On my birthday this year I had some spare time so I decided to make a slideshow of photos and videos from all the years past. Well, all the years that show up on my Amazon Photos ‘Look Back at This Day” section, that is. So basically from 2006-2020 with a few years left out or represented by a single cupcake photo. I added in a few snapchat videos over the years to spice it up a little bit too, and I was so excited to post it up on my birthday. My video software had other ideas, however. I…
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Finally managed to take a proper video of the kids in 4k, and it’s from this past weekend so it’s current too! It’s also not a short video and not in phone format so basically a real youtube-style vlog for once! The weather was nice and warm so we decided to all go outside and explore the woods around our yard. Two years ago we did a lot of work clearing out trails and getting rid of prickers, but of course they have all grown back now! We also had almost completed a trail through our giant patch of reeds…
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I came across this author several years ago but was reminded today of how much I loved her – both her children’s books went right into my Amazon cart and were read many times in our home. My favorite is But Who Will Bell the Cats? and here are some images of how she created the book. I spent hours pouring through her gorgeous behind-the-scenes blog about how she made these amazing fairytale images, of course, and you can too: butwhowillbellthecats.blogspot.com This book is called But Who Will Bell the Cats, and is based on an Aesop’s fable. The author,…
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While I had some time waiting for Ariana’s Girl Scout Meeting to finish, I decided to go over to the Town Beach and film some of the sights and waves as I walked along the shore. I was so excited because I thought I had a great quality video to upload, but when I got home found out the ‘super steady’ setting downscales the resolution a lot, so the video doesn’t look that great. Now that I know, I might go back another day and film this again, or just try filming some of the other local beaches. You can…
