Plaid Blanket

I still don't think Laurelin has much time left, but she's been surprising me for a long time now.  She's taken on the persona of the sweetest old lady who slowly wobbles around to get to her treats, water, and potty.  I don't think she uses her wheel anymore, but I've left it for her in case she wants it.  The abundance of energy that she was surprising me with even as recently as just a few weeks ago seems to be fading fast as she mostly just sleeps now.  As much as it can be hard to see her deterioration, I actually do appreciate knowing that when she passes away, it will be from old age.  And in the meantime, I have so much freedom to spoil her more than I would with a much younger hamster.  😊

Fili is my little explorer.  He isn't swayed by treats.  Photographing him is a very reactionary process as I have to patiently wait and hope that despite his running around, he will at some point move to the spot I want, so that I can capture the picture I envision in my head.  I am not always successful in getting what I want, but when I am, it is so exciting!  😊

Kili is a blob that clearly loves treats.  😅  When I photograph Kili, I have a much different approach that isn't reactionary, but instead is proactive.  With Kili, I can envision the shot I want in my head and then place Kili how I want him knowing that as long as I have placed a treat there for him, I will have a few moments to get my shot as he sits right where I place him.  I can usually even adjust him if I didn't get him placed quite right and then get my shot before wanders off to explore.  Due to the different processes needed to photograph Kili and Fili, I actually start with Kili to get the exact shot I want, and then with Fili, I try to get a shot that matches that.  However, blogger reversed the order of pictures when I uploaded them the first time, so I just went with it and now you'll always see Fili's pictures before Kili even though I probably took Kili's pictures before Fili.  😁