tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2307565318932479257..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Garden Corners.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68959815984572508192022-07-28T04:13:29.587+01:002022-07-28T04:13:29.587+01:00Thanks for that, I shall have a look. It sounds li...Thanks for that, I shall have a look. It sounds like just the job!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42153473910465294092022-07-28T04:10:05.804+01:002022-07-28T04:10:05.804+01:00It's also very inconvenient. Just when we thou...It's also very inconvenient. Just when we thought we had our lives settled, we now have all this upheaval. Anyway, we're really enjoying the contrasts.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50075322169729391042022-07-27T22:08:50.507+01:002022-07-27T22:08:50.507+01:00Cro... you are bemoaning the loss of editing facil...Cro... you are bemoaning the loss of editing facilities...<br />I now use FastStone Image Viewer 7.6 for Windows... it is Freeware.<br />It has a lot of the power of Photoshop at a basic level....<br />I now only use Pottyshop for complex jobs...<br /><br />FastStone Image Viewer 7.6 Freeware (Last Update: 2022-03-31) <br />An image browser, converter and editor that supports all major graphic formats including BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO, TGA and camera raw files. It has a nice array of features such as image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping, color adjustments, musical slideshow and much more.<br /><br />https://www.faststone.org/Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67014413561374428642022-07-27T20:05:34.363+01:002022-07-27T20:05:34.363+01:00How hard it must have been for you to have to keep...How hard it must have been for you to have to keep leaving your lovely home in France to come home for the new E U rules.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55775958637655056662022-07-27T13:00:56.168+01:002022-07-27T13:00:56.168+01:00I was very happy with Picasa 3. I can't unders...I was very happy with Picasa 3. I can't understand why they scrapped it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42654919050665237712022-07-27T12:59:31.166+01:002022-07-27T12:59:31.166+01:00I have used a few photo editing suites and some ar...I have used a few photo editing suites and some are certainly better than others. It can all be rather frustrating.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65403570291335607562022-07-27T12:59:07.404+01:002022-07-27T12:59:07.404+01:00It doesn't look like this all over, mostly it&...It doesn't look like this all over, mostly it's beige dry and dusty.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17503862130564907242022-07-27T12:40:18.596+01:002022-07-27T12:40:18.596+01:00Despite the heat and lack of rain, your plantings ...Despite the heat and lack of rain, your plantings look beautiful. We've had the same heat and drought conditions. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24201079464261384212022-07-27T11:29:00.693+01:002022-07-27T11:29:00.693+01:00There's a novel called White Oleander by Janet...There's a novel called White Oleander by Janet Fitch. Oleander being used as poison was the theme. It was an engrossing book.Melinda from Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019426158896831594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32960086648374774252022-07-27T09:27:09.719+01:002022-07-27T09:27:09.719+01:00The grapes make good juice, but not wine. I've...The grapes make good juice, but not wine. I've just started to cut them off before they begin to attract the Hornets.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40359626806266858372022-07-27T09:25:55.414+01:002022-07-27T09:25:55.414+01:00They don't grow wild here, but there are plent...They don't grow wild here, but there are plenty of them in people's gardens. They always look so healthy!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-11914299131738509972022-07-27T09:11:47.447+01:002022-07-27T09:11:47.447+01:00As long as they are well watered, roses just love ...As long as they are well watered, roses just love the heat. Are they grapes suitable for making wine? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-41423305922853286532022-07-27T08:57:57.781+01:002022-07-27T08:57:57.781+01:00The smell of the oleander is the smell of my child...The smell of the oleander is the smell of my childhood. It grows everywhere here.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74852713752233976302022-07-27T08:28:54.036+01:002022-07-27T08:28:54.036+01:00I didn't know you'd lived in Tenerife. Yes...I didn't know you'd lived in Tenerife. Yes, they are the flower of the Mediterranean. I especially like the very deep red ones.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-50972417217515876082022-07-27T08:27:14.877+01:002022-07-27T08:27:14.877+01:00I believe that EVERYTHING about the Oleander is po...I believe that EVERYTHING about the Oleander is poisonous. There's a famous story about some boys who made a brochette from a twig, for grilling some freshly caught Trout; they died.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88823343881059521762022-07-27T08:21:05.988+01:002022-07-27T08:21:05.988+01:00We used to grow Oleander in our garden when we liv...We used to grow Oleander in our garden when we lived in Tenerife. Such a beautiful flower. <br />I cannot take a decent garden photo in bright sunlight. The colours are all bleached out. <br />JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66861802256864006622022-07-27T07:49:19.630+01:002022-07-27T07:49:19.630+01:00Did you know that Oleander is poisonous when burne...Did you know that Oleander is poisonous when burned? The fumes can kill. So if you trim yours, don't burn the trimmings. I can see the delicate pink in those roses. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31973484249346213452022-07-27T05:49:36.624+01:002022-07-27T05:49:36.624+01:00I don't think I'll bother. I used to like ...I don't think I'll bother. I used to like the colour enhancing button on Picasa 3, and there was something else I liked too. These days I print them as they are; very occasionally trimming them. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75108772100591315562022-07-27T05:27:15.383+01:002022-07-27T05:27:15.383+01:00We have fields of Sunflowers all around us. 'O...We have fields of Sunflowers all around us. 'One-upmanship'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-390734621734490662022-07-27T05:27:12.159+01:002022-07-27T05:27:12.159+01:00GIMP is free but probably overkill if all you want...GIMP is free but probably overkill if all you want is a saturation brush.<br />Just Google free photo software and pick one that suits your needs and ability. The better they are the steeper the learning curve. Always keep a copy of the original image. <br />Have fun.Adrian Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061432566298145837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79803667487537185672022-07-27T05:02:07.176+01:002022-07-27T05:02:07.176+01:00Oh my god, the powers of Photoshop. Once upon a ti...Oh my god, the powers of Photoshop. Once upon a time the artist and my son gave me lilac hair and other "features" (warts and all). That was when I learnt how Cinderella's step sisters felt. Ugly.<br /><br />Only a few days ago the Angel showed me an app on his smartphone which "beautifies" at the press of a button. Nothing as involved as Photoshop was. A button. That's all. He brought up a natural, unvarnished photo of himself, then pressed the button and emerged with unblemished skin. What the eff? There is hope, Cro: Once we are dead we will be revived. At the press of a button.<br /><br />Your flowers are lovely. I currently do have a large bunch of sunflowers dominating the lounge. Such joy.<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.com