Cats and Dogs!
On the last Friday in February, the 28th to be exact, my beloved mama underwent a double mastectomy and TRAM-reconstruction to remove the invasive ductile carcinoma (breast cancer) that had invaded her body. It was such an ominous day as it was the only weekend of the year that we've had any significant rain. It rained and poured from the moment she left the house until the day she came home! She spent 5 days in the hospital before coming home, and ever since then it's been me and her, at home every day. She calls me her "nursemaid" as I am at her beck and call every hour of every day, and at first it was pretty rough as she could hardly do anything for herself at all. Nowadays she is much more independent and is moving around perfectly, so I'm off the hook for the most part. But it certainly hasn't slowed down my time behind the camera! Unfortunately (?) I wasn't shooting photo as much as I've been shooting video because I am slowly putting together a cancer/reconstruction documentary for her to have and to show any friends that are faced with the same decision she had to make about her health and her future. We've had many guests and many bouquets passing through this house, so I couldn't resist snapping a photo or two.
Aside from the homecare, I've really enjoyed hanging out with my mom and spending time with her that we haven't had for years. My parents have a dog that is getting pretty old, and has pretty severe health complications across the board, but whom they love nonetheless. They love her so much they even asked me to take a few photos of her so that her [miracle] vet could hang them on his wall... Needless to say, I soon found myself at the park snapping my first K9 photos. And because I was doing doggy photos, I will [of-course] include some kitty photos here as well.
This is my cat Oreo who I love more than I probably should. I have loooooved being home with her lately, and I'm sure (?) she's enjoying being such an easy subject when I just have the itch to take a photo of something nearby. :P
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