New Rules at Flickr – What can you do?

New Rules at Flickr – What can you do?

Happy Friday everyone! Flickr made an announcement yesterday regarding some change to their Terms of Service.  The changes mainly affect free users of the Flickr service. Flickr has always had rules about the safety levels of photos on it's platform, regardless of whether you are a free user or a Pro user of their service. [...]

But It Would be Nothing, Nothing, Without a Woman or a Girl

But It Would be Nothing, Nothing,  Without a Woman or a Girl

Happy Monday everyone! I had a photo taking weekend and managed to catch up on several items I wanted to blog. The creative headspace comes and goes for me and I've learned that whenever I push myself to create a photo or scene when I am not in that headspace, it results in a photo [...]

Keepin’ Out of Trouble

Keepin’ Out of Trouble

Mr Smith is away on a family trip at the moment and, I am not gonna lie, my second thought after "I'll miss him" was "I'm gonna get soooooooo much stuff done!" So, I was pretty surprised to find myself last night bored and de-motivated to do anything. I played some Greedy, I sorted my [...]

Reality Perspective

Reality Perspective

Second Life is the place many of us go for temporary relief from reality. It is after all, a virtual reality. When the stress and strain of real life gets too much we can immerse ourselves, and our alter ego, into our temporary, virtual world. Sometimes, that's not possible. There is no escape. Then is [...]

Celebrate Life

Celebrate Life

We woke up to a different world this week. Whatever happens, however this ends, the world is a different place and what has happened this week will be taught in history lessons forever. I feel for the people of Ukraine. I feel for the people of Russia. I feel for the people in other countries [...]

It’s So Sweet

It’s So Sweet

"Watching the video that you sent me The one where you're showering with wet hair dripping You know that I'm obsessed with your body But it's the way you smile that does it for me It's so sweet, knowing that you love me Though we don't need to say it to each other, sweet Knowing [...]

SL Home & Garden Calendar – The Final Twelve 2021

SL Home & Garden Calendar  – The Final Twelve 2021

Gah! This one is soooo hard to do because I just adore every photographer and photograph that goes into the Home and Garden Calendar each month so choosing one from each month was such a dilemma! Although it's the smallest group and has way less participants this is still my favourite one to do. I [...]