The cat was at Snowcatcher's the other day where she had tons of great pics on display. She brought up how it was way easier to get creative with pics today. I never really thought about it much before that. But she is right. It gets a big YEP from the cat. That truly pain in the arse of using photoshop years ago at our sea I think we blocked out. Then she brought it back about. Now I guess we appreciate the ease more. And the cat is fine with showing himself a ton all at once at our shore. And we can even go further too. As Pat goes back to editing, here are some ones for a Lookie Lou after a little bit.
And then there is land, sea, and snow.
We'll skip the very last though.
We'll even take the giant litterbox.
If the cat wanted to go for walks.
And then you got this creep.
He sure has quite the heap.
He gets around a bunch.
We really think Pat is out to lunch.
Pat keeps saying he really should be editing at our sea, but I made him post for me. Do you realize how easy it is to post and change pics these days? Sure is no longer one big tech maze. Now I'll let Pat go edit his latest novel's final pass while I go back to napping my little rhyming ass.
With a click click click you can edit a pic some slick.
Well we did enjoy seeing all of those pics!
ReplyDeleteFun to do as many are taken at our zoo.
DeleteA wonderful post Pat to read, picturewise also. brightened up a weatherwise miserable Saturday aftern00n. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYvonne.
Good to brighten a day indeed
DeleteMade for some nice collections. You get a lot of use out of that alien.
ReplyDeleteThat thing sure can go far, kinda dead at the moment though lol
DeleteI am tech slow it seems because I don't edit my pictures. I enlarge them a little but that's it. I know there are filters galore if you have a smart phone but I don't have one of those because I don't need one. So I will just use my camera. lol That last picture of the alien was too funny and the kids are adorable.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it is way easier on a smart phone, but I'm sure it can be done on the computer. But hey, you get the shots you want as the coppers always come about lol alien likes to place dress up. Kiddos are great to have around indeed.
DeleteQuite a world in your place! All sorts of love and enthusiasm!
ReplyDeleteAll kinds of things about indeed
DeleteGood luck to being in the final editing stages of your novel. Picture editing is easier now, but I next to never do it. I do use the fast collages or whatever though, if I need to. Great pics you shared here. You are surrounded by all kinds of cute!
ReplyDeleteAlmost there. 15 chapters to go. So hate editing lol yeah, pic editing is way easier. I us the fast collages too, sometimes other things, but not a lot. Surrounded by the cute that poops a lot too lol
DeleteGreat arrangement of photos and those are fantastic photos! Enjoyed seeing furries and landscapes and poop machines. Though I had a mixed feeling with collage of alien photos lol :-D
ReplyDeletelmao but but but he's out of this world, right?
DeleteWarmed my heart to see the pictures of you and your nephews! So sweet! Loved the bench looking out on what I perceived to be a frozen body of water. Lots to do with editing I'm sure with pictures; way past what I'm capable of doing. Did enjoy my time here with all photos you shared!
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Knew you'd like the bench with a view, yeah it was frozen. The nephews sure are fun. Glad you enjoyed the photo run.
DeletePimp a book!
ReplyDeleteBeats sitting on a hook...
That creep
Sure makes it hard to sleep
Just so you now
At the Kitty Cat show
And may I say.... great post!
From coast to coast!
That it does
DeleteCreate some buzz
And onward you go
Sleep in tow
There really is a lot you can do with photos today. I made my daughter one of those shutterfly books and the choices were amazing. However, took me weeks to do, do I'm not all that excited to do one again!
ReplyDeleteI sure enjoyed seeing your pics and finally the real faces of your nephews. I'm sure they think Uncle Pat is the greatest! Who doesn't want to dress up an alien for Xmas?
Yeah, things can sure take a long arse time to do, like editing, ugg, so hate editing. But you can do a lot more these days.
DeleteOne told me the other day when I took him out of the bath tub that I was the greatest lol Nanny scoffed at him though calling me a bad influence hahaha yeah, let the alien enjoy the holidays too.
Look at those babies. All kinds of fun pics, especially you and the alien peeking around the door. Heh.
ReplyDeletehaha can do a lot with the alien, even if he is toast now
DeleteThat was a grand morning display
ReplyDeleteseems like you have fun at your bay
the boys and cats sure like to play
makes for an all around fun day
Editing another book there at your nook
how many words do you have to give a look?
Sure fun all around
DeleteEven with a hound
As many come and go
Lots of fun in tow
74,000 or so
Editing all in a row
Looks like a fun zoo to warm up that winter chill. Nice pics. Good luck with edits. You need to get on pace for publishing more, more, more this year! I want your name on every Alex blog post of new book listings.
ReplyDeletelmao, yeah, you get rid of my 9-5 and I'll do it, otherwise, you may be outta luck. Gotta make a buck lol
DeleteSo many fun photos.. You did a nice job with the arrangement. It appears one cat is having a bit of a hiss fit though.
ReplyDeletehaha she does that from time to time
DeleteYou have almost as many aliens as you have books.
ReplyDeleteOr at least make it look that way
Deleteorlin N cassie...how kewl iz thiz....if de food gurl taked dee cent photoz oh ANY THING, we mite givez thiz a try !!! tell dad best fishez with de newest book, whatz him up two now, 93,109 ??!!
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Need to teach the fgs a thing or two. Yeah, we are nearing that number lol
DeleteOh my, the Alien must love the Red Hot Chili Peppers or he is trying to feel manly. Let's hope he doesn't go out and buy a huge, big ass Dodge Ram truck. I love the pussy cats and the doggies...so sweet. the one black lab reminds me of Katie. How old is she? or he? She looks like an oldie but a goodie. The kiddies must love your books and that is special no matter what.
ReplyDeletehaha the alien needs a bank account before he can buy anything, so I think I'm safe. Kiddies enjoy the books indeed. Not sure on age, as the pup is just one of 1000s I see.
DeleteI still haven't learned how to manipulate pictures, at least not with any real skill. Great pictures, but that alien is really, really creepy!
ReplyDeleteNot so hard to do these days. But but he just wants to probe lol
DeleteWhat do you use to create the collages? I laughed at Pat being out to lunch. RIP Hank, do you think his member knows that the rest of him is gone? Or did it die at the same time? I never actually used photoshop, but you're right about the ease of pictures these days. They are all around us. It's common practice to snap a picture of something before it disappears into our memories.
ReplyDeleteThe cats sure give me the wtf look when I carry around poor dead Hank lol He may not feel anything, alien powers and all. I used Instagram's app. Photoshop was a gigantic pain in the butt, once you learn it not so bad, but time consuming. Snap we all sure do.
DeleteWhat look did you get when you resurrected the alien zombie? Did Hank consent? Did researchers contact you for the corpse? I have so many questions.
Deletehaha I had to sing an NDA. I can't speak of such things.
DeleteAnd what did Orlin do to PO Cassie? Hmmm? :)
ReplyDeleteJust being a picking arse lol
DeleteI never bought the full Photoshop, but I do use Lightroom and Elements. Took forever to figure it out and I still have to YouTube some tutorials sometimes, but it really does make a huge difference in photos when you are able to do subtle changes, like fix exposure and such.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, it does make a huge difference. Just can be time consuming and a giant pain in the arse.
DeleteTime consuming, definitely! I don't normally do people photography, but when I do they think they are going to get their photos back almost immediately. I can spend 15 minutes editing one photo, so imagine having 20+ to go through, you're looking at hours of editing just one session. There's no way I could do wedding photography. I'd lose my damn mind editing an event of that magnitude!
Deletehaha patience sure isn't a thing these days. They want it now. And yeah, just one photo can take forever. Putting books together takes for friggin ever too. I hate that part. Brides are nuts. I would never want to do that photography. Cats and dogs are easier lol they don't care
DeleteI agree. I upset my best friend's future daughter in law by telling her I wasn't doing her wedding photography. I'm an invited guest. I want to enjoy the wedding, not work it. Pets are so much better to work with (though mine hardly ever cooperate).
DeleteI've never put together a book, but I'm sure it's just as tedious. Though, the end product is almost always worth it.
haha well that seems rather dumb. Invite you as a guest and then put you to work. Pets are better, when/if they decide to cooperate.
DeleteTrue, end product is worth it, even if tedious.
A picturesque post! Enjoyed seeing all the photos. Your nephews are cute little guys!
ReplyDeleteWas fun to do, glad you enjoyed the view. They can be, when they are sitting still lol
DeleteSo what happened to the alien?
ReplyDeleteOrlin knocked him over and busted him lol
DeleteHa! He probably wouldn't have survived as long as he did at our house.
DeleteHad to hide him for him to survive this long.
DeleteAww, you're a lucky guy to be surrounded by so much cuteness.
ReplyDeleteBut with all the cuteness comes lots of poop lol
DeleteYou're obsessed, cat.
DeleteCat just speaks the truth
DeleteWhat a great post! So happy to have ignited the fire! Precious photos and collages, but special kudos to the b&w of you and the alien. Cute as can be! Also thoroughly enjoyed seeing the nephews. I know first-hand how it can be, with some parents saying, "Don't you dare put my in danger by showing the face on your site!" So cool you were finally able to show it's not too much danger. Back in my newspaper days, I had gymnast parents continually hounding me not to snap any shots that show things they shouldn't, as if I would miss something like that in the editing stage...
ReplyDeleteSure ignited it indeed. Yeah, as long as the photos aren't in poor taste, like naked in the bathtub or something, like I've seen people put up, it isn't that much danger to it. Any weirdos come and I'll chuck the alien at em lol the b&w one I did for that other place.
DeleteWhat? The alien is toast now? Say it isn't so! Of course, I love this post! And I remember quite a few of these photos from previous posts. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteOrlin killed it, kinda. lol Sure many I've used in the past and all I've used at that other place.
DeletePicture Advancement Ease
ReplyDeleteAmazingly done as you please
Some great collections
Complete with aliens
Plus favorite nephews and niece
Hank
All favorites around
DeleteEven when aliens are found
Love the pictures. I must learn how to do that. Have so many pictures.
ReplyDeleteCan be done easily with the right program
DeleteThe kids are cute
ReplyDeleteThe cat and dog are too
Pat's out to lunch
This, we already knew.
Yeah, he never came back
DeleteWent out for a snack
And got rather lost
Must have been too big a cost
Manipulating photos is fun. I am learning how to do new things with it all the time. Great picts!
ReplyDeleteYeah, fun indeed
DeleteThe first grouping are my fav's. Particularly #3. That cat looks like it's spent a day at the spa, lol. Thanks for sharing enjoyed all except the snow pics.
ReplyDeleteSandy's Space
Just relaxing away. And yeah, no one wants snow.
DeleteI always get a kick out of you cat and alien pics on instagram—plus the witticisms that go wit’ ‘em!
ReplyDeleteand thanks for supporting my Beast World campaign, it means alot!
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Yeah, the cats and aliens make for some fun ideed.
DeleteI never even learned how to use Photoshop, so I'm so far behind the technology, I might as well be using my old Brownie camera. :) But your pics are great, and it's cool that you can create collages with them. But most important, your nephews are adorable! (Looks like they enjoy having their Uncle Pat read his books to them, too.)
ReplyDeletelmao well at least you can get photos into your posts, that's a win. Yeah, I have two fans with my books at least.
DeleteSuch fun pictures of the cute cats and dogs! I really miss having a pet
ReplyDeleteMaybe one day you'll have another
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ReplyDeleteLoved this post. Great pictures and commentary!
Glad it was grand
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