Sandy! :: minneapolis pet photographer
Guess who was crowned THIS month’s dog of the month at the Minnesota Pit Bull Rescue???
… this girl. Miss Sandy!
And when asked to describe herself she replied with:
Hi! My name is Sandy which pretty much describes my coloring. My foster family keep telling me I’m beautiful but I’m trying not to let that go to my head. They say I have some pretty wonderful wrinkles on my head but since I can’t see them, I’ll let you judge for yourself. I’m about 2 years old and a bundle of love! I have the wiggles so sometimes I have a hard time sitting still but it’s only because I love you THIS much! I love, love, love people and am a good cuddler who also really loves treats and snacks.
She is such a sweetie!!! You may have seen a few of her photos on Chocolate Moose’s facebook page or possibly the Pit Rescue’s facebook page … but even if that’s the case, I bet you’d like to see more 🙂
Seriously … look at those eyes! And that cute forehead!!! She is a doll and a champ for enduring the heat and bugs for these photos 🙂 Her foster mama gets that award too!!
As I always do, I encourage everyone thinking of getting a dog to adopt and not seek out a breeder. There are so many amazing dogs out there in need of homes and I have my fingers crossed that YOU might be Sandy’s amazing new family 🙂 If she strikes a chord, please contact the wonderful people at the MN Pit Rescue via email … adopt@mnpitbull.com.
happy kitty :: minneapolis pet photographer
…very focused on the shrimp toy
There is no way I can compete with that 🙂
One Year Ago
One year ago today my life forever changed. In the months since I’ve often thought about how I would use words or photos to communicate my feelings of this impending day. Do I post something here? Do I just scrawl thoughts on paper? I settled on a mixture of both. While this is most often filled with expressive cats, super cute pups and my girls, I still feel it makes sense to share a bit about my life so people know who I am besides the blonde gal with amazing dog treats.
My journal from the last year is littered with crazy thoughts, unanswerable questions and impossible wishes. While I have gone through some of my lowest lows these last 12 months, I am so incredibly proud to say that I have smiled and I have laughed. I have started to envision new dreams and when I think of him I have started to smile more often than I cry. I smile because I know that I would never ever trade those 7 years for anything else. I am a better person for having known, loved, been loved by, traveled with, shared a life with and planned a future with this man.
It took me quite a bit of time to decide what to do on this day and I felt a lot of pressure to make the right decision. Pressure from only myself, but pressure nonetheless. I had wanted to do something that not only my family supported but that I know without a doubt in my mind, he would support. And he would without a doubt support this adventure …
… If you are reading this today, the 1st of Sept, I am hiking a mountain in Yellowstone. And when I get to the top I plan to have a Surly beer, cry a lot, smile a lot, take tons of pictures and breathe in a new year. That’s what he would want me to do.
Please send me all the hugs you can today because rest assured, I need them. And don’t just send them to me, but to all of my family and friends who have had their world turned upside down and slapped into perspective by last Sept 1st. Lots of love, lots of hugs and lots of besos.
little charmu :: minneapolis family photographer
There is nothing better to me than family filling my home for an extended period of time … And when they space themselves out so I get to see more family over more time I couldn’t be happier!
Several weeks ago now the girls and I got to share our place with this little crawling (who doubles as a dust mop) kiddo. The girls were definitely skeptical of CharMu (short for Charlotte Murray) and kept their distance for most of the weekend. For some reason babies weird them out – maybe it’s because it’s a moving creature that is about their size but is missing a tail? That makes the most sense to me…
While it’s clear from my images all over my website and blog that I photograph pets, every time I play with this peanut I want to work with kiddos more and more!! Come on – complete cuteness and utter happiness, right??
… I love these next ones … she is so focused on that wad of gooey deliciousness and then a super quick ‘I’m going for it!’ decision was made. Luckily mom caught her quick 🙂
and check out sweaty nap hair! … I’m pretty sure I look like this every morning less the incredibly excited face.
such a CUTIE!!! if you haven’t seen her past photos and just can’t get enough of those smiles, check out her itty bitty baby photos here and her helpful assistant photos here.
Besos!