Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Yesterday morning, we woke up to snow falling on Hampton Roads. Just the sight of it was lovely! You see, I came from a tropical place and grew up seeing snow only in movies, books or postcards, that is why I always get excited when it snows. It's a different experience seeing it in person. I think my friend said it perfectly when she wrote on her Facebook status that "something about snow seems magical." And that's true.  It's like God and His angels are dropping a bunch of cold white cotton balls or maybe a "heavenly dust" from heaven. So during the snow yesterday morning, I decided to join my husband in walking our puppy to take photos as snow blankets our area.

 

Santa Paws Photos

Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of photographing pets with Santa Paws. It was a great experience for me as I have never took so many photos of dogs in one day. There were about 50 dogs and one cat who met Santa Paws, had pictures with him, and whispered their Christmas wishes. It was exhausting, but totally fun and worth it. The Santa Paws photo event is a yearly fundraiser activity for the Chesapeake Humane Society to benefit its Care Clinic and the homeless animals. Kudos to all the volunteers who helped out that day and most of all, to Santa Paws who was very good at making the pets sit, stay and smile for the camera!

Girlie, the 2011 Bark in the Park Spokesdog

It’s not every day that I get to meet a spokesdog. So when I was asked by the Chesapeake Humane Society to take photos of their 2011 Bark in the Park Spokesdog, I immediately said yes to this opportunity. For readers who may not know, the Chesapeake Humane Society awards the Bark in the Park Spokesdog title to the pet that had the highest amount of funds raised for their dog walk. The funds raised will benefit a lot of homeless pets and the Chesapeake Humane Care Clinic. For 2011, the Spokesdog title went to Carolina Girl, a.k.a. Girlie, an 8-year-old Yorkshire terrier. Girlie and her human mom, June, collected a total of $1,300 for the Chesapeake Humane Society.

I met Girlie and June at the Chesapeake City Dog Park on a beautiful Monday afternoon. The weather was perfect that day. Girlie, with her cute red bow, gave me a good tail wag. I knew then that this photo shoot will not be difficult at all. And as it turned out, the photo shoot did not even take that long. Girlie was a pro! She was very good on camera. Here are some photos of her:

Get to know more about Girlie by visiting my other blog, Out of the Shelter, where I posted my brief "tete-a-tete" with her.