My brother has had a pet ferret for a few years now and he is always asking if I could take photos. Not of him and his pet, but just the ferret! I had always said no because, well ferrets kinda creep me out. They remind me of a really big mouse or rat, both of which I would run screaming in the opposite direction if I saw one. After many attempts at trying to convince me that the ferret, named Snickers, was cute, lovable and even did tricks I still wasn’t convinced. Last December I finally relented and agreed to take photos of Snickers, I still was hesitate and  told him that I wasn’t going to be getting close too little old Snickers.

The day of the photo shoot arrived and I had myself convinced that this would be a piece of cake, Snickers would keep her distance and my brother would make sure there was always a good distance between myself and Snickers. As soon as he stepped out the car with snickers I started to have a sinking feeling, “what the heck was I thinking’ crossed my mind! Snickers moves fast and a few times was headed straight towards me (getting way too close for my liking), I may have even shrieked a few times. I am sure my brother and his girlfriend thought I was insane to be so worried. I liked Snickers the best when she was in her exercise ball or on her lead (oh yea, you can get a lead for a ferret)

It has taken me until now to edit the photos because I just couldn’t bring myself to look at my brothers beloved pet, it still freaks me out.  While I was editing I did come across this photo that I thought was cute (well cute for a ferret).

So the point of this post, I guess I could say we should all go beyond our comfort zones, try something different. The reality, just wanted to share this experience with you.

So tell me, what is the strangest/ creepiest thing you have photographed?

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