Olivia's Opinions - # Who Knows in an Ongoing Series

Hi, everyone - it's me, Olivia!  And my Opinion for today is that since it has been THIRTY THREE WHOLE DAYS since I last got to post, I am going to post a BUNCH of pictures today, because really - who knows WHEN I will get another chance!!!!  What with my mom constantly putting things like work and socializing with friends before blogging, and all my siblings stealing my thunder, it's a wonder I get any blog time at all, and frankly, that is just NOT acceptable!  

And so ...

Lately, one of the things Mom has been obsessed with is her new friend, Pic Monkey.  It's a photo editing site that replaced Picnik, and while Mom was sad to say goodbye to Picnik, she is really loving Pic Monkey!  It can take just about any photo and make it better, which for Mom is good, because even though thanks to her photography class, she now at least knows how to hold her camera correctly, I'm not gonna lie to you ... Mom is no Ansel Adams.  

Now, take the photo below for instance.  It's - well, this is probably a poor example, because this is a STUNNING photograph.  Then again, it IS of me!  Mom took this photo several months ago - (you can see I'm not wearing my new blue leather collar with the rhinestones) but it's always been one of her favorites.  No arguments from this corner. 

But see how this same photo is improved with our new pal Pic Monkey's help!  With a quick adjustment to the sharpness and clarity, my eyes look even more jewel-like than they did in the previous photo, and you can see more of the detail in my beautiful calico furs! 

 

This one has the Orton effect on it.  Don't I look dreamy?

This one is cross-processed with blue.  

While this one is cross-processed red ... I like how it makes my eyes look gold and makes my red calico furs really pop!  

This one is the HDR look ...  

And this one is daguerreotype.  See how old-timey I look?

Mom says she can't quite decide which one of these looks is her favorite.  I say they all look fabulous.  Which one is your favorite?

Finn on Friday

Hi, everyone, it's me, Finn!  It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend, so I sure hope Mom will take us out in the yard again!  I love it out there - there is so much to see!  

Hope everyone out there in Blogland enjoys their weekend! 

Agility is Everywhere - Part Two

I've written before - HERE - about how, because I'm both a rather shy, and a rather competitive person, agility trialing is really just not for me.  Shyness and competitiveness are just not personality traits that particularly complement one another.  On the other hand, agility for fun is ... well, LOTS of FUN, and I regret that our previously much-looked-forward-to-each-week agility class has changed nights and we are no longer able to make it.  Therefore, I've recently been looking for ways to incorporate some pseudo agility activities into our daily routine. 

Here, Tucker on the "down side" of our impromptu A-frame: 

EYES ON THE LIVER ... 

COMING DOWN ... 

ALMOST THERE ...

SNARF ... 

LIP LICKIN' GOOD ... 

DISCLAIMER: Because my dogs have received extensive agility instruction/training (as have I, but I think my dogs might have actually learned more at agility class than I did as they are way better at their part of the partnership than I am at mine), I am very confident of their safety in cases such as this.  Added to which, a fallen log or piece of railroad tie is much lower to the ground than a dog walk, and in this case, the "down side" of the "A frame" is not nearly as steep as the one they are used to negotiating in class.  I am very cognizant of never putting them in a situation that I feel could be dangerous or in any way unsafe.  I would think that would go without saying, but you just never know, so I wanted to reassure everyone on that point.

One-Word Wednesday

ABANDONED 

Phoebe on Friday

Hi, everyone ... it's me, Phoebe! Last weekend Mom was busy because our Great Grandma has been sick, and we had family in from out of town coming to visit her.  Tucker got to go to the hospital and hang out because he is a certified Therapy Dog.  I didn't use to think I wanted to be a therapy dog, but now that I'm almost five, I think I might be good at it.  So Mom & I are going to talk about it some more.  But this weekend, she promised we'd go to the park and play.

I love the park.  I hope there will be squirrels there ... they scamper about in ways that I find interesting, and they like to play chase with me.  They run and I chase.  I love squirrels.

XOXO,

Phoebe