Posted on April 9, 2011 in Flowers, Nature, Painting Effect, Spring
It’s officially Spring when there is a pot of Pansies hanging in a planter on my front porch! Their little “faces” are like a smile saying goodbye to Winter and hello to Spring! Seeing them definitely puts a smile on my face as well as giving me the first flowers of the season to photograph! I stopped by the Garden Center today and it was filled with Tulips, Daffodils and Hyacinths. You betcha I brought some home …. I couldn’t resist! Spring is my very favorite time of year!
Posted on April 8, 2011 in Animals, Pet Photography, Topaz
My bathroom vanity can’t hold a candle to the amount of grooming tools that some dogs require to get ready for the show ring! I love to watch the grooming process….bathing, clipping nails, trimming, brushing, combing, spritzing, spraying, and adding finishing touches just before ring time. I wonder if this pooch is thinking….”Can you spray my hair so I can at least SEE?” Below is one groomer’s bag of tools in the benching area.
Posted on April 7, 2011 in Animals, Pet Photography
I just read that one of my favorite show dogs, Champion Celestial CJ’s Hearts on Fire, “Cupid”, a Petit Bassett Griffon Vendeen, won TWO All-Breed Best in Shows last weekend in Syracuse, NY ! Way to go Cupid! These are Cupid’s first two all breed Best in Show wins! This dog is so adorable! The blog image was taken last summer at the Burlington County Kennel Club Dog Show. I can’t wait to see Cupid at shows this Spring/Summer!
Posted on April 6, 2011 in Landscape, Topaz
Rodale Cycling & Fitness Park in Trexlertown, Pa. has a wonderful 3-lane looping track for bicycles, roller blades, and walkers. There is also a nice nature trail through the woods. I’ve walked the track many times and it’s 1 mile long on the outer loop and .6 miles on the inner. Nice and flat, too! I had my camera along last time and took a few photos along the way, including this one where you can see the repeating lanes of the track … slow walkers on the left, roller blades in the middle, and fast bikes to the right.
Posted on April 5, 2011 in Animals, Pet Photography
This is another image that could have been included in my “Dogs of Middle Creek” series last month. It was taken during the migration at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area where I had as much fun photographing the dogs as I did the snow geese and tundra swans! I processed this image with a watercolor effect…what a sweet little dog…and so intent on watching the geese!