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Christine > Day 198: Sea Shells July 18, 2009 A nice relaxing day at the beach..... perfect.
Christine > Day Four: Olivia, January 4, 2009
Christine > Day 225: Flip Flops at the Beach August 14, 209
Christine > Day 161: My New Beach House June 11, 2009 Too bad the actual owners don't know I'll be moving in and calling their Southampton beach house my own. I love the beaches in Southampton. Not sure if it is still in effect for this season, but for several years owners of beach houses were not allowed to walk on the beach due to the Piping Plovers. At one point they were near extinction and people walking on their beach would affect their survival and or reproduction. The locals were so ticked about it, having paid literally millions for a beach house, that they put bumper stickers on their B'mers that read: PIPING PLOVER TASTES LIKE CHICKEN. I'll take the house regardless of the Piping Plovers. :) I have a couple more views in my alternate gallery if you're interested. alternate gallery.
Christine > Day 159: Duck June 9, 2009 It never ceases to amaze me that every time I feel like I'm losing my motivation, inspiration and subject matter to shoot, I come across something worthy of photographing. I found this duck and her mate swimming in the bay on the way home from work and actually got a bunch of shots.
Christine > Day 123: Shadow May 3, 2009 Our first stop on the road trip was at the home of an old friend of Ken's, John and his wife Wendi. I have only met them once before about 2 years ago and instantly loved them. They have three beautiful dogs: Shadow (pictured here), Gus and Rosa. I really wanted to post a picture of Gus because of his incredible story: John & Wendi own a mountain home in another state which I will not mention for reasons that will soon be apparent. They noticed an emaciated dog wandering around the area and upon a little investigation found a home that had more than one dog that was obviously starved. Used for hunting, the brilliant owners thought by keeping them hungry the hounds would be better hunters. A few of the neighbors had spoken to the owner about the conditions but he just brushed them off. Wendi basically kidnapped as many as she could and kept Gus. The others she found good homes for. Looking at Gus you'd never know he was abused and neglected. Being adopted by John and Wendi is the human equivalent to winning $40 million in the state lottery. These dogs are so incredibly loved and it's obvious when you see them all together. So as much as I wanted to post a photo of my new friend Gus, Shadow stole my heart and this photo just melted my heart. If I didn't like John & Wendi so much, I would have taken all three dogs home. :) Once I finish fine-tuning all the photos of these dogs, I will create a gallery so you can meet gus and Rosa. PS- In light of littlebro's question - all of the neighbors had previously confronted the dog owner who shrugged them off. The authorities were called and they paid the owner a visit but said there was nothing they could do without having "seen" anything happen. I have found that some states don't have strict enough laws and penaltys with regards to animals. Pretty awful if you ask me.
Christine > Day 206: Blue Eyed Girl July 26, 2009 Taken yesterday but processed today, this is my best friend Silvia's fourth and youngest child peeking through the window from her outdoor doll house. All of Sil's children are beautiful and Anneleise is no exception. Do you sense a bit of mischief here? Her oldest sister is 13 and they are very close. Because of her exposure to a lot of older kids she is pretty bold and fearless. She will stick out her tongue at you unprovoked and laugh a sinister laugh. :) This was my first real attempt at selective coloring using PS (baby steps, baby steps! Next I'll attempt the "feathering" James Hill has suggested on some of my shots). For other shots, click here to get to my alternate gallery.
Christine > Day 219: 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 153: Old Truck and a Cow June 2, 2009 I can't believe how many old trucks there are on the North Fork of Long Island lol!! Most are proudly displayed on their property for passer-bys to see. I took a bunch of shots after work at this farm. The fence seen in this shot was annoying as it was hard to get a shot of the cows so I wound up standing on the hood of my car to shoot. I wound up choosing this shot (with the fence, taken while my feet were firmly on the ground) because I liked the composition and the cow sitting right next to the old red truck. I posted two other shots to my alternate POD gallery because it was hard to choose between them. I have to say, while standing on my car barefoot I prayed no-one would be fresh and honk at me. It would have startled me enough to make me fall off the slanted hood of my Saturn lol.
Day 198: Sea Shells
July 18, 2009
A nice relaxing day at the beach..... perfect.
Christine > Day 198: Sea Shells July 18, 2009 A nice relaxing day at the beach..... perfect.
Day 198: Sea Shells
July 18, 2009
A nice relaxing day at the beach..... perfect.
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