Bridger

Bridger is a Golden Doodle.  This is the first time I've seen him at the park, and I hope it's not the last...

These photos are also Sunday shots at Beaver Lake...

Hailey

She keeps being photogenic, and you get to see the results :)

Photo taken Sunday afternoon at Beaver Lake Park...

Beauford

A gorgeous Bernese Mountain Dog, playing with everyone (including a fun Golden Retriever puppy) on a recent afternoon when the park was just a bit "dirty" :)

Roland and Cedar

Roland is a gorgeous Australian Shepherd, but not one given to posing for photos...

Cedar, a Golden Retriever, didn't mind being available all afternoon :)

RIP: Lee Frias

Sigh. Just heard from my mom that my uncle Lee just passed away. Not sure how old he was, but I'm guessing he was in his mid 90s. He was a beautiful man, always helping whenever people needed help, never a cross word, a gentle man who I only recently found out was in the Battle of the Bulge during World War II...

He and my aunt were the original reason I travel as I do. In their working days, they would work extremely hard for 10 or 11 months of the year, then take the off-time and simply go places. They were always cruising, flying to far-away locations, enjoying whatever culture they found.

They weren't rich in physical things, but so very wealthy in family and living life itself... They always had time for my mother and family when we needed someone...

I wish my aunt all the love and support she deserves for her future. The holidays simply won't be the same this year...

Vaya con dios, tio...

Chewy, Bullet, and Callie

OK, hitting a carriage return early didn't do what I expected :)

Let's start with Callie, a Rat Terrier...

Bullet is a (muddy) Golden Doodle new to our canine portrait gallery...

And Chewy, the Rottie/Chow mix was just plain fun to photograph in the sunshine...

Lulu-Isis and Caesar

Hard to believe, it's been a week since my last posting. Life sure does seem to become cranky from time to time, eh?

Two of the larger Great Danes I've known came a'callin' to Beaver Lake last week: Lulu/Isis (not sure why she had two names), and Caesar, 160+ pounds of Big Dog...

Both enjoyed eating/playing with a Snoopy doll, though it wasn't theirs... :)

for all the enjoyment, the doll didn't seem the worse for wear at the end of the afternoon :)

Halloween Swinging

On Halloween, I was invited to photograph what I believe is called a Lindy Bomb, a congregation of like-minded dance enthusiasts engaged in a bit of spirited dancing at a locale that doesn't know they are coming.

I loved the idea.

Apologies in advance for the quality of the shots;  overall lighting was less than optimal.  Even so, a few turned out pretty nicely, I think, perhaps because of the slow shutterspeeds and said lighting "issues"...

Said establishment this night was the Lincoln Square Cinema's courtyard, just a few metres from their ticketing machines and vendors.  It was great fun to watch not only the dancers, but those who gathered before their movies to gaze at something you don't (sadly) see every day...