So...after having to deal with yet another theft off DA, I've decided to throw my entire gallery into storage. It's not what I wanted to do, but I just don't have the time to chase this stuff down right now.

Thanks to everyone here to has been so supportive of my work and well...of me. I appreciate it immensely.

take care folks!

Since flickr and photobucket took care of all 6 thieves, I thought it was time to get that irritated post off my front page...and I'll do it by sharing an interesting factoid I learned about pets.

I noticed my dog, Ella's nose has gone from all black to a light pink shade. (see example of the nose...and her general cuteness: [link])

She's otherwise in good health, so I hadn't been too worried and chalked it up to "snow nose", which is common for some pets in the wintertime. I googled it and discovered that some pets have an allergic reaction to plastic bowls and it will cause it to change to a lighter shade.

If there are other signs of issues or other changes in the nose it can be a sign of something more, so don't ignore those signs. If your kitty or pup is drinking out of plastic...switch to ceramic or stainless steel. It's not only bad for the nose color, but generally some plastics are being proven to have some pretty nasty chemicals in them.

I've since changed to a stainless steel bowl...and the color should go back to pure black...but either way it's the cutest nose ever.

A friend kindly informed me that DA users are downloading my images and reuploading them to flickr. Thankfully my username was still in the title (and tags) so they were easily found.

You might want to do a search of your own images...here are a few accounts to check:

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To anyone considering doing the same...I'd rethink it. I'm quite fluent in copyright law and I've got absolutely no sense of humor when it comes to my work being stolen.

have a nice day.

I've been going a little nutty on the Christmas photos this year...but they sell well...and it appears one can't have enough of 'em.

here's the whole set...more to upload, but I'm doubting I'll get all of them on every site. [link]

Is it New Year's yet?

btw, that last journal entry wasn't a DA kiss-off...I'm just pulled in a few too many directions, so I'm often only uploading to flickr. It's all good.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Oh - and watch Visions of Light. Incredible movie. I'm about to watch it for a 3rd time.

I don't have a whole lot of time these days and because of that I'm not updating much here. I appreciate everyone who has faved/left comments and my friends here...well you know who you are.

I'll be updating more at [link]

take care!