Monday, September 22, 2008

Other People's Dogs

Here's a dog with a job! He's part of the show at Gulf World in Panama City Beach, Florida, and gets pulled around the performance pool by a dolphin. If you look at this photo long enough you'll start hearing the Beach Boys.

Meet Buddy. We ran across him when John and I went into a convenience store on our way to the beach in 2004. Buddy was pretty old even then and required assistance to get up but once on his feet he was very confident in his ability to stay up. We were informed that Buddy liked to dress up as the sheriff at Halloween and that's all I'm going to say about that.

This is Augie in a charming photo I pinched from her mom's myspace page. Augie is the fur child of Southern singer/siren Kelly Hogan and they both have enormous eyes and are awfully photogenic. I can remember Augie as a puppy, sleeping in Kelly's guitar case when she would gig. I love Kelly and I love Augie.

Florida again. The panhandle on a cold February day in 2007.


Look at Emma and Ike! They call me "Auntie Momma". They are as cute from the front as they are from this angle. These are sibling dogs. They were once puppies in need and my friend Sherri adopted them. Ike, the yellow one, is a thinker. Emma is a doer. Usually, she does things she ought not. Just ask Sherri.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Up With People


One of my favorite things to do when John and I take to the road: watch my fellow humans. The photo above was taken in Asheville, N.C. The one below at Miramar Beach, near Destin, Florida.


This guy (below) played the accordian and his dog, Annie, sang along - in a very beguiling manner, I might add. You might see them at a street fair in St. Augustine, Florida, like we did.


New York City in the fall. Everyone was starting to bundle up for another winter in one of the greatest cities in the world.


This is the guy who sweeps through the water that is part of the Oklahoma City Memorial on the site where the Murrah building once stood. If you've never been there, go - it's probably one of the loveliest park-memorials you'll ever go to.