I wanted to share a couple things.  First, Picnik closed this month.  To the rescue has come Picmonkey.com which is proving to be a decent free editor.  I am hoping to play around a bit as time permits.  And it isn't.  ; ) A few suggestions however – trying playing with brightness, exposure, sharpening, and contrast on your images and see what you think.  

For true point and shoot photography inspiration I suggest a nice leisurely visit to Faded Plains.  I have had this site on my Reader for a good long time and was amazed, as many of her readers were, to learn that all those stunning images were captured on a point and shoot camera that runs less than $200.  

Like she says, it is necessary to learn composition and the way light works.  I would try keeping the light to your back as you shoot vignettes such as these, since backlighting with a point and shoot can trick your camera into underexposing. Import to Picmonkey and remove any color casts.  Then fiddle with brightness and exposure and see how the image changes.  And if you get images like those please link back and share with us!