Birthday Boy

A few nights ago I decided to give this little guy a birthday celebration.  I can’t believe he’s 12.  If I’m completely honest, I don't know the exact date of his birth...I didn't realize at the time how important he would become to me, that he would really become my best friend.  But I do remember the day he was born! It was my senior year of high school when our family dog had puppies, and Little Bit was the runt. Much smaller than his brother and sister, he easily fit into the palm of my hand for a good while. I gave him lots of attention and less than a year after his birth had to go off to college. That was long enough I guess to form a strong bond, as every time I went back home to visit he was very happy and stuck to me like glue. Four years later after seeing him only over summer breaks and brief visits during the school year, I finally brought him to live with us and he's been by my side ever since! He's helped me get through some really tough times, and I’m very thankful for him!  If you've met him you know how sweet he is :)

Here’s the birthday boy with a few treats I bought him from a local dog bakery– Pumpkin Pie bites, and bacon cheese bites.  To my surprise, Mr. Picky loved them both!

I can’t say the same about the hat. He wasn’t much of a fan at first.  It took a while to get it positioned right, but I think he looked very handsome when we got it right. 

I finally convinced him it wasn’t so bad by putting mine on with him.

With the pictures were out of the way, he was ready for the cake. 

Yummy!

It does look kind of tasty. If I didn’t know it was specifically for dogs, I might like to try a piece.

And after the birthday celebration, he got a much needed haircut.  I think the new look makes him look like a younger man. 

Here’s hoping we have many more years together. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Hocus Pocus

Halloween is in full swing already at Disney World.  The vibrant pumpkins and fall decorations all over main street are beautiful, and I’ll share some photos of those soon.  But first, something a little more – dark. I had great friends visiting from Texas last week, and was able to go to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party with them.  One of my favorite parts was the Hocus Pocus villains show, new to the parties this year. 

These are a few of my photos, if you’d like to see more head on over here!  Thanks for visiting!

Birds of Epcot

I’m very lucky in that I work in locations with photo opportunities.  On breaks sometimes I like to just take a walk around with my camera, and see what I find.  Here are a few photos of Juvenile House Sparrows taken around World Showcase at Epcot. 

Florida Skies

I take Little Bit for a walk most mornings before the sun is up too high, and as the sun is setting at night.  It’s really too hot to go out for long at any other time.  But fall, or as close as we get to fall here, is approaching and I can’t wait!  The landscape around here isn’t the best for sunrise or sunset photos, but the sky really is beautiful.  Here are a few recent shots

And just for some contrast, the complete opposite here.  This was an extremely foggy morning, I love how eerie it seems. 

Thanks for taking a look!

Un Natural Nature

I have been distracted recently with an injury, but am also trying to expand my photography.  Here are a few composite photos that I have been working on.  I very much enjoy shooting wildlife (with the camera of course) and have been trying to add a bit of creativity to those shots by merging a few of my birds into different environments or “stages.”

This is still a work in progress, but I’ve enjoyed working on these so far.  Thanks to my friend Patrick for the idea, check out his Macro photography here.

An Assortment of Birds

It’s been a little longer than I’d like since my last photo post.  I’ve hurt my ankle and between doctor visits, physical therapy, and working an alternate schedule at work to accommodate for my injury I haven’t had a lot of down time.  I’m back to my normal schedule at least now, and am doing a little less running around.  Here are a few shots of birds I saw at at the Brevard Zoo here in Florida.  I think they are so beautiful!  (Not necessarily the photographs, but the birds!)  I just love watching them.  The more I photograph birds, the more I want to be a wildlife photographer.  That can be a very expensive hobby to have, unfortunately. 

The Bald Eagle

The Red-Tailed Hawk

The Blue and Gold Macaw

Thanks for taking a look!