...

Here are the postcards I received. Sadly, one never showed up. :( Makes me so sad. 

This one was my first, sent by Janet Kemper. The quote on the back said "Believe you can and you're halfway there."   ~   Theodore Roosevelt
           So true!

This painter table photo is from Renee Martinez of OR. It makes me want to paint! The quote on hers said "Life is like a camera, just focus on what's important and capture the good times, develop from the negative, and if things don't work out, just take another shot."   I think that is her own quote, and I really love it!

Siobhan Wolf of www.wolftale.wordpress.com sent this one, and it literally brought tears to my eyes when I saw it. There is something about it that spoke powerfully to me, and I am keeping this in a very visible place. She wrote "Greetings Beautiful Soul -- Thank you for spreading joy in this world. You are truly a blessing!  Wishing you all manner of good things"   Right back at you, Siobhan!

This is "Asna - Donkey of Stubbornness " a photo of a painting in acrylics by Linda Ursin. Her website is http://heksebua.com/gallery and she wrote on the back of the card "Be stubborn and you'll get there"   It has a rune hidden within the painting. (She practices witchcraft, but if that offends you, her art can be seen at the "gallery" tab).   She is right, stubbornness to be creative and a good steward of my time is needed in my life!












Finally, but not least, is Kat Sloma's postcard, entitled "Adorned and Alone."  Love it!

I have made some wonderful friends through this swap, both last year and this, and hope to make even more as the days go on. Below, you can see the Swap Blog Hop and if you want to add yours, you can do so. It will change as Kat's changes (the Other Kat haha)

I hope if you have visited here due to the Swap Hop that you will leave a comment to let me know you were here! Thanks!
Kat, the Arty one

Female cardinal ...

Female cardinal ..., a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

visiting the feeder outside our window with blinds. This was taken with my Canon PowerShot as it is quite a distance from where I was sitting. Isn't she beautiful?

Waiting for the Fun to Happen

Waiting for the Fun to Happen, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

This is a neighbor's cat, Jimmie Johnson, who likes to hang out in our back yard, near the bird feeders. He is best friends with all of our pets, both dogs and the one cat who has indoor/outdoor priviledges

Male American Goldfinch.

Male American Goldfinch., a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

This little guy was taken outside my window at our bird feeder using my Canon Powershot sX50. I love this camera! Amazing zoom photos!

I am starting my 365 Project today, since I failed miserably before. I joined Samantha Bennett's 365 Club today, through http://TheOrganizedArtist.com  and I'm so excited!

18/365 Photographers live for perfect lighting

18/365 Photographers live for perfect lighting, a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.

Photographers live for perfect lighting, especially what is known as "magic hour." Magic Hour is a very limited time both in the early morning after dawn and in the late afternoon before the sun goes down when the lighting is beautiful and perfect for getting beautiful photographs.

This was taken during magic hour here, while Bear and I were on a walk a few days ago,. I looked up toward the mountain and saw this - as it is. It literally took my breath away. So thankful for mobile photography!

The Backyard Guardian Stretches her limbs.

The Backyard Guardian Stretches her limbs., a photo by Arty_Kat on Flickr.