Le Petit Cadeau

Hello Again

The three of us (Kate, Fred and I) took a trip up North to visit family and friends - which is why I temporarily and unintentionally fell off the face of the earth for about a week. I had intended to blog away about all the amazing things I was doing whilst visiting, only to discover that finding an internet connection was quite a bit more difficult than anticipated.

On my last day I finally remembered to take pictures - and manage to get this particularly creepy one. I was trying to get a photo of a photo of the Cliff House, and was pretty bummed that I couldn't avoid the reflections, etc, but in the end, this wonderfully odd image appeared.

Quite in keeping with my all-creepy-blog-posts-for-October theme, so I manipulated it a bit and came up with this -

Strangely enough, I get more creeped out by the first image than the second one. Maybe because the first is less self-consciously "creepy."

Right now I only have a bare-bones, watered-down version of something that came with my scanner. It's fun to experiment, but I'm not sure just how interested I will become in digital art. I may or may not end up springing for something that allows for more possibilities. Anyone have any recommendations?

Little Treasures

Today, whilst walking the lovely Kate, I came across some excellent natural treasures - all quite beautiful, though one sad. This butterfly appears to be a casualty of someone's car. The body is smashed and the left side shredded. Every time I find a dead butterfly, I pick it up and store it away for some future art project. I'm sorry this one met such a grisly end.

I also have been collecting seeds and seed pods lately. I think I'll plant the little black lovelies and store/display the acorn-y things in a dish somewhere.

Kate and the Kittens

For some time now, I have been wanting to do a post about Kate, my amazing wonderful dog, and the kittens she helped foster. I haven't done so until now because I felt like it was kind of an old subject (the kittens are about two now). Then, Anna posted some great photos of her cat, and I could no longer resist the urge to blog about the extreme cuteness I was so privileged to witness.

Long story short - the kittens came to us as tiny orphaned fluffballs, so my boyfriend, Fred, Kate, and I raised 'em up and sent them off to excellent homes. I would have kept them, but cats are a no-no where we are renting.

Nap time seems to be the most extensively documented subject - Probably because a kitten in action is a very hard image to capture. In fact I seem to remember a ton of blurry action shots.

I love the way kittens sleep with such abandon.

At this point, they were ready to pack their bags and seek their fortunes elsewhere. We were sorry to see them go, but they are well loved in their "new" homes.

I have a weakness for cat feet - Too bad most cats detest having their feet touched. Kitten feet are so soft and irresistible....