April 2011 – Page 2 – Shelley Shockley's Views from Collinwood

Eat, Pray, Love – A Review

I’m so happy I read this book and didn’t buy into the hype surrounding the movie! I found it to be a very interesting and enjoyable read.

I enjoyed Gilbert’s writing style – it was very conversational, and engaging.

Her descriptions transported me to Italy and were so engaging at times I could really see where she was. The same was true with each of her destinations.

I would give this 3.5 stars.

A Day at Wildwood

Sunday I spent a few hours at Wildwood State Park playing around with Manual Mode on my Nikon DSLR and taking in the beginnings of spring.

Over the last few days I have played around with Storyboards thanks to the tutorials offered at the Coffeshop Blog. While I haven’t been doing a great deal of writing I can say I have been working my Muse, and I’m having fun!

Here’s a sample from my day at the park. Enjoy! Comments are welcome!

Welcoming Spring

Dropping in to offer you a view of my ventures by the lake yesterday. As I continue to seek out my Artistic Muse I have taken up photography again, and yesterday I took a walk around the lake for a little while to try and capture nature. I’m not sure if this is a Groundhog or a Beaver, but I found him to be rather interesting.
Much more to talk about later, but for now -take a gander at Bucky! I named him that because I assumed he was a beaver.

I’m also pretty proud of the watermark I created, thanks to the free tutorial offered by Kim Klassen over in her cafe. If you’re looking for help with texture and Photoshop, stop by she has some very helpful information.