Tag Archives: daffodils

Spring in triplicate

March 19, 2022 XingfuMama 2 Comments

I don’t care what the calendar (or weather forecast) says: When the daffodils bloom it is spring.

Our geriatric cat got me up at 0 dark 30 to feed her. Her bowl was down and full already, but I guess she needed companionship to eat. I couldn’t get back to sleep so I messed about with these trios of daffodils I took for Mama Cormier’s Thursday Trios in Topaz Studio 2.

Giving the photos painterly effects is restful, almost contemplative. Not quite as good as actual sleep, but you take what you can get.

Also for Cee’s Flower of the Day (in this case night!).

Flowers

I got sunshine on a cloudy day…

March 15, 2022 XingfuMama 3 Comments

The daffodils are coming into their own, providing some welcome cheer as we endure yet another “atmospheric river”.

Yet, for some reason, I actually kind of like them in shades of gray.

I used the GIMP to convert the image to black and white. I have a post about doing this on my other website: Black and white digital photo processing using the GIMP.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Whatsoever is Lovely

Whatsoever is Lovely Challenge-2022 Week 10

March 13, 2022 XingfuMama 12 Comments

This challenge is simple: step back for a few minutes each week to find a lovely thing, a precious moment, anything you find lovely. Then post about it. You can just post a picture or you can go into detail and tell it as a reflection, story or poem.

It could be anything:

a smile…a rainbow…a flower…a kind act…a tasty treat

What was lovely in your life this week?

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Flowers

Another bright bulb

April 7, 2021 XingfuMama 6 Comments

The gray is back today, but here is a bright spot of yellow from yesterday. For Becky of Winchester’s Bright Squares and Cee’s Flower of the Day.

Flowers, photo processing

Taking a daffodil out for a spin

March 17, 2020 XingfuMama 3 Comments

This week for Brashley Photography’s Twirling Tuesday I used a daffodil. They are popping out all over these days.

I used the GIMP, a shareware program (free) to do this manipulation. If you are interested the directions for doing this effect are in this post: Putting a twist on it using the GIMP.