Queen Jinx

Really?

Can she have it any better?

What a life!

(apologize for the quality - taken on the fly with the trusty point and shoot)

Warm Christmas Wishes and a Weird Santa Puppet

Jinxie was so enthralled by the different textures of this Santa Puppet for the kids, what with all its glitter and tinsel and soft plushie nose.  But I caught her only after boredom set in...which I think came out even funnier.  Everyone expects the "crazy cat tossing the Santa puppet around" persona, right? Dare to be different, that's her motto.  I also found it hilarious how it looked like it was creepily stalking her...a puppet.  

Merry, Merry Christmas...from our Zoo to yours.  ;)  

Jinxie's Night Shoot

She looked adorable.

But it was nighttime...and the only available light was the lamp right next to her... Should I try it?

I did. Many of them didn't come out because she was moving so much and I haven't ventured into fill flash yet. But I do love the way her eyes were sparkling!

Jimmy, Cody and Jinx

A shout out to my Cousin and Brother-in-Law for supporting me in the form of cool logo creation while I play with my own terrible photoshop skills! Thanks, guys for taking the time out of your busy lives... Here they are uploaded without the help of photoshop, so I'm not doing your stuff justice without the background layer snipped out. Give me time! SO much to learn...

Jinx joins us this time, our beauty with the little black beauty mark. So pretty, but camera shy! Also, more of Jimmy and Cody.

From Christine

From Matthew

I think I have about 4 or 5 more to share... next post! Then on to the kiddos...

Light fixes everything...

Who would have thought that a torn-up couch, an ancient, very worn wood floor and a dirty window would make such a nice environment for pictures?

Certainly not me. I had a free moment in the late afternoon, the kids were napping later than usual and I spied an opportunity.

Fantastic light from my north-facing glass doors settled a nice, warm tone on the scene. Cody looked gorgeous, his color was incredible. But this time I mostly focused on Jimmy, our uber-fat and lazy cat with the clear, green eyes. Jinx joined in at the end, seeing how much fun we were having, but she didn't stick around for long.

This was the perfect cure-all for my recent "black and white only" fetish...the colors were so gorgeous, I couldn't get rid of them all! The brown floor, as torn up as it is, was a great texture for the background. And the couch became cool and funky. It all worked together nicely... I was pleasantly surprised. Plus, I had fun practicing with effects again. Let me know what you think.

I had so many, I might post them in stages. And, I had a little practice shoot with Miss A and Mr. C this morning while Mr. B was sleeping off his ear infection... :( Give me some time to work them...coming soon!

Next time, I play with textures...so exciting!

























Ok, that's enough for today! I will post more soon... Don't think of it as a teaser, I'm only trying not to cut into your Grey's Anatomy time...