I had hoped to be posting some lovely shots taken during a camping trip ti Cape Cod--but the Weather Gods hate us. It's jst no fun camping in cold rain, so we stayed home. We took our daughter on a college tour. While we were waiting, I saw this stack of water bottles. My eye was drawn to the colors and the patterns. Combining Chalk and Charcoal with Charcoal and then reducing the opacity put the emphasis on the bottles themselves rather than their surroundings.

Because of the graduation and attendant festivities, I got behind in posting my photos. This one was taken yesterday, Monday, May 18. We have a carton of empty soda bottles on the back porch, waiting to be returned. The patterns and subtle colors caught my eye. I used Pencil Sketch to make it seem like a drawing, which brings out the patterns better; but I left one "real" bottle for added interest.