S is for Shadows

I love when the sun stands lower in the sky -- great for having a bit of shadow fun. So this week I chose shadows as my S word for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.

And, suddenly, an animal appears from out of nowhere.

Haunted Humpday -- First Signs of Halloween

I recently found Marfi's wonderful blog Incipient Wings. Marfi also loves Halloween a lot and started to organize a weekly event called Haunted Humpday in 2013. Each Wednesday she posts something  that has to do with Halloween. That sounds like great fun, and so I glady join her for the first time today. A couple of days ago I saw this beautiful display of pumpkins at a local garden center. I just love pumpkins!

I usually grow decorative pumpkins in the garden. This year only two of them survived a massive snail attack.

It's quite a challenge to find nice Halloween decoration in Germany, but I was lucky to find a cute LED pumpkin necklace.

As I like the Old West as well as Native American culture, I had a couple of Leanin' Tree cards on display on my walls.

 

Now that Halloween is near, I decided to exchange the pictures for the time being. I chose my Wizard Owl, cute owl scrapbook paper, ...

 ... and my "Not Every Witch Lives in Salem Design."

In the living room, there are more Halloween pictures -- I love the vintage ones.

In my bedroom, I had more Leanin' Tree cards on display.

Now Xenia, the sweetest little witch and friends are spreading a festive Halloween mood.

Some more Halloween pictures, including ...

... my digital ATC titled "Halloween Love."

I also put up some Halloween pictures in my study.

Today I bought my first big pumpkin. It will be a fine Jack O'Lantern. 

I also found a limited Halloween edition (just the design that is) of flavored milk. That is quite unusual for the German market, so I definitely had to buy two bottles.

Happy Halloween indeed!

Lately, I made a KEEP CALM AND TRICK OR TREAT pendant. I am looking forward to wearing it.

I couldn't resist making a Malificent pendant. Malificent is one of my favorite movies from 2014 so far.

If you want to join the fun, be sure to visit Marfi's Incipient Wings blog -- lots of Halloween fun awaits you there.

Happy Haunted Humpday!

R is for Red

Back in June, I spotted a red field next to the highway.

It turned out to be a field of poppies.

 

Such beautiful red flowers.

 

So my R for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday is red.

Pink 1010

A while ago I came across this 1010 marking on the pavement in my neighborhood. Most likely it's to mark the gas connection to the next house. Anyway, it's pink and thus perfect for Beverly's Pink Saturday. 

Happy Pink Saturday!

Q is for Queen of Austria

In August, I made an outing to Ebbs in Austria. It was the weekend of the flower parade. One of the figures showed the Queen of Austria -- the singer and drag queen Conchita Wurst.

So the Queen of Austria is my Q for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.

Here's a close-up of the beautiful flowers.

Pink Blossoms

Back in April I saw the most wonderful pink blossoms -- just perfect for Beverly's Pink Saturday.

Now in fall, orange is more dominant, so looking back to pink blossoms is an extra treat!

 

Happy Pink Saturday!

P is for Picture Holder

What are these blue bubbles? A close-up of IKEA's picture holder Bubbla. For more P fun go to Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.

O is for On Stage

I recently came across a factory with interesting graffiti all over it. "On Stage" definitely caught my eye -- and it's perfect for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.

 

I think this graffiti is part of an art project, but I am not sure. Anyway, I like it! 

Birthday Joys

I am happy about special moments on my special day. A bumble-bee enjoying the sweet juice of a pumpkin flower.

Flecki visiting in the morning.

Beautiful roses on my birthday table.

A paper bag with Lady Liberty.

A bit of Disney magic -- a potholder and an apron.

A touch of the American West -- a scarf with a lovely design.

Wonderful gifts from my friend Martina from Sweden -- thanks Martina!

A dream coming true -- a new camera!

Lunch at an Asian restaurant -- just delicious!

Of course, a piece of cake!

I hope your birthday was/will be just as happy!

I is for Interesting Photos and Effects

Recently, I walked over a highway bridge, intending to take a couple of photos of a beautiful poppy field next to the highway. Accidently, I took this photo of the bridge railing. I decided to keep it -- these happy accidents are often interesting to play with in Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop. Moreover, such happy accidents are often perfect for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.

I used the kaleidoscope function in Paint Shop Pro, loving the result.

In case you are interested in the settings I used, here they are.

I tried something else -- for me, it has a jungle feeling about it.

Once again the settings of this kaleidoscope effect.

I wanted to make something with this background. Loving Katy Perry's Roar, I added the tiger and the first line of the chorus.

H is for Hair Color

It's kind of funny when you realize that you share your natural hair color with a fictional character. In my case, that's Anna from Disney's Frozen.

I hope you enjoy my H choice for Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday.