She gave her son one of the volleyball photos because she knew he had way more fun smacking her in the face than hugging her tight.

Mother Nature enveloped us with swarms of mating mayflies and blood-sucking mosquitos. She entertained us with jumping fish and soaring bald eagles. And, she launched a flock of birds into flight just as Annalise struck a figure skating pose.

We photograph “fur babies” just like we do humans. We zoom in on their wagging tails, patterned coats and toothy smiles, capturing their personalities as they do all their favorite things.