challenge / failure

solo post - L, Nikon

With a new kitty in the house, of course we're going to be photographing her. But this is a challenge. Why do cats always proceed to clean themselves when we get out the camera? Plus, I'm not sure she's very photogenic. I know I am not. But Beth gave us a challenge the other day and agreed to try. She said we might just surprise ourselves and like it. Well I do not like it. The light was bad, my settings were wrong, I was doing it quickly and I failed. But I will give it another shot or have my daughter take one of me instead - maybe then my head won't be cropped out.

kitty / bunny

L - Nikon / T - Nikon

Taylor wanted a new kitty to go with her to Athens in the fall so we have been looking around to adopt one. There was debate over getting a kitten or an older cat. Little kittens are SO cute and playful, but Taylor wanted to feel more confident about the personality and felt like a kitten might be unpredictable. There was a year old cat that we really liked at the Humane Society but she was really a climber and we weren't sure if that was such a good thing. We looked and looked.... then she fell in love with a sweet young cat at the Animal Shelter. I think the cat fell in love with Taylor too. / so we have a new addition to our household- her name is bunny! (i have a weird fascination with animals named after other animals, haha.) we got her because i was feeling the need for a companion for when i go to live in my lonesome one person apartment in athens and i'm confident that i have found the perfect (purrfect? [: ) partner. she and the boss, kodi, aren't getting along so well right now.. but i'm sure they'll warm up to each other. they would look so cute snuggled up to each other! i know that's a high hope, but i'm trying to make it happen.

outdoors/ in

solo post - L, Nikon

One of my favorite things about summer is being able to have flowers to cut and bring indoors. I love going out in the morning, when the dew is still on the ground, and cutting flowers to put in a vase. My favorites are hydrangeas. This is the first bunch I've brought in this season.