Xingfu means happy and blessed in Chinese. Even though 2014, the year I started this blog, was a busy and, at times, difficult year that is the word I thought of for this space. Mama not because I have many children but because I seem to fall into a caregiving role. Sometimes I feel like Mama to the world.
The name XingfuMama means Happy Mama with undertones of being blessed.
Today was a lovely day and the little branch of the cherry tree that I’ve been watching was in full bloom.
Tomorrow it may start dropping petals.
I’ve been using Brashley Photography’s Twirling Tuesday to experiment with the different blend modes for layers. Playing with the bright spring colors is more fun than reading the technical descriptions.
Directions for doing the twirling effect in Photoshop are in the Brashley Photography Post. If you use GIMP, like I do, this post: Putting a twist on it using the GIMP, explains how to do it.
For Silent Sunday.
These old cranes decorated the Puerto Madero area in Buenos Aires, Argentina. My dad, an old crane engineer was thrilled to see them and kept saying what a good idea it was…and talking about how expensive it had been for the Port of Seattle to get rid of it’s cranes of the same vintage.
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Everyday I walk the dogs along a similar path. They like to sniff around near this little cherry tree. I sniff the tree with my black artificial nose.
For Cee’s Flower of the Day and Brashley Photography’s Floral Friday.
Welcome to week 14 of the Pull up a Seat Challenge in 2020.
Take a load off and share a favorite perch by linking your post to this one, either with a comment or ping-back. For more detailed directions go to Pull Up a Seat page.
It is always fun to see the variety of ideas this theme evokes.
Continue reading Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2020-Week 14
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