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Sunday, March 3, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 11

 52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 11

This week, I got to wear my spiffy coat and went on a field trip to the pet store - yay! I was going to get something called a vaccination. Apparently this must be a very good thing because the line to get one way really, really long! I didn't mind though - The Big Guy kept me inside his coat while I got to dog watch. We ended up leaving empty handed though because The Big Guy got tired of waiting. Next time I'll get my paws on one of those vaccinations - I'm sure of it!

Love,

Cookie

Sunday, February 24, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 10

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 10

My New Ma and The Big Guy have been talking a lot lately about how I need something called an "operation." I'm not sure what that is, but I don't like the sound of it - not one bit! I am very fast, so I don't think they could catch me and do this operation thing on me. But since that's what they would expect me to do, I'm just going to hide under here instead! That will trick them real good!

Love, Cookie

Note:  This is actually last week's photo. Between being sick on and off, Girl Scouts and work, I've become very behind on everything. I hope to catch up this week though!

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie: Week 9

52 Weeks of Cookie:  Week 9

Do you know how fast I am? I am SO FAST! The secret to my speed are my super special feet. My New Ma says that they are "aerodynamically designed."  That's an awfully big word, but I think it means that I can fly!

Love,

Cookie

Another late installment. Sometime I'll have to take video of Cookie running around the house. She particularly likes to hurdle Kitty Coconut.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Meet Roxy.

Bright eyed tabby cat.
 37 | 365

This is my parents' kitty, Roxy. I've been meaning to take photos of her since they adopted her last fall, but I only got around to bringing my camera to their house last week. She's usually a very friendly kitty, but that day she got a little camera shy and kept trying to escape from me.

Meet Roxy.

Here is she taunting me by stretching sweetly under the dark, shadowy table. Sorry kitty - my camera has superb low light capability!

Kitty climbing the wall.

I asked her to do something exciting, so she demonstrated her wall climbing skills.

Dinnertime.

She thought I'd leave her alone if she took a break to eat. Little does she know! Kitty eating = photo op.

Kitty waiting by the door.

That's right, Roxy. I don't discourage easily. Me and my camera will be back for more someday...

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie: Week 8

52 Weeks of Cookie:  Week 8

The white stuff has really been piling up this week! I very much want to go outside and play in it, but The Big Guy and My New Ma are afraid that I'll blend in so well that they won't be able to find me. Big Brother loves to romp around in the white stuff. When he comes back in the house, his face is covered in it! He reminds me of the nice man with the white beard that came down our chimney one night and gave me a stuffed candy cane. Maybe if I wear this cute coat they will have a change of heart.

Love,

Cookie

Sorry that this week's entry is a little overdue. I've been sick with a bad cold over the last week, and I'm slowly catching up on everything!

Monday, January 28, 2013

Like mother, like daughter.

 Proofing her photos.

I like to tease Mark that our Lauren came to be when he cloned himself in his lab. Her personality is so much like his, but when it comes to her interests, she's all mine. Yesterday, she asked me if she could take photos and learn how to "erase stuff" on the computer. So I outfitted her with my old D50 and a 50mm lens and let her have at it. She spent the whole day shooting whatever interested her (Mainly Cookie, Coconut and Marcus). Then, we sat down together at the computer while she culled her shots. Then I taught her how to post process in Aperture and use the clone tool in Photoshop.

I thought that would be good enough, but she wanted to post her photos online so people could give her comments. So I set up another Flickr account where we could showcase her work. Since she's still a little too young to participate in the social networking aspect of the site, Mark and I have to sit in the next room and write comments on her photos.

You can see Lauren's growing portfolio here.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie: Week 7.

52 Weeks of Cookie:  Week 7

This week, I celebrated my 4 month birthday - yay! There's so much to learn. For example, this week I learned that I really like this stuff called yogurt. My New Ma let me try it, and I couldn't get my licks in fast enough!

Love,

Cookie

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New Ma here - sorry there hasn't been any other blogging other than our weekly Cookie update. There really hasn't been all that much going on besides work, school, basketball and Girl Scouts. I'm trying to do all 365 challenges for this year, but I haven't been posting the photos here on blog (They are on Flickr of course). Next week, I am planning to start Don Giannatti's Project 52. Each week he gives out real world commercial photographer assignments. So I was thinking of tracking my progress here. We'll see how that goes!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 6

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 6

I have big news this week! My New Ma was cleaning up around my water dish when she found an odd shaped crumb. At first she thought it was a little piece of popcorn (Yum! Popcorn!), but then she got real excited. Then I got real excited too! She said that I lost my first tooth and that if I put it under my doggie bed, the Tooth Fairy will come and bring me something nice. I sure hope she brings me some popcorn!

Love,

Cookie

Mine.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 5

52 Weeks of Cookie:  Week 5

My New Ma just loves to carry around this funny little black box. She always wants me to hold still when she points it at me, but I just want to run and play. Doesn't she know that it's much more fun than some silly ol' black box?

Who's down there?

Saturday, January 5, 2013

52 Weeks of Cookie - Week 4

52 Weeks of Cookie:  Week 4

I just love Big Brother!

My New Ma says that we remind her of these guys:



Big Brother is the coolest! You should see his bed. It is SO BIG! I try to lay on it every chance that I get. I makes me so excited! Although sometimes this wet spot appears on it out of nowhere. I don't know how it gets there, but The Big Guy sure gets sore when it happens.

Look at me. I look GOOD.






Love,

Cookie.

 New Ma here - Marcus is a very good big brother to Cookie. He is very gentle and patient with her, and lets her jump and nibble all over him. In fact, when I was taking photos of them today after long round of playing, Marcus started licking her face. He is such a big softy.