Animals in farm and stone

A few weekends ago, Jared and I were driving down to Perry, Florida and I saw a pig farm on the side of road!  I'd never met any pigs before and I was so excited to touch and love them.  There were maybe a half dozen adult females and a few dozen piglets playing in mud puddles and generally being adorable.  The matriarch was a large black and white female who immediately charged the fence when I approached and sent all of the piglets scattering for cover.  I was a little frightened by this, by which I mean that I think I peed a little.  Pigs are HUGE!  And REALLY scary when they charge and only a hog wire fence stands between you.  :)

After a few minutes though, she relaxed a bit and all of the mamas and piglets came back out from hiding.  She did keep a close eye on me and even picked a fight with another pig mama in what I can only assume was a display of her dominance.  The pink pig mama below snuffled my hand and let me touch her (squeals of joy!  From me, of course!), although her interest in me waned when she realized I didn't have an apple for her.  She yawned (adorable) and then went back to the mudpits where she sneezed (even more adorable) as she flopped around, flinging mud everywhere.

All shot with a Pentax 645 on 120 film.

Whigham and whatnot

Wound up in a sleepy little town called Whigham, GA last weekend.  It was a true small town, where people waved from their porches and everyone was eager to tell us of the town's healing springs long ago used as a baptismal well.  The PO-lice station had one cop with one car, and he was windexing the front door as we walked by.  I love rural America.  All shot with a Pentax 645.

 On the way, we swung by Southside Tallahassee: shot with a Pentax 645.

  

As promised, here's more Big Sperms!  I love spotting familiar taggers all over town!

My dad's old Soligor 45 (a 35mm camera that requires me to drill out the bottom of the 35mm canister to fit the pre-auto-rewind build) is semi-magical when it comes to animals.  Almost all of the animal shots I've taken have been with this camera.  So, whenever I'm in the mood to make some furry friends, I've only to load up the Soli and wait for them to appear.  :)

Brothers and furbabies!

I had an awesome time with Eric, Chris, Bronte, and the kittens!  Chris rescued Bronte from the shelter a few weeks ago and the two have become fast friends.  His brother Eric became proud papa to those cute Siamese mix kittens after their first owner was overwhelmed by their energy.  Gotta tell you - I think these critters wound up in EXACTLY the right home!  I'm getting more skilled at photographing dogs, but squirmy energetic kittens are HILARIOUS!  We spent more time laughing than anything, I think!  Thanks boys!!

Christine & Brooks!

 This morning I met with Christine and Brooks, a rescue Shepherd mix who recently graduated her training as a therapy dog.  Brooks is a great listener and is super sweet, but we found out this morning that she's still a playful puppy at heart!  She took a detour from one location to jump in the pond and chase some frogs!  Too cute!  Congrats Christine and Brooks!