New Year Opportunities by A Maine Photographer

Hello and thank you to whomever may be reading this.  As a small entrepreneur I am very well aware that I must participate in putting content out into the world and letting people know I exist...and every January is another wake up call and chance to review how well I did...or how well I didn't do...

First off let me start with I am living a good life and doing my photography and scrapbooking thing on a  regular basis but I have been skimpy on the sharing on my blog platform...so again...new year...new goals...I'm excited to give sharing regularly a new go :)

First off I want to catch you up on my fall litter of puppies!  Three of them are local and one is gone to live up near Bar Harbor.  I ask each new home to let me be their facebook friend so I can watch these babies grow up and continue to love them in my own way because they all take a tiny piece of my heart with them as they go.

We have Oliver on the left, then Finley, Charlie and Appa

A family photo before the pups start heading to their homes

My husband doing a lunch classroom style learning session :)

This year I hired my own Santa...with all the Covid stuff going on I had no desire to leave the house! 

A little studio play with the last two pups to leave

Top photo is Finley with new family, then Oliver, then Appa , then Charlie!!!!

Appa's new home is with my son Nick and his girlfriend Carly, they live locally and Appa comes to visit his Mom and Nana a couple times a week!!  Also, Charlie's new home is with his big brother Cody!!  We are so happy to still share in our puppies lives!!

That's the big stuff.  We also got to celebrate Thanksgiving together and take a family photo for our Christmas card.

And I ended the year with a giant Birthday!  I've made all kinds of commitments to myself to try new things in 2022, but I ended the year with new also!

new kitty named Gizmo :)

first time visiting the beach in Maine on my birthday!

and my kids recreated a twenty year old photo shoot for me!

Now before I sign off on this post I will acknowledge in writing that I plan to return within the next few days to update what is going on in the new year of 2022!!  Once again, thank you for stopping by!

Joanne the Patient Maine Photographer

pa·tience

ˈpāSHəns/

noun

1. 1.

   the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.

   "you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross"

   synonyms:

   forbearance, tolerance, restraint, self-restraint, stoicism; More

In the past 8 days I have photographed over 50 cats that are available for adoption at the Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland.

Because there are cats, cats and more CATS available, I was asked to come in an additional day to take photos.  I agreed, but asked to have a sidekick to help me so I could get in and out quickly.  Having someone to help me allows me to hold my camera with two hands and let someone else be responsible for trying to get the kitty's attention and also ensure that the cat doesn't escape while I'm trying to capture that perfect photo for the website.  The perfect photo that will help someone fall in love and connect with an animal waiting for a home.

Patience was the word described by my sidekick, for the job we were doing.

Patience

...and yes...more patience.

I do not believe that word is currently in my resume.

I do believe I will add it.

Patience.  It is what I do.  It is what I have.  It is a virtue :)

Minor Moments Patient Photography.

Bring it on!

Here is just a small selection of the beautiful cats waiting for someone to fall in love with them.

 Annie

Blue

Camp

Dianna

Evie

Holly

Jack

Lilly

Quentin

Reese

Smokey

Valerie

Walter

every once in a while I find a dog...this is Ziggy

Abby

Babs

Clementine

Marco and Polo

Minoux

Mopsy

Onyx

Parsley

Tiny

Whisper

Willow

Macey

Molly

Nicky

Simba

Smokey

My Chloebutt. My Pride and Joy. A Maine Photographer Focusing on Tails

Chloe is doing great.  Today her puppies are four and a half weeks old.
Yes there is a reason I have not updated this blog sooner.
This whole Chloe being a Mommy is very emotional.

The last I posted the pups were 12 days old.
I do visit Chloe about three times a week.  The rest of my family is not so lucky.  We all miss her so much.
But we know she has a job to do, and her job took on a whole new meaning after my last blog post.

There was another Mommy-to-be at SnowyPaw and her name is Edy.
In fact Edy and Chloe ventured together to meet their stud muffins :)
Edy's heat began when Chloe was about finished...hence...her puppies were due a bit after Chloe.  Whenever I visited Chloe I first stopped by to pet Edy and say hello.  Edy was "all puppy" the way we say that when a thin women is "all baby" :)  Edy was having trouble sitting, laying, and eating.  She looked pretty miserable and uncomfortable.  Edy's puppies were delivered two weeks after Chloe's.  Edy didn't like being a Mommy, and had a pretty severe case of postpartum.

The new puppies, all eight of them, were introduced to Chloe, who I am told was very eager to take care of them...and this is where Mommy Joanne gets emotional.  Chloe is an unbelievable Mommy, and yes, even though she's my dog, in many ways my pride of her is not much different than the pride I have for my children.  OK, don't judge me here!  With that said, I've also been a bit concerned for Chloe's health.  She has three gorgeous pups of her own that she has been bathing and feeding daily, and then all of a sudden she takes on eight more. I was excited to share this news with all of you, but I've been cautiously worried too, because even though there is so much joy to share, there is also often a bit of heartache too.  Unfortunately before the week was over we had lost one of Edy's pups.  I had heard of it happening before...Mommy lays on one of the pups and suffocates it.  It was one of my worries...after all...the odds seemed stacked against Chloe...her normal weight is 70 lbs...I have no idea how much she weighs currently...but with 10 engorged breasts...I'm guessing she's feeling a bit bloated.  Not to mention EXHAUSTED.  Poor Chloe.

Since that incident Chloe has had 100% supervision when nursing...and everyone appears to be doing better. The photos I'm sharing with you today are from when Chloe's pups turned two weeks old, and Edy's pups were not quite one day old yet.  These photos are an amazing visual of these beautiful dogs and their temperament with each other. I will post again in a few days to share more recent photos.  I do post more regularly on my facebook business page so feel free to visit, like, and follow me there at Minor Moments Photography.

this is beautiful Edy

 
and, if you are a women who has nursed a child before...well...I double dog dare you to watch this video without crossing your arms!