Hi all!
I know sometimes it is hard not seeing some of my posts daily, although who am I kidding? It hasn't been daily for quite a while. I do usually post quite a bit more but if any of you have been paying attention, you would know that I have had some stuff on my mind or keeping me a little more in the "real world" that I usually tend to be. It's a good thing to visit that real world more often from time to time.
Before we begin...
I wanted to thank those that have been super sweet. The ones, you all know who you are because you either commented or direct messaged me and let me know you were either thinking about me or just empathized with some stuff that has been going on in my mind as of late. I appreciate you all. Those very REAL people. I appreciate all the people I have come across that have such huge hearts and that truly are who they appear to be. I don't do fakeness. I can't hide that, it just isn't within me. I appreciate the ones that make me laugh, the ones that make me smile, the ones that don't make connections just to have an agenda. Thank you, to those that have done that for me. To those that have listened to me be sad. To those that haven't just "moved on" after declaring friendship when it wasn't even true.
To those that are indeed going through a hard time, I feel for you. I am here for you my friend(s) if you wish to talk or just want some silly memes or gifs to cheer you up. I can always find one of those, or make them if I feel so inclined. Please know, that you are not alone. No matter how alone you may feel. To anyone who wants to pull-back, I hear you. I tend to do that when I feel that those around me are being fake, or too negative, or are just trying to walk all over you. All it means, is I am re-evaluating my use for you as a friend, or the situation. I am pretty darn honest, plain and simple. You can read it on my blog here on Steemit, where I often share too much. I have shared my love of K-pop, my love of life and beauty in it, my love of friends, my hurt, my losses, the moments that go through my head, some of my insecurities, my worries, and of course my love. I may not always comment, for whatever reason, but I try to support the best way I can. I have been taking it slow a little lately and I am okay with that, we all have our ups and downs. So, I just had to say that I appreciate those, those ones above that I mentioned. I don't need to call you out because you know who you are, you know what's in your heart. Thank you for being awesome, for making me smile, for being a friend, and for just having the care in your heart.
Middle of the post P.S. thank you dearly for the sweet birthday wishes I received on Friday for my birthday. They all made me smile.
Now to the good stuff
I have been playing with my camera recently (it has become mine for the most part) and found this wonderful lens. For some reason, I tend to like up-close shots, I am not particularly sure why I guess I just like seeing things a bit more up-close as I feel we tend to miss those things sometimes. So, I happened to be shooting some photos with a new lens I came across that I hadn't tried yet but had been sitting on a shelf so that I could see what it was capable of. So, what did I take pictures of while I was trying it out? It was night-time so I was in my home. I took some shots of my pets. Now you get to enjoy them. If you are not an animal lover than I am sorry, but it is fun sharing some of the shots I am getting, and this time around it was a couple of my pets. I actually have 2 cats and a dog, but my one cute kitty decided to remain scarce for whatever reason.
Would you believe that she is over 13 years old?
She is the eldest of my 3 pets. I have had her literally since the moment she was born. Our first kitty was from the humane society in Canada and it just so happened she was pregnant, well, this was one of that cat's kitties. We, unfortunately, lost that cat which tore me up beyond belief, and to be honest I still carry guilt over that as I know I was supposed to protect her and keep her safe, and here she is not in my life anymore where she should be. That aside, this is one of her kittens. She adores me the best and has a closer bond with me than anyone else. I must say, I really like this picture. If you are wondering what the black part is, it is the lever for my desk chair as she was underneath my chair while I took this. I really like this picture because you can clearly see her wonderful deep-cavernous like eyes. The texture of them is just very captivating to me. Meet Mittens.
My handsome, but hates having pictures taken of him, Aussie
Last week you got introduced to this cute guy. I never understand why he does not enjoy having photographs taken, but he just doesn't. Does that stop me? No, never. This time around while I was using this lens he was actually in-between sleeping and not sleeping. He always has the most interesting expressions. Of course, he seemed curious to know what I was doing, but not enough to actually get up, just enough to try and look at me from that weird angle. This guy, believe it or not, although I am sure you can see it in his eyes that are slowly losing sight as they have been getting a bit cloudly for a while, that he is a senior now. We got him the year we got married (2006) so that makes him...almost 12. I adore him and he is a fantastic dog and family member. He is such a good guy. He is protective and sweet, funny, and playful. He has so much energy in him for an almost 12-year-old dog.
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