Rising Empire

If you stare at this one for too long, you risk getting lost in its complexity. Today's Gratitude Item: That the school where I used to work finally fixed the…

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Great Mountain

Got lucky with the quotation. If you use your imagination, this one shows the sun rising over a series of mountains. Today's Gratitude Item: That I don't celebrate Christmas. A…

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Ripple Effect

Really like the quotation on this one. It turns out that finding the perfect gradient for this one took ages. Thus is life. Today's Gratitude Item: Getting my computer for…

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Face Facts

Apparently the human brain is hardwired to recognise faces - even when no face is actually there. So, can you see the face in this one? Today's Gratitude Item: Having…

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Tedium

I suspect that aside from his writing work, Homer was also a teacher, quite possibly of teenagers. The wallpaper version is available at the preceding link. Today's Gratitude Item: A…

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Misplaced Hope

Lets just say that I learned this lesson the hard way (a long time ago). Just hoping that something will happen is a pointless waste of time. Today's Gratitude Item:…

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Empty Words

The quotation really says it all. Today's Gratitude Item: Two walks (total 8km) and two "new" books by my favourite author. Said books were ordered (for free!) from the library.

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Light Fountain

The background took a whopping 6+ hours to render. I think it was worth the wait. If the clipart looks familiar, its because I used a blue version in a…

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Hope Dream

This one reminded me of a stained glass window. Today's Gratitude Item: Finding myself with two extra periods in which to plan work for the last few days of school.…

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Ice Hearts

I've had the clip-art for a while and finally created a background that "works". Today's Gratitude Item: That my 9th grade IT students get to hold on to their computers…

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