I did it last year. The year before. And even the year before that. It’s sort of a thing, I suppose. And, since 2013 doesn’t want to be left out, here are my favorites from the last year. Not necessarily technically my favorites, from a photography standpoint. Just from a mama’s standpoint. 1. Princess Vivienne. 2. My incredibly silly pony…. Read More
her last day
Yesterday was Velvet’s last day. She’d started out the week okay, eating occasional bits of steak and eggs, and a slice of American cheese, her all-time favorite treat, when she felt like it. But yesterday was bad. Not eating. Not drinking. Vomiting. The realization came suddenly, late in the afternoon. I knew it was time. Unfortunately, that didn’t make the… Read More
Sunday Snapshot: to everything there is a season
One of the hardest Sunday Snapshots I’ve ever had to do. But I wanted to capture her, just as she is, at the very end. Most of my kids are too young to remember her much beyond a cranky, old, bad-breathed dog. And for that, my heart breaks. Because she truly is so much more. Under all that hair and… Read More
feelin’ it.
the heat, that is. It’s outrageously hot here. And we are soooo not used to it. We have no A/C, you see. Because the average temperature, even in the heat of the summer, is around 83 degrees in our neck of the woods. For this day of year, the average is 72 degrees. The record? Is 91. And today, it’s… Read More