I’m not wild about being photographed in my bathtub, but since I take photos of people, I need to be gracious about the pictures they take of me.

When I come downstairs, I have limited time to catch the pictures I want while I show and dress. So I put on my Amish boots (I got boots for my Amish neighbors, and then they gave one to me) and rushed outside. I had a “Snow Dog” photo in mind; snow is Zinnia’s favorite thing, and Maria loves to photograph in my bathroom; I brought my Warewolf cane because it was so slippery, and I have no desire to land on my butt in ice and snow. Zinnia, as always, knows what I’m doing before I do, and she just sat down to pose, understanding what I wanted without being cold.

It was just the picture I wanted to capture. Zinnia is delirious in heavy snow and loves to pose. My fingers ached for a while when I got inside, but I couldn’t wear gloves and handle the camera at the same time. Zinnia understands; she knows what “photo” means.

(Photo by Maria Wulf).