image processing software

what is the best, inexpensive image editing and processing software. I've really started to enjoy taking pictures. we have an old 5mp digital camera that we take all our pictures with. I think the next step is to process some of them- mostly family and landscape stuff. Any ideas?

midnight sun and the green couch room

The midnight sun- 2.7f and a long exposure with medium ISO




i took these after midnight (wound up after christmas party)
15 second exposure.




lower iso





We call this the green couch room.

Moble post

So I'm learning how to blog while on the go. Sort of practice for my
trip in the months ahead.

Sent from my iPod

the convermsation

Son #2: Mama, will you please organize my socks while I'm at school?

Vicki: Yes, honey. I will if I have time.

Son #2: I think it would help me if my socks where organized like daddy's.

Vicki: Ok, I will if I can get to it.

Son #2: Well, what do you do (all day)?

Vicki: (pause)

U.S. spending habits and the markets

"And what we have now is more dissaving, where you have got a spike in credit card usage because consumers are trying to keep up their level of consumption, when they should be reducing it and saving. So, Mr. Market is going to have to kick their teeth down their throat to change their behavior." (David Goldman)

Well isn't that a bowl of sunshine!

common sunsets in Chandler suburbs

you can see the mountains just in view at the end of the street

its December- its green- people have lights on cactus- and those deer made of lights that move and play music- it was 75 today

Christmas in the desert is a little surreal