I love kitties. Dogs…not so much (so i do admit some can be totally adorable), but kitties ( and bunnies and anything warm and fuzzy) are my weakness. I treat them like my children. Sometimes I treat them better than some people treat their kids. I let my babies wake me up each morning with a gentle (and sometimes not-so-gentle) pat on my nose or cheek with their fuzzy paws. I won’t get up no matter how uncomfortable I am if a kitteh is sitting/sleeping on me. I shower them with kissies and pet them frequently.
I forgot to mention there are 4 of them and I could not imagine life without my cute kitties.

Say hello to Jenny! To be honest, she is a trouble maker. She’s out only female in our feline household and she DON’T like it! Boys bother her!

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It’s that time of the week!

1. HOLIDAY COLORS

2. HOLIDAY ICON

My favorite Holiday icon has always been Cookies for Santa bowl. I’ve gone through of a few of them in the last two years since they tend to break in moves, but this one is by far my favorite. Also, since we don’t really eat cookies in our house we filled it with gum (LOL). So now it’s GUM FOR SANTA

3. TREE

4. QUIET

Whenever I want peace and quiet I always go outside in my backyard and read a book in one of the hammocks. There’s nothing more relaxing than that, I’m telling you.

5.YOUR FAVORITE COLOR

This one really took me a long time. I couldn’t decide what my favorite color was. I used to be yellow like the sun when I was a kid, I’ve been obsessed with all things pink for quite a while, I really love blue, and recently lavender has been really singing to me, I love red when it comes to clothing. So as lame as it might be My favorite color is COLOR ITSELF. I LOVE bright beautiful colors in photographs, in clothing, and movies. {Photo pulled from the archive}

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BEFORE

AFTER

After having a super stressful couple of days, nothing seems to make me happier than working on some pretty shots. Personally, i do not think there’s anything more magical in photography than light and bokeh. Those washed out circles of happiness enhance any photo. My first Canon Digital Rebel was bought 4 years ago because I wanted to have the joy of looking at bokeh in almost every photo.
After the 1st lens, came the nifty-fifty ( 50mm) for the sole reason that it has f/1.8 which means I’d be getting more of that yummy bokeh.

So for today’s challenge it was very difficult for me to pick just one photo. Christmas is just too much fun with a 50mm.

S0 here’s some BOKELICIOUS bokeh love for you people! BE HAPPY! LIFE IS WONDERFFUL!
  

Before and After Blog Hop
3 BoyBarrians
You Capture

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Do I need to comment on the fact that I pulled my ski gear out today  ( neck warmer…mmmmm…on cloud nine…)?

Taken at arm’s length with 5d mark II with 50mm f/1.8

I’m also waiting for the results of this really really important test, so please cross your fingers for me. I really need it to work!

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One of my favorite shots of the year!

To brighten up my last post about how cold it is, i am going to use this photo I shot during Florida winter.
With a remote, a tripod and a ton of mandarins for juggling.

TOUCH UP TUESDAY BEFORE IMAGE

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