While everyone has probably made it up to the cottage by now, I’m spending the long weekend working. Yes, that’s right. Working. But it’s okay with me. The weather is beautiful, and I do have a few things on my agenda – besides work – this weekend. On Sunday, my friend Matt will be celebrating his 27th birthday in style with a party in Whitby; and on Monday, I hope to catch up with Amandla – one of my workaholic best friends. Let’s just say, I’m thrilled we’ve finally found some time to hang out. So I guess all-in-all, the next few days do have their positives.

Granted when I am busy at work, looks like my little man is spending his afternoons relaxing and soaking up the sun at the backdoor. Oh, how puuurfect. 😉

I know, I know. I always post photos of my cat, Jimmy Dean. But I can’t help it. He’s so cute and photogenic. Did I mention, he also loves hamming it up for the camera … which is something we’ve recently noticed. These are some images I shot over the weekend, as he lazily gazed outside the backdoor, watching the world go by. We’re expecting 15 cm of snow tomorrow, so I expect him to be sitting here, fully engrossed in the scenery and watching it fall to the ground.

Jimmy Dean – my 4-year-old cat, who seems to appear at least once a month on this blog – is my funny Valentine’s this year. He’s sweet, comical, and makes me smile, with my heart. I think you can agree, his looks are unforgettable … photographable, perhaps?  And truth be told, it really does feel like each day is Valentine’s with my little man.

As an early Christmas gift, I got a Nikon V1.  It seems to have comparable features to my SLR, but much smaller, of course. The camera is so compact, fitting easily into my coat pocket. Additionally, my gifts included a Nikkor 18.5mm f/1.8 Lens – very similar to a 50mm, and I have been enjoying it thoroughly! Anywho, this was one of the first photos taken with my new cam; however, we used the kit lens for this particular image.

And did I mention, even though it just passed, I have already started my countdown until Christmas Day? It sounds a little crazy, but only 340 days left. Hurray!