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An Ordinary December Day with the Dogs

·San Marcos, California·#winter#San Diego#home#dogs#holidays
A tri-color dog with a blue collar sits on a white bed with pillows in front of a green wall.

A quiet Wednesday at home in mid-December. The dogs spent most of the day occupying the bed, their favorite spot in the house. For a while it was just the one, sitting perfectly still against the pillows, posing for the camera under the Matisse print.

Eventually, her brother decided to join in. He’s much less interested in sitting still and more focused on getting as close to the lens as possible, usually right as I'm about to take the picture. I got a few decent shots of them together before the chaos took over completely.

Later in the afternoon, I started getting into the holiday spirit. Put out the gingerbread house cookie jar and the vintage Santa sign. It felt right to leave out a cookie and a glass of milk, a small trial run before the big day. It was just a simple, comfortable day at home.

A small black and white dog sits on a bed with pillows, next to another dog's ear, under a framed blue abstract art.A small black and white dog sits on a bed with pillows, under blue artwork on a green wall.A tri-color dog sits on a bed with patterned pillows, below a blue abstract art print on a green wall.Two dogs on a bed, one tricolor dog in the foreground wearing a tag, another tan dog behind it.Two dogs on a bed, a tan dog and a tricolor dog, with blue abstract art on the wall.Two dogs sit on a bed with pillows, in front of a green wall with a framed artwork.A blurry tan dog in the foreground, with a focused tricolor dog looking at the camera from a bed.A Christmas-themed setup with a Santa sign, gingerbread house, glass of milk, and a cookie on a red plate.

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