Down The Rabbit Hole

Pets – Jenny Dog

athena714 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:10:30 +0000

I’ve posted this picture here on my blog before, several years ago, but this week’s challenge at I Heart Faces is for pictures of pets only, so I wanted to enter my very favorite pet photo of all time.

I took this picture of Jenny back in the fall of 2007, just a couple months after we adopted her from the shelter. At the time I was so in love with this dog – she was sunshine and love rolled into a furry ball. She exuded excitement and joy, and at the point I was in my life, this was exactly what I needed.

Unfortunately Jenny doesn’t live with us anymore. She and our older dog, Daisy, just couldn’t get along and we ended up finding her a home with a rescue group we know and trust. We check on her often, and I know that she is living with a big family of dogs, with a leader who can give her exactly what she needs, but I do miss her sometimes, particularly when I look at this shot and remember how happy she made me.

Faces and Flowers

athena714 — Mon, 17 May 2010 17:03:59 +0000

Here is my entry for this week’s I Heart Faces contest, Faces and Flowers. This happens to be my favorite little face doing one of her favorite things. Áine is big on smelling flowers these days – if she sees a flower she starts scrunching up her nose and making little sniffing sounds. So cute

Smiles

athena714 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:44:46 +0000

Here is my entry for this week’s I Heart Faces challenge – Smiles.

This picture is from my first official photo shoot, of my friend Katie’s family. Katie and I have been friends since college, and she had Baby Z in February. I was lucky enough to get to take some pictures of their beautiful family. I think this photo says it all – Katie is so happy, Z has brought so much joy into her life.

Knuckles – “Dramatic Black & White”

athena714 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:31:13 +0000

This picture is for this week’s contest on I Heart Faces. Knuckles here belongs to some friends of ours and he is a very serious little guy. Always seems to carry the weight of the world on his shoulders. When I sent this picture to Madeline, his mom, she said she thought it really depicted his true self and how these days he is “one heavy little dude”.

Two Different Views

athena714 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:26:27 +0000

I’ve been practicing lately with different kinds of post-processing on my photos. I took this picture of Áine today and did one that was just a general exposure/contrast adjustment and one in black and white. I think I like the B&W better, but the color one is so pretty.

Which do you prefer?

Me and My Shadow

athena714 — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:52:01 +0000

Making Friends

athena714 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:47:45 +0000

One Year

athena714 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:09:06 +0000

A First Daddy Daughter Walk – “We Are Family” Challenge

athena714 — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:28:00 +0000

This week’s theme on I Heart Faces is “We Are Family”. I wanted to share a picture of my family (minus me, because I’m the one behind the camera – always. Sigh.).

One of the things I have found the most amazing since Áine was born is the connection that she has with Hawk. He is an incredible father, so patient and kind and gentle. And she loves him so much. She cries for him when he leaves the room, her face lights up when she sees him walk through the door.

She just started walking in the past couple weeks, and over the weekend he brought her outside for a little stroll in the sunshine.

My Winter – “You Capture”

athena714 — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:00:54 +0000

This post is for the “You Capture” Challenge at I Should Be Folding Laundry. The theme this week is “My Winter”, to give all the participants across the country a chance to share what winter is like for them.

I live in Los Angeles and our winters are usually pretty balmy. Case in point, these pictures are from Christmas morning. We drove up the Pacific Coast Highway to a restaurant called the Chart House, had surf and turf for lunch, and then took a walk on the beach.