Le Critique: Buildings

::Cue Mission Impossible theme song:: Da da, da-da da da, da-da da da... danana..... danana...... Yeah ok you get it.

This week's mission: Buildings
Agent: Emmy Cube
Target: Old Folsom, CA
Nemesis: The sun's 100+ degree heat
Difficulty: **

Reward: A coveted gold star and satisfaction of a job well done

Old Folsom, I like you. I really really like you.

- Emmy Cube

Femme Belly: Ramona

"She’s got a baby inside

And holds her belly tight

All through the night

Just so she knows

She’s sleeping so

Safely to keep

Her growing

And oh when she'll open her eyes

There'll be no surprise

That she'll grow to be

So beautifully

Just like her mother

That’s carrying"

-Colbie Caillat

Ramona is due to welcome her very first bundle of joy in December and I could not be more thrilled for her! Last weekend she gave me the opportunity to capture her femme belly and I couldn't get over how beautiful and peaceful she looked. And oh that belly...that perfectly round gorgeous belly. I was obsessed. I couldn't keep my hands off her! Is that weird? I hope not. Luckily she was more than willing to oblige me and my obsession. Thank goodness! Pregnancy definitely suits her and my camera loved her. The belly, the serenity, the glowing skin and sparkling eyes...she was truly astonishing.

Thank you Ramona for enduring me this weekend and letting me poke and prod at you and stick my camera in your face and at your femme belly! I am beside myself with joy for you and this new life you've created. I cannot wait to see him in December...the most perfect Christmas present. Congratulations to you and Nik and this new adventure you are about to embark upon together!

-Emmy Cube

Les Chiots : Seelo, Sage, Kuma & Beenie

Have I mentioned that I am IN LOVE with dog snausages? No, not the tastey little dog treat -- I mean SNAUSAGES!... more commonly referred to as noses. I'm completely and utterly obsessed. I will pinch them and kiss them and squeeze them and cuddle them and love them and...ok you get the point. Snausages are one of nature's greatest creations. Really, honestly and truly. Bad day? Smooch a snausage. Feeling depressed? A little nudge from a snausage will pick you right up. Feeling groggy? Nothing like a little snausage in your face to pop you right out of bed in the morning. Happy? Share it with a snausage...they love being happy too.

So it pretty much goes without saying that if I'm this in love with doggie snausages, I might be a teensy obsessed with doggies themselves. Maybe. I may or may not have a secret aspiration to own one of every breed of dog. That's not crazy. No, it's not! Stop judging me.

Over labor day weekend I had the opportunity to shoot some gorgeous snausages in their natural habitat...450+ acres of rolling hills complete with a pond to swim in and cows and horses to chase. I'm pretty sure this is doggie heaven. Heck, this might even be people heaven. Look for pictures of this heaven on earth to come soon!

In the meantime, may I present les chiots: Seelo (yellow Labrador Retriever), Sage (solid liver German Shorthaired Pointer), Kuma (black Labrador Retriever) and Beenie (black Labrador Retriever) doing what they do best!

Oh yes, stretch it out...ahhhh yeah.

Look at that expression! I die.

Is this not the happiest dog you've ever seen in your life?! I swear she's smiling.

Those eyes kill me.

Oh man, how can today not be great after experiencing all those yummy snausages?! If you happen to have a darling little snausage of your own at home, go home and pinch it. Love it. Cuddle it. Don't be afraid. You'll thank me later.

-Emmy Cube