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Christine > Day 220: Moishe - the sweet little kitten that broke my heart August 8, 2009 I didn't take this photo today, but for reasons I will explain I absolutely had to make this my photo of the day. This is Moishe (pronounced MOY-sha). He's about 10-12 weeks old and he is adorable. He stole my heart a couple of weeks ago and my husband and I agreed to adopt him but were unable to take him home at the time (since he was abandoned by his mother, we wanted to make sure he had a clean bill of health before exposing O'Puss and Kramer to him). My best friend had been nursing him for almost 8 weeks. He started out as "clumsy" back then. He'd fall over a lot and would have uncontrollable head movements not unlike a human with Parkinson's disease. I was well informed that he would have special needs but the vet my friend took him to said he was otherwise healthy and not contageous or in pain. I suspect that since I was so attached to him, I heard only what I wanted to hear and filtered out the bad. Bottom line: my friend, the mother of 4 children, could not keep the cat and I was unwilling to let her husband take it to a shelter. After great anticipation I picked him up last night and after a long car ride home discovered he was worse than I wanted to believe. He was not in any pain but had such terrible nerve damage that he had a very difficult time getting around. I was so concerned with the quality of his life- it was extremely painful to watch him even though I knew he wasn't hurting. It was like he had a terrible case of cerebral palsy. I spoke to his original vet's doctor but got a bad vibe immediately with regards to their competence and compassion. I asked them if it would be appropriate to put the cat down but they played dumb a bit and weren't much help. I had a very long and mostly sleepless night. Moishe slept on my belly and was the sweetest little thing I've ever seen. What a wonderful disposition- so affectionate and loving I couldn't help but fall in love. This morning I had to make one of the hardest decisions I've had to make in a very long time and I took him to my regular vet who confirmed what I had suspected: his quality of life is poor regardless of the lack of pain. Much to my disappointment and yet relief, they said that putting him down would absolutely be the best thing for him and they offered that without any hesitation. Every staff member that saw him teared up- not only because he was that cute but because it was that painful to watch him try to move. Moishe was buried in my back yard and I spent the rest of the day crying and sleeping. I thank God for my wonderful husband for helping me through this despite his protesting the adoption. He predicted it would come to this. I have no regrets however and think things happen for a reason. Had I not taken Moishe home, he would still be suffering and a decision would never have been made. I'm extremely heartbroken but have comfort in knowing he is with my other late pets. I will miss his sweet little face. Sorry for the long post, I just had to let it out.
Christine > Day 152: Shelby Cobra June 1, 2009 I find myself ahead in my photo a day (I have been taking the POD the day prior to posting- it's less pressure this way) and behind in my commenting. I tried to comment last night but Smugmug was down. It's off to work but I will catch up tonight. I went to Martha Clara Vineyard and Farm to shoot the farm animals and was surprised to see a display of these beautiful old sports cars. There were over 20 of them- I created a gallery under "things" if anyone is interested in cars. I'm not usually, but I did fancy these little guys.
Christine > Day 19: Snow Covered Train Tracks with a Side of Discouragement January 19, 2009 I had kind of a crummy day at work and took a drive during my lunch break. I snapped this photo before running back to the office. It's very plain but I had high hopes that I would learn a skill in Photoshop and jazz it up. Maybe paint a bright blue sky or use some sort of color pencil to colorize the trees. How hard can that be? The program was just delivered to me a few days ago and I have not used it yet. I have no idea how to get around in the program let alone do any color painting. I'm usually very computer savvy and figured PS would be a snap for me since most programs are. I was unable to do anything with the photo other than make it "sort of" sepia. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people that use PS, right? Please tell me it won't be impossible to learn- someone, anyone?? When I ordered it through Amazon.com, the seller went out of his way and e-mailed me to warn about how complicated it is. I was sort of insulted and replied that complicated is my middle name. A little cockey, right? After a few hours with PS I feel like I should change it to simple lol. Any encouragement?? I just purchased a how-to book by Scott Kelby upon someone's recommendation. I'm hoping I can devote some time this weekend to learning a few skills.
Christine > day 64: Old Red Barn March 5, 2010 I found this old red barn during my lunch hour and liked the textures....
Christine > Day 143: Chives May 23, 2009 I pretty much spent the late morning on my stomach in the front yard with my macro lens on. It was a good morning. :)
Christine > Day 141: Rail Road Tracks May 21, 2009 There are other versions of this shot in my alternate POD gallery. BTW - does anyone have a flickr account? Like it? Hate it? Worth the 25 bucks for the year? I have a membership with Photo.net but it expires at the end of this month and I won't be re-joining. The people on there aren't as nice as Smugmuggers lol!
Christine > Day 84: Seagull March 25, 2009 Wooo-hooo!! This may not be the most amazing image on Smugmug BUT..... it's my first serious attempt at Photoshop. I feel like doing a back flip!! I took the photo of this seagull on my way home from work but the sky was ridiculously dull, gray- almost white in the original photo. I was so annoyed that I went straight to Youtube to find a video on making the sky bluer. It took me almost an hour and it could definitely use some improvement lol but I did it! :)
Christine > Day 109: Canada Goose April 19, 2009 The best man at my wedding, also named Ken, lives in New Jersey in a town called Spotswood. He has a very long commute to his job in downtown NYC and I wondered why he lived so far out until I saw his place. His house is a modest but beautiful ranch that sits on one of the most beautiful properties I've ever seen. It's a very large plot of land for the NY/NJ area and it goes way back beyond a gorgeous in-ground pool where there is a stream and that flows into a round pond. He had landscapers come in to create what looks like a park, complete with a bridge to cross the stream and a great rustic rock and wood bench to relax by the pond. Apparently NJ has a serious number of these geese and it's been quite the chore to keep their back lawn "clean" so he and his wife aren't as enchanted with these geese like I am. I approached this one to get a photo and he gave out a loud hiss. I put on my 70-200mm lens and fired from a distance. ;)
Christine > Day 200: Sunday Morning Waffles July 19, 2009 I had some leftover buttermilk from last week's cherry cobbler and decided to make some buttermilk waffles. Click here for a few alternate shots of my Sunday Morning Waffles. As with all my food shots, this recipe will be available on my food blog.
Day 19: Snow Covered Train Tracks with a Side of Discouragement
January 19, 2009
I had kind of a crummy day at work and took a drive during my lunch break. I snapped this photo before running back to the office. It's very plain but I had high hopes that I would learn a skill in Photoshop and jazz it up. Maybe paint a bright blue sky or use some sort of color pencil to colorize the trees. How hard can that be? The program was just delivered to me a few days ago and I have not used it yet. I have no idea how to get around in the program let alone do any color painting. I'm usually very computer savvy and figured PS would be a snap for me since most programs are. I was unable to do anything with the photo other than make it "sort of" sepia. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people that use PS, right? Please tell me it won't be impossible to learn- someone, anyone?? When I ordered it through Amazon.com, the seller went out of his way and e-mailed me to warn about how complicated it is. I was sort of insulted and replied that complicated is my middle name. A little cockey, right? After a few hours with PS I feel like I should change it to simple lol. Any encouragement?? I just purchased a how-to book by Scott Kelby upon someone's recommendation. I'm hoping I can devote some time this weekend to learning a few skills.
Christine > Day 19: Snow Covered Train Tracks with a Side of Discouragement January 19, 2009 I had kind of a crummy day at work and took a drive during my lunch break. I snapped this photo before running back to the office. It's very plain but I had high hopes that I would learn a skill in Photoshop and jazz it up. Maybe paint a bright blue sky or use some sort of color pencil to colorize the trees. How hard can that be? The program was just delivered to me a few days ago and I have not used it yet. I have no idea how to get around in the program let alone do any color painting. I'm usually very computer savvy and figured PS would be a snap for me since most programs are. I was unable to do anything with the photo other than make it "sort of" sepia. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people that use PS, right? Please tell me it won't be impossible to learn- someone, anyone?? When I ordered it through Amazon.com, the seller went out of his way and e-mailed me to warn about how complicated it is. I was sort of insulted and replied that complicated is my middle name. A little cockey, right? After a few hours with PS I feel like I should change it to simple lol. Any encouragement?? I just purchased a how-to book by Scott Kelby upon someone's recommendation. I'm hoping I can devote some time this weekend to learning a few skills.
Day 19: Snow Covered Train Tracks with a Side of Discouragement
January 19, 2009
I had kind of a crummy day at work and took a drive during my lunch break. I snapped this photo before running back to the office. It's very plain but I had high hopes that I would learn a skill in Photoshop and jazz it up. Maybe paint a bright blue sky or use some sort of color pencil to colorize the trees. How hard can that be? The program was just delivered to me a few days ago and I have not used it yet. I have no idea how to get around in the program let alone do any color painting. I'm usually very computer savvy and figured PS would be a snap for me since most programs are. I was unable to do anything with the photo other than make it "sort of" sepia. There are probably hundreds of thousands of people that use PS, right? Please tell me it won't be impossible to learn- someone, anyone?? When I ordered it through Amazon.com, the seller went out of his way and e-mailed me to warn about how complicated it is. I was sort of insulted and replied that complicated is my middle name. A little cockey, right? After a few hours with PS I feel like I should change it to simple lol. Any encouragement?? I just purchased a how-to book by Scott Kelby upon someone's recommendation. I'm hoping I can devote some time this weekend to learning a few skills.
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