# Firefrost Staff Archive - Photo Catalog

**Total Photos:** 249  
**Date Range:** October 2021 - April 2025  
**Generated:** February 12, 2026  
**Location:** `photos/staff-archive/images/[year]/`

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## Summary by Year

| Year | Photos | Key Moments |
|------|--------|-------------|
| 2021 | 160 | Oscar + Noir early days, first apartment life |
| 2022 | 48 | Jack's arrival (Oct), Jasmine car rides, Butter + Noir bonds |
| 2023 | 6 | New home (leather recliner), Butter lion cut, holiday with Jack |
| 2024 | 28 | Multi-pet piles, bay window scene, baby gate era |
| 2025 | 7 | 3D printer setup visible, post-surgery recovery context |

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## Featured Animals

**Dogs:**
- **Oscar (Catahoula)** - Present from 2021, elder statesman, lap cuddle champion
- **Jack (Siberian Husky)** - First appears Oct 2022, diabetic alert dog, galaxy blanket lover
- **Jasmine (Doberman-Shepherd)** - Present from 2021, The Enforcer, car ride enthusiast

**Cats:**
- **Noir / Midnight Noir (Bombay)** - Present from 2021, golden eyes, blanket hider, The Shadow
- **Butter (Persian-Maine Coon)** - Present from 2021, The Ice King, lion cut in 2023, box lover

**Humans:**
- **Michael** - Multiple appearances with pets, gaming setup visible
- **Meg** - Red hair, glasses, selfies with Oscar and Jasmine

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## 2021 Highlights (160 photos)

The largest year captures the early apartment era with Oscar, Noir, and Butter establishing their territories. Key series include Oscar's many couch positions, Noir's signature blanket-hiding golden eye peeks, and Butter's regal perching. The apartment features a recognizable gray couch, striped blankets, and warm lighting.

Notable moments: Oscar nose-to-nose with Noir (Oct), Butter's first window perch appearances, Michael + Noir lap cuddles on gaming setup.

## 2022 Highlights (48 photos)

**The Jack Era Begins.** October 10, 2022 marks Jack's first appearance in a classic staircase standoff with Butter. The year shows the pack adjusting to a new member, with November capturing Jack + Jasmine car rides (both in harnesses) and the first Jack + Jasmine spooning photo.

April features an extended 16-photo Butter + Noir cuddle session that showcases their bond. September captures Jasmine window-watching with Meg in a Minnesota neighborhood setting.

## 2023 Highlights (6 photos)

A sparse but significant year showing evidence of a move to a new location (leather recliner, different living room layout). Butter appears with a lion cut in November. The year closes with a Meg + Jack holiday selfie in December.

November captures a beautiful triple-dog pile: Jack + Jasmine + Oscar all sharing the couch.

## 2024 Highlights (28 photos)

Multi-species harmony on full display. February captures a four-pet lap pile (Jack + Oscar + Noir). March shows Butter and Noir sharing a bay window perch with art supplies scattered on the table - a gorgeous domestic scene.

December introduces the baby gate era, with Butter hiding in a box behind it (peeking through the bars). The year ends with Jack and Jasmine in matching galaxy blankets under purple ambient lighting.

## 2025 Highlights (7 photos)

The most recent photos show the family settled into their current home. January 12 captures Michael and Jack resting on the couch with a 3D printer and filament rack visible in the background - the maker setup. 

April 2 shows Jack resting near an "Instant Cold Packs" box and an Amazon box reading "Wish you could just stay in bed? Granted." - post-surgery recovery context from Michael's medical journey.

March 27 features a Jack + Noir staredown with Jasmine's legs visible in the background - the whole crew together.

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## Running the Rename Script

```bash
cd ~/firefrost-work/firefrost-operations-manual/photos/staff-archive
bash rename_all_years.sh
git add images/
git commit -m "Rename 249 staff archive photos with descriptive names"
git push
```

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