2009 - A Look Back
2009 was an interesting year for Tarheel Ramblings. There were gaps in posts because of a lack of inspiration, too much anger, too much work, too little ambition…there are more reasons that Carter’s Little Liver Pills (to borrow an old saying from my grandfather). Anyway, in this collage are some of the images that were considered for Sunday Scenery but were not chosen.
In some cases, there was a different composition of the same subject that I liked better. In other cases, the subject matter was a little too redneck (NASCAR related) for the general tone of my blog. But they were still pretty good pictures, so I thought I would share them here in collage form.
I used Microsoft AutoCollage 2008 to create this image. It is available free trial from Microsoft Research. If you have a need to creat collages, I recommend this handy tool. It’s not very expensive, and gives pretty good results. There is not a lot of user control over the final results, but sometimes it’s fun just to see what turns up.
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I can relate to the reasons for sparse posting. It's been a rough year. Here's hoping 2010 will be better. Merry Christmas Lee.
..BB
Happy Holidays !
It's been one crazy year. 2010 may be even more ! 
We can only hope that 2010 is a kinder, gentler year than 2009 ended up being.
Love the collage, I may have to check out that trial version as I like to do the occasional collage every once in awhile.
I agree, Linda, 2010 has got to be better.
Bite your tongue, Jaffer, I've had all the crazy I need for a while.
Merry Christmas to you as well, Bloke. Have a wonderful holiday, and we'll all hope and pray for a happy, productive 2010.
Love the collage!
Love the bright colors and sharp contrast of many of your pics!
Here's to a Merry Christmas and a great 2010!
I love LOVE the photo collage. 2009 has been a CRAPPY year, here's to an awesome 2010 and Merry Christmas to YOU and Your Family. xoxo