New Camera

penelope in black and white
Originally uploaded by pilarkitty.

Ryan got a new camera so now I am trying to artistically photograph Penelope. I think this one turned out well.

countdown to arizona

I am leaving for Arizona in about 21 days. I am very nervous I am not going to be finished preparing for the meeting, yet I post to my blog.

haircut

pointing
Originally uploaded by eatsdirt.

this is how i want my hair to be cut.

three cute pugs through a window

three cute pugs through a window
Originally uploaded by pilarkitty.

we watched Winston and Stella again last weekend and boy did they all have a great time. It's nice to see them all get along so well. Since they were so difficult to photograph together, I had to go outside and snap a photo through the window. I think it makes the house look big.

i'm scared

I was reading the local news on KDKA.com and saw a slideshow that frightened me more than any other. Mayflies have taken over Kitanning, a small town north of Pittsburgh. I think that mayflies are one of the most disguisting creatures on Earth and it scares me how that plummet to the Earth without even considering they may land on my hair.

Here's the slideshow for all to see.
http://kdka.com/slideshows/local_slideshow_197155510/

Drunk Pelicans

Pelican
Originally uploaded by Benderish.

I read an article about drunk Pelicans in California. Evidently, domoic acid is poisoning the algae that pelicans eat. One pelican flew right into someone's car, broke its leg and injured its mouth pouch. I find this really sad.

As I read further into the story, it mentioned that similiarly it is believed that domoic acid poisoning was suspected in a 1961 bird invasion in California that inspired the Alfred Hitchcock film classic. In general, I have a fear of birds, but knowing that the movie "The Birds" was inspired by true events makes me really nervous. I am glad I live in a Pelican-free zone.

Click here to read the entire article.

Penelope met her brothers last night.

penelope and her brothers, children of ritter's famous amos
Originally uploaded by pilarkitty.

We went to the Small Dog Social at Animal Friends last night and Penelope met a dog from the other litter that was available when we chose Penelope. They have the same dad, Ritter's Famous Amos. It was fun to see the resemblence, but he was so much bigger than Pen. There were three pugs in his litter and six in Penelope's litter. I guess that has something to do with it.