Kitty Paw loves cold weather. Like most animals, Kitty Paw loves to sleep…and she really loves to sleep on warm blankets. My husband has this old (but incredibly warm) orange blanket that Kitty Paw really loves, but we only bring it out of the closet when it starts to get chilly at night. So…this weekend, we brought out the orange blanket. I think she was upstairs when I opened the closet door, but within seconds, she was checking out the couch to see what was going on. Moments later…she was sound asleep on my feet. This shot just happened to be taken from where I was...

I’m short on words today, so rather than tell you what this is…I’ll let you guess first. What is this? Update: Within the first comment, you guessed it: it’s the top of a pine cone! I’ll have to be trickier with my next “what is this?” I will tell you that I was macro happy yesterday afternoon. I can’t wait to process and share those shots with you soon. I’m also excited about a giveaway I’ll be hosting on Thursday. I hope you’ll come back then to see what I’m giving away…it’s exciting! Until then, see more...

This week’s I Heart Faces theme is silhouettes. I don’t think I have any true silhouette photos (not with people in the photos), but when I saw this theme, I thought of this photo that was taken with a silhouette in mind. This is my friend Sarah, author of Loving My Life, and her son. I think it’s such a sweet moment. For more silhouettes, go to: