in loving memory of our cat \\ SPICY

If ever there was a cat with nine lives, it would be our cat, Spicy.

She was dropped off at my aunt and uncle's house back in 2007, by some random people. Then they gave her to us. I feel like she was sort of "my" cat at first. I think I may have even been the one who named her. "Spicy" probably sounds like an odd pet name, but after so many years, it's normal to us. xP
I think she was a little scared at first, but we fed her some milk and were obviously nice owners, because she became one of the nicest cats there was. :) She was friendly and mild-tempered, rarely scratching or nipping. A good hunter too.

Me and Spicy, back in 2007 or 2008. I was doing school, I think. *laughs*

Spicy in Minnesota

When we moved to Minnesota, Spicy came with us, along with our dog Daisy. We got her (our dog) a little after getting Spicy. We still have Daisy. :) Those two had their share of fights, but I'd like to think they became loyal to each other over the years. Maybe kind of like adopted sibings. xP They have been seen eating the same food together, after all. But Daisy still teased, for sure.

We moved from Minnesota after about five years. Spicy and Daisy both came with us. We moved in the middle of a heat wave, and Spicy had kind of a traumatic experience because of that. Poor thing. But, she survived!

Spicy in our current state :)

You know, this cat was with us for more than half of my life! She lived to be nearly 12 years old. That's old for an outside cat! According to Google, the average outside cat lives for only 2-5 years. 
Just gotta say, we were blessed with one of the best cats there ever was (bias or not), and I'll sure miss her. It is rather sad when you lose a pet that has been there for so long.


So, just a sappy post in honor of our beloved cat Spicy, who recently disappeared. I don't know if we'll ever have one like that again, but we'll miss her. <3






EVER LOST A PET? FAVORITE PICTURE OF SPICY? :)

Mama & Kitty Photos + EXCITING NEWS!!!

Hey guys! If any of you are still around. *facepalm* It's been awhile. What have you been up to?

There has been a bit going on this month of May. I'm still not sure if I could call myself "busy", but it has been a good month. 

Two of my sisters and I house-sat for our aunt and uncle from Saturday to Thursday the week before last. That was a good time. ;) We watched lots of movies, ate lots of mini pizzas and ice cream, and got to be farm girls for a couple days. There were cows, a horse, chickens, a cat, and a dog to feed. It was kinda fun. *winks* We also cleaned the house. Their place is one of my faves.

While we're "at their house", here's some pics I took there. LOOKKKKK. <3

What else has been going on? Besides some super exciting news I'm saving for last. *winks* No, don't skip to the end! You gotta wait. xP

Well, another one of my sisters started working at the same place as me. My younger sis this time. She's probably only going to be working a couple times a week, on the days my current co-worker is dropping this summer. It has been nice working with my sister. :)

My grandparents came to visit this past week! They left yesterday. But while they were here, something VERY EXCITING happened! We are very enamored over here because...

... One very precious, sweet, and perfect little human came into the world!!!

MEET MY BABY BROTHER <3333333333

I am now big sister to six siblings, little sister to two, and have four brothers and four sisters altogether! ^__^ I am quite blessed, and SO happy to get to watch this little boy grow up! 

So that is the big wonderful news for y'all, and a bit of a life update! I hope you are all enjoying life, and I'd love for you to let me know what you think of all the cuteness in this post! <3

LET'S CHAT! :)

Some Snaps

Spring is definitely here, though idk why the temperature has to be so cold some mornings. That'll change soon enough. :P

Yes I know. I've been sorely absent from this blog. I haven't done a post in... a little over three weeks. I just don't feel very motivated to blog, I guess. Maybe I need to change something, take a break...?

But for now, I have a few pictures to share with you guys, so I hope you enjoy! ^__^ 

(and yes I know I'm posting on a Tuesday. *shrugs* Hopefully I'll have my March photo dump on Saturday)

HOW'S LIFE??

Spring and God's Creatures \\ PHOTOS

Hey, happy Tuesday night to you guys! Did you all do anything interesting last week? I certainly did. As I said in my last post, I went to watch a movie with friends (and we got milkshakes before that *hearts*). I also got my senior pictures taken! We walked around downtown, which was pretty fun. So I have some nice senior photos, and we got my graduation announcements ordered today. So it's nice to have that down! *winks*

Alright, so I guess I should let you see some of my recent photography! 

I was taking a lot of close-ups on this day. Those are fun. :) I should get a macro lens someday... I really like my acorn picture though. ^__^

On a little jaunt down the road, the neighbor cows got some pictures taken. *winks*

This was today... I think Spicy liked the nice weather. :)

One of our cows had her calf, last week I believe. Calves are a lot of fun! <3 {it's a girl, btw *winks*}

I tried to take some pictures of the hummingbird(s) that came to our feeder while I was sitting outside today... but I wasn't successful in getting anything good, unfortunately. Well, I guess this picture is okay, even though the hummingbird is far away. Can you see it? :)


Hope y'all enjoyed this!



FAVORITE PICTURE? WHAT DID YOU DO LAST WEEK?

Spicy's Photo Session... and a few facts about our feline pet

Our cat, Spicy, has been with us nearly a decade. How many outside cats live that long? She's such a good cat. Although I don't appreciate it when she sneaks in the house and I find her sitting in my bed. *shakes head* That is crossing the lines, cat. xP But besides that, she's a good hunter and is very easy-going. Not the typical grumpy cat that randomly scratches you. ;P 

Definitely a pet worth honoring with her own post of pictures, agreed? *winks*

I think the only editing I did was some re-touch, mostly on the cat's face, and making some black and white. I don't think they all have editing though.

Shot this through my ring. :)

I feel like this has a vintage look to it... even though that truck isn't vintage. ;P

See? Easy-going. ;P There has been a little kid doing something to her that would probably make a normal cat mad, and she just sits there. My brother will pick her up and hold her like a baby, and she doesn't seem to mind. *winks and laughs* Sometimes her and our dog will be sitting near each other, getting along just fine. We've had them both for almost the same amount of time. But our dog likes to tease, so they definitely fight too. Just like siblings. xP 

HAVE A FAVORITE PICTURE?

Photo Gallery: Last Days of Summer, Stars, Bubbles, and Spiders

  Yes, that's a big title. But I needed to sum this post of random recent pictures of somehow. :) I think these pictures are organized according to the day\night I took them. 

   How has fall been coming in for you guys? It's been pure summer here still. :P Today I went and played with my two youngest siblings on the trampoline... and brought a squirt bottle of water out to keep us cool. It was SO hot. BUT... tomorrow it's supposed to cool down, finally! :D

  Well, you can look at all my pictures now. Probably basically all the photography I've done since getting home. (not every picture, but, you know. ;) )

Little toes... :)

 FLYING! 8D In other words, jumping on the trampoline, and I just crop it so you can't see that. :P It'd look much better without those telephone wires, but OH WELL. 

Sometimes I really like black and white. :)

  Spicy... have you ever had a cat still living at eight\nine years? She's such a good "kitty". ;)

BUBBLES! ;D

   I've wanted to try taking star photography for awhile. (I had tried it before, and it didn't work, but I know more stuff now. ;D) So at last one night I went out in the dark with a tripod, and started trying to get good star pictures with a high shutter speed. 

    And I got a few fairly good ones. :D Yay! You have to sit very still while waiting for the camera to finish it's picture. Probably why the clouds streaked like that in the pic above- don't know if they were actually like that. ;)

     

   Isn't it just great when you make a new photography accomplishment?! =D

Here's a pretty sunset...

  ... and a scary big spider! It had a big web on our porch. I probably got a little closer photographing it than I'd usually get to a big spider. :P (I cropped this picture, so it looks closer than in the original pic)

  One of the cool old toy tractors my little siblings brought out of the woods. :)

I sharpened this picture on picmonkey- the bokeh is extra lovely! :)

   The other day my little sister wanted to take pictures with an old camera... the one I started my photography love with. :) It's charger had been lost for a long time, but then they found it... and the camera still works! I think it got left outside once! The thing is a little survivor! :D 

Here's our dog Daisy. She's around the same age as our cat- they're both survivors. :) 

  So these last ten picture on this post are from the day my and my little sister went out to take pictures. :)

There's that old surviving camera. :) I took a picture of her...

....while she took a picture of me. ;)

All the lovely bokeh! :)

We went into the corn field, too. It's now harvested...

 And I found this treasure! :) Nice spider webs like this are a good photography opportunity, if you ask me. 

Daisy getting a bell-rub. ;) Lucky dog.

  I hope you enjoyed those pictures! :) I hope to do a September Highlights post, and show you all the stuff I've bought this month. :P And other things. Me and my siblings have been doing our home school co-op, where we have three classes at some church every Friday. I have an essay class (fun, right? ;) ), a trivia class, and an art class. The art one is more advanced (for me, anyhow) so I can get better at drawing and all! :D

  I also want to finish getting all the posts about my summer vacations done sometime. Hopefully before mid-October! 


WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE PICTURE?