Today we’re going to address the simple things in life that can bring us pleasure. In this case it’s our pets, and for me specifically, my dog. Maybe I’m a bit biased, but as you can see he is a handsome creature. Very dignified. A total goofball in personality… a big oaf in many respects… but he certainly does look dignified, doesn’t he. LOL!!!
I include him in the Family category because he really is a legitimate member of our family. He is 4 years old. We have had him for just over a year. We adopted him from the Iowa City Animal Care & Adoption Center, if anyone is interested.
Missy and I took him out to the front yard one evening because I wanted some decent recent shots. It was a great deal of fun. He squirms a lot, and I have many photos where he looks away at just the last moment as I’m taking the photo… which, of course, makes us laugh even more and makes the whole process more fun… but the good photos we do get like these make it all worthwhile.
The photo above was when a car drove by, and that caught his attention in a, “Ooh, who is that?” kind of way. The other photo we managed to catch in between “squirms”. I cannot decide which one I like better… the serious photo or the goofy photo. They both convey his personality.
He is part Basset Hound and part Black & Tan Coonhound. He has the long body and head and temperament of a Basset, but the coloring and slightly longer legs of a Coonhound. And his paws… they are HUGE. People always comment on them when they meet him for the first time.
So, it doesn’t have to be all landscape. Take some time for the simpler things in life, too. It’s well worth it.
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