Saturday June 15, 2024 mid-morning

In recent weeks I’ve been walking around Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area and checking to see what’s blooming at Shelter Gardens in Columbia. The weather has been wonderful. Unfortunately, things are heating up, and for several days ahead the temps will be in the 90s. I hate July and August in Missouri, and now with climate change, the miserable temps are starting in June.

She, who spent the 60’s, 70’s, and the 80’s basking in the sun and swimming wherever she could find a pool or a shore, now hates the heat of summer. My skin is sun damaged and I have “crepey” skin here and there, especially my arms. I look like the old ladies I was afraid of when I was six years old. So be it. At least I’m still vertical and can walk around and enjoy my hobby.

I’ve been working with three different lenses, and I struggle to get good sharpness with a couple of them. All of my photo walks are practice, practice, practice.

Recent Photos

I call the photo below “Lily Illusion,” and here’s what happened. I had a very nice photo of a lily, but it was a bit over exposed in one area and I could not find a way in my basic editing program to fix that issue. At this time, I only know the basics of photo editing, which is fine except for when I want to tone down one area or spot.

So I started looking at the panel of “effects,” clicked on “Illusion,” and the program transferred my flawed photo into this…with just one click. Because I can’t draw or paint, I was surprised to see this. I like it.

High temperatures will permeate a lot of the U.S. this week, as well as other areas of the world. Be safe, everyone.