Monday, January 12, 2026

AI and Me, Again

 


I opened my laptop camera and took the photo below, went to ChatGPT and ask it to make the photo into a sketch.. 


AI is wonderful, crazy, scary, dangerous, and a whole lot more. Each time THEY, come up with a new one, I dive in and play and play and then move on. 
I have to say that Chatgpt.com is really good, maybe the best so far. I have played with all the ones that pop up. I just went to websight and did the free version, no app, and no log in. It asked for me to log in with FB, and 2 others, but I chose email and that is all. no Passwords or using Social Media.
I took a selfie of Bob and I while we were eating his first meal at the breakfast bar this week, his first walk alone, using his walker, to the breakfast bar to eat since July 11, 2025. It's only 8 steps but we no longer have to roll to the kitchen, and roll back and transfer etc. He can stand up from the bed and get himself to the bar.
We have eaten every meal at that bar for 36 years, unless our kids were here to eat.
He remembered as we ate that the reason we always ate at the bar was the TV could be seen. Racing and Football back in 1989 could not be paused, backed up, forwarded or on a DVR.. He had to watch it while it was live. 
Beau was so happy, he hates the kitchen because of the slippery tile... 
The sketch below is excellent, from this 


this one is now my wallpaper on my laptop

I used this ,my favorite photo of Beau, and got this last sketch. I love them all.



27 comments:

Ginny Hartzler said...

They are all really beautiful! And Bob is progressing wonderfully! Everyone is using Chat GPT, but I know nothing about it. Wonder if it is any different than the AI on my browser bar.

Ginny Hartzler said...

I am totally awestruck by the sketches!!!

Tigger's Mum said...

Beautiful - what a way to preserve a memory. The Beau one is fantastic.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
These are stunning! Dare I say, almost better than the photos... I admire you for embracing the incoming tide of AI. YAM xx

DeniseinVA said...

How cool those AI pictures are! Beautiful sketches! Great to see Bob’s progress too.

Ann said...

These are all amazing. I gave up trying with chat gpt because I could not get it to give me what I was looking for

Pamela M. Steiner said...

Oh Sandra, these are WONDERFUL!!! I love them all, but especially love the one of you and Bob at the breakfast bar, and seeing him enjoying his food and looking like he feels so much better! What a wonderful answer to prayer!! All the sketches are really good, and are frame worthy! What fun. I have no idea how you do that and am not sure I would want to even try, but I love to see you having fun and smiling again. That's the best part of ALL!!! Happy New Year!!!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

It truly is amazing, and a little scary! And so realistic. If you have sat for 36 years in your own home forced to watch racing and sports while eating, you deserve a medal! I think that in some respects we live in a different universe, Sandra. The only compulsive TV watching we do is Jeopardy, and many days that is the only reason the TV is turned on. During the summer there are days on end when it doesn’t get turned on at all, and we never eat while watching TV. We are very old fashioned, I suppose, we sit at the table and talk to each other! And we don’t even own a large screen TV. For shame!

eileeninmd said...

Wow, I love them all too. Your Bob and Beau, they are all wonderful. It is just awesome news about Bob, being more mobile. Take care, have a great day!

The Florida Furkids said...

They are great. ChatGPT has been our go-to but we're using Nano Banana now too.

The Happy Whisk said...

Goooood Morning. I love how much fun you're having with this. And that it's on your laptop too. Very, very cool. Happy Monday.

jabblog said...

The sketches are very pleasing, and, more importantly, you are enjoying yourself.

Mari said...

Wow Sandra - those sketches are really incredible! Glad you are having fun with it too.
Hooray for Bob getting to the breakfast bar, that's great news.

Brian's Home Blog said...

That sketch is amazing and so is eating at the bar!!! Big hugs from all of us.

Anonymous said...

IF AI could give me automatic artistic skills it would surely be magical. These are excellent Sandra
Hugs to you and Double B's
Cecilia

Sandee said...

Wow, wow and wow. Beautiful sketches.

Have a fabulous day and week, Sandra. Healing hugs all around and lots of scritches to handsome Beau. ♥

Breathtaking said...

Hi Sandra :)
I am totally amazed to see those wonderful scetches. They are so beautiful and you look like you are having a great time using this new A I. It's such good news that Bob can now walk to the bar, may he continue to improve.Best wishes to all three of you.

The Adventures of the LLB Gang said...

What amazes me about ChapGPT and other AI apps is that you can create beautiful art pieces, I can enhance photos of the girls and, believe it or not, my husband uses it to write programs for work!

Amazing....and scary!

Shug said...

These are really nice sketches that AI made. So neat! I am thrilled that Bob has made progress and can now make it over the the bar to eat. Slow but steady is what they say. It has taken a while, but how nice to see that he can do this.

Anonymous said...

ChattGPT is undeniably the best out there. You wouldn't believe the crazy stuff (or you probably would) that the ones on Wordpress do-2 headed dogs, dogs with human hands, etc. I absolutely love the pics you posted here. And I love even more the fact that Bob is walking, even a little bit!! Yay!!

Walter & Angel Millie said...

All of those sketches look great! It sure is amazing what can be conjured up with a few keystrokes these days.

Debby@Just Breathe said...

That is really good news about Bob. I have to say that those sketches are amazing. Absolutely stunning.

photowannabe said...

I am simply dumbfounded by what AI and Chatgpt can do.
These sketches are priceless and belong as your wallpaper. I love the slight smile on Bob's face as he is eating at the bar.
So glad he is doing this major improvement.
Your smile is priceless too.
Love you Friend.
Sue

Chatty Crone said...

Bob seems progressing - is it from the shots a while ago? I love the art work and Chatgpt.com.

Sparky said...

Gosh, I'm so happy for you that Bob is doing better! It must be such a relief. Praise the Lord!
LOVE the sketches! Now I gotta try that. Super cool. You're so talented and smart.
Love ya. ✨

photowannabe said...

I am very familiar with the song you commented on. It was my husband's brother's favorite song. We sang it at his Celebration of Life 10 years ago.
Amen for our "Sisterhood"
Sue

Mevely317 said...

Okay, this kind of "art" may be my favorite of all, but you know I gravitate towards black and white. These are seriously, frame-worthy. Can you print them out in (that) larger format?
I'm writing myself a note right now to check out ChatGPT in the morning.