I ♥ Faces Kids: Week 4 Eyes

February 1, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 25 Comments

I love having these themes to work with every week. To see more “The eyes have it” photos visit I ♥ Faces. These brown beauties belong to Brownie. Until I had seven children, all with brown eyes, I had no idea that there were so many variations of brown. From dark chocolate to pecan to […]

I ♥ Faces Adults: Week 4 Eyes

February 1, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 9 Comments

Andrea was my first senior photo shoot. She has the most amazing eyes. They literally pop! The best thing? She has a younger brother with the same eyes. I’m thinking 15 years down the road I can marry off one of my daughters…. Visit I ♥ Faces for more eye popping photos! © 2007-2013 Chocolate […]

I♥Faces Kids: Week 3 JOY

January 25, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 44 Comments

We hardly ever get rain here in northern Nevada. When we do the kids make the best of it by splashing to their hearts’ content. I love this photo of my daughter. Even though there are bikes to ride or swings to play on she chose to jump in the puddles. Check out I♥Faces for […]

I♥Faces – Adult: Week 3 JOY

January 25, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

I had a hard time deciding between several photos for this week’s category of joy. I finally chose this one of a special friend, Delaney. He has some mental disabilities but tries hard to do what he can with what he has been given. I have a close-up of Delaney’s face in the series of […]

Pogonip Crystals

January 22, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 19 Comments

Earlier this week we had about three days straight of pogonip in the morning. The north side of our house didn’t get any sun during the day so the crystals on the gravel grew longer each day. It was beautiful! Here’s a few close-up shots of what pogonip crystals look like. This is a small […]

I ♥ Faces Kids: Week #2 – Anything Goes

January 18, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 24 Comments

Miss Truffle Right now she’s my middle child – so wants to be one of the “big girls” but still wants to do all the “little kid” things too. Visit I ♥ Faces to view more entries in this week’s challenge. © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights reserved

I ♥ Faces Adults: Week #2 Anything Goes

January 18, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 13 Comments

At a family BBQ the men started telling jokes. I can never get this guy to smile for the camera so was pleased to at least get this shot of him laughing and laughing hard – hence the reddish face. Visit I ♥ Faces to see more entries for this week’s challenge. © 2007-2013 Chocolate […]

Come Take a Walk With Me

January 14, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 20 Comments

Wednesday morning dawned cold and slightly foggy – perfect conditions for a light pogonip. ♦ pogonip ˈpä-gə-ˌnip noun a dense winter fog containing frozen particles that is formed in deep mountain valleys of the western United States. Origin: 1860–65, Americanism; < Shoshone paγɨnappɨh thunder cloud; cf. soγovaγɨnappɨh fog (with soγo- earth), yaγumpaγɨnappih fog (with yaγun- […]

I ♥ Faces: Week #1

January 11, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 29 Comments

I ♥ Faces is a new site dedicated to gathering photographs of people’s faces. It’s my goal to participate every week. After all I have a lot of faces around here to keep me busy. ☺ THis week’s topic is “Anything Goes.” Here’s my kids’ entry: Cookie loves her teal shirt. Wears it day after […]

How to Copyright Your Photos

January 8, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 18 Comments

Several people have asked how I get a copyright on my photos. I’m going to show you two easy ways. The first way involves uploading your photos to a free photo holding site such as Flickr. This way is best for those who don’t have photo editing software on their computer. The second way is […]

The Four Cardinal Directions

January 6, 2009 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 17 Comments

The following four pictures were taken from the same spot in my driveway on Christmas Day 2008. To the East To the North To the West To the South And here’s the view of our house when we travel back from our shops in another section. © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my Cranium, LLC all rights […]

Best Photo of 2008

December 31, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 5 Comments

At DPS this week’s assignment was to show our best photo of 2008. This is not the one I submitted but I’m showing it here as the “best emotion” shot of 2008. I hope we can continue to laugh and tickle and laugh some more the rest of our lives. © 2007-2013 Chocolate on my […]

Brownie’s Self-Portraits

October 21, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 22 Comments

Brownie has her own digital camera that she received for her birthday last year. I love all the self-portrait pictures she takes with it. I wish I could be so unabashedly unashamed of myself to do the same. I hope she always thinks well of herself – that she is Lovable Silly Playful Happy Beautiful […]

Dreams of Flying

August 11, 2008 by Montserrat {Cranial Hiccups} 6 Comments

Photography is an art. Maybe I should rephrase that. Good photography is an art. I love wasting my time looking through Flickr or Stumbling photography sites . I like to get ideas, see new ways of looking at the world around me, finding out how a different angle can change the meaning or interpretation of […]