“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh Billings This week Anne, of Slow Shutter Speed, suggests we share a new personal experience. The experience my husband and I are in the midst of now is not really new to us, it’s just that we have not experienced this in well over ten years – so, it seems like it’s new. We recently got a puppy!! Meet Tucker, an American Cocker Spaniel. “Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.” – Ian Dunbar Two months ago our life changed when eight week-old Tucker…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #112 PICK A WORD
Anne-Christine invites us to Pick A Word this week, one or more from this list – Comfortable, Growing, Crowded, Exuberant or Tangled. Then illustrate it with photos. I decided to share photos of our two Cocker Spaniels, Chester and Bentley, as they were growing up. (You are able to double click each image to view in full screen.) “Where there is love there is life.” – Mahatma Gandhi During their first several weeks together, Chester and Bentley stayed close to each other and were comfortable sleeping together. This was the beginning of the strong bond between them. (Bentley was 10 weeks old here and Chester 11 months.) As a puppy,…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #73 COLD
This week Tina challenges us to show pictures which can make you feel “Cold”. Snow, ice, frosty window pane anything that looks cold! In recent years my experience with Cold has been associated with a few snowy months in Maine before returning home to the warm, sunny south! As you can see, we were literally knee deep in snow and watching snow storm after snow storm roll in on a regular basis. Snow and the cold is handled so different there, school was only closed a day or two, roads clear and drive-able quickly and stores were operating on a normal schedule. “What good is the warmth of summer,…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #67 CANDID SHOTS
This week Ann-Christine challenges us to show a few Candid pictures. She says “taking photos of people or animals if they have no idea that you’re doing it is called candid photography. One of the beautiful things with photography is being able to catch someone in the act. It adds natural life to your picture taking.” After reading this, I decided to go back into my photo archives for a few candid shots of Cocker Spaniels, which sadly are no longer with us. These two dogs, Spencer and Winston, gave our family wonderful memories as they consistently showed their love of life and each for other. “In the world…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #62 SILHOUETTES
This week Patti suggests we show pictures featuring Silhouettes. Silhouette photography is quite interesting in that it can evoke emotions, tell a story plus entice viewers to spend a few extra moments exploring details. “One of the most effective ways of dramatizing a landscape or a wildlife subject is to capture its silhouette. The combination of a strong form with a beautiful background is unbeatable.” – Jim Zuckerman Friends relaxing with their beverage while observing the ongoing gorgeous sunset in the Gulf of Mexico! Is there a storm approaching, adding extra drama to the evening sky? “It was sunsets that taught me that beauty sometimes only lasts…
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: #61 PRECIOUS PETS
This week Tina invites us to share pictures and a few thoughts about precious pets that have been in our life or have somehow touched us. I cannot remember being without a pet of some sort and usually had several different ones at the same time – because our family consisted of three boys! Need I say more?? The assortment of “pets” varied over the years; a parakeet, a snake or two, ferrets, a few frogs, lizards, and tank full of tropical fish. The more traditional (or normal) pets over the years were several Irish Setters, a rescued Siberian husky, a poodle, two Himalayan cats and American cocker spaniels. Now that…