Throwback Thursday: doll riding helmet

On By CarynIn Craft, throwback

Back in October of 2016, my kids were taking horseback riding lessons. My youngest had trouble keeping her hands forward, and her instructor had the idea of having a stuffed toy sit in front of her on the saddle and she had to keep her hands in front of the toy. She chose one of her baby dolls, and of course baby had to have a helmet if she was riding horseback, so I crocheted a helmet with black yarn.

Photo description: crocheted riding helmet with straps and a button closure on a baby doll toy

I don’t have any pictures of my youngest riding with the doll, but her hands are forward with the reins in all the pictures after, so something clicked.

Mid-jump

On By CarynIn Cats, photography

Scrolling through the trail cam pictures, I usually skip downloading most of the neighborhood cat pictures, but I noticed a trend as I scrolled. The camera was catching the cats mid-jump. Some of the photos are quite amusing, like the cat is awkwardly suspended.

Yes, I put out food for them, as do at least three of my neighbors. Yes, I get them fixed. They are excellent for snake and rodent control. None of them use the inside of the insulated cat house. I don’t think I designed it right.

Feline blend

On By CarynIn Cats, photography

I photographed two neighborhood cats in camouflage environments in the last few weeks.

Photo description: long haired white cat in a field of Texas snow (hard pack ice)
Photo description: Tortoise shell cat in a field of fallen leaves

I would have loved to do a full photo shoot with these cats and matching backgrounds, but the white cat wants to be brushed and is not interested in posing, and the tortie is skittish, so phone pics will have to do.

Presentation of toe beans

On By CarynIn Cats
Photo description: dilute calico cat curled up in a carpeted tunnel with all four paws stretched forward

Sophie the calico cat likes the carpeted cat tree. She tucks herself all the way back in the tunnel to escape from Thor the gray tabby.

Photo description: blurry picture of a calico cat in the top spot and a gray tabby guarding the second tier

I colored

On By CarynIn art

I sat and colored with my kid while we were on a call. I nearly didn’t finish because the call ended but the page still needed coloring. It takes a long time to fill in, even when the sections are tiny and there is abundant white space! But I knew if I stopped, I’d never return to it.

Photo description: spiral of botanicals colored with marker

I’m glad everyone is different. My youngest loves to sit and color for hours. It is not my zen.