It seems like I have accidentally taken a break from digiscrapping. I got busy scanning the photos my Mama brought over....I just totally immersed myself into that project so I could return her vintagey photos ASAP. Then I with Project 365 and getting my photos taken, I find that I am paying ore attention to the details of everything. I suppose that's part of what the process of the project does. Many times I find myself on my knees in my yard to see if I can capture in the lens what I see with my eyes. I also feel it's helping me with my photographing skills and with manual mode on the camera. The saying is that if you wanna do something well to Practice! Practice! Practice! I have also venture a little bit into using actions on my photos. I love textures but I have yet to learn to use them to their full potential.

Pioneer Woman has some really nice FREE photo actions (available for PSE and PS) as does Coffee Shop, MCP, My 4 Hens and Paint the Moon. My 4 Hens is also having a sale this weekend of 40% off her actions until Monday if you use coupon code m4h40.

Below is a photo I took yesterday. The top of course is SOOC. And the second one is 1)Creatively Cropped 2) the color popped up a little using ACR (adobe camera raw) and 3) a lens flair action by My 4 Hens from Photography Toolbox #2.

and now on to the Project 365 photos.

Today's~Day 127

This little squirrel was playing in the yard when I came home this morning from dropping off Shaina to school. And not shy at all when I started taking a few photos.

Yesterday's~Day 126

For some reason my husband does not throw this away. It was in our yard when we moved in. I could throw it out but I am just fascinated that he doesn't when he mows. Maybe he's recycling.

Thanx for peeking in today!
Balinda

I got a new laptop about 3 months or so ago and have had the hardest time making the transition to not only from desktop to laptop but from Windows XP to Vistsa 64. First off I was very disappointed it would not run Eye Candy 3 >BIG SAD FACE<>

My other big heartbreak and aggravation has been unzipping files. On my XP I could unzip multiple files at once and even on my hubby's Vista desktoop I could get the fly out menu to unzip my multiple files into their own folders. NOT so on here. So I have been downloading stuff to my external drive and taking it to my desktop and unzipping there. Just a pain in the rear. Well NOT ANYMORE!!! I have found this handy little FREEWARE program that unzips multiple files for ya lickety split if you download alot. I say found..it was recommended by someone else to unzip files in another forum but did not impart any info on it. So I just took a chance and tried. I am glad I did.

All ya do is locate the folder that you have your zips/rars in. It automatically detects them and pops them into a list for unzipping. NO work your your part at all. Click start and it it goes to work for ya. Easy Peasy!

I went the the VIEW>Options button and set mine up to delete the zip for me. That is just my preference.

I LUV IT! I LUV IT! I LUV IT!

Did I say I Luved It! LOL!

It's called UnzipThemAll and will unzip zips and rar files...even the pw protected ones.

You can find it here.

Have a Fantastic Hump Day!