He Is Risen! :)

"Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of Man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and will deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify Him, and on the third day He will be raised up." (Matthew 20:18-19)

“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26)

Good Friday....

"He is despised and rejected by men,

A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him;
He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Surely He has borne our griefs
And carried our sorrows;
Yet we esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten by God, and afflicted.
But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His wounds we are healed" (Isaiah 53:3-5)

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life" (John 3:16)

"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.” (Luke 23:34)

The crucifixion scene (9 mins).....

Daily Scripture...

A scripture for today....

The fool has said in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.
The LORD looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
(Psalm 14:1-3)

Overdue Backlog

As promised, here are some more images that are only just seeing the light of day. I always wanted to do a shoot at the grand Canyon, a place that's pretty much impossible with all the tourists it attracts. I'm amazed we got away with these, since there was a busy car park just behind us. Worth the risk for these shots :)

More coming soon :)

 

 

 

Pit Bull In Need!

Yes, I will be doing some modeling updates soon. I know you've seen a lot of animal posts, lol :)

Some time back I shared info on two dogs that were in a terrible state from being abandoned and abused... a small terrier and a Pit Bull. The terrier got a nice family but the Pit Bull is still in the pound.

He's in Neward, NJ. If you live on the east coast, please consider adopting him. If he doesn't find a home they'll euthanize him. Here are his details......

Pit Bll Terrier Mix - Adoption Details

Thank You All!

Thanks so much for all the donations!

All went very well with their surgery. Their surgery was at 7am, so we started the process early, putting the traps out around 3pm the day before and amazingly we caught all of them that night... well, all but 2. We ran out of traps! So the final 2 had to spend the night without their family :( Fortunately we were able to catch the final two the next day and they both waited in the garage while their family returned to sleep off the anesthetic.

They've all become friendlier and the kittens are all doing well. The first shot was taken 2 days after their surgery. I decided to tame them down and was unsure about whether to put them up for adoption or release them back with their family. Being so close to Christmas I was concerned someone would adopt them for the wrong reasons. I call them the 3 musketeers... Athos, Aremis and Porthos. Aremis is the runt of the litter and follows me around like I'm her mother, she waits by the back door to greet me when I feed them each day, lets me pick her up, etc. So cute. The other 2 are becoming tamer.

Feral cats are not adoptable and can't be tamed as domestic pets unless they are kittens. The best life they have is in the wild, as it's all they know. The catch-neuter-release is the only option for them, releasing them where you found them, otherwise they will just get euthanized. With patience you can tame them somewhat.

Anyway, here are some pictures to share. Hope you like them!

Don't be alarmed by how cramped the kittens look in the one trap. The camera angle deceives and they were so scared they huddled up together in one big pile.

3 Musketeers - Athos, Aremis & Porthos

 

Getting registered for their surgery :)

 

We have 2 litters, 3 larger kittens that are 100% feral and the 3 babies. All have a close bond :)

 Day after surgery when we released them back. This is Mama cat!

 

Merry C'mas to all!

Happy Birthday to Jesus firstly!! :)

I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and New year. I've not yet got the snow nude done, something that's a yearly tradition for me. There is no snow here whatsoever, lol. If I drive 4 hours north I should find some in Pinetop or Payson, so please be patient! Will get it done very soon.

Here are my previous years if you want to check them out :)

Pinetop, AZ - 2010...

Austria - 2009...

Germany - 2008...

Scotland - 2007...

Feral cat Update!!

Thanks for all the donations so far!! I'll email you all very soon! :)

Here is a pic of how things look tonight. 9 adults and 4 babies already caught. I'm waiting on the last 2 cats now. I may be up a while. Patience, lol.

Their surgery is tomorrow morning and once they're off the anesthetic we'll release them back into the yard. We've gone with the catch-neuter-release method, since it puts an end to breeding. Ferals are not adoptable so the only hope for them to have good lives is to return them after their surgery where you found them. Animals that aren't adoptable get euthanized, so we don't want that :(

More updates coming soon :)