Walking with Ben

Ben Franklin, that is.  We’re going to go see his “house”. But first I’ve gotta let everyone know that I’ve been here – sign the guestbook, as it were. Very cool indeed.  Large metal structures that show where Ben’s house was – without the pesky upkeep.  Lots of history here, Ben was quite a guy.…

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Shadow Dancin’

Damn.  Mama’s trying to capture my shadow again. I have other ideas.  There is something irresistible here, for example. Not sure… Mmmaybe… Success! Alright, alright.  Try to capture the goodness of my shadow while I inspect this fire hydrant. Finally, one good one.  Now will you stop taking pictures and get down to the business…

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Ebony and Ivory

Airedale… or Pointer?  When you smell something right, sometimes you’ve just gotta point. Ok, how cute is this – two sets of doggies coming toward me, both with a black and white one.  Two terriers on the left, and two labs on the right. These little guys were adorable – and fancy too!  Their mama…

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C is for Cookie

Everyone enjoys a snack.  These birds and pigeons are partaking of a large loaf (kind of lazy way to feed the pigeons, my human friends, just hurling a loaf of bread into a park).  And they were indeed enjoying it until I came along. Not very tasty.  But I know where to find something better.…

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Stop the Pigeon…

In walking around Old City tonight, mama and I stumbled onto this scene: We walk past here all of the time, and it’s usually an empty lot.  The chair caught mama’s attention, but the pigeons caught mine. Ah, it’s art. You could have fooled me.  I was pretty intent on getting at some of those…

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Happy Mama’s Day

Are you as happy to have your mama as I am happy to have mine? Yes, sometimes she makes me crazy, and we don’t go on nearly enough walkies for my taste, but SHE’S MINE, and I love her.  And we make a DAMN FINE TEAM. Love to all the mama’s out there – whether…

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Tip Toe Stomp Through the Tulips

Who am I kidding?  Who is going to tip toe when you can have the pleasure of stomping through tulips? Yes, they’re quite pretty.  And fun to walk through. It’s a delicate game of navigation that humans cannot really understand.  The way we swerve, move our bodies on 4 legs gracefully yet completely clumsily at…

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PIFA Transe Express

WOWZA.  Tonight was going to be the end of the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts and was going to end with a huge performance from Transe Express that required this huge crane: Mama thought about it for about two seconds, and it was decided that I would stay home and guard the house.  While…

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So Very Civilized

Well, well, well… you just NEVER KNOW what you’re going to see when you’re out on a walkie… Still hot. But what is this? OH HELL YEAH, the troughs that hold water for the horses that cart around tourists also have a handy-dandy fountain for dogs.  Absolutely brilliant.  I’m liking this city more and more.…

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