How was your Mother’s Day? Ours was wonderful! Jeff’s parents surprised us with a visit; Jerry (Jeff’s dad) was in Oregon for business so they extended their trip to stay with us for a few days. Judy and I both had an agenda – pictures. She wanted updated pictures of us for Jerry’s new office. And I wanted pictures… just because. I realize that there’s alot to catch up on Such Treasures. But because I can’t possibly catch up, I am just going to jump in, and try to fill in the blanks as I go.

The kids picked wildflowers in our front pasture today. Okay, I’ll admit. They were posing for me. But pretty soon they got lost in the activity. Mikah found a turkey feather and put a headband on to become an Indian picking wildflowers.

Here’s a little diversion, but it does relate. Even though I know I’ll never be a great photographer, I do enjoy reading about it. A site I really enjoy is Digital-Photography-School.com. The tutorials offered are super and easily adaptable to GIMP (from Photoshop). Today’s tutorial is called “Creating Depth of Field With Filters and Masks”. I know it will be very useful in the food photos I take — I’ve always wondered how food photographers make the food focused and the background blurred. I decided to try out the technique first on a photo of Haniya from yesterday. She was taking a much needed drink on a hot (okay, warm) day.

What gorgeous spring days are upon us! Thank you, Lord! The sun is energizing and refreshing and Oregon is a bloomin’. This must be my favorite time of year. At least until allergies descend! Naomi brought me a bouquet on Saturday. She also brought me a frog.