This is an idea from Sandy at in a garden. She made a magazine cover some time last year on her Izel Cottage blog. Hers came out nice, and I have been wanting to try it since then. Here is what I came up with! I used my Corel program for the lettering, and a photo from last summer’s garden. Who else wants to give it a try?

We still have lots of snow, but I saw a mockingbird and a flock of robins this week–spring may not be quite here yet, weather wise, but it is near, and that is something to celebrate. Happy first day of spring to everyone.

Here is another project done in  GIMP. I needed something for a card for my grandson, who birthday is today. This is a composite of two shots taken this month in the backyard. First I zapped the background off the crow photo, then pasted it to the sunrise. After that, I ran the photo through both the cartoon and and the canvas filters, to give it a little texture. As I post this,  I can hear a bunch of crows out at the feeders. I wonder if this one is out there today?

Wet, heavy snow fell yesterday morning, but soon melted away. I can definitely feel spring in the air!