And Now for a Little Humor...

As we get ready to head out for the long Labor Day weekend, our official/unofficial end of summer, I thought I'd leave you with some smiles.  Those of you that don't write a food blog might not realize some of the difficulties involved in attempting to take professional quality photos.  We have to worry about lighting, composition, cropping, whiskers.  Wait...what?!

This beautiful creature is Hadley, also known as the chicken thief.  It's her favorite food and, if it's there and you're not looking, it won't be there for long.

She's also quite fond of biscuits, and peanut butter, and biscuits flavored with peanut butter and has been known to help herself to those as well.  She already knows that nothing really bad is going to happen to her when she does it and I blame Brian for this lack of discipline.

Then there's the fact that she's used to lots of attention and...ahem...I might be a tad responsible for that.  So, if I'm concentrating too long on getting a shot, she might decide to investigate why she's no longer the center of attention.

I wondered if other food bloggers have the same problems and so I reached out to some of them.  As it turns out, they were all too familiar with this photobombing situation.  So, here are a few members of the tails and whiskers crowd making their moms' photography a bit more tricky and their lives a lot more fun. Have a great holiday weekend!

 Simon is a repeat offender.  Photo courtesy of Kirsten at Farm Fresh Feasts

Sir Pugsley is fond of cookies.  Photo courtesy of Susan at The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen

Irma, exploring the scones.  Photo courtesy of Kathy at Healthy Slow Cooking

Noodle, contemplating today's menu options.  Photo courtesy of Kimberly at The Hungry Goddess

Max, getting in on the act.  Photo courtesy of Tracey at The Kitchen is My Playground

Prince, the cat, believes in self-service.  Photo courtesy of Julie at The Little Kitchen

Kona, taking an interest in the banana ebelskivers.  Photo courtesy of Kim at Liv Life

That's a mighty fine smelling burger.  Photo courtesy of Cathy at Noble Pig

Benny, the puppy, trying to get his cake on.  Photo courtesy of Sabrina at The Tomato Tart