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It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

There are many animals who need another home. We have found a female Japanese Spitz in that position. Her name is Marnie. She will live here after we fetch her on Wednesday 27th February.

So we can make her as happy as possible in her new home with us, I won't be on Flickr nearly as much for a while. I hope you will understand and have patience. Many of you will know what's involved and how it will change my life. Our beloved Zak died on 1st February and we need another to partly fill that enormous hole he left in our hearts. Marnie isn't a replacement, but another who needs us and we can love.

Here are some tulips for you to say 'thank you' in advance.

Processed with Topaz and Picmonkey and added a filter from the Windows 10 editing app. Hope you like them !

Posted for Sliders Sunday - "Processed to the MAX!"

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These hydrangeas were photographed when they were turning from white to pink which is when I like them the very best. Edited with an effect and texture for Sliders Sunday. HSS!

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It's Mother's Day and so I dedicate this image to all of our moms. If you're a mother, Happy Mother's Day! HSS!

Edited with an added effect in Topaz Studio 2.

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The key is missing but are you sure it should be opened?

Il manque la clef, mais êtes-vous vraiment sûr qu'il faille ouvrir ?

Imagine... doing this every minute of each day your entire life.

This particular park offers a beautiful flower garden to stroll through and is a place that I always enjoy visiting. HSS!

Edited with a chalk pastel effect in Topaz Studio 2.

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An old-fashioned flower, bleeding hearts are blooming all over the place these days. For a bit of fun and because it's Sliders Sunday, I couldn't help but lightly edit the scene with an abstract filter and saturate the colour in Topaz Studio 2. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

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It's snowing and blowing right now, so a time when I like to remember warmer days. This image was taken at a local park that I frequent. Most of the time I am creeping around under the bridge in my quest to find frogs and insects, but this time the huge crabapple tree took the show. HSS!

I slightly saturated the colour and added an effect in Topaz Studio 2.

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This large bloom was one of the last to bloom last year. For Sliders Sunday, I decided to take it to Topaz Studio 2 where I added an impressionism filter. HSS!

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Pic by Marta Artma▼

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These little weigela blooms found themselves in Topaz Studio 2 where I processed them with an impressionism filter, Renoir to be exact. Happy Sliders Sunday! HSS!

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I took a quick bite into one of my favorite candies, and it cracked, and then split in half perfectly! Looking down at it, I was reminded of a flower. Taking the image into Topaz - I did a couple of tweaks and decided it might be appropriate for a "Sliders Sunday" post.

Also posted for Macro Mondays theme - "Open".

HSS! and HMM!

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I took this picture of leaves with the one on top covered in dew drops because it caught my eye. Later on I decided to separate the leaf from the rest of the pile by creating my own water reflections using 3 layers of motion shots of autumn color leaves at various densities.

Posted for Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX!

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The negative space has been air-brushed to eliminate distractions

Posted for Sliders Sunday - Processed to the MAX!

No use of AI

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I wanted to make the most out of this rare daytime sighting of a black-crowned night heron... a combination of 3 images.

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Some ducks choose trees for their nesting period.

A composition of two images.

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From new growth to nest building, Spring is finally here.

A compilation of three images.

Processed to the max...

A fishing boat heading to the harbor, after a long day out on the fishing grounds.

(For best view, click on arrows in upper right corner, than a second time to clear image, if not already clear.)

Posted for; For Sliders Sunday - Post Processed to the MAX!

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