It was the coldest morning yet here at the funny farm, freezing but sunny. Many moons ago I babysat my sisters dog. On a morning very similar to this one she greeted me covered with frost and so I took this picture. I cleared out the background and blew it up and gave it to her as a Christmas gift.

IMO it is one of the best shots I ever took.

So to continue the story , I went out to the stable to give water and check on the horses . I have a old horse and an old pony. Both will be 23yrs old. The old pony is not doing that great health wise but I do my best to keep him comfortable. Well my pony Roo was covered with frost also! So I ran in, got the camera, took off my gloves and froze my fingers for a few pics

Not quite as dramatic as the dog but still neat. He's such a fuzzy little guy.

Not to be left out my horse Aldante was also frosted but since he is white you can't see anything but the hay frozen in his mane. Don't you love his "tippy" ears? He is a camera hog.

Now the goats wanted in on the action. They were in the barn all night so they were ready to get outside and eat. Notice how Aldante is in every shot!

Lily in the snow

I only have 2 goats left now since Percy my black and white guy had to be put to sleep last month at the age of 12. Poor Percy...we all miss you.My male Jacob always impresses me with his marking, eyes and horns. So here are a few pics of him, eating of course. That seems to be all goats ever do.

Being a bottle fed baby from day one and having him fixed makes him a great pet. He is always gentle and very careful with his horns. Loves a good scratch between them! I wish Lily was as careful with hers!

Dog Art

Before Christmas I decided to try something different with painting. I bought a bunch of little 5 x 5 canvas, I never paint this small.

Anyhoo it was to make postage less and just to try something different. I also decided to "loosen" up my style a bit so I decided these should be fast and easy pictures.

I did both in record time and didn't fuss over the details. Turned out okay I think. I have 3 cats started just waiting for me to finally pick up a paintbrush after all this time.

I was going to leave them unframed but my fiance insisted they would look better with a little thin border. So he did them up and he was right..they do look better.I hate it when he is right!

So I guess I will take better pictures of them and list them in the shop. I don't know though, I will kinnda miss the pug staring at me and the beagle begging..we'll see...

Bunnies!!

I am addicted to rabbits..totally..I have a bunch of them that are little brats.
The really friendly ones passed away a couple of weeks ago:(

Anyhoo I love the website http://www.disapprovingrabbits.com/. It shows pics of rabbits disapproving and has funny captions to go along with the pics.

This one cracks me up!



These 3 are my personal fav. grumpy rabbit pics!

This guy looks mean..don't steal his carrots!



Here are some other favs of mine!




Everyone thinks bunnies are cute...but have you ever seen one smile?








Silly Wabbits!

This guy looks shocked!






Check out the site and have a smile!

BRRRRRR.....

Well since this blog is called Timmy and Friends I think it is time Timmy appeared again. He has been quite the diva recently and has decided not to let me take his pic anymore. Well we had a talk and he relented. So this is how Timmy keeps warm in this cold Canadian Winter.
First you put on some 4 legged PJ's. Sorry about the pics but he is being difficult.

Are these not the cutest PJ's? They are custom made for Timmy by Hatz4brats. Check out her etsy store! She also is opening an artfire store http://spoiledbratzwear.artfire.com/
Then you add a hat. He doesn't really wear it outside but I think it looks funny. No wonder he won't let me take his pic, I am always picking on him.

Then you add a warm winter jacket with a faux fur collar over that and off you go!

Timmy will not wear the boots I got him so after he pees and poops all over the top stair he jumps on the wooden step to keep his feet warm. Smart little guy!

Now Timmy does have alot of accidents in the house, especially during the winter. I guess having no hair makes going outside rather awful but we do our best to keep him on track.

This is Buster Peebody. Everyone says he is so ugly he is cute, but I think he is just cute. Look at those teeth and those tear stained eyes (which I wash every night) What a cutie!!! Timmy tolerates Buster, they have fights once in a while.

Finally we come to the only dog Timmy likes. His true friend FiFi. She likes to lay against him and keep him warm. She also is Buster Peebody's best friend and they play all the time. She is a purebred toy poodle who didn't know how to play, and would pee then sit in it because that was all she had known.

FiFi was a puppy mill breeder dog. 72 were seized and after 4 mths of being in the pound only 3 were left. All seniors. 2 were spoken for. Fifi was not. No one wanted her. She was skinny, only 4lbs, listed as a senior and smelly.

Well it was over Christmas time and I could not bear to think of this little dog sitting in an empty shelter all by herself. So I decided to foster her for the holidays.

Well obviously I adopted her and she is the sweetest dog you could ever meet. Now she is not perfect..it took 7 mths to potty train her, she is very yappy outside, won't climb stairs and the worst part is she has TERRIBLE separation anxiety. She whines and cries and shakes if I just leave the room. Poor little thing.
The good news is she is very happy, a healthy 8lbs and about 5 yrs younger than they thought. Fifi has alot of hair that I will groom soon. I like her fluffy. She is afraid of the camera and is worried because I have her in front of me and not beside me. She usually looks happy but sometimes she remembers things and she gets scared. Look at that face..the face of a puppy mill survivor...so sad

Lightbox

Well before holidays I was rushing around trying to get things done for a craft show. I had tons of felties and the show was a disaster. Well since then I have done nothing..no painting, needlefelting or clay. I also have bad nerve damage in my right thumb which I had work on so I have to rest it anyways..Well..I was wandering through some blogs, I am quite addicted to blogs at the moment, and saw how to make a lightbox out of a clear storage tub. So I thought I would try it. Maybe it would boost my creative spirit.


It took some fussing and figuring and I still don't have it right but I like my pics alot better now. All I did was turn the box on its side. Cover it with tissue paper. Put a piece of paper I liked for a background. The put a light on either side and on top. I also fiddled with my camera and blah blah..I would show you but my craft room looks like a Micheal's store threw up in it.


So here are some examples using my felties, I guess they are off to my store tomorrow!

As you can see all the backgrounds look different. I was fiddling in photoshop, with the lights and camera settings. I think they look pretty good though, I don't like white backgrounds and Timmy loves purple..so purple it is! I think I managed to get every shade of purple all from the same background..oh well practice makes perfect.. I just love bum shots of my felties..too cute:)

Art

Well before holidays I was quite busy getting some portraits done for a client.

This couple loves their dogs very much and I was lucky enough to be the person chosen to paint them!

Their names are Trooper and Bailey and are both Pit Bulls. How cute are they!!!!Through many emails and pictures I was able to make 2 -8 x 10 paintings. I used 2-3 photos to come up with the final paintings.

I was so pleased when they received them and said I had captured their personalities in the painting. That is the greatest compliment I could ever ask for. Now only if I could learn to take better photos of my paintings :)

Trooper

Bailey