Woodpress

Today I made an origami bird for one of my children, and came up with the idea of printing a bird pattern on the paper prior to folding it, so it would look more realistic. Here’s the end result: I’ve made a few. My kids really like them. I made the pattern by marking up […]

Tuesday was our office’s annual Lagoon party. (Lagoon is a local amusement park.) I took many photos of my family and other Lagoonishness. I think this is my favorite: I posted a selection of other favorites on Flickr.

I recently took a picture of one of my mother’s cats. Last night I spent a few hours experimenting and touching it up, and came up with a version that I really like. Detail: Today I got an 8×10 print from Costco, and I think it turned out really nice.

After years of online activity, I have a reasonable sample of data that says I go quiet every winter (from about December to February). Fortunately, the sun is coming back, and I am feeling increasingly communicative. I recently stumbled across a program called MyPaint for my Nokia Internet Tablet (a handheld device similar to a […]

Today on the way to work, we stopped at the fedex office so Shaun (my ride) could drop off a package. While he went in and took care of that, I got out of the car and took some pictures of Timpanogos (including this one). I went back to the car, and while I was […]

My youngest child just turned 6. She had a Princess-themed birthday party. I took this picture just before the party:

For my birthday, my mother-in-law gave me a crystal globe.

I took these photos on a walk with my kids today. My instructions for this photo were "go stand by that fence." (No, he’s not actually beating her with a bottle of water in a sock, but that was the effect he was going for.) Mum’s the word (because I can’t spell chrysanthemum). Eureka! Eureka! […]