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This is from May last year, which means yay! We’re getting closer to spring this year!

Currently, we have two lenses that will fit the Mark II: a 50mm prime lens and a wide-angle lens. The wide-angle lens gives things a bit of a vignette, but the 50mm lens has such a damn shallow depth of field I still haven’t gotten used to using it. (And, of course, I had the 50mm lens on when we met Bailey the Puggle, so I have no good pictures of him.)

But, did get another few good shots of Lucky Bear. Now there is a model I can work with…

So they say the groundhog saw didn’t see his shadow today, so there will be an early spring. I hope so, MISTER GROUNDHOG… 

Seven years ago, I wrapped up a little seven-pound person, who promptly fell asleep. Which allowed me to sneak him out of the hospital quite easily. And since he’d been there 60 days, the nurses were quite happy to be rid of him.

Hmm…shoulda taken a hint? Happy homecoming day, Ethan!

Ooh…apparently the High Pass Filter works well on metal too…

This picture reminds me of The Velveteen Rabbit. Not only because Ethan’s had this bear literally since he was born, and Lucky Bear is obviously loved-in. But this week John also taught me a trick using High Pass filter and blending, which tends to make people’s eyes brighter and more expressive. (I used this trick on this picture of Ethan, actually.) I tried it on this, and realized that Lucky Bear actually has some iris in his eyes. Which just makes him look a bit more Real.

When Ethan was born, he was 2 months early, and spent those first 2 months in the NICU. I visited him every day, and one day I arrived to see this picture taped to his isolette. Each of the babies was given a beanie baby to cuddle in their crib, and he had apparently just finished having a little fit over something or other.

Since then, every year around his birthday, I take a picture of him with Lucky Bear to show how much he’s grown. We went out for a walk today, and I got a bunch of really great pictures of them together. This one might be my favorite, though. Might have to do with him devouring all my Calvin and Hobbes books, but there’s something Calvin-ish about it.

John taught me some new tricks, so I had to try them out. I like! New bear picture for this year coming out this weekend, when Ethan will be here for the weekend.

At our Handfasting, John and I will be giving rocks to the guests to throw in the lake and make a wish at the end of the ceremony. Originally, I had planned to take pictures of each of them. Then I left the camera at home on the second walk.

Oh well.