Sometimes small things can be exciting. By this I mean some of our small sales. I just had my first exciting 60 cent sale! Whoo-Hooo! It was the first time I had a download with 2 views and only two days after I got the photo on line. The other exciting thing was that the bloom wasn't killed by a late spring frost so maybe, just maybe, I will have some fresh, juicy apples in my yard this year. I also had a quick download of a plant in my garden ( and I thought I was behind the curve with my spring photos). I'm taking orders for fruits and vegetables if anyone is interested.

Yay! I now have 2 great big level 2 photos in my portfolio! It only took me, like, for--ever-------

No, it's not jealously you hear in my voice because some people know what they are doing and seem to accomplish things overnight. I am totally enjoying myself and hope to keep going upwards. Thank you buyers, keep looking, please.

I don't have any desire to do what one of my latest uploads says:

(Wishing Time Flew Backwards)

I plan to keep looking ahead and striving to get better until I run out of time!

Well, it's official--spring has come. My last two articles were about spring and now it's here. Hope those who are still waiting won't have to wait much longer. I had my windows cleaned and also have gotten some colorful shots. Now if the lake will just get warm enough for a long swim-----------------

Guess I'll be back soon complaining about the heat of the summer, even though my area isn't too bad.

I love the changing seasons!

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Tornadoes are doing a lot of damage to my state! It started last night and is going on today. I hope all the photographers in those areas are staying safe while they shoot. One of my sons lives a mile from where a large one touched down. I'm not going to drive down but I'll bet we see a lot of storm damage photos on here!

Hold tight and good luck to all in the path!!

Oops, here comes another one, over the other son! What a day!!!!!!!!!!!

It's been quiet here lately--waiting for spring. We have had a good bit of much needed rain and the daffodils are starting to come up. I wonder what will be the hot "topic" for this spring and summer, something that will sell by the truckloads. I'm still trying to figure all this out and have a long way to go, but I have made improvements. One week I sell a fair amount and the next week the buyers take a break. (I'm having fun, though.) I don't live in a metropolitan area so I'm slow to catch the fads. Any blogs about such things can really help out! Meanwhile, I just wander aimless around and point my camera.

I have recently discovered a free website for artists in my state and there are probably some in other areas, also. On my site, that I'm trying to finish, I can put info about my Dreamstime account. It has introduced a lot of people to Dreamstime. And, hey, free works for me! I don't advertise my other small business in order to keep costs down for customers, so anything else I can do to let people know about my services is nice. And in the future, I plan to put my Dreamstime URL on the back of my business cards to advertise both at the same time.

I'm trying to figure out this camera and get some more pictures onto my site. Mostly I have gotten my summer lake fun, and with the autumn season coming up I want to get some good colors. Do most people use RAW or JPEG?

I have too many jobs and hobbies to spend a lot of time on my computer so it takes me a while. ( I need to sleep a little, too. )

If you take the time to look at my site, I will appreciate any comments: good or bad! My feeling don't get hurt easily.