Random Photography + Some Sad News :(

November 20, 2016 | Allison

Hey, guys. I was going to post about that mysterious thing I’ve been hinting at, but unfortunately I can’t really anymore. You see, what I was going to post was that Willow had baby bunnies! But… *SNIIIIIFFF* they aren’t alive anymore. 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 They were doing just fine even though it was quite chilly, but I think the really windy day we had today was just too much for them. *Cries* Here is one picture to remember them by:

004 — This is a picture of one the day it was born (I think). There were five all black babies.

*Sigh*

Okay, now that’s over with. 😦 Let’s move on to happier subjects, right? I’ve collected several random photographs from my extensive collection.

Let’s start with some cuteness to cheer us up, shall we?

allisonsunset-schoolroom-012-1280x960 — Aww! Look at these two wittle cuties!

allisonsunset-schoolroom-013-1280x960 — It’s always fun to find a litter of barn kittens. 🙂 (You can tell this was a while ago by Megan’s shortsleeves. XD )

allisonfall-034-1280x960 — Why hello there, Lily! XD She cracks me up.

casey-2-1280x960 — Casey looks kind of… I don’t know what… startled? XD

And some miscellaneous pictures…

allisonart-bunnies-002-1280x960 — Watercolor is so fun. ♥

allisonart-bunnies-091-1280x960 — Ahh, a lovely sunset.

And last but not least, a few pictures from our uncle’s pond.

pond-2-1280x960 — Reflections are so pretty!

pond-4-1280x960 — This is Buster. He loves to swim in the pond, as you can tell from his muddy fur. 😉

pond-5-1280x960 — Megan was fishing (she didn’t catch anything), and Buster was chasing her hook. XD

pond-6-1280x960 — Isn’t this gorgeous? The reflection is almost perfect!

pond-8-1280x960 — Ripples are a fun abstract photo opportunity. It kinda reminds me of a Van Gogh painting, ya know?

I’m sorry about the sad news… but I hope you enjoyed the rest of the post. 🙂 Thank you, my loyal readers! ♥

***Allison***

Autumn Photoshoot: “Undeniable”

October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 | Allison

Bonjour! (Or hola, since I’ve been studying Spanish…)

I’ve wanted to do a lyric photoshoot for a long time, and I finally got around to it! I love the song “Undeniable” by TobyMac because it’s so uplifting, and so true. Especially on these gorgeous autumn days it’s easy to see God’s “evidence piling up” in the beautiful world he created for us. Click the play button on the video below, then enjoy the rest of the post while listening!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvuohprOwlc

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There are moments that I doubt You.
Blind to the beauty that surrounds me,
I try to push away the need that I’m needin’ proof.
And this struggle that I have, it ain’t nothing new.

But the evidence is piling up, yup.
You change my heart isn’t that enough?

You give me life that I can’t take credit for;
Call me to walk through an open door.

Undeniable, You are, You are, You are;
Unmistakable, You are, You are.

You’re the bright and morning star,
But still You speak to my heart.
Undeniable, You are, You are.

Your work doesn’t stop with me –
Your signature’s on everything we see.

From the hills of Negril, Jamaica,
To the kid that the doctor said would never make it.
Which is harder to believe: that You don’t exist,
Or that You orchestrated all of this?

Living in the world that is so confusing,
You’re the argument I’m never losing.
‘Cause I believe.

Undeniable, You are, You are, You are;
Unmistakable, You are, You are.

You’re the bright and morning star,
But still You speak to my heart.
Undeniable, You are, You are.

From the hymns that my Daddy sang,
I know I was made to glorify Your name.

And from the prayers that my Momma prayed,
I know I was made to glorify Your name. [x3]

So undeniable, You are, You are, You are;
Unmistakable, You are, You are.

You’re the bright and morning star,
But still You speak to my heart.
Undeniable, You are, You are. [x2]

Which is harder to believe: that You don’t exist,

Or that you orchestrated all of this?

Living in the world that is so confusing,

You’re the passion that I’m never losing.

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I love that line: Which is harder to believe: that You don’t exist/ Or that you orchestrated all of this? Seriously! Which makes more sense: that a Creator God designed our incredibly complex and beautiful world, or that God doesn’t exist and everything just happened to evolve this way?

Living in the world that is so confusing,/ You’re the passion that I’m never losing.

‘Cause I believe.

***Allison***

More Clayations

October 19, 2016November 12, 2018 | Allison

(See the previous clayation posts here and here.)

I haven’t made a clayation post for a while, have I? We must remedy that, mustn’t we? I should stop asking questions and get to the post, shouldn’t I?

Ahem.

A lot of these things either were or are in my Etsy shop. ~~That sentence sounds kind of awkward but I don’t know what else to say.~~

snowy-owl-2 — I made this little fella as a custom piece. I really love how he turned out!

028-1280x960-2 — I was trying to make Toto for Dorothy, a clay doll I made a while ago…

030-1280x960-2 — I was really pleased with how this mushroom turned out! I kind of made a bunch. 🙂

037-1280x960 — This is my whole collection of succulents – some of which star in my giveaway.

039-1280x960 — This was my first attempt at a baby dragon. He’s really-very-super tiny, but he didn’t quite make it to Etsy. I think his brother is a bit better… no offense, little guy!

baby-dragon-3 — This is his brother. 🙂 Shhh! Don’t wake the dragon!

042-1280x960 — I made this little cutie just tonight. She got a bit dusty though, so I might paint over her and fix her up a bit. 🙂 I think I’ll name her Angel… But then again, maybe not. Do you guys have any name suggestions?

044-1280x960 — It’s fun to make realistic, actual size ladybugs! They look pretty real from a distance. 🙂

005 — This was a custom order made for Clara (from Clara’s Craft Corner). Maude is so cute – and she looks a lot like our dog, Maggie!

002 — This was another custom order by Clara. It was really challenging, but he turned out pretty well.

merlin-the-dragon-1 — This is one of my favorite pieces ever, I think. 🙂 He’s for sale in my Etsy shop, but I don’t hardly want to sell him. XD

rose-pendant-1 — This little rose pendant is also available on my Etsy shop.

023 (960x720).jpg — And lastly but not leastly we have Miss Snail, a gift for a friend. She’s really shiny from the Triple Thick Gloss Glaze I used.

Whew, that was a lot of clay! 😀 Which was your favorite little creation?

Do you like making polymer clay things? I’d love to see them!

***Allison***

The Warm and the Fuzzy: Part 4

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 | Allison

(To see the other episodes of Warm and Fuzzy, just type “The Warm and the Fuzzy” into my search bar. This browser doesn’t let me add links. Argh!)

WARNING: Read at your own risk! If you are prone to cuteness overload (ahem, you know who you are) you may want to skip this post. I don’t wish to cause any cuteness-related *dies* and *faints.* Thank you. You have been warned.

Drum roll please…

I present to you, the cutest St. Bernard puppies that ever lived! AWWWWWWWW! SQUEEEE! HEEEEELLP!

-Allison(puppies, creaming corn) 062 (1024x768) — JUST LOOK. AT THAT. FLUZZINESS! AAAAAAHHHHHHH! He’s like a great big squishy teddy bear! (The dog, I mean. Not my brother.)

-Allison(puppies, creaming corn) 080 — This is one of my favorites. You are very good at posing, my dear boy.

-Allison(puppies, creaming corn) 066 (1024x768) — HA HA HA!

-Allison(puppies, creaming corn) 143 (1024x768) — And they’re exhausted. Puppy pile!

Oh. Yikes. A lot of you are down. Call the Emergency Cuteness Squad! Help! XD

I was going to ask whether you liked this post, but I think that’s kind of a rhetorical question.

You’re welcome.

***Allison***

P. S. I am happy to say that after getting my wisdom teeth out yesterday I am doing well, despite my uncanny resemblance to a chipmunk with a year’s supply of nuts in its mouth. 😛 Yesterday I seriously wasn’t sore – like at all – but today my cheeks kinda hurt. The pain medicine is keeping it bearable though. Plus I get to skip out on chores and play computer and eat jello! Oh YEAH! This is the life. XD Seriously though, it was way less painful than I thought. Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and prayers! ♥

BIBPC + Updates

August 11, 2016August 26, 2016 | Allison

Hey, guys! This post shall have various and random things in it. 😛

BIBPC

I’m participating in Megan’s photo contest, BIBPC, so here are my entries for the first and second category. (Since I’m her sister I got away with showing her the first one without posting it – so it’s late but it doesn’t matter. 😉 )

#1: Fuzzy

Story behind the photo: We went to look at a friend’s Saint Bernard puppies (there were 11!) and I took a gazillion photos of cuteness itself. This picture is a sneak peek of a future post. After playing with the puppies for a while, they were thoroughly exhausted and flopped down to sleep. HE IS ADORABLE, OKAY!

#2. Dew drops

Story behind the photo: I got this picture when we were on vacation. It was just after a rain, the lighting was perfect, and the picture turned out really well! The daisy looks happy, don’t you think?

Art Lab

Art Lab is back, new and improved! We added some new artists to our team, which is now composed of Hayley, me, Megan, Clara, and Anika! We will take turns posting on our personal blogs, and then copy our post to the Art Lab blog (which we’re redesigning). We’re also going to have a gallery page where you can send in pictures of your art inspired by Art Lab!

Swap Shop

Speaking of art, Hayley is doing a really neat art contest – with prizes! Check out her post for details. And if you like my entries, I’d love if you’d vote for them! 😀

Blog Photos

I know that some of the photos on my blog haven’t been showing up. You know why? I uploaded them from Google Drive, per Clara’s amazing free space tutorial, but unfortunately Google changed Google Drive recently which means that the photos won’t work! BAD GOOGLE! Thankfully I can still have free space by creating another random blog and copying and pasting my pictures from there. Phew!

See ya’ later!

***Allison***

The Warm and the Fuzzy: Part 3

August 6, 2016August 11, 2016 | Allison

(Part 1 and 2)

Time for some puppy love! 😀 My aunt has German Shepherd puppies and although German Shepherds are not my favorite kind of dog, these lil’ guys are ADORABLE!

We stayed with some friends for part of our vacation, and they also had an adorable, friendly puppy named Nelson. Aww!

And lastly, a mini-photoshoot of our dog, Maggie. ♥

Hope you enjoyed the cute pups! 😀

***Allison***

Pool!

June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 | Allison

I had a lot of fun taking these pictures on one of our trips to our neighbor’s pool. I love swimming! (And photography.)

My siblings and cousins were trying to throw each other off the inner tube. XD Very splashy indeed!

-Allison(pool) 098 (3) (1024x768) — I love this one where my cousin is falling back into the water. It looks so neat!

-Allison(pool) 096 (1024x768) — Victory!

Pool water is so pretty.

I love these next pictures! I dripped water into the pool and took pictures of the splashes. Aren’t the bubble-pockets so neat?

-Allison(pool) 106 (1024x768) — Look at that perfect bubble in the middle! LOVE IT!

I also really like this picture of my brother swimming.

Here are some more action pictures:

-Allison(pool) 060 (1024x768) — Junior synchronized diving? XD

Last but not least, one of our neighbor’s dogs! I think his name is Biscuit.

There you are, folks! Which photo was your favorite? Have you ever taken pictures at the pool? Do you like swimming? (That was kind of a “duh” question. XD )

P. S. Are you getting tired of photography posts yet? I take lots of pictures and love sharing them with you, but I also want to post about more than one category. If you are getting tired of one kind of post or have suggestions for my blog, I’d love it if you’d take my blog survey! I’m not promising anything drastic, but perhaps the survey will tell me how I can up the enjoyment level just a bit for you. 🙂 (By the way, this is the same survey as I did a while ago, just so you know. 😉 )

Waterfalls and Bear Paws

June 17, 2016 | Allison

Last week we went on a gorgeous (and rather tiring) hike with some friends. It included lots of water and waterfalls. Perfect!

Note: I edited some of these pictures. 😀 Just making sure you weren’t like, “WHOA, how does Allison take that good of pictures in a badly lit-forest?” Well yeah, I don’t. 😛

waterfall 7 (768x1024) — I love this one!

Along the path there was this gorgeous waterfall hidden away in a little hollow. It felt like a private picnic spot or something. So pretty!

waterfall 3 (768x1024) — Mini waterfall off to the side

Look at all of this liquid energy! Churning, frothing, bubbling water. Ahh…

I really like this picture of mountain laurel. BOKEH! XD

Meet our friends’ dog, Penny, who swam around in the river a couple of times. She was awfully hard to get a picture of. XD

Guess what? We saw THREE black bears on our hike! There are bears where I live, but it’s very rare (for us at least) to see one. So we were super excited to get to see three on one hike! They were pretty cute. 😀 They didn’t even seem to notice us, even though the first one was fairly close to the path. I got some rather bad quality videos and pictures, but at least you can see the bears on them.

-Allison(hike) 148 (1024x768) — I’m pretty sure the cub is drinking milk from its mother in this photo. Isn’t it funny how the mama bear is sprawled out all nice and comfy (or not) on the ground?

I was going to add a GIF, but it took too long and wasn’t very good anyway. Heh heh, so much for that. XD I might show you some bear videos in a post later.

Have you ever seen a bear? Do you like hiking? What was your favorite picture in this post?

***Allison***

P. S. CutePolarBear, it’s your turn for WordCrafters! Visit the WordCrafters 2 page to read the story so far. GO WORDCRAFTERS! 😀

P. P. S. Wanna hear something funny? You know the Baby Changing Station thingies in public bathrooms? Once I saw one where the “C” had been scraped off the sign, so it read: “Baby hanging Station.” How awful! (But you have to admit, still hilarious. XD )

BIPBC #6: Epic Puddle Splashing + Random Pics

May 6, 2016May 6, 2016 | Allison

Howdy, and welcome to Allison’s BIBPC entry #6! XD The theme this time was “Action”! Behold, action! (I’m entering the first picture.)

Ha ha, isn’t that great!

Story behind the picture: I took this a couple of years ago after there was a flash flood which resulted in ginormous puddles near our creek! (Another time, I don’t know if it was that time, we floated down the flash-flood-swollen creek in an inner tube. Which proceeded to pop. XD XD XD ) My siblings thought it would be neat if I could take pictures of them splooshing through the water, and they were right! In the picture I’m entering, Megan and Jefferson are glorying in mud-puddle bliss. Look at the expression on Jeff’s face! (If you can see it.) Pure joy. 😀 Oh, and I think it was this same flash-flood when the boys drove our three-wheeler through the water. XD Ahh, good times.

Since this is a pretty short post, I thought I’d add a few more random photos I took recently.