I haven't shared another GSO

A week ago, another store collaboration kit was released at Mscraps - Love in the City, perfect for the page I had in mind - black and white photos from San Francisco, with nice urban feel.
I got GSO at gallerystandouts.com (Aug 2nd) and at Mscraps.

Love In the City

(Mscraps)

Nevada Falls

I have fun doing that. Getting wet and tired, feet blistered, hips hurting. For some reason, the word has spread and hundreds of other individuals want to do the same. The only difference is: I've done it several times already, I know what it is about and still keep coming back. Go figure.

We took friends to Nevada Falls in Yosemite NP. We were really lucky to find a spot for our tent. Recently, the park stopped keeping some of the camping sites for walk-ins, everything is for reservation only and it's booked months in advance.
Getting soaking wet on the Misty Trail is the highlight of the trail. Not so much on the way down, when my body is not being warmed by the steep incline.

After Yosemite, a short stop at South Tufa, on Mono Lake. Just for comparison, here are photos of the area from the last November. Much nicer then, if you ask me.

Then, a step back in time,  in Virginia City, Nevada.

The rest of the photos is HERE.

Half Dome - view from Glacier Point

 

Misty Trail

Olmstead Point

Tufa Reserve at Mono Lake

Virginia City, Nevada

a new LR preset in making, called Wild Wild West, coming soon   :-)

should it have less of the white vignette?

Happy Fourth

Is it not too late to post photos from the 4th of July?   :-)
We spent about 5 days at Lake Tahoe with friends, celebrating, eating and the usual stuff. Hiking on the snow (partially). Well... walking, Gino the Westie has short limbs.

The Incline Village Beach was packed with people of the fourth and so was the entry to the water - with boats! Here is an idea: drive a boat 3-4 hours (for some) and park it at the beach, together with hundreds of others doing the same. They would have to drag me to be there…we only stopped to say hi to our friends who didn't mind the the sandwich situation.

We ate lake trout cooked within 3 hours after being caught. Bliss!

Photos HERE.

4th of July classic

 

our Swedish friends

dinner that took well over 2 hours

Emerald Bay

Over The Moon

Pamela of Scrap Originals released a new kit today, in her signature, elegant style - Over the Moon. A (maybe a bit more) boyish kit, perfect for little spaceship commanders.

Mission Control

amazing, what sort of noises can a 2 years old

 make when flying the ship!! 

my little boy, 1993

kit Over The Moon

by Scrap Originals, 2 Peas In a Bucket

Ad Challenge at Mscraps

I made a page for the challenge, a memory of our vacation in Cyclades, Greece:

Quiet Evening

got GSO at gallerystandouts.com (July 25)

and mesoscrappy.com (July 26)

credits:

Vintage Linen by Joyce Paul

Not Too Serious by Heather T.

Have you ever seen a photo with round, blue roof and clean white walls, set against gorgeous sea - from Greece? Most probably, it was from the island Santorini or Mykonos, both are a part of the archipelago.

I can't share our photos from the trip, they are all bad. Well, most of them. But I'm sure I'll go back again and I'll have pictures like for a wall calendar this time.

Now, that I know a bit about how to use a camera. :-)

Scrap Masks

Little scraps of fabric to add a bit of fringe..Scrap Masks by Heather T, released Friday at Mscraps.

Here is an example what you can do with it:

my little girl making appreciative face when tasting ice cream

(credits:

Scrap Masks, No Regrets, Stitchery 1

all Heather T.)