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Us furparents know how great it is to have the love of a furbaby, but did you know just how good for us they are? Jessica Brody of Our Best Friends talks about what it means to have paw-prints on your heart (Guest Post).
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It's funny how sometimes you do a thing that ends up showing you exactly what your friends think of you. It happened to me recently with the whole citronella dog collar fiasco.
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Have you ever read a book that was so captivating you felt you were truly there? In my case it happened when I was 9 years old, sitting under the weeping cherry tree on a hot summer's day, or sneakily pulling the curtain back and reading late into the night by the neighbour's porch light.
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Yesterday I was talking about wolves with some fellow photographers in an online forum, when I realised I've never written about one of the most incredible experiences of my life: being kissed by a wolf.
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It’s always like this: they come to my clinic, frightened, hurting, hoping beyond hope that I can make things better. And I do, but not always how they would like.
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There's a lot of buzz in the media about how awful 2016 has been, particularly how it's had more than its fair share of celebrity deaths. But while I'm terribly sad that there won't be any more new Bowie songs, he's left me...
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Animal shelters around the world are home-away-from-home not just to our furred and feathered friends, but also to a bunch of hard-working, big-hearted people.
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Remember last Thursday how it started off cloudy, then got beautifully sunny, then we had thunderstorms and hail? This time fortune smiled on me and I hit the sunny sweet spot while ...
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One of my favourite celebration days is Guy Fawkes Day. I've always loved watching the pretty displays and hearing the booms - especially the mortars you can get in the USA for Independence Day: they're enough to wake the neighbours. So I'm told... But what about our furbabies?
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We were short on attendees for photo camp in the September-October school holidays; one of the kids had to go out of town at the last minute - and he's now pre-registered for the next workshop. Even though spring had officially begun, it sure didn't seem that way but...
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It's nearly school holidays time again, which means your kids need something fun to do and yet - dare I say it - educational! My Kids' Photography Camp is back, this time for the kids who were a little older than the age range for the previous photo camp.
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It's been nearly 10 months since I was officially declared free of scleromyxedema - long enough for a new me to be born (or a renewal of the old me), but some days the mindset of 14 years still holds on.
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Thursday saw the last day of the Kids' Photography Camp: three half-days that were all about discovering some of the elements that make an engaging photo. The girls were clever and insightful with their interpretations, showing that they can see beyond
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The LupinBay Kids Photography Camp is under way! Amy, Ashlee, Bonnie, Molly and Poppy turned up ready to have some fun behind the lens and Rocky wasn't about to turn away an adoring crowd.
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We had a big scare one morning last month: Rocket couldn't stand or walk properly. He lay down on his tummy to eat, with his front legs splayed out to the sides like wings. It was horrible and we were scared for our poor guy. But don't worry, there's a happy ending.
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Meet sweet wee Pillar, one of the babies whose mum jumped on my Newborn Model Call on the LupinBay Portraits Facebook page. She came into my studio with her mum, dad, sister and nana when she was only 7 days old and delighted us all.
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Your question: "What activities can my kids do these school holidays?"
My answer: "I need five kids to beta test the lessons for my Kids' Photography Camp."
If your child is interested in learning how to make better photographs, here's their opportunity.
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One of the neat things about coming back to my hometown is seeing what's new around the place - at least, what's new for me. Steve and I thought we'd try out Peak Pizza a few weeks ago ...
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