Wild Bird Wednesday

Everything is blooming including the Gold Finch ...

Mr. 

and Mrs.

Happy WBW ...

Andrea

Wild Bird Wednesday

Cold Birds ... Fat Birds 

The fluff is enough to keep them warm :)

Happy "BRRRRR" WBW ...

Andrea

(click the WBW logo for more beautiful and maybe not so fluffed birds)

Wild Bird Wednesday

You don't have to go outside to know that it is cold ... cold is visible in a hundred different ways if you look for it.  These birds have embraced the cold.  They do what they need to do to survive ... so who are we to complain, inside with the furnace going and easy access to food.  It puts things in perspective, don't you think?  Happy Wild Bird Wednesday everyone :)

Wild Bird Wednesday

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It is hard to believe it is that time of the year again when the Sunflower seeds are ripening and the Gold Finch are here to feast on them.

Mr. Goldfinch is stunning ...

 

 

 

And, as there is no gender descrimination on my blog, Mrs. Goldfinch is also stunning in her own way :)

 

Have a Wonderful WB Week ...

Photo Art Friday

Boy, I love this texture ... I could make a whole portfolio using it alone.  Thank you Bonnie for your inspiration and your textures ...

The challenge this week, if I understood it right, was to see what we could do with the Leafy Landscape Texture ... an open challenge to our imaginations and creativity.   I can't wait to see the range of responses Bonnie gets this week.  It should be fun and you should join in, first as an observer, then a participant.  You will love it :)  Here is what I came up with ...

Each of my pictures was done with the same technique.  Basically I used PSE Enhance options to bring the picture to a sharp, clear tone.  I then added the Leafy Landscape Texture, adjusting the opacity to what I wanted then using the mask/brush tool, I brushed out those parts I wanted to highlight.  Same technique, different results.  Hope you enjoy ...

On this one, I used the dry brush filter before I added the texture ... gave it a more artsy look :)