wrenomatic wrote on Sep 25, ’08

Aw! Somebody lost their teddy bear. Nice photos. Very nice. It’s been a long time since I went for a walk around Wascana Lake here in the city. Maybe it’s time……..

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 25, ’08

Aw! Somebody lost their teddy bear. Nice photos. Very nice. It’s been a long time since I went for a walk around Wascana Lake here in the city. Maybe it’s time……..

I know! I saw it as I was leaving–it was such a visual jolt!

starfishred wrote on Sep 25, ’08

Wonderful just wonderful and yes the teddy is a real visual jolt and if it could talk.

millimusings wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Sue each and every photo is to me very harmonious and picturesque. What a wonderful place to visit and to stroll around. Having everything within walking distance is such a bonus too.
Loved the teddy.

lunarechoes wrote on Sep 26, ’08

I would so love to be there right now. How lovely!I’d also love to print a couple of these and hang them. Do you ever sell photos?Also, my husband bought me a very nice printer which uses pigment ink and can do large photos. If you ever want anything printed, just say the word.

billatplay wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Your dad taught you well.
I bet it costs lots of bucks to live there. lol
Nice.

welshdoug wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Great pics – every city needs a “lung”, a chill-out zone.
Shame about the murdered teddy – have they caught the miscreant yet? I bet it was that suspicious looking goose…..

hurricanekate wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Great Great shots, I wish I were there. I didnt’ get to see much of the park.How’d you get them to box out like that? I like the format!You did good girl!

sassyangelac wrote on Sep 26, ’08

How pretty.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Great pics – every city needs a “lung”, a chill-out zone.
Shame about the murdered teddy – have they caught the miscreant yet? I bet it was that suspicious looking goose…..

I was thinking the same thing!!!!! It looks like it was assaulted!!! 🙁

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Kate, it is not easy to get that format–takes me a long time to set up a page.
When I take photos I do this:
~create folder/upload from card in card reader to folder
~pull them out one by one in photoshop
~resize to 100%
~edit to 300dpi
~resize to 3 inches
~name and save
Then:
~Open blog in Multiply
~click the photo box:go to the folder saved stuff is in
~pull up the photo and save FLUSH LEFT–it goes to the top corner. I let one stay so it comes up in my list of blogs
~continue to pull up photos in the FLUSH LEFT position–I am not using a hosting site like Photobucket or Flickr–I upload to MULTIPLY and it hosts
thus there is no code to manipulate, or I’d be there all day
~when the photos come up CUT from that upper left position
Now the hard part is pasting them so they fall as you see them, in a longitudinal row–that’s the order they will be in horizontally
~I am still struggling with that one–it’s trial and error.
~Sometimes I write the text first and then insert the photos–but I never see it the way it will look when in draft mode–draft mode is the best thing since sliced bread–keep editing and the blog is not displayed until I am ready
~usually, the cursor is marking where you should put the next photo.
I have to tell you this takes lots of patience!!!! I do a lot of correcting. If I ahd my way, I would ahve changed the order of the photos here but once I change something it goes out of whack. It’s probably easier to work without text and just keep ganging them up

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Your dad taught you well.
I bet it costs lots of bucks to live there. lol
Nice.

Thanks Bill. I taught myself a lot over the years–that what we see is the some of thousands of parts.

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Also, I have chosen one of 2 of the widest blog templates which I think allows me to do this. It would be interesting to see if you can too. (black iris and the city are the templates, don’t know how to get the width any other way.)It’s confusing, I know but I like the ultimate effect.

hurricanekate wrote on Sep 26, ’08

I knew you’d put some elbow grease into this.Looks good.xo

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 26, ’08

I am not sure if my editing to 3 ” changes anything–Multiply might have a default setting. I assume if I make it smaller I might get more across.
It just seemed like a better way to display a lot of stuff.

wickedlyinnocent wrote on Sep 26, ’08

Absolutely gorgeous, thanks for the early evening walk, I loved it. Hugs.

forgetmenot525 wrote on Sep 27, ’08

This is beautiful, what a lovely walk, thanks

sanssouciblogs wrote on Sep 27, ’08

This is beautiful, what a lovely walk, thanks

Thanks for coming on your birthday. Hope it’s a great one!

agnes128 wrote on Sep 28, ’08

Wow what a nice walk! Your photos are really beautiful, some of them outstanding!
Un clin d’oeil to Monet at the same time.
Poor Nounours, left behind by a careless kid.

velvet3000 wrote on Sep 29, ’08

Love all your photos here – wow, how picturesque!

locarb wrote on Oct 4, ’08

Indeed! I do see the similarities. I can’t walk around this little pond as there is no trails there but it is beautiful just to be able to walk by the front side. You mentioned it was good for meditating and that is what I use a lot of my walks for also.Tonight I triedto listen to a talk by Ayya Khema as I walked but, in the reverse of what normally happens, kept getting drawn bak into mindfulness and meditative walking. How does that happen?Your pictures are very beautiful. I am sure most of us do not imagine NYC as having scenery like this and I am glad you have that escape into reality available to you.