tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30869182091767080242024-03-14T01:01:01.176-05:00Living A Farmer's LifeAchieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comBlogger771125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-68497727094160562402020-11-08T21:17:00.002-06:002020-11-08T21:27:21.776-06:0040 Before 40 - #22 Complete! <p> I'm writing this on a cell phone so please forgive any mistakes. I can't believe I haven't posted in a year!! If anyone is still here I'm so sorry for the unexplained absence. I guess it's probably understandable. This year has been nuts. I don't want to dwell on the stressful stuff so let's get right to it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have wanted to draw humans for a long time, but was always intimidated by it. Many of you have probably seen my first attempt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufI1TFOz-sw/X6iwaEkODoI/AAAAAAABG4E/-NMQf6xBmGwjnElDjnb6WEDR_yNVfnzWACNcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_20201108_204145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufI1TFOz-sw/X6iwaEkODoI/AAAAAAABG4E/-NMQf6xBmGwjnElDjnb6WEDR_yNVfnzWACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20201108_204145.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It turned out pretty good for a first try, although there are issues with proportions. Eventually I got brave and went for a second try.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5X9399MRXw/X6iwxAzMkUI/AAAAAAABG4M/FmpP1ZVPc48g42K4D5_dEwPHLqZs7GA7gCNcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_20201108_204204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5X9399MRXw/X6iwxAzMkUI/AAAAAAABG4M/FmpP1ZVPc48g42K4D5_dEwPHLqZs7GA7gCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20201108_204204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I drew Billie Eilish and was really happy with the result. This was my first time drawing long hair. There are obviously mistakes and room for a lot of improvement, but art is always a process. That's the fun of it. This drawing really motivated me to keep going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nsphuGVmGc/X6ixStFP8zI/AAAAAAABG4U/-kGJ-aFilkc0OL6CSM9My1jIaw1RCpOtgCNcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_20201108_204235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="960" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nsphuGVmGc/X6ixStFP8zI/AAAAAAABG4U/-kGJ-aFilkc0OL6CSM9My1jIaw1RCpOtgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20201108_204235.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry these are blurry. I don't have access to my computer so I took screenshots from my Instagram. Next was Keanu Reeves from The Matrix. This was difficult, but fun! The reference image was lower quality with less details, so I went for a more blocky shading style. I really like how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1azU_ryY30Q/X6ixy-XKTjI/AAAAAAABG4c/RTa2-JrprYwgIOK0GAOrCmvA2JF393otwCNcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_20201108_204340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="776" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1azU_ryY30Q/X6ixy-XKTjI/AAAAAAABG4c/RTa2-JrprYwgIOK0GAOrCmvA2JF393otwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20201108_204340.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next one I took requests on Instagram and drew Cara Delevingne. I love how I was able to capture the shine on her skin. This was a great learning experience, although not my favorite drawing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next one was a special project that I did for my Dad. I spent days (weeks?) on this. It was insane and this is officially my favorite drawing I've ever done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-259DJe3yhRI/X6iyyc_kzQI/AAAAAAABG4o/Xhougouu-A04tNi0XctfjKRh9bhWPFwAACNcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_20201108_204405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="769" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-259DJe3yhRI/X6iyyc_kzQI/AAAAAAABG4o/Xhougouu-A04tNi0XctfjKRh9bhWPFwAACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20201108_204405.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so proud of this one. The legendary John Wayne. Dad said he's going to frame it, but first I have to get the guts up to spray fixative on it. I'm going to get some better photos in better lighting first. Anyway, I kind of burned myself out on this one and took a break from drawing humans, but there are some more random ones below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One last thing before I go to sleep. I know that I still have a lot to learn. I want to study anatomy and learn to draw figures from imagination, but these drawings from reference were a good starting point for me to conquer my fear. I hope you all are well. I miss you guys!! Enjoy the rest of the random human/humanoid drawings below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OnUczdYS9WM/X6ivNKFbA0I/AAAAAAABG3Y/QwmN1ogp1lMKTROiU5RgrwxsCAF1EDNEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s960/IMG_20201108_204125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="924" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OnUczdYS9WM/X6ivNKFbA0I/AAAAAAABG3Y/QwmN1ogp1lMKTROiU5RgrwxsCAF1EDNEgCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_20201108_204125.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Fan art of a Gundam Wing character. 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In pen!!!!! I had never drawn anything like this in ink before. I'll probably do a post with all of my ink drawings too eventually. 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I drew this kangaroo today. I'm not thrilled with how it turned out because I'm a beginner at drawing fur, but it's a huge step in the right direction. Practice makes perfect! I feel like I need to just wipe over the whole thing with a cloth because the contrast is too much. It looks too busy or something. Oh well, I'm still learning.<br />
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I'm planning on doing a modified Inktober challenge where I follow the prompts, but at my own pace and not in October. I've always wanted to join in the real challenge, but I don't have time to draw every day in October and I've never done anything in ink so learning at the same time would be too stressful. I've always wanted to learn inking though, so I'm doing this as a way to learn at my own speed to hopefully keep from getting overwhelmed. Mediums that can't be erased or reworked (ink, watercolor, etc.) have always stressed me out because I'm a perfectionist. I want to work on that.<br />
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To keep from cluttering up Chrome's Instagram with art photos I made a new account. You can follow me at @farmerlifeart. I've been posting all of my older stuff and the account is already way more popular than I thought it would be, which is exciting and encouraging. I'm hoping it will motivate me to stick to the Inktober thing. Maybe in 2020 I'll be ready to do the actual challenge.<br />
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For the Inktober challenge I am working in a gray toned sketchbook (it looks tan in the pictures because of indoor lighting ick). I've never used a toned sketchbook, but I'm really excited to learn to use it. The first prompt of 2016 was fast, so I drew a cheetah. It was the first thing that came to mind.<br />
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I'm keeping them fairly small so I don't feel so overwhelmed. It's about the size of an index card (where the kangaroo above is an 8" by 10" page), so I can fit four to a page. I still need to learn more about crosshatching. I <i>hated</i> the cheetah at first, but after walking away and coming back to it I love it now. I think it's just because I'm not used to ink which feels so minimalist. If you want to follow along with me on the rest of the prompts please considering following my new IG page @farmerlifeart. I'll be posting all of them there. I may post them here once I've finished the 2016 prompts. It could be a while though.</div>
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After drawing the cheetah I wanted to practice with a brush pen because I've never used them (except on a Winnie the Pooh drawing you can see on IG). Brush pens are SO difficult!! My hand is not at all steady I've realized. After practicing drawing lines and some calligraphy I decided to do a Zentangle with nothing but the brush pen. I love Zentangle and normally find it very relaxing. It helps a lot with my anxiety. The drawing below with a brush pen though.... was SO tedious!!!!!!</div>
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My first mistake was drawing this on a full size page in my sketchbook! I normally keep Zentangle small because there is so much detail and it can be very time consuming. This turtle took me HOURS! Even though the perfectionist in me hates the inconsistency in the lines I love how this turned out. With a little more practice I can see it being fun again. All of those teeny tiny circles were an absolute nightmare with a brush pen! I was missing my micron fineliners lol. I'm definitely going to have to do more Zentangle though. For right now though I'm going to take a break from the tedious fur on that kangaroo, then I will get started on the second prompt.... NOISY! Anybody have a guess on what I chose to draw for that prompt??Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-13038129151438659382019-11-13T06:00:00.001-06:002020-11-08T21:28:00.576-06:00Wordless (not!) Wednesday - Grand Canyon Ground Squirrel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my favorite photo from our <i>entire</i> epic road trip. A ground squirrel was kind enough to pose for me in front of the Grand Canyon!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-54493968131504512442019-11-09T15:20:00.000-06:002019-11-09T15:20:05.277-06:002019 Epic Road Trip - Part I - 40 Before 40 Item 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband and I went on an epic road trip a month ago and one of our stops was the Painted Desert! I have wanted to visit this place since the first time I saw photos of it. I've been dreaming of taking photos of it for years. I can finally mark it off my bucket list (and my 40 Before 40 list - it wasn't on the original list, but when I realized I can't donate blood because I'm on thyroid medicine I replaced it with this). It was smaller than I expected, but still absolutely incredible!! <br />
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The photo above is my favorite out of the group. It shows the different colors so well. The others are decent, but uploading them messes with the quality of the photos. They look better on my computer. Oh well, hopefully they are still good enough to be enjoyable for you guys.<br />
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We weren't able to go at sunset when the colors would have been at their most brilliant, but there was still some great colors.<br />
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The one above was looking in the other direction. It's not a Painted Desert picture, but I had to snap it and share it because of the huge dust devil. So cool!<br />
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My Rogue made the trip so enjoyable! I couldn't resist snapping a picture of it in the desert. It is blue... it just looks black because of the lighting.<br />
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We saw so many ravens out west! They are the coolest birds!</div>
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I'll post more pictures as soon as I can! Make sure to check out my other blog (<a href="https://rdxhorses.blogspot.com/2019/11/i-rode-mule-at-grand-canyon.html" target="_blank">LINK</a>) to see pictures of my mule ride at the Grand Canyon! Another dream come true!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-15495315566138852542019-09-23T06:00:00.000-05:002019-09-23T06:00:07.021-05:00Introducing.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love his half blue eye and his one ear up, one ear down. So cute!</div>
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Introducing Hank the Goatdog!!! I've posted about Hank on Instagram, but I haven't officially introduced him here yet. I wasn't looking for another dog, but you may remember my parents rescued a four week old puppy Buddy this year and they were having trouble containing his energy. He couldn't play with Jackal because he's too rambunctious and Jackal is old and easy to hurt and/or knock down. My best friend had a dog she rescued that she wasn't able to keep and she asked me if I wanted him. At first I said no because I just wasn't looking for a second dog, but eventually I changed my mind. I'm glad I did!!<br />
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Hank is about a year old. We're guessing he's part German Shepherd (I'm positive about that) and Australian Shepherd (maybe?) or Catahoula (maybe?). Something that comes in blue merle. He's been hit by a car before because his back leg healed crooked, he's missing teeth and a toenail, but he's FAST! It doesn't slow him down at all. He is the <i>perfect</i> playmate for Buddy, but also gentle enough to share a home with Jackal. <br />
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I've been wanting to get some nice pictures of him, but it's difficult because he's camera shy. I finally got out my new (old) camera and managed to snap a few that I love. He does not like the flash, but he tolerated it. I have no idea why the flash kept going off since it was broad daylight outside.... ahh what a learning curve a DSLR is! <br />
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Hank is a shy, nervous dog, but with time and consistency he has really come out of his shell. Everyone here has fallen in love with him. Enjoy the pictures!!<br />
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No pictures please! He has slouchy, submissive posture most of the time.</div>
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I think he was abused at one time.</div>
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"Please stop taking my picture!"</div>
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Playing hide and seek with hubby. So cute!!</div>
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Notice the big dog in the right? That's Buddy!!</div>
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Can you believe this tiny little four week old puppy has turned into this big dog??<br />
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Isn't he adorable!!</div>
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He is definitely half Pit Bull and half something else, maybe Australian Shepherd? It's weird we ended up with two stray mutts from two different counties that appear to have Australian Shepherd in them. It is a popular breed in our area, so maybe not that odd. Enjoy the rest of the pictures of Hank and Buddy!<br />
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"OMG what is that??"</div>
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Buddy doesn't know how to pose like Jackal does, but he accidentally poses really cute.</div>
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His straight up ear and tail kill me. So funny.</div>
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He reminds me SO much of Jackal many years ago.</div>
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Aww I haven't looked at old pictures of Jackal in SO long! They are the same tan with the same white toes and chest. The biggest differences are the ears and patterns.<br />
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"Watch your tail Jackal..."</div>
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Whack! "You so did that on purpose!"</div>
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Jackal is still my most handsome boy!! Love him!</div>
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Hank is such a unique and handsome dog! I'm glad we gave him a chance and made him a part of the family. I hope you all will love him too.<br />
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I LOVE this series, even now. It is so funny! If you know anyone with kids who love to read this is a definite MUST read.</div>
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There is a guy who works at the local grocery store that saves the damaged pumpkins for us. He called yesterday so we went down to the store and brought these home. You might be wondering what we do with them... we feed them to the goats!! They LOVE them! I'm not going to ramble on, other than to say I'm still figuring out my camera so some of the pictures are blurry. I don't have a lot of spare time to play around with it (also the reason I so rarely blog and probably don't have many readers left), but some of them turned out cute. So enjoy!<br />
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Kamikaze chomping down on his pumpkins.</div>
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Daniel is <i>obsessed</i> with pumpkin!! He tries to chase everyone else away.</div>
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Wildfire with a big mouthful!</div>
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Daniel looking handsome! The flash finally didn't go off so his blue eyes look pretty.</div>
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My handsome Batman with his gorgeous blue eyes. This is Georgia's son born in December.</div>
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This one is my favorite of the day. </div>
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Kamikaze has such gorgeous horns and I love his half white/half black beard. So cute!<br />
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Here's Wildfire with his mini-me younger brother Monarch.</div>
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Monarch looks so much like his big brother, but he has blue eyes.</div>
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We will probably be selling him.</div>
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Another cute one of KK looking over his shoulder at me. </div>
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Shh, don't tell anyone he's one of my top favorites!</div>
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Gulliver is looking SO grown up and handsome! Can you believe this is my bottle baby??</div>
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LOVE him! He's only a year old and already just under 150lbs!</div>
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Here is hubby with Jasper (Gulliver's father)! Jasper's head is bigger than hubby's!</div>
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Jasper is over two hundred pounds, so he weighs more than me and my hubby!</div>
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I love the photobomb by Buddy, my parent's pup.</div>
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Nomming on some delicious pumpkin.</div>
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Don't ask what is all over his face... you don't want to know.</div>
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He was shaking his head. It was too hilarious not to post.</div>
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Then he was doing the flehman.</div>
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Georgia is looking good! I still can't believe she turns ten in a month and a half.</div>
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Zephyr and Sandia inspecting the pumpkin.</div>
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Sapphire was smart and used her leg to help break off chunks of pumpkin.</div>
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This turned out super blurry, but I had to share a picture of Lyric so you could see how much cashmere she has grown in already (and it's still in the 90sF). She's normally jet black, but that dusting of white over the top is her cashmere. She was being so cute eating the seeds off the ground instead of eating the flesh out of the pumpkins.</div>
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Bubbles and Strawberry weren't sure about the wagon the pumpkins were in.</div>
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Almost everyone piled right in to eat the pumpkin.</div>
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This beautiful girl is Tanzanite Too, or Tanz for short.</div>
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I haven't posted much of the kids that were born this year because I've been so busy. I hate that I don't have pictures showing them growing up like I usually do. Her mother is Tanzanite, who we actually sold in the spring because a girl fell in love with her and wanted to compete with her at the local shows. When we sold Tanzanite, Tanz was sort of adopted by Topaz (her grandmother), which was totally adorable. She is half Myotonic. Her sire is Daniel from earlier in the post.<br />
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This beautiful girl is Topaz's daughter from December. She's the only one we have left from the triplets. We sold her brother and her sister had her neck broken in a freak accident when she was only a week or so old. I absolutely love this girl. She is so much like Topaz. I'm still trying to decide on a name.<br />
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I love this picture. It looks like LeeAnn and her daughter are kissing, but they actually aren't even very close to each other. Gotta love perspective. LeeAnn's daughter (name also pending) is such a sweetheart and is built really nice. We sold her twin sister.<br />
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The last shot is Bubbles, just because I love her face.</div>
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We have daughters of Andesine, Blossom and Strawberry, but they are in the weaning pen so I didn't get pictures of them. I will try to get pictures as soon as they go back in the big herd. They are SO cute and all three does were great first time mothers. I will share more information when I introduce them. We have Bubble's son, but we will be selling him. She was a great mom too, although she did get a blockage in her udder. Luckily she only had a single so feeding him was no problem.<br />
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That's all I have for now. I really need to do better about posting because I keep the blog partly as a record for myself and I feel like I missed out on so much with the kids this year. Next year's kidding season is going to be super exciting because we are trying something new, but I'll fill you in on the details with that later.<br />
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I need to update more often... I even have a new member of the family to introduce, but I just haven't had time. I will get it scheduled to post tomorrow. If you follow me on Instagram you will already know who it is. If not, well you'll have to check back tomorrow!!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-61898899303825816732019-06-20T20:24:00.002-05:002019-06-20T20:24:32.878-05:00Buddy Clicker Training Session 5 & 6Session 5 - I think this was on Monday the 17th. I waited too long to write about it, so I don't remember much. We reviewed sit and down which he does great. He did get confused on down because I wasn't sitting on the floor like when I taught him, but he did get it in the end. After that we worked on come and he did fantastic. It was SO weird though because he kept 'resetting' himself. Normally when teaching a puppy to come the hardest part is getting them far enough away from you to call him again. Buddy would come running to me, sit, take his treat and then spin around and run to my dad's chair (not jumping in it, but laying in front of it). I have no idea why, but it was super helpful because I could just keeping calling him without having to move around.<br />
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Session 6 - This was today. We reviewed sit, down and come. He was resetting himself after the recall again like last time. Then I started working on beg (I call it sit up). He is sort of standing on his hind legs, but that is fine to start with. I will refine it later into a sitting position. Beg is great for strengthening a dog's hips, but by the same token they also have to build the strength to be able to do it, so we're going slow. <br />
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After that he was tired (we had been playing hard before training) so he plopped down on the cool tile floor. Since he was laying still and tired I decided to work on his down stay. He did SO much better than I expected. I've never cared for teaching puppies to stay (although I know it's necessary and I always train it anyway) because they are so bouncy and always breaking it, but he only broke it a couple of times. I started out just saying stay, waiting a second, clicking and treating. Then I worked up to saying stay, stepping back one step, stepping forward, click and treat. Then I'd add another step backward away from him. I made it to three steps before I called it quits. I don't ever want to keep going to the point where he gets bored or frustrated. Eventually I'll work up to turning away from him and walking circles around him, but that will be a while. We have to take baby steps with such young puppies. Since we found him at four weeks it's easy to forget he's only nine weeks old. We keep forgetting and wanting to treat him like he's older, because he is SO smart. Then he does something that is typical puppy to remind us he's a baby. I'm having so much fun working with him!!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-67178691062331354522019-06-10T19:40:00.001-05:002019-06-10T19:40:53.161-05:00Buddy Clicker Training Session 4 - Video!I did some clicker training with Buddy after work today and he did great! I started off reviewing sit and down. He knows them so well! He just needs to learn the vocal cues. Buddy is the smartest, most enthusiastic puppy I have ever worked with. When working on down I like to toss the treat a short distance because it gets them out of the down so you can ask for it again. He runs after the treat, hits it with his paws like a cat sending it skittering across the room, chases it down, eats it and then runs back to me at full speed and slides into a down next to me (literally like a baseball player sliding to home plate). My mom got a short video. It's poor quality because it's in bad lighting and off a cell phone, but you can see what he was doing.<br />
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After that I worked on "go to bed" to have him go into his crate when asked. He was confused at first because he was trying to follow my hands around the back of it, so I started reaching inside of the crate to drop the treat. He followed my hand in and I would click and he'd find the treat. Within less than a minute I was sitting a couple of feet from the crate and tossing the treats inside it. One time he didn't see me put the treat in there so I just sat still and waited. He lay in front of me looking at me and then jumped up and ran into the crate. I love watching puppies learning how to problem solve and think!!<br />
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After that I was talking to my family about what to teach next and "shake" or "sit up/beg" were popular choices. I tried out both to see which one he would catch on to quicker and I think I'm going to do sit up. He's at the mouthy stage and grabbing his paw is too tempting to nip at my hands. He sat up once, but then I could tell his attention span was gone so I ended the session. He is so smart and enthusiastic it's hard not to get carried away.<br />
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I think from here on out I'm going to do weekly posts with his sessions because as the sessions get more frequent I don't want to fill up everyone's feeds with posts too often. I know some people aren't interested in dog training and will probably skip over these, which is fine. I'm mainly keeping this as a record for myself. At this rate he's going to learn tricks so fast I won't be able to remember them all!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-68161730607542182562019-06-08T19:24:00.000-05:002019-06-08T19:24:29.289-05:00Art! Attempting to draw humans.... scary!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have drawn animals my entire life. When I was younger I never had any interest in drawing humans, but as my art improved I started wanting to branch out. I have loved experimenting with different mediums (charcoal, colored pencils, chalk pastels, oil paints, etc.) and I've enjoyed branching out with landscapes, but I was always too afraid to try drawing humans because I'm awful at proportions. Today I was feeling brave so I decided to just go for it. The result is above.<br />
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This is completely free hand drawn with a reference photo (no tracing). I'm extremely critical of my work, so all I see are the faults, but my family has praised the result so I decided to call it done and stop trying to "fix" it. After stepping away for a bit I'm pleased with the result aside from the glaring proportion issues. It will get better with more practice. I really like the pose, the face shape and the hair. I also like the individual features, but I do wish they were the correct size. Oh well. Please let me know what you guys think! Feedback (good or bad) is helpful. :) Thanks guys! Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-18907159717520811452019-06-07T18:56:00.000-05:002019-06-08T19:13:36.427-05:00Clicker Training Buddy - Session 2 and 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Session 2 - May 23rd - On Buddy's second session we reviewed sit, which he did perfectly and I started adding in the voice command. Since it was going so well I decided to try down. The cool thing about clicker training is you don't have to force the dog to do anything or try to trick or lure them into doing anything. You just wait and they learn to think for themselves. So I sat there with my fist (treat inside) on the floor to get him to think about going down because I'm impatient and I like to give the dog a hint. <br />
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The thing with Buddy is he just sits there and stares at me or he goes in circles around me. Completely by accident he ended up under my arm and I just kind of smushed him gently to the floor. He laid down, so I clicked and gave him the treat. It took no time at all for him to figure it out after that. It was funny though because he kept going under my arm to lay down. Silly pup!! Eventually I had him laying down all by himself without any assistance from me. I haven't started adding the voice cue yet. I try to keep sessions short so that he stays interested.<br />
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Session 3 - June 6th - I reviewed sit and down with him. He got sit immediately, but it took him a minute to remember down (it had been a couple of weeks). He picked it up very quickly though, so I decided to move on to the next thing. Since he's very mouthy and nippy (herding breeds yay), I decided to teach him to hold something in his mouth. The awesome thing about clicker training is that if they do something wrong (like jump on you), you teach them the opposite behavior (sit). It's a positive way to correct misbehavior and it works great. <br />
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I picked out one of his toys (a bone) and held it out in front of him. He didn't want to bite it, but he was panting because he'd been playing really hard so I just stuck it in his mouth, clicked and gave a treat. Within less than a minute he was biting it on his own. We obviously have to work on holding it in his mouth for longer, but with dog training you have to work on one criteria at a time. New behavior, then duration, then distance. You don't do more than one at a time or they get confused. Anyway I don't want to rant about dog training, but I'm definitely excited to be getting back into it. :)<br />
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Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures, but he is SO cute!<br />
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Sorry for only having one picture. I'm on a computer I don't normally use for blogging so I just emailed this picture I shared on IG to myself. This is Buddy, my parent's new puppy! My dad rescued him off of a busy road where someone had dumped him. He saved his life!! When he stopped Buddy was standing frozen in the middle of the road. When dad got out of the truck Buddy ran underneath it. Luckily with a little coaxing he came to him.<br />
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They took him to the vet the next day (this was three weeks ago) and they said he was only four weeks old. Can you believe someone would dump a four week old puppy???? He was wormy, hungry and slept a lot at first, but now after deworming, shots, a bath and good food he is a <i>whirlwind </i>of energy!<br />
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It's anyone's guess what breed he is, but we're pretty confident he is at least part Australian Shepherd. He doesn't seem fluffy enough to be a purebred. We also thought Catahoula because of his color and webbed feet, but we're not totally sure. It will be easier to guess as he gets older. With his color and ears I still definitely think he's mostly Australian Shepherd. I will get some current pictures of him soon (this one was a couple of weeks ago I think). Maybe I can break out the good camera this weekend. I might have to go out of town though so we'll just have to see.<br />
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So the reason I decided to blog is because today was his very first clicker training session (he's 7 weeks old now)! I want to blog about it like I did with Jackal because it's a great way to keep track of what we're working on and what worked or what didn't. So I broke out the clicker and his dog food with the intention of just charging the clicker (click, feed treat, click, feed treat, etc. until they know what it means). He was doing so great that I actually taught him to sit too!!! In the very first five minute session he's ever had.<br />
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If you're not familiar with clicker training the way it works is you use the click to mark the behavior that you want. It's such a wonderful method of training because it teaches dogs to problem solve and seek good behaviors. So all I did was sit there and watch him. When he sat down naturally without me having to touch him or lure him into it I clicked and gave him a treat. In less than a minute he was sitting so fast I could barely click or say the word sit fast enough. I was having to toss the treat on the floor just to get him to stand up (Jackal was the same way when he was a puppy). <br />
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So he knows how to sit. He obviously doesn't know the word yet, but that will come in time. I'm telling you this puppy is SO scary smart!!!! He's going to challenge my creativity I'm betting. I think we can outdo Jackal's record of forty tricks for sure! Anyway I'll try to get pictures and video sometime for you, but I'm not making promises on when. For right now I'm just super excited to be training a dog again. I've missed it so much!<br />
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P.S. If you want to see a video of Jackal doing all forty of his tricks you can look back at <a href="http://myfarmerlife.blogspot.com/2012/04/jackal-40-tricks-video.html" target="_blank">this old post here http://myfarmerlife.blogspot.com/2012/04/jackal-40-tricks-video.html</a>. That will be our goal to beat someday.<br />
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P.P.S. There has been things going on at the farm, but I haven't had the time or energy to post about it. Most of the goat kids are sold. I'll try to do an update post sometime, but I don't know when it will be. I have lots of pictures I've taken with my new camera, but just no time to edit or upload them.. Oh well.Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-51481937507253692812019-01-30T18:40:00.000-06:002019-01-30T18:40:54.100-06:00Happy Eleventh Birthday Jackal!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just wanted to let everyone know Jackal is eleven today. He had a great day and was totally spoiled with extra treats. Happy birthday boy!!!<br />
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As an aside, I LOVE my camera. I'm slowly starting to figure it out. You can see the improvement in the above photo over the one I took the first day. I'll put it below for comparison.<br />
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I took 1043 pictures the other day of the goats!! That's how much I'm loving this camera. The sad thing is I just don't have time to sort through them, water mark them and post them for you to enjoy. *sad face* I will eventually, but it won't be soon. At least I get to enjoy my pets and the camera itself, so I'm not going to let it get me down or stress me out. I'm sure you guys will enjoy them whenever I get around to posting them. :)Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-1866278705391178342019-01-06T17:52:00.000-06:002019-01-06T17:52:00.180-06:00More Pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I LOVE the photo above of Jackal. It shows the potential this camera has when I get my you know what together. :D Below are a few more pictures of the goats that don't have kids that I took yesterday. The lighting is wrong with most of these and they were the early shots so I was still figuring out how to use the lens. Please excuse how dirty they are. We have had SO much rain and mud the last month, it has been unreal.<br />
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My filthy Amethyst. She is looking so good lately, but I'm 99% sure she didn't get pregnant. :(<br />
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I LOVE these shots of Sapphire (Zephyr's daughter from the last kidding). She is getting SO big and chunky. The morning light really brings out her gorgeous chocolate color.<br />
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Last, but not least, Blossom (Coral's daughter from last kidding and Bubble's twin sister), standing on a cinder block to get out of the mud. I can't wait for it to dry up some. We desperately need some sunshine.<br />
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That's all for now. I'm sure I'll be taking lots more photos for you and I hope I have time to share them fairly regularly.Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-28929975814702132432019-01-05T17:45:00.003-06:002019-01-05T17:45:47.230-06:00Our newest kids! These pictures were taken as we let the does and their kids out of the barn for the first time since they all gave birth. The oldest kids are about two weeks old (Coral's). In case you missed the previous post these pictures were taken with my new to me Canon EOS 20D. This was my first time shooting with it outside (did some test shots inside) in years (I practiced with it years ago before my friend gave it to me), so I have a lot to learn and I need a lot of practice. I cheated and used the auto mode, but this is my first time using a 50mm lens (in years) so the focus is off on some of them. I plan on practicing the manual mode on landscapes, but for hard to photograph goats I'll just use the auto mode for now. I hope you enjoy the photos and meeting our new kids.<br />
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We let Garnet and LeeAnn out first with their kids. Garnet, as usual, was being super photogenic and derpy LeeAnn decided to sniff the wall. Thanks girl.<br />
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The two in front are LeeAnn's twin girls and the two in the back are Garnet's twin boys. LeeAnn's are adorable little mini mes. They are so cute! They look just like their mom except they have white spots.<br />
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Here is one of LeeAnn's daughters. Here you can see her white belly spot.</div>
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Here is LeeAnn's other daughter and you can see her white star on her face.</div>
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One of Garnet's bucklings kicking up his heels.</div>
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Amethyst was being a pest fighting for dominance with all of the does.</div>
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Garnet's buckling again. I wish it wasn't blurry.</div>
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Garnet being photogenic again.</div>
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Garnet's buckling. I just realized I didn't get any pictures of the other one because he was constantly running around and playing. Oops, I'll do better next time.<br />
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Garnet stops to pose in the middle of a fight with Amethyst lol. She is so pretty. Her markings look so awesome in the morning sunlight.<br />
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This made me want to cry. Garnet's buckling ran right into the middle of the electric fence and got separated from his mom. Hubby eventually caught him (he was terrified so he didn't want to be caught) and put him back with Garnet. He will not go anywhere near the fence now. I hate that they have to get hurt to learn about the fences, but it's a necessary evil. <br />
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Garnet calling for her son when he went through the electric fence.</div>
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So gorgeous. I couldn't stop taking pictures of her.</div>
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Next up, we let Tanzanite out. She had twins by Daniel (purebred Myotonic buck), a buckling (left) and a doeling (right). This was her first time kidding and I'm so proud of her. She did it all by herself with no assistance. For those who don't know Tanzanite is Topaz's first daughter. We bred her to Daniel because he throws smaller kids than Jasper which is easier on first timers. They are SO cute!!! Both are black and white and 50% Myotonic.<br />
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Adorable little boy.</div>
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Girl on the left, boy on the right. I love the little doeling's black spot on her back.</div>
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Tanzanite met Garnet's son for the first time (they were in different parts of the barn and couldn't see each other).<br />
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Pretty Tanzy.</div>
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She's another one with a gorgeous, photogenic face.</div>
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Next we let Coral out. I didn't get many pictures of her kids because she took off with them out into the pasture. She is always a little skittish when she has kids. She will quickly calm back down.<br />
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Her kids got confused and didn't follow her out of the barn so she was staring back for them, waiting on hubby to catch them and bring them out to her.<br />
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Coral's twins. Buckling on the left and doeling on the right. They are huge for two week old kids. The doeling is going to look just like Bubbles. This was the only picture I got because she took them off into the pasture. I'll get more for you another day. There was so much going on at this point (dominance fights between the does) that I kind of stopped taking pictures.<br />
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Pretty Coral.</div>
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Next up was Topaz. If you follow me on Instagram you'll know that she had triplets. I was so surprised and excited! If you remember Garnet had triplets last year, so I kind of thought she would again. I never expected that Topaz would. Here is a cell phone picture of them right after birth.<br />
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She had two girls and one boy. I'm very sad and upset to say that one doeling (at the top of the photo) in a freak accident broke her neck and died. I've never had that happen and I'm still very upset about it. So that's why she isn't in any of the following photos.<br />
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Topaz's kids, boy on the left and girl on the right.</div>
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Zep was fascinated with Tanzy's kids! I honestly don't know why. Maybe because they are black and white or because they are spotted? It was weird, but so cute. You can see the girl jumping in the air and practically bouncing off his nose.<br />
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Fascinated donkey and brave kids who have no idea how scary he could be. We watched him closely to be sure he was going to accept the kids and he was fine with them.<br />
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I also realized I completely forgot to get pictures of Georgia and Zephyr's kids... oops!! The Myotonics are in a different pen (because if they lock up and fall under the horse or donkey's feet it could be dangerous) and I just forgot to go over there. They both had single bucklings. I was expecting twins, but I guess I'm not surprised. It isn't unusual for older does to have singles and they are eight and nine years old now. Georgia had a solid black buckling and Zephyr's buckling actually looks a lot like Tanzy's kids. I'll find some crappy cell phone pictures to add below.<br />
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Bad pictures, but here is Zephyr's adorable little buckling. He has blue eyes like her. I'm sad that my only purebred Myotonics in this kidding are both bucklings because we can't keep a million bucks. *pout* Oh well, I will enjoy the heck out of them until they sell. :)<br />
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So that's all for now. It was perfect timing to get this camera ready to go because practicing on baby goats is so much fun hehe. I'll try to post more pictures soon. I have some pictures of the other goats (the ones without kids) that I might post tomorrow.Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-46184492344114163062019-01-04T07:00:00.000-06:002019-01-05T16:47:41.922-06:00New Camera<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been so insanely busy I haven't had time to update you guys. For right now we are done kidding out goats so hopefully things will settle down soon. I wanted to share my good news very quickly and then this weekend hopefully I can introduce you to all of our new kids. One of my best friends upgraded her camera and she gave me her old Canon EOS 20D with a 55mm lens. I've had it a while, but I only recently finally bought all of the stuff I needed to make it operational (battery, cards, etc.). I am SO excited to be able to start taking photos again!<br />
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This is my very first DSLR camera, so there's going to be a huge learning curve. I've practiced with this camera before (when she was still using it) and I've done some studying, but it's going to take a ton of practice to get any good at using this. For right now I'm cheating and using the auto setting just so I can get some baby goat pictures for you guys. I'm not used to using a lens, so the focus is hit or miss, but you'll see once I get them edited and posted. You guys are used to blurry photos anyway because the focus was messed up on the camera I've been using for a while. I am very, very excited to finally have my very own DSLR camera!!!! You guys might start seeing a bunch of landscape photos while I practice shooting in manual mode for a while. :) I have to go, but I'll definitely try to get the kids pictures up this weekend.<br />
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I LOVE it! I'm so excited to start using this camera. Don't get your expectations too high on the goat pictures. Jackal sits very still and is well trained. Getting goats to stand still is almost impossible lol.Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-71825729337640702852018-11-05T05:00:00.000-06:002018-11-05T05:00:05.846-06:00The Good News<br />
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For those of you who aren't familiar with Coral's story I will share it really quick. When we decided to get goats again in 2016 we went to a breeder to pick some out. She was offering some of her older does for a good price so we chose Coral. The thing is she was raised practically feral out on hundreds of acres with minimal human handling. <br />
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She was WILD when we brought her home. She would throw herself into walls and even into us. At one point she even jumped clear over my hubby when he was crouched down in a doorway. Another time she jumped our four foot fence and ran away down the street. She disappeared on acres and acres of woodland. We had to track her down and then chase her down with a four wheeler to catch her. It was absolutely awful. Now, after almost three years of hard work from my hubby, look at her now.<br />
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Enjoying some horn scratches loose out in the pasture with plenty of space to run away if she wanted and no food bribes were involved.<br />
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She practically had her eyes closed she was enjoying it so much.</div>
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She is still not what I would call tame, but she is definitely getting so much better. She will approach him out in the pasture and even nibble on his fingers. She still doesn't like to be touched further back than her neck, but I have no doubt she will eventually be just as friendly as the rest of them. We've come a long way from the days when I thought we would never be able to touch her without cornering her first. Way to go Coral!!<br />
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Wow I can't believe it's been three months since I posted about Big Mama's orphans. In case you forgot how cute they are, here are a few pictures from previous posts. Did I ever share their names? The boy (redhead) is Gulliver and the girl (blonde) is Snowflake.</div>
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Now I'll catch you up on the pictures I've taken over the last few months before I get to the ones I took yesterday.<br />
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I got home from work, opened my car door and all of a sudden I had a Gulliver passenger. :)<br />
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Their favorite toy was a chair lol.</div>
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Hanging in the kitchen while I prepped their bottles.</div>
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They were SO cute while having their bottles though.</div>
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The milk mustaches are so cute!!</div>
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Gulliver's little baby horns coming in.</div>
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This face is the face right before the attack! This face is the reason we nicknamed them the Mako sharks. This face is the face of a spoiled bottle fed goat! I do not miss that face, but I am happy to have a picture of it hehe.<br />
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Cute kids!</div>
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This is the sweet face I prefer hehe.</div>
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Cute Gulliver playing on the gravel pile.</div>
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Getting so big! Wearing his collar for the first time.</div>
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Now for the pictures from yesterday. They are getting so big. They are somewhere around 50 pounds at three months old. Our scale broke so I don't have an actual weight, but they are definitely chunky monkeys like their mom.</div>
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I didn't realize this was so blurry.... sorry! Cell phone pictures....</div>
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He was streeeeetching to sniff my phone. So cute!</div>
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I was working on their leash training and teaching them to brace (kind of like posing, show goats are taught to push forward off their hind legs to make their butts and backs look muscular). It's a work in progress. Gulliver is learning to push already, but Snowflake is still in the pulling backward stage. We will get there though. We aren't planning on showing them, but teaching them to brace is a good way to get nice pictures for advertising their future kids as 4H show prospects so that people know what they are getting out of their kids.<br />
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Gulliver is really getting the push into a brace figured out. He looks like a pro. :)</div>
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Snowflake is getting the standing square and reaching up, but not quite the push yet.</div>
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Wearing her collar and leash like a grown up girl.</div>
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That sweet face!! </div>
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That crinkly nose is SO cute!!</div>
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They have the cutest faces and such long adorable ears.</div>
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Then they spotted Daniel and the Myotonic bucklings. They puffed up and Gulliver had his hackles up. It was so cute. He was acting like a big bad buck.<br />
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You can kind of see the hair raised along his neck in the last picture. He is the same size as Wildfire at three months old! Wildfire is nine months old, but he's a purebred Myotonic so he's supposed to be smaller. It's just funny seeing them next to each other.<br />
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Well that is all of the photos for today. I hope you enjoyed catching up with the kids. They did well with weaning. Snowflake had an issue learning to drink and we were afraid she was getting dehydrated so we gave her bottles of plain water a while and slowly weaned her off of them. She is doing fantastic now. I absolutely love these two kids so much. They remind me so much of Big Mama. That's all for now. I have good news to share and I'll try to get it posted soon, but for now I have to go.Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-25870277278354274002018-10-20T20:14:00.000-05:002018-10-20T20:25:06.984-05:00The Goat Business Everyone who is in the business of raising goats knows you have to eventually sell some. You can't keep them all. They would eventually eat you out of house and home. I have a serious problem of getting attached, which is why we never sold any of last year's kids (even the wethers). I finally came to terms with the fact that I would have to say goodbye to a bunch of the kids I'd raised. I'm pleased to report that this was a good year for goat sales. See below for the list of goats who have gone to their new homes. Sorry for using old pictures. I've been too busy to take pictures and although I probably have some on my phone I don't have time to upload and edit them right now.<br />
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Taz, a wether out of Topaz from last year.</div>
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Dottie, who we determined is too old to breed and is now enjoying her retirement home.</div>
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Both of Topaz's bucklings from this year.</div>
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Both of Garnet's bucklings from this year (we are keeping their triplet sister).</div>
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The doeling (in the second and third picture) has a conformation fault that meant she couldn't be bred, but she's a sweetheart who is making a great pet.<br />
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We have someone who is interested in him, but if they back out I won't be disappointed. I'm very attached to him and want to keep him SO bad!!<br />
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It's hard to let them go, but it's a big part of the business. Who knows? Maybe we will see them in a local show? :D<br />
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I'll update on everyone that we still have soon. Wait until you see the bottle kids. They are getting so big and are absolutely gorgeous!!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-87462219414041993762018-10-20T17:41:00.005-05:002018-10-20T17:41:47.025-05:0021 Day No TV Challenge - CompleteI don't have a ton of time, so I have to make this quick, but I did want to update you guys on the challenge I was doing. I completed the challenge and actually continued it longer than the 21 days because after that long of a break I just didn't have any interest in watching TV anymore. I finally caved and started watching TV again when I got an ear infection and was laying around in bed being miserable. I'm still watching after getting better, but I'm definitely limiting how much time I spend watching it. I would call the challenge a success and it was definitely a great experience if you are considering doing it yourself.<br />
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I'll try to give you guys an update on the farm as soon as I can. A lot has been happening, but I've been too busy to post about any of it. I hope you all are doing well!!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-11042244738727265802018-08-26T17:15:00.001-05:002018-08-26T17:15:28.440-05:0021 Day No TV Challenge - 6 days in...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Six days ago I randomly ran across an article the someone had written about how her life had changed since giving up TV for thirty days. I had already been thinking I spend too much time watching TV so I was intrigued. I decided to give it a shot, but opted for the 21 day challenge because that's how long it takes to break a habit.<br />
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I'll admit the first couple of days were easy because I was busy with work, but by four or five days it was starting to get really hard. Today was the worst! I was trying to come up with loopholes and ways to get around completing the challenge without considering it failed (bargaining?). It made me realize I truly was addicted to TV (well binge-watching series on Netflix actually)!! The reason today was difficult is because it's the first day I haven't been busy since starting the challenge and boredom finally set in.<br />
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Something else I realized today was how it always affected my weekends. Whenever I had to do something on a weekend (even just grocery shopping) I would get angry because it was taking time away from catching up on a series I was watching! I felt like my weekend was a waste if I didn't finish at least one season of some series! I'm so embarrassed to even admit that. It sounds absolutely insane and disgusting!!<br />
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So today after almost caving I did some more research on why watching TV is bad for us and I finally made the decision to cancel my NetFlix account (again... at one time I actually rarely watched TV and I want to go back to that). I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. Not only am I saving money, but now I <i>can't</i> watch Netflix without renewing my account. As of this moment right now I have no intention of restarting my account at the end of 21 days.<br />
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Yes I am still bored, but in the last six days I've done a lot of things that I hadn't been doing in the last couple of years. Art, reading, purging apps off my phone, etc. I've also been getting my chores done more quickly instead of procrastinating. I've been going to sleep at more normal times. I even completed something off my bucket list (more on that soon)!<br />
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So I guess my point is, if you've ever considered trying this you should do it! It's only been six days and I'm already feeling so much better!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-47944168799878415072018-08-17T13:54:00.000-05:002018-08-17T13:54:03.150-05:00The boys' conquests!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Daniel, our Myotonic buck, wearing his marking harness and ready to get down to business. He has successfully bred the following does.<br />
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Our Myotonic doe Zephyr.</div>
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Our Boer doe Andesine.</div>
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We have to breed Tanzy and Andesine to Daniel because they are related to all of our Boer bucks. We will have to get an unrelated Boer buck for next year.<br />
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Last, but not least, our 50/50 Boer/Myotonic doe Amethyst. </div>
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Next up Jasper is being bred to all of the same does as last year. <br />
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Excuse Jasper's dirty face. He looks so good! He's getting bigger. He was already over two hundred pounds, so I'm curious how big he's gotten now. Below are his match ups.<br />
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Our Boer/Alpine doe Garnet.</div>
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Our percentage Boer doe LeeAnn.</div>
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Our Boer doe Coral.</div>
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Our Boer doe Topaz. I have to get new pictures of her. <br />
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He can reach leaves that are over my head!! I'm 5'10" tall!</div>
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He is such a star gazer. Always looking up for leaves low enough that he can reach them.</div>
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He's so handsome! That's all for now. I'm SO looking forward to seeing next year's kids. Now comes the hard part......... the waiting!! Good thing I have my bottle babies to keep me busy and exhausted haha!<br />
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P.S. This is what the does were doing when I was trying to get pictures..... chilling out and chewing cud. That makes it hard to get pictures. To their credit, it was hot.<br />
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Now they've made me sleepy hehe. Later guys!Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-29462376219906154602018-08-16T13:49:00.000-05:002018-08-16T13:49:02.269-05:00This post has gone to the cats!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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OrangeJello looks offended, but he's so photogenic!</div>
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Pharaoh is so handsome! </div>
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His mom Emerald is gorgeous too.</div>
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They get along so well. They play all the time. It took forever to get a picture of Emi rolling on her back. I swear she was watching me with the camera and she stopped playing every time I pointed it at her. At one point she was rolling over with leaves in her paws. It was so cute!<br />
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Pharaoh's face is so expressive.</div>
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Amethyst is still such a huge, spoiled baby! Even though she's a year and a half old, has had her first kids and weighs close to 90 pounds she still loves to sit in our laps and get cuddled! Yes I'm aware this is a bad habit..... but aren't they cute??Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-87427246076433075502018-08-14T10:22:00.000-05:002018-08-14T10:22:02.311-05:00I rode on a train! Bucket list item complete.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have always loved and been fascinated by trains and I've always wanted to ride on one. A few years ago I actually got to climb on top of a train (the cargo kind that hauls sand.... jumping between cars is terrifying but exhilarating), but it was stationary lol. I've ridden on the little kiddie ones in theme parks, but they don't really count. This was a real steam train (modified to use diesel) that was at a theme park, but it was a full size train, not the small kiddie kind. It had open cars like the scenic trains and there was a funny show (we stopped in the middle of the woods to watch it.. kind of like a play or comedy skit about hillbillies). The whistle was so LOUD!!!! We also saw some deer out in the trees by the train tracks. I was so surprised they weren't terrified of the train, but I guess they get used to it. I wasn't able to get many pictures, but it was so much fun!</div>
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This was a smaller one on display.</div>
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This was the one we rode.</div>
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I snapped quick pictures when it was taking the next group of people, but they are so blurry!<br />
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I'll check hubby's phone and see if he got any better pictures, then I'll update this post. Speaking of hubby, I caught him off guard and got an adorable picture of him. :D It's hard to get pictures of him smiling so I love this one! This wasn't on the train (it was a trolley). We went to the theme park as a work function (yes we do fun things occasionally). It was fun, but such a LONG drive to get there.<br />
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Someday I still want to take a day trip or even a multi day, multi state trip on a train, but this was super fun for now.Achieve1dreamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3086918209176708024.post-33255428743186298972018-08-13T10:06:00.000-05:002018-08-13T10:06:11.499-05:00Finally getting back to drawing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Construction is almost finished on my new office at work. In preparation I decided to make some drawings to decorate the new cubicles for me and my coworkers who are moving to the new office. I have MISSED my artwork so much! I can't even describe how relaxing it was. The stress just melts off.</div>
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For my office best friend I drew a cartoon zombie (she is the one who got me hooked on the Walking Dead hehe).</div>
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I'm not good at taking pictures of drawings... there is another shot of if below in better lighting.</div>
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For myself I drew an angry tiger because I was angry about something that happened at work. It was a great way to let go of the anger and stress. Now any time I get irritated about something at work I just look over at my angry tiger and I can't help but smile. :) I actually remembered to get some in progress shots of this one...</div>
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I was halfway through before I remembered to take pictures.</div>
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The finished drawing in one type of lighting.</div>
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Same drawing in different lighting... so crazy the difference.</div>
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Both drawings together.</div>
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A shot of it hanging in my cubicle at work (the old one, we haven't moved yet). My cubicle is covered in photos. I can't wait to cover it in art too.</div>
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Last but not least.... I asked my coworker what she wanted. I told her animals and objects are the best. That I'm okay at landscapes and that I'm horrible at drawing humans. She chose a.... pineapple.... All of these drawings were done freehand with no tracing or anything. I just had reference pictures. The pineapple I actually used several photo references. It was SO difficult! I had no idea how hard fruit could be to draw... check out the in progress photos below.</div>
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At this point I was stressing out so much and thought it looked awful!! I was ready to scrap the whole thing. So I texted a picture of it to my friend (the one who taught me to draw and recently moved away) and she texted back some suggestions. That's what I needed to get going again.<br />
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Below is the final result in two different settings and lighting.<br />
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Anyway that's all for now. Hopefully I'll have time to do some more soon, but with bottle feeding the kids (see previous posts) it might be a little while.<br />
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