Minerva

This is one of our foster cats, Minerva. She came to us with a litter of kittens, having had apparently, a most unpleasant kittenhood. She is only now learning to play, and to do normal kitty things. She had been spayed, and is up to date on her shots and vaccinations. If you think you can give this beautiful girl the wonderful home she deserves, contact Panora P.E.T.S.

Leica M6 / Summicron 50mm f/2 (1/30 sec f/2) / Tri-X / D-76 

Scanned with an Epson V500

Bullet's Interview

Bullet is a beautiful Great Pyrenees/Labrador mix, about 1 1/2 years old, who was shot by his original owner. The dog was rescued by Panora PETS, who got him fixed up, and Donna has now formally adopted him. You can read his full story here.

Channel 13 TV in Des Moines reported the story, and today sent out a crew to shoot a follow-up out at the farm.



Getting "shot" again, but this time by cameras!

Making friends with the news crew.

It's challenging to get a good picture when your subject moves so fast!

...and now the close-up.

The rest of the family wanted in an the action too. In this shot are Monk, Bullet, Harry and Lexi.

Bullet's story is scheduled to air tonight (December 27th) on the Channel 13 News at 5:00 pm. Tune in and see him, and please consider making a donation to Panora PETS.

First Pics

Well, here are the first pictures I took with the D300. They're not masterpieces, by any stretch of the imagination - I hadn't even bothered to properly set up the camera, just stuck on a lens and fired away, but they're a start. It's good to be back :)

This is Maggie's Doberman, Duncan. (Indoors - ISO set to 3200)

...and this is Boots, very much her own cat.

Miniature Horses

There are four new miniature horses on the farm. There are three adults and a baby, and they are really cute! I spent a couple of days fencing in the paddock for them.

This is the baby with her mother

Here is Maggie's dog Oliver, talking to one of the adult horses. He's a little confused as to what type of dogs they are, and wonders why they won't play doggie games with him. To give an idea of the size of the horse, the horizontal grids of the fence panel are about six inches apart.

Maggie's nephew Toby and the baby horse.