More scenes from Saguaro Ranch Park in Glendale, Arizona.

More about Saint Francis de Sales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_de_Sales

Resources that I used:

• My own photo
• Font: Guttenberg MF by Richard William Mueller http://www.dafont.com/guttenberg-mf.font
• Teri Martin’s quotes email list

You are welcome to download the wallpaper for your personal use. Click on a link below, choosing whichever size is best for your monitor resolution. Then right-click the image and click on “Set as a desktop background” or “Use as desktop picture”.

Late afternoon at Saguaro Ranch Park in Glendale, Arizona produces some interesting shadows. I didn’t do any manipulations to this photo.

In case you can’t read the text at this size (the text looks great on the wallpapers), it is:

To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter … to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring - these are some of the rewards of the simple life.

More about John Burroughs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burroughs

Resources that I used:

• My own photo
• Font: Rawengulk by Gluk Fonts http://www.dafont.com/rawengulk.font
• Teri Martin’s quotes email list

You are welcome to download the wallpaper for your personal use. Click on a link below, choosing whichever size is best for your monitor resolution. Then right-click the image and click on “Set as a desktop background” or “Use as desktop picture”.

Extensive mashing-up with Photoshop was done here… I used my own photo from a trek to the Desert Botanical Garden Butterfly Pavilion.

I overlaid a texture from Wetzel & Company (MSWP-36) after converting it to black & white. ThenI added a levels layer to darken the whole photo, masking the butterfly and making a bit of a god beam to shine on it. Then I copied that levels layer and changed the blend mode to dissolve. The opacity is set very low so the effect is very subtle. And last, the text from Teri Martin’s quote subscription list.

More about Randy Pausch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Pausch

Resources that I used:

• My own photo
• Font: Tenwar Telcontar, a font with interesting abilities http://freetengwar.sourceforge.net/tengtelc.html
• Teri Martin’s quotes email list

You are welcome to download the wallpaper for your personal use. Click on a link below, choosing whichever size is best for your monitor resolution. Then right-click the image and click on “Set as a desktop background” or “Use as desktop picture”.