M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Family, Photos, Weather

Dry Spell

I haven’t had my camera out much lately.  It seems there has been little to photograph.  It is the dead of winter, it is just getting light when I leave for work and dark when I get home.  There is nothing growing outside.  No gardens to photograph.  No outdoor sports events to take pictures of the kids at.  I did get a small bit of inspiration after seeing Daphne soaking up the sun by the front window this past weekend.  I took a few pictures of our lovely boxer and somehow managed to sweet-talk Sebastian and Sophia into letting me photograph them also.  So here are a few pictures from our spontaneous mini photo shoot.

Brown-Eyed Girl
Canine Portrait
Seeing Spots
Profile
The Girls
Best Of Friends

Some behind the scenes details…

  • I balanced a dog bone toy on my head to get Daphne to look at me.  A little gross since it had dried dog slobber on it, but it worked.  I took a shower afterwards.  🙂
  • I thought about Photoshopping the big gap in Sebastian’s smile along with the pointy tooth coming in.  Then I realized that it may look a little funny, but that’s what being twelve and losing your teeth is all about.
  • I should have made Sebastian take off his Twins knit hat, but didn’t want to push my luck.  He doesn’t usually agree to let me take pictures of him.  I decided I should take what I can get.

I also snapped a few pictures with my iPhone yesterday morning after arriving to work.  The sun was coming out and the dense fog was beginning to lift.  I wished that I had taken my Canon with me for the day, but the iPhone did just fine.

Ice And Fog
Barren Trees

Same picture after a little Photoshop magic.

Dark Days Of Winter

I’m hoping for even brighter days ahead.

M. Sullivan Photography Daphne, Photos

On The Road To Recovery

Daphne visited the vet on Thursday.  After a quick exam that included a check of her temperature and a fine needle aspiration of one of her lymph nodes, the vet determined that she does not have an infection.  All we know is that something triggered her immune system to go into overdrive.  She is a dog with a very “reactive” immune system.  The vet put her back on prednisone – twice a day for three days.  Over the next few weeks her dose will continue to be tapered off.  Our hope is to get her down to one half a tablet every other day.  If we can’t keep her healthy at a low dose or wean her off completely, our next step is to try a drug called Atopica.  It has fewer side effects, but will cost significantly more than prednisone.  After just a day of prednisone, she was acting like her old self yesterday.  The kids played with her in the backyard and were tired out before she was.

Feeling Better
Feeling Energetic
Feeling Playful
Feeling Friendly
Feeling Loved
Feeling Healthy

Here’s to a healthy fall.  Fingers crossed!