{"id":742,"date":"2026-01-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mae.blauvelt.me\/blog\/?p=742"},"modified":"2026-01-03T18:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:09:22","slug":"2025-photo-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mae.blauvelt.me\/blog\/2025-photo-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Photo Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photography has always been something I love. Whether it’s looking at it, or creating it. Both give you such a unique experiences, and tend to make me jealous if it is someone else’s photo. XP Capturing the beauty of a scene forever makes me so freaking happy, especially when I can just keep looking at it over, and over again. One of my high school electives I want to do is actually photography! The beauty of a photo never fades, well, unless you accidently delete it. \ud83d\udc80<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mostly prefer taking pictures of scenery, and my dogs -people are just so difficult- but some of my favorite photos I have ever taken are of ones my brother (we’ll call him E from now on) when he’s unaware. I have this one of him where he’s open mouth laughing, and it just fills me with joy every time I see it. He’s very camera shy, so I rarely get raw moments with him. He is also the subject of my first great silhouette photo!<\/p>\n\n\n

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(This was taken a few years ago)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I actually didn’t do a lot of photography in 2025 -if you exclude the week my family and me went on vacation and I took hundreds, probably even thousands of photos. XD I might have went a bit overboard, but you never know if the first photo you take is good, and a moment only lasts so long. Even though I didn’t take many, there are some really go ones!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I am restricted from posting photos with my face (I actually take a surprising amount of selfies), here are a bunch of photos of scenery and our dogs! (Also, they are not in date order, just the random order my computer put them in…)<\/p>\n\n\n

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This was my breakfast for my birthday!! My mom made me purple cinnamon rolls, and bacon. It was THE BEST.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These were an April fools day prank on my dad!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jackson, laying in a suitcase just looking cute. (I actually didn’t take this one, but it was just to cute to leave out.)<\/p>\n\n\n

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My baby (Violet) crossing her paws adorably. <\/p>\n\n\n

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He looks repulsed by me…… (Btw that is Benny)<\/p>\n\n\n

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This was one of the dogs I did my 4H poster bored on. She is (was?) the youngest dog at a shelter near me.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Rosie again. <3<\/p>\n\n\n

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And again. XP<\/p>\n\n\n

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This is (was?) another dog at the shelter. He\/she is so beautiful. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Another one. \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n\n\n

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This guy was also in my poster bored! His name is Buddy, and he was VERY chaotic.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I blinded myself for this photo. <\/p>\n\n\n

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I also blinded myself for this one…<\/p>\n\n\n

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And this one…. It’s a really pretty photo though! All of them were totally worth the semi-blind moments. <\/p>\n\n\n

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My brothers’, and dad’s shadows. <\/p>\n\n\n

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This might be a bit weird, but I found this sign hilarious. XD<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cute little Jackson was tired, and his poor little paws needed a break. So, he curled up on my backpack. \ud83d\udc96<\/p>\n\n\n

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I love this photo so much. It’s a tiny little stream if you couldn’t tell. A trickle really.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Meeee! Except, it’s my shadow. I had bubble braids that day!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Me again! This one turned out so good.<\/p>\n\n\n

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It’s Lemon! She looks so adorable, look at the little lifted up foot. Priceless. Some of the best photos of dogs are when you catch their tongue mid lick. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Lemon again, with better lighting this time. <\/p>\n\n\n

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My youngest brother (we shall call him K) gave the tree arms!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Beauty. \u2728<\/p>\n\n\n

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More beauty. <\/p>\n\n\n

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And even more!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tillie is such a silly dog when she’s comfortable. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Lemon with her tongue out again. It’s an even better photo this time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Spooder!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Jackson got so tired, the poor little guy. <3<\/p>\n\n\n

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A moth! On my youngest brother’s dirty hand…..<\/p>\n\n\n

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I can’t believe I got a photo of him mid leap, it’s astounding. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Jackson and Tillie! Jackson looks so cute in this one, that little noes touch to the bed is adorable.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There’s the tongue action again!<\/p>\n\n\n

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The snow looks so freaking magical, the whole photo does to be honest. The only things I would change is the neon orange shock collar….. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sweet little Benny coming down to find out what I was doing. He was not a fan of staying in front of the camera. XD<\/p>\n\n\n

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Window photo!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Another one!! This one has a snowflake this time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Same place, different photo!<\/p>\n\n\n

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\ud83c\udfb6Snow, snow, snow, snoww.\ud83c\udfb6 This must have been in January, because we got no good snow later in the year.<\/p>\n\n\n

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My gorgeous baby. <\/p>\n\n\n

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I love her so much. \ud83d\udc95<\/p>\n\n\n

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She is also hilarious sometimes. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Fake tattoo I had, that I want to get as a real tattoo someday!<\/p>\n\n\n

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I did not blind myself with this one! And it’s just breathtaking. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Same day, later time, same car. XP<\/p>\n\n\n

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Car trip! We passed a giant basket building. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Also our car trip! Just at the end. It should look familiar caused I used it for a blog post cover!<\/p>\n\n\n

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#Inktober2025 #October1st #Mustache<\/p>\n\n\n

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Just a random picture of a stack of my books! I read this series with my brother. <\/p>\n\n\n

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My Violet, in a bed of violets. \ud83d\udc9c (I didn’t take this one though \ud83d\ude2d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really hope you guys liked all the photos! I know I love them. Each one has it’s own special memory that I will be reminded of every time I look at the photo. I hope to take even more photos this year, and maybe even start my photography class! (over the summer maybe?) That’s all I have for now, may God bless you, and may your days -and photos- be full of the beauty he has created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Mae Blackwood<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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