Happy Saturday.  It took its sweet time getting here but now I hope you enjoy the day.  Angie, Ben and the kids stopped by for some burgers and Fincel Sweet Corn last night.  We had a wonderful meal and a fun time with the grand kids.  We all over ate and then it was time for baths and bed time.  Ah, the joys of being a grand parent.  Feed them, rev them up with play and then send them home.  🙂

For the photography followers of this blog I have some information that might be of interest.  Adobe (the makers of Photoshop and other creativity products) has made a transition to what they call the Creative Cloud.  Prior to this I would buy Photoshop (I started using it at version 7) use it for 18 months and then they would come out with a new version with new and better features.  Yes, there was a reduction in price if you owned a previous  version and you could pay the upgrade price but there was always this decision to be made, do I upgrade now or wait until the next release?

Trouble is there was usually enough new and exciting features that made upgrading almost a necessity (at least in my tiny mind.)  Well now with the Creative Cloud you pay a monthly subscription price ($10 per month for the first year and $19 a month after that.)  You still have the software on your computer but the difference is you get new features and updates as soon as they come out.  So I started this subscription two months ago and they have added two new features in those two months.

The latest addition is a filter called “camera shake.”  It can literally take a soft image and make it sharp.  Maybe not “tack sharp” but really sharp.  I’ll show an example of this remarkable filter in an upcoming post.  There is a lot of discussion around the net about this new way of doing business but I personally like it.  Go to Adobe’s web site > here

Joshua has always had a fascination with lights and switches.  He loves (even before he could talk or walk) to flip switches and look at the light.  He would flip a switch and then point to the corresponding light with a delightful smile.  So last night while we were all recovering from dinner he was busily checking out all the lights in the house.  🙂

Enjoy your Saturday.  Thank you as always for stopping by the blog.  Check in tomorrow if you have time.  Some exciting news from the Duck Pond.  Be careful.