Why Bark When You Can Blog?

Meet Another Working Dog

When I read this article about the bedbug-sniffing dog, I thanked my lucky stars that I didn't enter this line of work.

That said, my hat's off to him.

Bedbugs, keep your distance! I have no desire to make your acquaintance. Not now, not ever.

Strange and Snowy Encounter

What can I say? My curiosity was piqued.  Somehow I knew to leave the sticks in place.

 

They Say It's MY Birthday

Guess Mags can now call me her old man!  She was kind enough to join me for an evening excursion so that I could celebrate in style.  

I'll probably reserve my winter coat for extra freezing temperatures given recent news reports. (check out this NPR piece: "Winter Wear Goes to the Dogs.")

You must admit though, it does look mighty fine.

 

 iPhone photo by Arthur Provenz (nice sepia effect, Artie!)

Keeping Up Appearances

My peeps are taking this warm winter wear business a bit too far if you ask me.

I mean, I've always been told, "you never know who you're going to see."

I could be wrong, but I think that once they see this photo, they'll come to their senses.

I sure hope so!

 

Paparazzi Photo by Arthur Provenz 

White Out!

I could not believe my good fortune -- fresh, untrampled snow, the park to myself, and then a midnight rendezvous with Maggie.

PDA photos by Arthur Provenz
 
 

All Dressed Up and Somewhere to Go

This year, I made it out to the Halloween Howl.  Thank heavens she spared me the mortification of donning a costume. I was simply a spectator, like the people standing on park benches craning their necks for a good look.  Here are some of the costumes sported by my four-legged friends:

More Than Just a Hound Dog

I was surprised on my morning walk to discover that the beagle -- a hound dog vs. a working dog -- was the breed of choice for the bed bug epidemic that has seized the city.

Thankfully, I've not seen a bed bug, and I'd like to keep it that way.

Culture Correspondent

I figured that the least I could do would be to support local artists. That and the parks which I frequent day and night.  I saw some interesting artwork, but if you ask me, the pieces had nothing on that cute wheaton who caught my eye.  

Blooming Tulips: Same Time Last Year

If I keep this up, I'm going to get a bad reputation (see exhibit A, below). I got a bit too well acquainted with the tulips last year and this year I'm doing the same. I really do respect the volunteer gardeners.  I promise I'll try to keep my distance!

Wild Winter Snowstorm

"One man's pleasure is another man's poison"...or something like that. In any case, flights were canceled, schools were closed, people were stranded and I could not have been happier (sorry!).  All my time in the South conspired to make snow a real novelty and I do my best to embrace it to the fullest. Even if it does mean making my beard even whiter.