Keeping track of my li'l man's milestones- Nathan turned 8 months Monday! Talk about your Zen moments- a tad bittersweet though, because it really and truly IS going entirely too fast!
On to the smaller celebrations- the sunflowers my hubby planted are in full bloom,despite the sweltering August heat. Their faces are so cheery, it makes me smile to look at them. Its a minor miracle that they were planted out of a seed pack, in our old garden plot, no fancy topsoil or plant food. But they grew almost overnight, and are thriving. I added topsoil later, and that didn't hurt things either ;)
I'm looking at my Zen blog's big picture- the fact that it is a gratitude journal of sorts, so I try to keep the news on here uplifting and positive. Sometimes that involves digging deep past the drama and stress, and shedding a light of joy on something that started off negatively. The most recent example- I entered Beau in a calendar contest, last minute because it was never really a competition, it was more of a tribute to my furry son. Needless to say, he didn't rank in the top numbers, but the experience inspired me towards a "lightbulb" moment- I decided to begin my own Beau calendar for 2014! A daunting project, because I have zero experience in calendar design and production. But I have countless wonderful Kodak moments of Beau, and I am in the process of working on a special project called "The DogMa Days of Summer"- going around town and taking classic shots of pets and their folks. I'll integrate the best of these into the Beau calendar, so that there will be something for every type of dog lover out there- it won't focus on a single breed. And I've decided to donate 20% of the proceeds to two rescue groups- Louisiana Boxer Rescue (a group I've worked with for a couple of years) and the New Orleans Bulldog Rescue (a new group I've signed up with recently). So this will be a wonderful situation all the way around- helping the animals and helping pay tribute to my furry son. *hugs to you Beauregard!*
The final Zen blog bit of news: as mentioned above, I signed up with New Orleans Bulldog Rescue, and am now the official Event Coordinator/Photographer!! They are a relatively new rescue organization, one that specializes in bulldogs but also takes every other breed, including pitbulls. They do a LOT of good, despite being very much behind the scenes. They are getting more volunteers and will be holding more events in the near future, and its fun to be part of things at this stage in time. I'm really looking forward to working with everyone- they appreciate their people AND their dogs. Speaking of the dogs- I'll be taking pix of the adoptables and posting some on this blog at a later date.
My first event coordinating takes place in a couple of weeks- a dog wash at New Orleans Bark Market. I'll be helping plan this event and will also attend and take photos of the event. Really looking forward to it!
