How to Create a Ghostbusters Ghost Effect in Photoshop and Lightroom
Well, all the ghosts I photographed are now busted. You can see their finished pictures here, here, here, and here. So all that is left is to show you how I did it. This will be an...
View ArticleDry Tortugas National Park
National Park Passports Since it is the 100th anniversary of our national park system I was reminded that you can get a “passport” to the national parks. When you visit a national park, there will be...
View ArticleSurvivalist Mushroom Caraway Soup
I like Survival Lily on Youtube and a few weeks ago she showed how to make a soup from things that can either be found in the woods or can be stored easily for a long time. Melanie and I look for ways...
View ArticleEverglades National Park
If you are looking for a detailed review of Everglades National Park, this is the wrong place. I’ve lived in Florida for many years and I’ve seen alligators, marshes, and swamps many times before. My...
View ArticleBiscayne National Park
On our Thanksgiving trip to Dry Tortugas National Park, we decided to stop in at Everglades National Park and, because it is only 30 minutes east of Everglades NP, we shot over to Biscayne NP too so we...
View ArticleThe International Swimming Hall of Fame
Growing up I liked to swim. A lot. I was on three swim teams throughout the year and a lifeguard during the summer. So you can easily imagine that when I found out The International Swimming Hall of...
View ArticleThe Best Ultra Quick Beans and Rice Recipe
Over the holidays Mom came up with a quick healthy dish that she thought would be a side but Melanie and I ate as our main course. It is so simple I don’t even need to write out a recipe card for it....
View ArticleRed Medicine
Melanie and I enjoy going to First Watch for breakfast and they have a drink called Red Medicine. I decided to reverse engineer it so that we could serve it over the holidays. It is described as...
View ArticleChurch Pictures
Just sticking my head above water for a moment. The staff at my church needed new headshots so I actually took some pictures for the first time this year! I even carved out time to edit them so they...
View ArticleSpend a Weekend in a Hobbit Hole
We wanted to go someplace special and stumbled upon this video and that was all I needed to see. Hobbit’s Dream is an old farm in Fairfield, Virginia that has partially been converted into the Shire...
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