Lazy Sunday

This past week was very, very busy, and by the time I wrapped up everything at work on Friday afternoon, I was ready to veg. The theme for this weekend seems to have been: "Lay around on the couch and accomplish as little as possible." I really needed that, even if I do feel slightly bad about it. Note to self: stop feeling guilty about having a day off!

Laying around reminds me of this photo, one of my favorite photos that I've ever taken of my precious whippet, Laika.


Portrait of a Lazy Whippet (2006)
Camera: Polaroid SX-70
Film: Polaroid Time-Zero
Location: Denton, Texas

I took this photo of Laika at one of those typical moments when she had planted herself on the bed while I had the sheets in the washer. We had just moved into our house here in Texas, from Florida, a few weeks beforehand, and she still had pine tar stains on her face and feet from our yard in Orlando. (That stuff is impossible to get off!) Anyway, the bed is one of Laika's favorite places, and I often get nice shots of her there. However, for this shot, I think the lighting and Time-Zero film worked a little extra magic; coupled with that classic hound expression and the super-comfy duvet, this might just be the most Laika of all Laika shots. ;)

"The cows got out!"

Earlier this evening, my husband went out to make a quick run to the supermarket, and he called me after only being gone for a few minutes to say, "I'm over here on the corner, and the cows got out!" The cows live just a bit down the road from us, and apparently, there were four of them, including a small calf, in the street! Luckily, they seem to have found their way back into their field, but it reminded me of this photo I took last summer of one of these cows. I think they are a very beautiful bunch of bovine, that's for sure!


A White Faced Cow (2007)
Camera: Holga FN
Film: Fujichrome ms 100/1000 rms 120, expired 11/2000
Location: Denton, Texas, USA