Wanna’ See Some Pictures?

I’m working on taking a bazillion pictures with my camera – learning all the various modes and options and doodads. Slowly, but surely. In the meantime, how’s about I bore y’all with a few that aren’t horrible.

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I bought this bird for my Dad as a birthday gift a year or two before he died. I have no idea what it’s made of, though, as it appears to be metal and feels like papier mache. It stays out all year ’round, however, so it’s obviously not paper.
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I don’t usually post pictures of Daisy on my blog because, with her very black and shiny fur, it’s hard to get a shot where she isn’t just two shiny-reflected eyeballs staring back from a shadow. I’m still learning all the settings on the new camera, but I’m seeing some possibility.
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See? A little funky still, but we’re getting there. I need to work on using the flash a bit differently.
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When Coffee and I got married, we registered for a whole whack of these black metal hippos. They’re meant to be garden ornaments, but we’ve got them all over the interior too. This one, in particular, was given to us by Melle – already decorated. I couldn’t bring myself to un-decorate him. I love the house-hippos very very much.
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Daisy often has this look on her face as though she’s feeling sort of sad and sheepish. I suspect that’s part of why I’m perpetually snuggling her and telling her she’s a “good dog”. Zooey on the other hand, pretty much always has a manic expression on her face like she’s just itching to howl her fool head off.