tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7161540969948128708.post-56441983803761862472007-11-13T20:42:00.001-05:002007-11-13T21:03:06.662-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_H4EimBqZpGQ/RzpUNf0v_ZI/AAAAAAAABAY/g7jGRxP2KSk/s1600-h/rose2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_H4EimBqZpGQ/RzpUNf0v_ZI/AAAAAAAABAY/g7jGRxP2KSk/s200/rose2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132507316199882130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_H4EimBqZpGQ/RzpSlv0v_YI/AAAAAAAABAQ/8PJ-oKgev0Q/s1600-h/rose.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_H4EimBqZpGQ/RzpSlv0v_YI/AAAAAAAABAQ/8PJ-oKgev0Q/s200/rose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132505533788454274" border="0" /></a>I've been tinkering with a new image for the last day or two. It's one of the pics I took the other day of a late growing rosebud that I found in the yard. I snipped it and took it inside and tried a few macro shots, and liked this one. I've found a decent background for it, but I haven't found anyway to give it some punch. Right now, it's just a simple rosebud. There's nothing wrong with that, I suppose. Still, it just looks unfinished, so I keep plugging away. I'll scan through my files, and hopefully something will inspire me.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I realized today that Thanksgiving is next week. That came out of nowhere! I'm still in Halloween mode. Strangely though, I managed to start my Christmas shopping last weekend. I decided to get a PS3 for Chris and me. I didn't know if the stock would be picked out after Thanksgiving. I'd originally thought I'd get a Wii, but the stores seem to be incapable of getting them in stock, so maybe a lot of folks will opt for the PS3 and Xbox instead. Anyway, the PS3 more or less covers the gifts at home, and that's most of what I need to get.Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12346046385591694512noreply@blogger.com