Trying to be a percussionist.
Probably for my new calendar…..
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John44
Ellen
Beautiful shot, original and very funny as well.
John
Ellen replied
Bedankt John :)) Hij wordt een beetje dik, vind je niet? (moet op dieet)
Lajos
Fab shot! He has such a cute face!
Ellen replied
Thank you so much Lajos!!
cammiecakes
I can’t get over his whiskers, he’s so cute. Another beautiful shot.
Ellen replied
He is a rex-rat, and has a bit of curly hair, thats why his whiskeres are so funny :)
Thanks again!!
lianne
Too darned cute for words! This is going to be just a grand calendar!
Ellen replied
Thank you so much Lianne, i appreciate your comments!
Kelly Cavanaugh
Sweet capture, Ellen!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Kelly!
raymondo
Just send these to my favs’‘>>> fantastic.. !!!
Ellen replied
Well thank you very much Ray! He looks a bit like you (on your photo:)
DevineDayDreams
zo schattig!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ellen replied
Hartelijk bedankt :))
raymondo
LOL… XXXXX
Ellen replied
I meant with the drums :) Hope you understood!
Brenda Dow
Ellen, you know how adorable we think your “family” is!!!! Multi-talented for sure!!! Lessons must be getting expensive…. how many instruments now???
Seriously, girl….. these are amazing…. a fav for me!!!
Ellen replied
Thats a good question….i have no idea how many instruments i have by now….
By the way, I teach them myself…..for free :))
Thank you very much Brenda!
Marvin Collins
Excellent!!
Ellen replied
Thank you again Marvin!
Squealia
He’s fabulous, does your little girl not like modeling?
Ellen replied
No, she is so fast,,,,when i try it, she runs on my arm and wants to sit on top of my head or on my shoulder :) Thats why i bought 2 male rats….
Thanks again Celia!
navybrat
brilliance once again!!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Navybrat!
tinnieopener
Still smiling:o)) Thanks!!!!
Ellen replied
:)) Thanks again!
Linda Sannuti
great shot also!
Ellen replied
Thanks again Linda :)
o0OdemocrazyO0o
hahaha cute… he gonna be playing for Santana in no time… oh oh CAT stevens?!
Ellen replied
you never know ;))
Thank you very much!
missmoneypenny
Soo cute
Ellen replied
Thank you!!
Warren Williams
Stunning .
Ellen replied
Thank you again Warren, appreciat it!
F.A. Moore
Rat -a-tat-tat on my new little drum ;)
Ellen replied
Thank you very much :)
tuffcookie
soo cute and adorable. i love these images :)
Ellen replied
Thank you for your support!
poupoune
Very cute!
Ellen replied
Thanks again :)
Svetlana Sewell
Ellen look he is a drummer (what about to do a music band shot?), o, yes, please don’t confiscate camera from John44 on the walk in Breda,if only for the test…......
Ellen replied
Thank you Svetlana…..I have to have a lot of rats to do a band-shot :)
what is confiscate?
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Ellen replied
Thanks again :)
TickerGirl
Their little musical instruments are just as cute as they are :)
Ellen replied
yes, I found this somewhere and was happy with it….never had seen it so small before.
Thanks very much!
Svetlana Sewell
I am not sure if I spell right but its mean – to take away something from someone
xoxoxo
Ellen replied
Oh….I see :))
John was so kind to let me use it for the afternoon!
Thanks Svetlana!
Kay Kempton Raade
I think the bongo suits his personality. Whaata babe.
Lovely lighting and clarity
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Kay!
Jellybean720
This is so cute.. your work is wonderful to get them to do this sort of thing.. GREAT CAPTURE :))
Ellen replied
Thank you so much JB :)
maxy
Oh he’d make one heck of a wonderful percussionist too – man those teeth can move so fast! Excellent catch – I love your mousies! xx
Ellen replied
haha….Thank you very much Maxy!!
lorilee
ROCK ON!!!!! LOL Adorable!!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you again Lorilee :))
salsbells69
Oh bless!! I love these rats. His little whiskers are all curly..like a true Thespian should look like! :)) Gorgeous Ellen :))
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Salsbells :))
Tania Donald
looks like he’s setting up for a performance….he’s a lovely model, so cuddly
: DD
Ellen replied
You could see it that way too :))
Thanks again Tania!
Heather Rivet...
so cute
Ellen replied
Thanks very much Heather!
Jeff Burns
Love it
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Jeff!
Noelene Davies
Another adorable and wonderful capture.
Ellen replied
Thanks very much Noelene!
icesrun
My goodness another one!!! how precious Froppy os so cute.
Ellen replied
Yes he is :) Thank you so much!
Gary Beeler
45 years ago, I gave a white rat to a girl friend for her birthday; some people thought that was strange, but I never understood why. Your work is proof positive that they are beautiful enchanting creatures.
Ellen replied
Yes they are indeed Gary and very sweet and intelligent .
Thank you very much! I hope the girl friend did like the rat :)
Mark Elshout
Your musician hamster shots are so cute. Beautiful. Got one lined up to be a trumpeter??? Good luck!
Ellen replied
Yes, I just took today some photo’s with the trumpet….will probably upload it soon. Thank you very much Mark!
barnsis
Looks like he is ready to get into the act. great close up
Ellen replied
haha….Thank you so much Byron!
Akkra
Awesome! I love the way one of his eyes is a little bit closed like he’s really concentrating on the beat :o)
Ellen replied
Thank you for your comment Akkra…it must be his concentration indeed :)
Bunny Clarke
I cannot say how adorable this little character is often enough… as if you hadn’t already noticed. Great capture.
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Bunny….and he is so sweet, he loves to cuddle!
Fern Design
so talented :) wonderful image!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much :)
Patrick Desmet
Mooi !!!
Ellen replied
Hartelijk bedankt Patrick!
Adri Padmos
Kan ie dit óók al…...? Das mijn favoriete instrument: drums…!
Als alle andere: prachtig gedaan Ellen!
Adri
Ellen replied
Hart. bedankt Adri, je ziet wel, hij is heel muzikaal :)
Heb je zelf ook drum gespeeld?
Steven Agius
Fantastic once again Ellen.
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Steve!
Ingz
you are so amazing dear Ellen xxxx
Ellen replied
Thank you for your support Ingrid, really appreciate it!
Hidemi Tada
Soooooooo cute as usual, Ellen. nice shot.
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Hidemi!!
valzart
Amazing sweetheART genius pure genius ‘} happy hippy hugglez
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Val!
Marie Sharp
Simply delightful, Ellen!xx
Ellen replied
Thanks very much Marie!
BigD
Ellen, your work is awesome
Ellen replied
Thank you very much :)
macro magnon
Always so cute / funny… Gret one !!! :o))...
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Jean-Louis!
SandraRos
I love those whiskers that seems to be all over the place and the skew little white line running over the little head. As always my dear friend a perfect capture with unbelievable detail. Jy is regtig my Muis Koningin Ellen
Ellen replied
Thank you for being the “muis-koningin” ....thats the most original comment I had in long times ;))
I will tell it to my friends too…..they will have a laugh !
Thanks much Sandra!
Cherubtree
so cute..just love this little one..:-)
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Val!
Krys Bailey
Oh bless him! Definitey one for the new calendar! Love it! ;o)
Ellen replied
I still need a few more photo’s….( for the calendar)thank you very much Krys!
Brenda Dow
Congratulations Ellen!!!! You have been selected as Featured Artist for the Week in Tables and Chairs!!!! Ya hooo….. great job girl!!!!!
Ellen replied
I just saw it…..thank you so much Brenda :)
Never expected it :)
Kelly J
Oh just adorable!!!!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Kelly!
Adri Padmos
Drums? Nou en of…..!
Allerlei soorten slagwerk, gestemd (pauken, xylofoon, marimba) en ongestemd (drums). Toen ik nog een lief jochie van 7 was (kun je je dat voorstellen…..) liep ik al met een trommeltje voor m’n buik. In militaire dienst heb ik 21 maanden bij “de muziek” gezeten en tot voor kort speelde ik bij onze muziekvereniging in het dorp.
Ik zal je niet vermoeien met wat ik op dat gebied in mijn leventje allemaal heb gedaan….
Groet uit Renesse,
Adri
Ellen replied
Daar vermoei je me nooit mee, want muziek was mijn fav. hobby!
(Heb zelf klassiek gitaar en viool gedaan)
Ook eens een drumstel geprobeerd, wat ik heel leuk vond.
Zo’n trommeltje net als jij had zoek ik nog voor mijn rat-foto’s. Maar is heel moeilijk te vinden in klein formaat.
Mochten we ooit nog eens met de club foto’s gaan maken, moet je er alles eens over vertellen.
micklyn
Lol! excellent!
Ellen replied
Thanks :))
Louise Pointin
Another amazing capture. I love seeing the pics of Froppy, can’t help but smile! :)
Ellen replied
Today i took a photo with a red bike…will upload it later,
Thanks very much Louise!
Els Steutel
Wonderful work, this kind of picture are always bringing a smile on my face, very adorable:o)
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Els :)
Hans Kawitzki
Very cute and beautiful,how do you make them pose for you in such a nice way ?
Ellen replied
Here, the only thing I did was putting some food on it :)
Thank you very much Hans!
Georgie Hart
Tehehe he could just about play the drums with those fine whiskers, they look strong enough! Gorgeous!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Georgie :))
Brad Sumner GLP
You know this one will wind up on the Favorites page! Good one, Ellen!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Brad!
Kathy Newton
Your photos are so cute Ellen !!!! :) You really show the cuteness and gentleness of them !!!! :)
Ellen replied
Thank you so much Kathy!
Mabs
Cute – super whiskers too !!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much Mabs!
Nira Dabush
Well, you should try to make an orchestra from all these musical scenes..
perhaps you can do a photo montage, Ellen.
WONDERFUL!
Ellen replied
Thank you Nira, i have been thinking about that, but i am not that good with photoshop :)
biddumy
Cute and funny, well done!!!
Ellen replied
Thank you very much!
Bonnie T. Barry
How cute is that! Maybe he thought the drum was a table top and he was waiting for lunch to be served! Maybe there were some percussive rumblings in his tummy and he was hoping for a meal. So why am I rambling like this? To prove a point. A good image tells a story or spins a story in the head of the viewer. This one has succeeded in doing just that! Great photo as always!
Ellen replied
:)) He was eating the vanilla-pudding which was on top of the drum!
So, well seen! And thanks again very much!
RakeshSyal
Band is almost ready for the performance, when is that? LOL!
Ellen replied
Thank you Rakesh, I have no idea when the band is ready to play the music :))
gillsart
Is this the same mouse ? She is very versatile !! ha! Hah!
Ellen replied
Yes, he is….its the same rat as the last photo’s. Before that i had 2 brothers who looked a bit like him.
Thank you so much!
gillsart
sorry( he }
Lucindawind
too too too sweet!
Ellen replied
Thanks very much :)
DottieDees
Bongo Jim no less!! Too cute as usual Ellen!
Ellen replied
So, its not a conga? Now, i dont know anymore :)
Thanks so much Dottie!
digitalmidge
How adorable, I just love these ;-)
Ellen replied
Thanks very much :))
Hans Bax
Volgens mij heb je de band nu wel compleet. Ik wacht met samrt op een uitnodiging voor een concert…. lol!
Weer erg leuk Ellen!
Groeten!
Ellen replied
haha, altijd leuk jouw reacties! Zodra het concert er is, laat ik het weten, misschien komt ie wel naar Gouda!
Hans Bax
.... smart….
Torfinn Johann...
Could become a great drummer I think :-) Great capture Ellen!
Ellen replied
I think he would :)) Thanks again Torfinn!
Lisa Roberts
Beautiful as usual :-) x
Ellen replied
Thanks very much Lisa!
Christopher E...
another good title, i got the beat daddyo…lol
love how you are capturing him looking straight at you
dont be surprized if you wake up one day to the beat of a small drum.
excellent shot
Ellen replied
haha…..thanks so much Chris! Havent seen many photo’s of you lately….how is your friend Brutus doing?
Edge-of-dreams 27 days ago
Too cute for words !!!
Ellen replied 27 days ago
Thank you very much!
Marie Sharp 27 days ago
Ellen replied 27 days ago
Thank you so much Marie, i feel very honored!!
DottieDees 27 days ago
Oh Ellen, another cute shot…and love this ones whiskers!!
Ellen replied 27 days ago
He has a bit curly whiskers :) Thanks very much Dottie!
Hans Goepel 27 days ago
Well, well. This one moves me Congratulations Ellen ! I love it.
Instant Fave!
Now please forgive my ignorance are this animal real or artificial?
reason I ask Steven Agius
dos some incredible stuff with Frogs, artificial Frogs!!
Now if this is the real deal I never kill a Rat again!!
Ellen replied 27 days ago
Yes, they all are real! Otherwise it would be very easy to do :)
Rats are very smart too. Thank you Hans, I am glad you like this photo!
Victoria Sheldon 27 days ago
Amazing!!! Instant fav!
Ellen replied 27 days ago
Thank you so much Victoria!
HKBlack 16 days ago
I want to favorite each and everyone of these,but it would take to long.