Ehow

Good afternoon fellow bloggers and visitors. I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. =)

My weekend, went fairly well. I worked most of the day on Saturday and in the afternoon, signed up on the "how to" website, www.ehow.com . I had been hearing wonderful things about the site and in the past, I have used the site to search for tips on "how to" do a variety of things. Since I'm trying to keep busy on my days off from work, I've been experimenting with my new camera, and now, I'll write a few articles for www.ehow.com . I've never written in that capacity before, so, I hope my writing will improve over the coming months.

I'm trying to stick with things I know about or know how to do. It would most probably prove to be rather difficult or time intensive to write articles about things of which I have no prior knowledge. My first two articles, published this morning, are about food and drink! What a surprise! lol

The very first one that I wrote, is basically a short "how to" on how to make fried dough or mock beignets. We used to eat fried dough quite a bit back home in Louisiana, and the steps are fairly simple, so, I thought, why not write about that! The second article I wrote yesterday is about how to brew spiced coffee. I drink an enormous amount of coffee daily and lately, I've been spicing it up a bit. I really feel as though I now prefer spiced coffee to regular. If you have the time, feel free to check out these links for my first two "how to" articles on www.ehow.com:

How to make mock beignets
How to brew spiced coffee

I just got off of work, and just wanted to share what I've been doing for the past couple of days. I hope to take some more photos soon and when I do, I'll upload a few here.

Take care!
Michelle

Day

I long for
the Day
when again I will see the simpleness of yesterday
neighbors are greeted with a welcoming smile
and good morning and how are you

When all Mothers
love
all Daughters
and all of their Sons
the same
envelope them with warmth
and are
tolerant and kind

I long for
a Day
when clenched fists begin to unfurl
all is tranquil
yet the sun
still shines
and the dark days of old are allowed to rest where they lie
I long
for that Day.




Copyright © 2009 M. Gresham All Rights Reserved


Cya soon!

deviantart

Earlier this week, I signed up on www.DeviantArt.com and began posting some of the photos that I have taken. To my surprise, a few people there have added them to their favorites! Even though the photos that I have published have been photographs that I like, I'm happy that there are others who seem to enjoy them, as well. I've added a deviantart widget on my blog, below my "about me" section, if anyone would like to take a look at my small, beginner's gallery =)

I'm not 100% familiarized with the site, but I have spent some time browsing others' galleries. I'm hoping that with continued practice on my part and viewing and studying others' work, that my photography will improve. Some of the site's features, are a community forum as well as a chat program. I've visited a couple of the photography chatrooms, and the members there have been very helpful and informative. After reading many of the links provided in #photography, I now know the meaning of aperture AND I know how to adjust it on my camera!

I thought that I was doing so well, just pointing and clicking, but there is so much to learn. It's rather exciting!



All photos Copyright © 2009 M. Gresham All Rights Reserved

Cya soon!

I love this camera!!!!

I just thought I'd post a few other photos that I have taken, edited, etc. with my new camera! I love this camera so much. I really don't know what I'm doing, but it's so fun lol. By the way, I purchased a Nikon D40, after reading quite a few reviews online. I wish I knew enough about it to even formulate an educated opinion about the ease of use, quality of photos, the lens that was included...but I don't! lol I just really enjoying playing with my new toy...so here are some more photos lol. Enjoy.

a mushroom!


some wildflower or weed in the backyard!

a cool bug!


hmmm, I'm underneath one of the climbers at the playground!


the playground was empty :(


sigh...i wonder how much longer it'll be around..



a few pics of Nat, that first one is her eye..idk what i did, I was just playing around and it looked interesting.

this is a water droplet, but, i kept toying with the exposure and , of course, i came up with some quasi-horror looking image..hmm, it kind of gives me the creeps, like i'm being watched.

All photos Copyright © 2009 M. Gresham All Rights Reserved

It's nice to be back

Hello to everyone in Blogger world.

Over the past couple of months, I've been a little preoccupied with job hunting and haven't been able to dedicate much time to blogging. Hopefully, if time permits, I'll be able to update my blog more frequently than once every couple of months.

I would like to add that I finally purchased a new camera. I had a bit of free time last week to toy around with it for a couple of hours and a couple of the photos, I really like. I'd really love to learn more about photography. As for now, I'm just going to click away and see what kinds of images I produce.


Anyway..


The other night, I had an idea for an original short story based upon an old, southern legend, hmmm...which I suppose doesn't make it very original? lol Oh, well, we'll see how it goes!! I've only been writing a bit here and there, but it feels nice to be able to have a bit of relaxation time to myself to jot down some ideas.

Here are a few of the photos that I like ( I must have been watching horror movies):

All photos Copyright © 2009 M. Gresham All Rights Reserved
(Thanks to StephenK from Photoforum for editing assistance on the self portrait)

Cya soon!