Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Believe it or not, I actually remember that exasperating non-word from Mary Poppins (and I'm not a Poppins fan). It literally popped (no pun intended) into my head this morning when I woke up.
I keep thinking of unusual blog post titles to grab your attention.
It doesn't work.
Whenever my comments dwindle, I know I'm doing something wrong. AND I know what, but let's not speculate.
( never begin a sentence with a connective conjunction)
I'm tired of writing about my medical woes. And there are a helluva lot of them.
Today I'm writing about visuals. Don't panic, I won't subject you to "lavender" AI images. Not today, anyway.....
I want to reveal about why I'm obsessed with creating AI (artificial intelligence) images. When I first started using Freepik (which isn't exactly free) I was completely clueless about AI. I decided to try their website for a month ( for a modest fee).
SOMEHOW
unbeknownst to me, I pressed the wrong payment icon - - so I accidentally wound up paying an enormous fee for yearly Premium Plus. Consequently, I have millions of credits and can generate thousands of images. No lie.
That's why I make so many AI pictures. Why waste the credits?
Now, another visual subject.
Everyone (almost) has beautiful quality photos on their blogs. My photos are crappy. That's because I used an ancient digital camera. Anyway, the resolution is low.
SO
the other night I used Freepik to upgrade the photo files that I have on my phone. About 150 photos.
I have thousands of photos on my computer at home. Wish I could access them.
ANYWAY
I'm posting some "upgraded" pics
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Do these pics taken in my yard look a little clearer than usual? I think so.
Some of my (now deceased) cats
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Kitzee
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Me when I lived in the Missouri Ozarks
How about some ancient photos?
These old photos came out quite clear
I managed to restore this photo which was in bad condition. It's my maternal grandmother Anna Gordon Knoll, in 1918.
(Mary was her sister)
Now comes a spooky pic......
A selfie I took in Texas. I was over fifty. In the original photo, I had a cigarette in my mouth. I edited it out.
My mom was about fifty in this pic. That was her natural hair color - - but she was notorious for dying her hair different colors.
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I promise that I will complain and give medical updates in my next post.
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Jon, 🩵 photographically yours
P.S.
Thank you to Jane from TN.
Your card arrived today and brought some appreciated sunshine into my dreary life.
Grear Aunt Mary knew how to wear a dress. She looks fabulous! Those eyes, though, I bet no one messed with her. Those were glamorous days. What was her life story?
ReplyDeleteP.S. better with cigarette!
Great Aunt Mary was flamboyant. She could blow the heads off rattlesnakes with one shot.
DeleteIn 1906 Mary (age 14 then) she was with her sister Kate (age 18) when their uncle Frederick Lang (my great uncle) murdered Kate. Mary ran away but Lang shot her in the elbow. I have a colorful family history.
You like the photo with the cigarette?? I thought everyone would hate it. 😸
She married a German man and they settled in New Mexico.
DeleteMary Gordon Forsthoffer.
I remember now! I had a feeling I had asked about her before.
Deletethecontemplativecat here. What a collection of photos. Your old photos of Aunt Mary are awesome. I bet she was a character. Your mom is beautiful! I can see where you got your good looks. You were adorable sitting with the Texas sign. We were so young then...
ReplyDeleteMy great aunt Mary was quite a character. Born in New Jersey but moved to New Mexico at an early age. She was known as Tucumcari Mary. She looked tough but everyone said she was a kind person.
DeleteMy mother was glamorous, but it's a shame that my father was violent and abusive.
My parents were just traveling through Texas when that photo of me was taken. So long ago...
Both Great Aunt Mary and your mother were quite stunning women. I haven't responded for a while because I was offline.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're doing okay, Sandra. I seldom feel like blogging, but I always think of something to say. Then, after I post my thoughts, I feel the urge to delete them.
DeleteMy mom came from a large family and all the women were goodlooking. My maternal great grandfather had a royal heritage.
Those Freepik images are wonderful, Jon! Your mother, so stunning. She reminds me of Jackie O. As a former smoker, I have to admit a certain fondness of the last image. Some of the best days of my life .... when we weren't looked upon as lepers.
ReplyDeletePS - As soon as I saw your title that song began playing in my head .... lyrics and all!
I'm laughing, because I thought everyone would dislike the photo with the cigarette. I only used them to look tough...
DeleteIronically, my mother had a friend named Gertrude Zeth Brooks. Brooks was a professional writer, and she interviewed Jackie Kennedy. She said that my mother was very much like Jackie K. My mom thought it was a great compliment.
I never liked the Poppind song, but I remember the word.
Poppins, sorry for typo
DeleteWhat looks in your family. I really like the restored pictures, nice gallery there. Glad you enjoyed doing them, too.
ReplyDeleteI never realized that my photos were a low resolution. Upgrading them to 4k really made a difference - - even the old photos. I wish I could go home and upgrade all the others. I have lots of old pictures.
DeleteI always read your blog, even though I don't comment too often. I'm glad you're doing so well.
Dearest Jon,
ReplyDeleteI’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again, your Mother looked like a fabulous lady! I LOVE the outfit. The scarf, the matching skirt, the sunglasses. Definitely a stylish woman of her time!
I love the pics of your grandmother and Aunt Mary and your grandmother. Aunt Mary looks like she could hold her own!
I hope you are getting better and as always, hugs to you.
Sam
P.S. you must’ve remembered that I have a thing for cowboys.😍😉
My mother was always glamorous. The strange thing is that she never purposefully tried to be glamorous - - it just came naturally. Just like me, she never had much confidence. Unfortunately, we had to exist with my violent and abusive father.
DeleteMy mother had a very colorful family. Great Aunt Mary was unique. I never met her, but my mom said she was a very kind person.
Cowboys can be very intriguing. I was only a faux cowboy when I lived in TX....but I did my best to fake it.
Thanks, Sam 🤠
Jon, the upgrading in resolution really made a difference in your photos, which I do prefer to AI, but to each his/her own. You shouldn’t compare the lack of comments to lack of interest. Sometimes, like myself, other bloggers will read a post and not comment for reasons like time. I have reduced my own posting and try to read other blogs at least once a week, and in the case of those who post daily will not leave a comment on every post. In short, your blog friends are still here even if a comment is not left.
ReplyDeleteI never realized what a big difference can photos have when they are upgraded. I wish I could do this to the photos I have on my computer at home.
DeleteI admittedly read a lot of blogs but don't comment. Incredible as it sounds, I sometimes
don't know what to say.
Anyway, it's good to know people are there even if they don't comment.