Autumn lights, earthy scents, pumpkins and pies. Autumn was always a busy season in my home, friends coming and going, and a kitchen that was perpetually in motion. Looking back, I remember an era where there was more time - time to mix spices and sugars, crystalize fruits, bottling jam for the winter months ahead. A time to fill baskets with new wools, new textures and needles.
Needless to say, I still love autumn to this day, even though leaves do not fall where I live - they fall in the Spring when the heat is too overwhelming for them to cling onto branches. No tricks, no treats either. Ghosts and genies permeate stories from other traditions which have become part of my heritage in life.
Perhaps more than any other season, it is Autumn that fills my mind and soul with images of colours and smells, a season of re-birth, a time for preparation and possibilities. Hence, my suggestions today centre around images.
One of the most interesting tools for images which I have come across lately, is sizzlepig. Still currently in Beta, sizzlepig resizes multiple images without spending hours re-sizing.
It also retouches images and works seamlessly with your Dropbox account.
It is no secret that I also have a special fondness for digital stories and encourage students to blog. Both of these activities need images. I always find it worth the while to suggest other search engines instead of the well known Google images - an opportunity which also leads to talking about copyrights and Creative Commons.
I have already mentioned Photo Pin in another post, and would like to highlight MorgueFile and Alamy as two other search engines for images.
But what about those days when blogging is pointless and restlessness takes over?
Two of my favourite sites are Photo Prompts and Thought Questions . Both are inspirational for blog tasks, story-telling and even for discussions and short debates.
Autumn?
A special time of scents, smells, and stories.
(Photo Prompts - an example)
What do you like about Autumn?
I have already mentioned Photo Pin in another post, and would like to highlight MorgueFile and Alamy as two other search engines for images.
But what about those days when blogging is pointless and restlessness takes over?
Two of my favourite sites are Photo Prompts and Thought Questions . Both are inspirational for blog tasks, story-telling and even for discussions and short debates.
Autumn?
A special time of scents, smells, and stories.
What do you like about Autumn?