If I decide against getting a fursuit I can just keep to doing photography and save up for other things. For example orca stuff, and hockey stuff and a new video game system.

Two times this week I had to hit myself in the back of my head because two negative thoughts showed up, not sure why.

I’m still thinking about if I should save up for a fursuit or not. Because with living in central Illinois the only time I’m with furries is during Furry Conventions. I’m not sure if that’s enough motivation to save up for a fursuit.

@splatfennec.bsky.social I hope you’re having a very good birthday. 😊

The only good thing about the winter in my opinion other than Midwest FurFest It’s hockey season and hockey jersey weather. Other than that the winter temperatures in the Midwest really sucks same goes for the snow.

Even though I have been living in Central Illinois since November 2018 I'm still very lolyal to the Seahawks and Mariners. Nothing will ever change that for this Western Washington state native of 32 years. ^_^

With Indy Fur Con only eight months away I already have four folders already set up and ready to go. I just have to wait to get my room booked when it opens and my days off approved in addition to my transportation to and from the con.

The best I can do is stay positive and not even let it come up and if it does then I will hit the side of my head. But I can’t do it like Gibbs does from NCIS.

I had to hit the side of my head with my hand because the thought of losing my dad showed up. I know eventually it will happen and then I will loose my second parent. But I shouldn’t even think of it.

@stardustorca.bsky.social I hope you are having a very good birthday. 😊

@malytwotails.com I hope you are having a very good birthday. 😊

I was expecting based of the trailer the Orca would have killed more humans to get it's revenge. But that didn't happen and the orca wasn't shown as much.

I just got done with watching the Orca Killer Whale movie that came out today and in my opinion it's not great but it's an ok movie. Definitely not as good as the Orca Killer Whale movie from 1977.

My new custom Kraken jersey arrived Friday, January 16, 2026 It fits the same as my custom Canucks jersey. And I will be wearing my new Kraken jersey during furry cons as well as my current custom Kraken jerseys during furry conventions and during the visits to my native home state. ^_^

@shimowolf.bsky.social If I ever do see you expect hugs and pictures. I will ask first before taking pictures and giving hugs. 😊

But the bad news if I waited for my normal size 60 Kraken jersey to arrive it wouldn’t happen until sometime next month. But the size 56 is the same as my custom Canucks jersey. So I know it will still fit.

After almost four weeks of waiting my new custom Kraken jersey is about to be shipped to the Orca Cove / Horse Barn. 😊

Also my new custom Kraken jersey is going to be shipped out today. And I will be tracking it’s movements every day until it arrives.

I had a dream last night that had Fin and Bouy in it. And I remember everything that happened in the dream.

One of my sisters thinks I get my protective side from being a Leo. But I doubt that. Especially since I only have a connection with Orcas and that connection makes me a Therian. My other connection is with horses.

If my adrenaline shows up during a furry convention it's only because I'm protecting any and all of my friends. It has shown up during Midwest FurFest 2025, and Midwest FurFest 2023 and @ashierapony.horsefurs.com has seen it. I'm not even concerned about my own safty as long as my friends are safe.

The only reason why @kazplay.com put that net on me is because I have told her sometime before I went to RMFC for the first time that a net has never been put on me. I should mention I trust her and know one hundred percent that she would never do anything to harm me at all.

But really it's not possible for a net to be dropped on me in the first place. But a net has been put on me one time only. And that happened during RMFC 2016 by @kazplay.com . But if a net was to be dropped on me I would fight to escape especially if my rush of adrenaline is showing.

I look behind me and it turns out @rain.horse wanted to not take any chances of that happening in the first place. She eneded up going downstars with me.

I started to go downstairs something @rain.horse was not wanting to do and yet instead I'm certain to keep me where she could watch me I guess to make sure I didn't get into trouble or a net get put on me wich is funny because no net could be dropped on me at the convention center at MFF.

One of the female horses that are sneaky in addition to @ashierapony.horsefurs.com is @rain.horse . I say this because when I was her handler I ponted out a direction she could do to get to the first floor from the second floor.

@lafawn.com If you also want petting and head pats in addtion to the hugs and pictures just let me know. ^_^

However I won't pet the fursuiter sho don't want to be petted and give head pats to those who don't want that. I will just stick to hugs and pictures instead. I would rather fursuiters feel confortable around me then not.

Those fursuiters trust me and know I'm gentle and one of them I think enjoys being brushed by me as I found out during Midwest FurFest 2025. I will definitely pet the fursuites who ask me to pet them. I never pet against the fur and I'm always gentle even with giving head pats.

I'm alright with not being a great Fursuit Photographer on the outside but I wish i could constantly be better. I have been working on improving every year since RainFurrest 2012 and currently six fursuiters always expect to be petted by me in addition to the pictures and hugs.

I'm always doing the best I can to keep fursuiters in the middle but that constantly is a challenge, especially when the cutenesses and adoreableness is showing all the time. I doubt I will ever be a great Fursuit Photographer. But I always notice it never bothers the fursuiters I take pictues of.

While looking at the fursuit pictures I took during Midwest FurFest 2025 I noticed that I need to do better for this year's Midwest FurFest.

The only thing I blame is having a connection with Orcas with the strongest being with J, K, L, and the Biggs Orcas and they have known me more than the Orcas around the world have. I have told them to take the connection away from me and they constantly tell me I'm stuck with the connection.

Sometimes the thought of waking up and finding out the Orcas who call the Salish Sea home have all died sometimes come into my head and it scares me. And yet I do the best I can to never let that thought show up. I thought living in Central Illinois would cause me to not think about it. I was wrong.

Being positive and certain right now. I should have no problem with saving up for the down payment of my Orca fursuit from @onefurallstudios.bsky.social , one or two visits to my Native home state, IFC and Midwest FurFest. 😊 Just as long as I stick to my food order plan that is. 😊

@rhubarb.gay I hope you will have a very good birthday. 😊

I got to see @pjfoxes.bsky.social for the first time during Midwest FurFest 2025. 😊 Picture taken by me. 😊

Only seven months left until Indy Fur Con and I already have an idea of who is going but won't be certain until the con arrives really. And this time I plan to attend it ^_^

@esopus.bsky.social I have decided to pick Indy Fur Con over Anthrocon. It's small enough to the point I can found many times a day. A number of furries have plenty of proof of finding me for example @scooterthepanda.bsky.social, @ashierapony.horsefurs.com and @razzhusky.bsky.social find me allot.

@ty.deer.place , @marvoltiger.bsky.social and @arciofficial.bsky.social Pictures taken by me during Midwest FurFest 2025 ^_^ I thought I already posted these pictures. But I might have deleted the pictures by mistake.

I don’t expect for the jersey to arrive without the tracking number. It has happened once before and if it happens again it would definitely be a great surprise. 😊

It’s a good thing I ordered my third custom Kraken jersey when I did. Because I checked the Seattle hockey team website and the jersey size I picked isn’t available anymore. So I can call it perfect timing on my part.

But one thing will always be true. I will always be the same Orca / horse I have always been. My gender will also stay the same.

With my long hair I know wearing my custom NHL jerseys, orca and horse badges in addition to my Orca tail will be a dead giveaway during Furry Conventions. However I will definitely have a new look.

On Christmas night 2025 my step sister gave me the idea to grow out my hair and today I have decided to take her up on that idea.

I got this jersry for Christmas 2025. Amazon.com sells the Mighty ducks jerseys. I just won't be able to wear this jersey for Midwest FurFest because it wouldn't fit over my sweatshirt.

Every time I have seen @blyze.bsky.social He always knows how to cause me to melt. That's probably why he tilted his head when I took this picture of him during Midwest FurFest 2025.

The thing I have noticed is even though the pictures i take of fursuiters who have seen me take pictures of them and or who have seen the pictures I take of other fursuiters contunue to expect me to take pictures of them even though I'm not a professional Fursuit Photographer.

With the exception if I could not trust the fursuiter. And I had no reason not to trust the fursuiters who asked me to take their pictures.

During Midwest FurFest I noticed three different fursuiters asked me to take their picture. My guess is the fursuiters saw me with a camera and wanted someone to take their picture. I'm sure they could have picked someone else to take their picture. But of course I would never turn down a request.