a~m .
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i own a Nikon D70 “Duds” which is basically still on Auto.. (as i haven’t yet comprehended the manual!)... so i’m by NO means a photographer… i just enjoy the whole creative process of photography… from first seeing the “image”, to capturing it (many times) – thru to presenting the final pic…
At no stage could i ever contemplate doing any “paid” photography, as that would take all the spontaneity, spark and passion out of photography for me as I like to creatively ramble and meander through subjects at my own “granny pace”...however if it were to become ‘a job’, well, for me, job=boundaries with accompanying pressure, and pressure quashes creativity, and i’ve come to realise that lack of creativity stifles my artistic expression, an outlet which almost seems quite spiritual at times, and also quite therapeutic and which I think, in turn, keeps me mentally ‘balanced’ – (well, as ‘balanced’ as is genetically possible!! heh) ...oh FFS i DO crap on!
I LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE FREEDOM OF PHOTOGRAPHING AT MY LEISURE..is basically what i’m trying to blurt out!!!! ( – i have not the slightest fibre in my being “qualified” for photography – except that, from the heart, i truly love to observe and document life and I’m so happy that i still have the opportunity to do so!)
I’ve been on DeviantArt since 2002 but basically have put everything but my DD’s in storage there to jump ship to aussie-based (and less emo) Red Bubble! Yes, i’m getting OLD!
a♥m 
So, thanks for dropping by… 
– oh, and i should mention… i anally sort my gallery by most fav’d, promise to keep under 10 pages worth of pics, usually delete older comments from my pics, and retire from challenges any pic that has been blessed with Red Bubble front page exposure! – to each his own!
...and oh..yeah..even tho i’m chronologically old, the child within dances strong!!!!
...a little too strong some days- Finally….the Bulldog Calendar!
I’m currently thrilled to be co-hosting the following groups:
Pop on over and have a squizz around…join a challenge or two… or three or more! It’s all good fun!!
...and i’m very proud to see the awesome talents of my creative offspring floating around Red Bubble now… 
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..i’ve recently set up a “Bits and Pieces” account.. where i’ll upload family mug shots, xmas cards, or repetitive pics for calendars…- as by just taking them off ‘public viewing’ doesn’t allow them to be included in a calendar choices… 
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Groups
a~m . hosts Elegant Elephants!, Fabulous Froggies! and Giraffes- the long and tall of it! and is a member of ! # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE !, 50 tHiNgS........, All Things Orange Artwork Gallery, The Fruit and Veg Shop(2 uploads a Day), Yellow Gallery, ! HAIRSTYLES !, " ' Too Bright ' ", "Mornings & Evenings -- Sunbeams & Storms" 1 a day, "Stream Crossings" 2 posts a day!, "Tone It Down"!, ** Super Macro Photography (Two Per Day ), *1:1 with Celebrities, *1:1 with the News (Images Only W/a Story), *Berries, Fruits & Seeds* - 3/day, 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, 1:1 Macro Photography (Limit: 2 posts per 24 hour period), 4 Winners Only, >>>Movement: Motion Blur, A Vision Of Flight Photography (AS IS ONLY), Abstract Realism, Abstracts from Nature, Accentuate The Eyes, Adjacent Flames, Agamids - Dragons of the World, All About Boating, All About Fire, All About Flowers, All About Water, All About Your Best Work, All In, "Editing", All Out Emotion, All Pets Great and Small, All Soft and Cuddlies !!, All the Fun of the Fair, All Things Black (Don't Forget to Vote), All Water in Motion (A Camera In The Description Before It Will Be Accepted), Alphabet Soup (Letter ~ R), Amateur Photographers' Association, Ancient Ruins and Relics, Anecdotal Phone Pics, Animal Homes (No Animals), Animal Kingdom, Animal Photography - Limit 1 Photo Submission a Week, Animal Portraits, Antlers, Racks, and Other Horned Animals, Anything and Everything FUN, Arachnids, Architecture and cityscapes, Art By Bubble Hosts , ART HOUSE PRODUCTIONS INTERNATIONAL, Art of Glass, Australia! You're Standing In it...., Australia's Great Coastline, Australian Bush ☼, Australian Landmarks and Icons, Australian Native Plants, Australian Portraits, Australian Wildlife, B&W - Character - People Shots, Baby Love, Beach Art, Bears of the world, Best from Around the Barnyard , Best Treatment, Big Cats, Bird's Eye View, Birds and Creatures of Flight, Bits and Pieces , Black and White Photography, Blast from the Past, Bokeh, Boredom Competitions on the 24/7, Both Sides Now, Brisbane ~ South East QLD, Bubblers' Weekly Challenge, Butterflies, Skippers, Moths, & Other Winged Insects, Cacti and other Succulents, Canon Vs Nikon, Capturing Emotion, Cats and Dogs (1 per day), Central Coast & Hunter, Challenge Café, Childhood, Children-The Power of Raw Emotion , Classic Cars Worldwide, Color Me a Rainbow (Current Color: Rainbow), Communities, Cutest of the Cute, daisy & company, DANCE PHOTOGRAPHY, Dandelions, Dawn and Dusk Light, Days Gone By (Photographs must be twenty years or older and include people please), Deer Me!!!, Drive By Shooting, DSLR Users Only - 3 A Day - Name Your Camera In The Description, Ebony and Ivory, Elderly , Everyday Life, Everyday Women, Exotic Mammals, Extreme Close-Ups, Eye Contact, Eye Macros, Fabulous Flowers, Falling Leaves, Family Unlimited, Farms and Countryside, FEATURED ONLY, Fine Art of Landscape Photography, First Things, Flags in motion, Flower and Foliage DETAIL - 1 per day (24 hours), Flowers in macro (very close macro please), Food for Thought, For the Love of Cats , 2 images a day, For the Love of Teddy bears, Friends of RedBubble, Fungilicious, Funny Kritters, Ghostly Images, Glorious Lilies, Green!, Grevilleas, Hair Mania, Hands, Happy Haven Photography Limit 2 images per day, Herpetofauna of Australia, High Key, Historic Churches, Horse and Rider , Humour Captured, I Love Birds, If it doesn't belong, Illawarra , Insects, Bugs and Creepy Crawlies (2 A Day), Just Lines, Kairos, Landscape Photography, Light and Reflection 1/24, Light up My Life (all about lamps), Live, Love, Dream, Livestock in General, LMAO ART - Your funniest work, Lost in Space [75% Negative Space], Love & Romance , Love a Giraffe, Made By Nature - {2 a day}, MAJOR EVENT , Mans Best Friend's (Dogs only), Melbourne & Victoria, Miniatures and Mammoths, Minimalism, Mobile Phone Capture for a Mobile Life, Mood & Ambience - Strictly Photos, Moody, Dark, Evocative , Mother Nature's Finest, Multiracial Beauty, Music Inspired Art (M.I.A) music links/lyrics required, Mysteries of the Common, Nature's Macro Canvas (No flowers), Nautical, New Orleans and all things Louisianian, New South Wales Photography, Newcastle NSW, Lake Macquarie & Surrounding Region, Night Photography, Nikon DSLR Users Group - 2 uploads per 24 hours, Nostalgic Art and Photography, Numbers One to a Trillion, Odd One Out, Old farts of redbubble, One Single Flower On Show.. Upload 2 per day, Only Orchids!, Our K9 Friend 1 image a day, Out of the Blue, Paris, Parrots and Cockatoos of the world, Paws n Claws 3 per day, PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY, Pelicans, Pets Are Us, Photography 101, Playful Photogenic Pets, Point and Shooters, Portraits in Natural Light, PostCard Style (Describe your image please) Limit 2 per day), Primate Art, Public Art, Pylon Photos and Art, Pythons of the World, Queensland, Queensland the sunshine state. 2 photos per day, Railway Art and Photography, Reflections in Building Windows 2 per day, Religious Art & Photography, Reptiles, Rustic, Scenery, SEA, SEAGULLS, Seasonal 'Scapes, Selective Coloring, Severe Weather, Shadows & Reflections, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day, Shots in the Fog, Signs, Silhouette, Simply the Best, Simply White Artwork Gallery, Skyscapes, Soul Mates, Speed, Sports For All from Our Gym, Spring Blooms - 2 per day, Square Photography , Statues and Such, Still Life Photography, Still Life ~ Food Photography and Paintings, Stillness Speaks **Max 2 uploads per day** {{No NUDES, ABSTRACT, CANDIDS or ACTION IMAGES}}, Stop and Smell the Roses, Street Photography and Photojournalism, StreetArt, Strictly Human Faces , Surfing, Sydney, Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge., That One Great Shot, That's Entertainment! (Fun & Recreation Photos), The Addicted Photographer►2 Per Day◄, The Beginner's Corner, The Birds, The Collector's Corner, The Compact Group 2 per day, The Eyes Have It, The Gold Coast, The Human Condition, The Passion of Couples, The Scavenger Hunt, The Shire (Sutherland Shire, NSW, Australia), The true beauty, THE WAIST UP - Portraiture Photography 2 per day!!!!, The Woman Photographer **7 per week***, The World, THIS IS AUSTRALIA, Tiger, Tiger, Timber and Water, Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art, Touching Moments, Trains, Trams and Buses, Trees , Tropical Art, Two Beings Group, Unique Buildings Of The World, Vibrant and Vivid Color, Vibrant Plants, Waterfall Photography, Waterfowl, Waves, Wedding Inspiration Group, Weekly Theme Challenges, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, You're Accepted and Zoophoria (2 per day, approval required).
Journal Entries
You Know You're Aussie if...
Posted 5 months ago, 5 comments so far.
November - It's a Wrap!
Posted 7 months ago, 10 comments so far.
October Bubble Wrapped...
Posted 8 months ago, 1 comment so far.
A FRONT PAGE THANK YOU!
Posted 9 months ago, 10 comments so far.
September Wrap Up...
Posted 9 months ago, 8 comments so far.
A FRONT PAGE THANK YOU
Posted 9 months ago, 10 comments so far.
My Inaugural (August) Monthly Wrap Up...
Posted 10 months ago, 2 comments so far.
The Spark!
Posted 10 months ago, 2 comments so far.
By Way of Introduction.....(50 things)
Posted 10 months ago, 2 comments so far.
