November 04, 2006
November 2006
Henry has had a tough time with allergies. The doggie dermatologist is helping him get better, but this may take a while. We will stick with the guy, but we were definitely trying to avoid just this issue when we got him. Fortunately for all of us, Henry has enough personality to make you forget about writing big checks.
This was actually the end of a play session Gracie initiated. It appears Henry has the upper hand, but not for long...
Henry gets a lot of attention these days, but we haven't forgotten Gracie either. Here she is on our living room floor in repose. Gracie is quite the Princess, as compared to the rough and ready Henry.
Every year we go to Signal Oak Hill, just outside Lawrence. We have taken pictures at the same tree every year. This year, we happened to snap a couple near a plaque that explains how Signal Oak got its name during the Civil War, when raiders from Missouri plagued, and eventually burned to the ground, Lawrence, Kansas.
This is the 2006 Signal Oak portrait shot, by the way. Unfortunately we missed the best of the Fall color. I cannot (or at least will not) tell you specifically what I did to make CJ laugh so hard, but it did the trick. I would be in serious trouble if she didn't have a good sense of humor.
A quick stop on our trip to Baldwin helps explain the weight I have gained recently.
I took the same image above, created a shadow and brick wall, and produced a graffiti image of CJ.
Last weekend we went to La Cygne. We met Pat for breakfast and then went out to Hell's Bend, north of town. The fall colors were terrific. Pat and I had a good time remembering old adventures on the river.
Pat and CJ look over the Marais Des Cygnes River tressel in Hells Bend. An empty coal train was traveling over the bridge. Years ago, the tressel had sides on it. We used to hang onto the side of the tressel while trains raced by only inches away. Obviously, this was not very smart but it was one of those rites of passage things for La Cygne. We are much better now....
