All Things Great and Small Photography in Pensacola Pace and Milton

Seymore Goes to the Tree Farm

12/5/2016

A few days ago the Little Girl changed her calendar to December. So much had happened since then! The Little Girl’s mom had redecorated the living room. The Little Girl’s dad had put colorful lights all over the outside of the house. And now they were all taking a car ride out to a farm. The Little Girl told Seymore that this farm was special because they grew Christmas trees!

Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm Milton

First they found the sign for the farm.

Then they went down a long dirt road before they finally pulled up to the gate.

And there they were…rows and rows of Christmas trees.

There were tall trees…

Short trees…

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Charlie Brown Christmas Tree Pace Florida

Thin trees...

And full trees.

The Little Girl and Seymore looked at each tree very carefully.

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The Perfect Christmas Tree Milton Pace Florida

They found the perfect tree at last!

Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm Milton Pace Florida

The Little Girl’s dad carefully cut the tree down.

Family Fun Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm Milton Pace Florida

And helpers at the farm wrapped up the tree, put on a tree stand, and loaded it into the car. Now the car smelled wonderful!

The little Girl had time to play while they helped her dad. The farm even had snow!

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What a great day at the Tree Farm!

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Seymore's adventure at the tree farm took place at Whispering Pines Christmas Tree Farm located at 1603 Penton Rd, Milton, FL 32570. You can find out more on their website: http://www.floridachristmastree.com/christmas-tree-faqs.php or you can follow them on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/WhisperingPinesTreeFarm

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The Day I Shaved a Cat

7/8/2016

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I did something last week that I have never done before – I shaved a cat. Overall, it was not the horrifying experience that I was expecting.

A friend of a friend in Pensacola rescued some cats. One was a pregnant tabby and one was an extremely matted long haired cat – aptly named “Esma”. Poor Esma could barely sit or move. And she could not tolerate being touched.

It took the better part of 3 hours, but we were able to remove all the mats. I am no professional, but Esma seemed very grateful to be free – can’t you see the joy in her face?

While we were working on the mats, the tabby went into labor and had a healthy little litter of kittens.

I went by to check up on them (and of course snap some pictures. I love pet photography.) Esma was moving with ease and starting to enjoy some cuddle time – look at her smile!

And momma cat even let me snap a few quick photos of her adorable kittens. (She approves of cat portraits, but not dog photography!)

Sweet dreams Esma!

If you are interested in having a pet portrait session with your furry (or scaley) family member, contact me at MySmallMemories@gmail.com I serve the Pensacola, Milton, and Pace areas.

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02 Seymore Goes to the Beach

11/2/2015

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Seymore was finally home with his little girl. Seymore’s new home was in a town called Pace just outside of Pensacola, Florida. The first place the Little Girl wanted to show Seymore was Pensacola Beach. As they rode out to the beach, the Little Girl read Seymore a book about Florida. Seymore learned that the state of Florida is a peninsula (Pen-In-Sue-La). A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water. Florida has about 1,350 miles of coastline. That is a whole lot of beaches!

Pensacola Beach was famous for being part of the Emerald Coast. The beach had beautiful blue/green water and soft, fine, white sand.

The first thing Seymore saw as they arrived was a giant beach ball. It was huge! The Little Girl said that it was a water tower that held fresh water. Seymore imagined what fun it would be to play with that huge beach ball.

Seymore was very excited as they walked out to the beach. He could hear the waves. He could feel the sea breeze. And he could smell the ocean.

The little girl had packed a “beach bag” that had everything they would need for the day: sunblock, towels, snacks, water, and beach toys.

Seymore and The Little Girl looked for seashells by the water.

And they played in the sand.

They saw seagulls and crabs on the sand and little fish in the waves.

They ran from the waves as they came to shore…

...and chased them back out to sea again.

What a great day! Seymore hoped they could come back to the beach soon.

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01 Seymore Goes Home

4/2/2015

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This is Seymore Bubbles.

Seymore is a little stuffed bear. He was born in a toy shop in Greenville, South Carolina. Seymore’s toy shop home was part of a shopping mall. There were many other shops and stores in the mall. There were clothing stores, jewelry stores, shoe stores, food shops and many others. Seymore’s toy shop home sold stuffed animals of all kinds.

Seymore loved sitting with his stuffed animal friends but his favorite thing to do was watch the people as they went by his shop’s window. Sometimes the people moved very fast and other times the people seemed to enjoy just wandering by. Seymore wondered where they came from and where they went when they left the mall. (He knew the people did not sleep in the shops like he did). Seymore dreamed of being able to go explore.

On a day that began like every other day, something wonderful happened. A mom picked out Seymore and gave him a little girl!

She danced…

and jumped… and twirled.

The Little Girl was perfect.

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She was so excited to belong to Seymore. He could tell his Little Girl did not stay in one place for long. She was already talking about going places. She was “visiting” her grandmother in South Carolina. That meant that she did not live in South Carolina but was only staying there for a little while. She was exploring right now!

As the Little Girl took Seymore outside of his toy shop, she talked about going home to a place called Florida. She told Seymore that Florida was another state. She said that there were 50 states in all that made up the USA. They would travel from South Carolina and pass through Georgia and Alabama before they got home to Florida.

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Seymore always knew that his toy shop home was part of the mall. And he knew that the mall had many other stores in it. These stores were all different because they all sold different things. These stores were also all alike because they were places that people could go to buy things. People could go from one store to another in the mall by walking. But whichever store the people shopped in, they were still in the mall.

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Now Seymore understood that his home state, South Carolina, was part of a country – the United States of America. Seymore learned that there were many states in the country. His new home was in a state called Florida.

People could go to the different states by travelling by car, plane, bus, or train. Now, his little girl was taking him home in a car.

Seymore was very happy and he could not wait for his adventures to begin: The Great & Small Adventures of Seymore Bubbles!

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Welcome to my blog. I wanted to write a blog that incorporated photography, spending time with my daughter, a little bit of learning, and a great adventure.

Seymore was born as a way of sharing all this and my love for my home. I hope you enjoy traveling and exploring with Seymore and his Little Girl.

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