Well, I've now been to the Hattiesburg Zoo!

And thats about all I can say! Literally, it took 30 minutes to see the whole zoo. It was only $2 to get in, but you know what? It's nice that Hattiesburg has a zoo (small though it be) for little ones to enjoy. I was able to take a few pictures while I was there. I haven't used my old EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 lens on my Canon 50D until this day. I came to ONE conclusion...it's a piece of junk lens! I'll be holding out for the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L !!!

Pup in a Basket

Just wanted to share two pictures of Wookie that I did tonight. I'm playing with fabric as backdrops and my external flash. She is such a patient little model! White dogs are HARD to photograph without blowing areas of their bodies. Oh well, did my best. She is still SUPER cute to me :)

I'm in love with PSE actions!

I've been trying so hard to learn photoshop elements. It's NOT an easy to learn program. I am absolutely fallen in love with actions, and spent a good bit of time installing some tonight. Here is a pic I took today. It's unedited, SOOC (straight out of camera).

Here it is with the "moody pop" action.

Here it is with the "hazy days" action.

"Vintage News" LOVE this one!

"Vintage Honey"

All of the actions shown on my blog came from one of these two sites. If you're into this kind of thing, check 'em out!

http://coffeeteaphotography.blogspot.com/

http://www.jessicabellphotography.com/designs/

2 pics 2 pups

Nothing much today. Just wanted to share two pictures I took of my "girls." I'm totally out of automatic mode and I'm not going to look back. PSE is also kicking my butt, however I know I will be better for it! So much to learn...it's overwhelming!

Anna E visits!

Anna Elizabeth came for a visit on Saturday. She was supposed to have her 3 month pictures done by her photographer, but the weather didn't want to cooperate. Later on, the sun came out so we took a few pictures here. Anna was not in the mood for all that. The only grin we got out of her was when Mommy did "flying baby." Apparently, it can't be resisted!

This is my favorite from the day. She looks so serious in this photo. I played around in PSE (still so much to learn) with an action that I downloaded. I just love the result!

Such a Daddy's girl :)

Poor Jew Jew Beans!

My sweet Schnauzer, Jewel, had to have surgery last week. If you have a schnauzer, you may have been through this already as it appears to be a common ailment with the breed. Last Friday, my husband took her outside for a potty break and noticed two small stones fall from her urine. He couldn't decide if they came out of her, or if she had picked them up when she stopped in the driveway to scratch and they fell off while she urinated.

To be on the safe side, he collected the stones and took them to the vet on Monday. The vet said that they looked like other stones she had seen dogs pass. She did an xray on Jewel and saw about a dozen stones in her bladder-one the size of a silver dollar!

Our vet arranged for surgery on Wednesday. For the rest of that Monday and Tuesday, I was in a total panic. My schnauzer is no spring chicken. As a matter of fact, she was turning 12 that Thursday. I hated the idea of her being put under anethesia, but I knew she was uncomfortable. She would make a potty but continue squatting like she still had to go. She had also had a couple of accidents inside, which she NEVER does!

So, poor Butters (yes, she has a gazillion nicknames) goes in for surgery Wednesday morning.

It actually didn't take them long to complete the surgery. This is our old girl on some pretty darn good drugs when we picked her up.

Poor baby had drooled on herself....LOL!

It turned out that she had nearly 100 stones in her bladder! This is what they looked like! These were not coming from her kidneys, they were being formed in the bladder. So, they will be sent off for analyzing, and we can determine what kind of preventative diet to put her on.

Dr. Loper is such a great vet!

My sweet girl, home and resting.

A Few More Layouts

Loving the KI Memories Flouish collection as well as October Afternoon's Ducks in a Row. What a sweet collection for baby pictures! I've thrown a Basic Grey layout in for good measure. :) It's hard for me to resist BG!