Be ye Holy

 (photo I took in Port Maria, Jamaica)

 

through their eyes

These pictures are borrowed from Mrs. Carol and Mrs. Lisa who were here on a missions trip a few weeks ago.  I enjoy seeing my home through other people's eyes.

(the sign you see when first leaving the airport)

(road workers)

(the flag man)

(we stopped along the road to buy sugar cane from this lady.  she cut it fresh for us.)

(Mrs. Lisa and Alexis)

(the beautiful YS river.  It's always this color.)

(YS waterfall)

(YS waterfall)

(the open market)

(we took the group out snorkeling in the Caribbean with Tiger, our fisherman friend)

God is good.

 

little girl toes are so cute

{heart} my baby girl

count your blessings

#234 heels

#235 hose

#236 toes

a shy little lady

enjoying having family here

correction: LOVING having family here!!!

we have Grandma, Aunt Heather, and some cousins to play with!

here is a little peek from our snorkeling adventure yesterday!

it is so special getting to observe and enjoy this shy little lady

 we also added this tiny little French Angel fish

 she says, "oh, you're taking my picture?!?"

there's nothing shy about her even though she's only the size of your thumb nail

she keeps coming close to the glass when she sees you and she'll follow your finger

God is good,

count your blessings

#149 teaching my girls about the awesome ocean 

#150 nets to catch our new friends

#151 the salty sea air in my hair

Notice, Ladies!

{smile}
I think I'm gonna make about 50 of these and post them all up and down the coast around my house!
 
found this cute sign on pinterest.

the simple things

What Would Happen?

(the view of the Caribbean Sea from my roof)

My mom heard this question and mentioned it to me last week.

It is very sobering and convicting.

God is so merciful, to this wretched sinner.

I'm so thankful I'm saved by His grace.

 

Makes my heart smile

A few days ago, I snapped this picture as we passed a fishing village, on the south coast.  It makes my heart smile.
 

photo editing in a nutshell

Here is just a little quick post about how I edit pictures.  Surprising to me, I get lots of comments and questions about my pictures and I wanted to give y'all a little peek at some tricks I've learned.  So many of my friends take much better pictures then me and I can look at them for hours!  But....you asked...so here you go.

We have a Mac laptop and I used to edit all my pictures using the iphoto on it.  

Then I stumbled on PHOTOBUCKET.  I like them because after you edit your pictures they "encode" them...if that's the correct wording.  That way you can easily click on the "direct link" code and copy it on your blog or facebook.  I DON'T like the ucky advertisements on PHOTOBUCKET and that can be a turn off.  They do have the cool option of making your pictures have a "color splash".  That's the pictures you've seen that are black and white with one thing in the picture colored.  I also like their "old photo" in their effects.

The one I recommend is this one.

I started using PICNIK.  They have a nicer "atmosphere".  Currently I'm in love with this free edition site and run my favorite pictures through them.  This is where I made my blog header.

After editing here you can click on the "save and share" button.  It gives the option of moving it to your PHOTOBUCKET album and then you can get your "code".  Or you can just save them to your computer.  

Example #1 {original of Eden in the Garden}

After uploading it I ALWAYS first click "auto fix".

If you don't like the quick fix just click undo 

in the top right hand corner.

Under Effects clicked on "Cross Process"

Played with "bloom" and "brightness"

Under frames clicked "rounded edges"  (I LOVE this feature!)

{nice and glowing Garden fairy}

Example #2 {original picture of Eden and Baby}

Clicked "auto fix". 

Clicked the "Create" tab, then I clicked "Effects"

I settled on the "CinemaScope" look.  

Then I added some words by clicking "text'.

TaDaaaa............

Example #3 {Brynlee's little lip}

auto-fix

Under effects clicked on "black and white"

Under frames clicked "rounded edges"

(don't forget to check transparent)

This one was simple but really sweet looking.

Example #4 {Princess Brynlee}

Auto fix

Under effects clicked on "Holga-ish"

Example #5 {mommy and Eden}

Auto-fix

Under Effects clicked "Lomo-ish"

Tips: 

Don't pose them...just snap pictures.

Stand where you would normally stand when taking a picture...

then take 2 steps closer "click"

or

take 2 steps to the side then "click"

Morning and Evening is the best time 

for pretty lighting in your pictures.

Mornin'