Happy Birthday Henry!

Henry: "For me, Momma?"

Yes sweetie.

Happy Birthday!

Henry: "I hope it's Cookies."

Open it and find out.

Henry: "And I don't have to share with anyone, right?"

Well, true.

But that means the anyones you don't share with might not share with you when they have a birthday.

Henry: (gasp)

Dog Blog Post #1492

My Baby Boy is four years old today!

Hard to believe. It seems like just yesterday he was a fuzzy little pup snoozing in my lap.

For the curious, Zachary is two years older.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Jul 28, 2014 - "Barrier"

The wrapping paper, of course, meaning...

Daily Dog Challenge 1000. "Access Denied"

… to the three boxes of Birthday Cookies within.

At least until the shoot was over!

Henry: "I like to share."

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Portrait of a Dog in a Red Turban

Henry, stop smiling.

The painting we are imitating has no smiling.

Henry: "Sorry, Momma. Getting the giggles."

Stop that!

Henry: "He he he."

Next!

Zachary: "Not smiling."

Very good, now lower your head a little and look right at the camera…

Dog Blog Post #1491

Let it be officially noted that putting a turban on a dog is hard.

Today's turban is two yards of red fabric, split lengthwise (long ago, for a different shoot) folded lengthwise to hide the interior, then wrapped around the red fedora.

Like all shots today, this one has been flipped horizontally.

My electrical outlet is on the right, hence all my lighting is typically from the right.

However, the painting I was trying to match was lit from the left, hence the post-processing flip.

This also meant I had to download the original, flip IT horizontally, to try to get the "look" (and turban) right as I was shooting backwards.

Alas, it is STILL really hot, and Henry just couldn't keep his mouth shut.

Then then right after I shot the one of Zachary (above) and I was trying to get him to lower his muzzle a bit, the hat and turban fell on the floor in an ugly heap, thus ending the shoot!

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Jul 27, 2014 - "Red"

Daily Dog Challenge 999. "Like A Painting"

A Jan van Eyck (c. 1433) painting, to be exact:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Man_(Self_Portrait%3F) -- note: Blogger mangles link, so you'll end up at Wikipedia's disambiguation page. Should be the topmost link.

Mr. Henry

Monday Mischief

I think turbans are now on my Banned Items List!

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The Future

Zachary: "Oh good, you're just in time to watch us assemble our next set."
Henry: "Too Hot. Too Tired."

A set for what?

Zachary: "Hamlet… King Lear… Romeo and Juliet!"

Zachary: "Henry gets to be Juliet."
Henry: "Momma!"

No Henry, you don't have to play a girl if you don't want to.

What play do you want to do?

Henry: "Willie Wonka and the Cookie Factory!"

Zachary: "You'll make a great Oompa-Loompa."

Dog Blog Post #1490

Looks like the famed acting troupe is planing for The Future by working on some new set pieces. I hope they realize that working with cardboard is an All or Nothing proposition.

You either end up with a great (cheap!) prop or crumpled fodder for the compost heap.

Photography Assignment

Our Daily Challenge - Jul 26, 2014 - "The Future"

Daily Dog Challenge 998. "All or Nothing"

Henry: "Keep it up Blueberry Girl."
Zachary: "I don't suppose your paw fits inside these scissors."

Aside: Blazing hot AND a Day Spa day - not a good combination.

I'm lucky they didn't walk off the set.

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