Rufus

This weekend, I got to meet Rufus.  My sister recently adopted Rufus from the Swift Current SPCA.  

Seriously, how could you resist this face?

One of my favourite things about him was the bits of white on the tips of his ears, and each of his feet.  It looks like he stepped in some paint, and it hasn't quite washed out yet.

He is goofy, and silly, and sweet.  He got along well with all of the big dogs, and of course every person that he met.  He especially loved getting spoiled with treats, as I tried to get him to pose for me.  Can you tell?

Didn't get many outdoor shots of him, as it was cold, but you'll be seeing more of Rufus here, as he celebrates and enjoys his new life with his new furever family:)

Have a great day!

~  Kristy  ~

The "B" Word

Yep, you got it - The dreaded B-A-T-H . . . .


This is my dog, Duke.  Like a typical retriever, he LOVES the water.  That is - he likes to swim, and he just plain LOVES to be wet.  If he can lay in water (a lake, puddle, river, mud, snow - whatever, as long as it is wet), he is heaven.

However, this does not transfer over to the bath tub. 

This face says it all . . . .

He wasn't sure if he should laugh or cry.

So just settled on sulking.

Until the promise of getting out and getting a treat for being such a "patient" participant.  

~ Kristy ~

Lewis

Despite it being very, very cold out there, I managed in a "mini session" with Lewis.  Lewis is an 8 year old cockapoo - but don't tell him that!  He's pretty convinced that he is big and just as tough as the next guy. 

We kept our outing pretty short, as he was less than impressed with the cold.

But his ears did perk up whenever I would mention a "treat." 

And what better way to stay warm than a good case of the zoomies,

 

Or a few more treats. 

Despite our attempts, it obviously didn't take long for his feet to get cold, so we called it quits for the day. 

Lewis will have another session this spring or summer, sporting his summer hair cut and hopefully a much more enjoyable, warm day.

I hope you're all staying warm!  

~Kristy~

Cold!

A while back, I drew another word out of my little bucket.  The word was "cold."  Of course, this was after our week-long bout of -35 degrees celcius.  It feels cold out there this morning, so I thought I'd better quit dragging my heals. 

Belle agrees. 

And I'm sure this little tree is wishing for warmer days.

 I hope you enjoyed my interpretation of the word cold - from things I could find around my yard this morning:) 

Happy Holidays everyone!  Stay WARM!

~Kristy~

 

Word of the day . . . .

So, I actually drew this word out of the "bucket" right after I did the cat photos.  This one took me a bit longer because I actually had to set it up a bit.  Finally, I got around to it though, so here is my interpretation of "High Key."  (The most basic and simplest way to describe high key photography is white (or light) on white.)  

My model started out, a bit less than enthused to be helping me.  

But the bribes of delicious candy and cookies, made her perk up a bit.

Then, things turned sideways.  She needed to do her hair. 

So, I had to bring in some reinforcements.  (He was just as enthused as she was to begin with!)

In the end, neither of them wanted to really cooperate, but I was happy to catch a special moment:)

Have a great weekend everyone:)

~Kristy~

Outtakes . . . .

So I was working on getting a shot of my girls to use for a Christmas card this year.  Here are a few of the outtakes.

She makes the strangest faces.  I think that really, she just tries to mess with me, because I don't usually see quite the same faces in day-to-day life as when my camera is pointed at her. 

Again, someone thinks that she is being funny.  I wonder why - her sister thinks she's hilarious!

So here's the point where I have to confess . . . . I was bribing them with M&M's to sit there.  It worked for a while, until they had stained lips, and the only thing they could concentrate on was getting more candy. 

Have a great week everyone!

~Kristy~

The word of the day is . . . "Cat."

Today, a friend and I had planned to do a photo scavenger hunt.  Unfortunately, she wasn't feeling well this morning so we didn't get to do it (yet).  I realize that I've been really lacking in the blogging department lately, so I decided that I would draw a word out of the hat (actually it's a McDonald's Happy Meal Halloween bucket - just in case you wanted the whole truth), and I would just run with that theme.  The word I drew was "cat." 

First off, I found Bowser.  I think he is a beautiful cat -  I love his white markings.

Next, was Oliver.  He's so fluffy, many people say he reminds them of a fox, but he reminds me of a lion.

Then of course, Oswald.  I think his whiskers are amazing.

 

I have a friend who is TERRIFIED of cats.  (I'm not exaggerating - she can barely look at them.)  She is scared of cats like I'm afraid of spiders, or people are afraid of snakes or mice.  She says it's because of their eyes.  I think cats have beautiful, intense eyes and the colours are amazing.  But, that's just my opinion of course:-)

While I'm being completely honest, I should tell you that I did have a little help from my personal assistant today.  Thank-you very much to my cat-crazed little girl for all of your help:)

I should also mention - there ARE other words in the bucket that are not animal related.  I thought it was funny that I pulled out "cat" the first time:)  Really, there are only 3 animals out of 24 words.  I'm planning to do a new word tomorrow!

Have a great weekend everyone!

~Kristy~