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here's this week's collage made from the following assigned images:collage images from "Collage Play with Crowabout" flickr group

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I was asked to join a collage group and this is my first collage using elements from the given images plus my own stuff, all manipulated in Photoshop. This should be fun to create new pieces each week.

Happy Mother's Day

I am in love with our local bakery.
Everything they make it delicious, delightful and gorgeous.
When I stopped in last Sunday and found these carrot cupcakes I could not resist.
I have taken photos each time I buy a decorated cookie there
since they are just exquisite and charming.
I should write a letter to the editor of the paper thanking the bakery
for bringing such simple joy into my life.
When have you ever read a letter to the editor about the
great products that bakers produce day in and day out?
Thanks Blackbird Bakery!

Happy Anniversary!

I followed the directions yet my anniversary cake did not turn out nearly as beautiful as the photo featured in the Sunset Magazine article. I will never make this cake again. The cake rose up and then imploded like a caldera. The meringue was far more than needed. The sugar content was extreme and it made all of us go on a sugar rush that lasted for hours. I feel horrible today from that cake. I'm going to throw out the rest of that cake that is currently resting unaware in the refrigerator. And the worst part was that it took a very long time to make and created much cleanup from all the stages of manufacturing.
On to a more cheerful story....

While working in the garden yesterday I discovered this robin's nest. I ran inside to get my camera and when I held my camera over the nest one of the chicks sprouted up instantly wanting me to feed him. My daughter later told me the biological term for that response but I've already forgotten it. That orange throat was amazing! Such a beautiful nest neatly crafted of moss, twigs and grass. Young life is so extraordinary! Best of luck birdies in your new life.