tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50065428891498054972024-03-12T18:43:43.388-07:00noladogblogLife in New Orleans with a dogDogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-37820136603419407502009-07-07T22:49:00.000-07:002009-07-07T23:03:26.074-07:00Adorable Rascal<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNteqRpAfLXuNUFA4ucA3N0dSmgSobh-dONKLzpSpDFMUgip22fze22nG48SGH4kK7XEWNyNUIEh2WAf0mi38W5D4SAkggvalbAKxjEDKmOf5dYKRBxUYaYARyl_ZsxJ9OsbRegQAz8bG5/s1600-h/IMG_1981.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNteqRpAfLXuNUFA4ucA3N0dSmgSobh-dONKLzpSpDFMUgip22fze22nG48SGH4kK7XEWNyNUIEh2WAf0mi38W5D4SAkggvalbAKxjEDKmOf5dYKRBxUYaYARyl_ZsxJ9OsbRegQAz8bG5/s200/IMG_1981.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355965077111362754" /></a><br />Fostering a spirited mixed-breed pup in need of a stable home. He is a playful, sweet pea. I already have a dog, and he is enough for me to handle. Otherwise, I'd keep puppy!<br /><br />Puppy has a scar in the middle of his forehead that could pass as a third-eye. He also has a wound there that needs medical attention. He plays very well with other dogs, sits for treats and to get on-leash, is house-broken and had his last immunizations in April.<br /><br />I am very hopeful for this new buddy of mine! He deserves a good home.<div><br /></div>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-91791817801768957782009-06-17T10:20:00.001-07:002009-06-17T11:24:27.339-07:00From the Dog Haus<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6EB82_YoEsDnVLR-CWz_isxyt5vw4jPo5o00wFoHsMMjRRg6f06Axv_w0bUJEQl8zNNhPtaXY0fLCbY4QlfsgHjde4QSAfBlr4fwjHSdMoOAM7MpgsByifQPa_-6Auqcs8mS_0mkjFge/s1600-h/IMG_2058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6EB82_YoEsDnVLR-CWz_isxyt5vw4jPo5o00wFoHsMMjRRg6f06Axv_w0bUJEQl8zNNhPtaXY0fLCbY4QlfsgHjde4QSAfBlr4fwjHSdMoOAM7MpgsByifQPa_-6Auqcs8mS_0mkjFge/s400/IMG_2058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348347807190174274" /></a><br /><br />Monday afternoon drive-by at Woody's<br /><br />He heard the firecracker gunfire from the kitchen. From his front porch he saw a car speed past. He called the police. <br /><br />I drove over with three dogs about an hour after it happened.I couldnt get through my usual route. Yellow caution tape blocked us from turning right onto Hurst. I couldnt tell if it happened at Woody's house. After he didnt answer his phone, he peaked his head around the corner from the neighbor's yard and told me to drive around from the other block. Women and children were gathered in small groups on the corners and old men talked on their porches. The reverend walked along the side of the church talking on his cell phone, After Woody talked to a policewoman, she told him that he shouldn't let them congregate like they had recently started to do. <br /><br />The corner has a history of congregation, Woody had told me a couple of months prior. The corner used to be bad with drugs, but had quieted down with the purchase and renovation of a blighted home nearby and the re-opening of a baptist church that was badly damaged by Katrina tornado forces. The only activity I had seen these past few months from Woody's front porch were a couple of Sunday morning and Wednesday evening services and a funeral. Last weekend, however, I saw a large group of young people hanging out in and around the empty corner lot across from the church. <br /><br />The red car located at the top of the image has a shattered rear window and at least one flat tire.<br /><br />Happened again yesterday, Tuesday afternoon. The police caught some kid, but then had to let him go because he didnt have anything on him. No one was hurt. <br /><br />Woody lives right off River Road, and I am starting to think this road is a good get-away route.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-382511949846596162009-06-17T10:14:00.000-07:002009-06-17T10:16:15.845-07:00Call me<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrMg-WfDAFKKAyYiZ7sNop4pIM8PZOWcLvXbhcIzkQYXOYQ83ZuziiKj94C3mj8kFutVNTx7T_ozIhe4Hdg9-Q0nmQDvdHUc7vwAqhfN_bpNGTGRhKEUECUMLauskkWSazPAJD1yJpwPR/s1600-h/IMG_1981.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrMg-WfDAFKKAyYiZ7sNop4pIM8PZOWcLvXbhcIzkQYXOYQ83ZuziiKj94C3mj8kFutVNTx7T_ozIhe4Hdg9-Q0nmQDvdHUc7vwAqhfN_bpNGTGRhKEUECUMLauskkWSazPAJD1yJpwPR/s400/IMG_1981.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348346349777006482" /></a><br /> Scar<br />Scarface<br />Pacino<br />Scar Trek<br />Trek<br />Trekkie-Trekkie<br />Just call meDogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-74392735361454415662009-03-27T10:25:00.001-07:002009-03-27T10:25:58.066-07:00Spring on the levee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2EEy_41iVBHj-fO_RcxSMEepUoE5WeqjiYs0Rj19Hzq1Fo2rgc4mB6Gwgse_FXX00gnnN4YHwxBWfAGxyNOLrDJb2fVFrPyfdXQxXYrAlgOK-CLN3mKVlg4F4EalANqHmplKKJA_z5Kv/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit2EEy_41iVBHj-fO_RcxSMEepUoE5WeqjiYs0Rj19Hzq1Fo2rgc4mB6Gwgse_FXX00gnnN4YHwxBWfAGxyNOLrDJb2fVFrPyfdXQxXYrAlgOK-CLN3mKVlg4F4EalANqHmplKKJA_z5Kv/s320/IMG_0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317919974995611026" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-51123378946005441682009-03-25T19:28:00.000-07:002009-03-25T19:34:50.654-07:00Mississippi River<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mPkNeV7fpsGH2VNhsQ2FQAmPKwzd6WkeUJij6jemAU9D3mTQS1HISteh6KdOwop5oXywl5YV2fIMDVBL1NnTd_Uj07aAn7WON47EY0ayojOsVeqAHmOz-3Kjf6GzwkxfQKr69ZLGzSe3/s1600-h/IMG_0028.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mPkNeV7fpsGH2VNhsQ2FQAmPKwzd6WkeUJij6jemAU9D3mTQS1HISteh6KdOwop5oXywl5YV2fIMDVBL1NnTd_Uj07aAn7WON47EY0ayojOsVeqAHmOz-3Kjf6GzwkxfQKr69ZLGzSe3/s320/IMG_0028.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317318015588734050" /></a><br /><br />The camera can not capture the awesome colors of the blue water and sky, and the orange sun melting into the horizon.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-25332533066504891952009-01-20T13:20:00.001-08:002009-01-20T15:16:14.868-08:00Prospect 1: The Mint on Esplanade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c89CpIzhlCjo3DqULH2N9Ys_ICrLPja9j3gi_E8gh2q8YXvlYQ321TDJQq3zmjG2qQek8s7N6EVmL69u85wE5uHXsrraQ5BreHonJWG7kbewOjNCDZCTMAN2zOcMNzZ1OYXPpdFyJZ80/s1600-h/IMG_4141.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6c89CpIzhlCjo3DqULH2N9Ys_ICrLPja9j3gi_E8gh2q8YXvlYQ321TDJQq3zmjG2qQek8s7N6EVmL69u85wE5uHXsrraQ5BreHonJWG7kbewOjNCDZCTMAN2zOcMNzZ1OYXPpdFyJZ80/s200/IMG_4141.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293489212229418210" /></a><br /><br />Played <span style="font-style:italic;">Strange Frui</span>t, eerie and beautiful<br /><br />Southern trees bear strange fruit,<br />Blood on the leaves and blood at the root,<br />Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze,<br />Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees.<br /><br />Pastoral scene of the gallant south,<br />The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth,<br />Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh,<br />Then the sudden smell of burning flesh.<br /><br />Here is fruit for the crows to pluck,<br />For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck,<br />For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop,<br />Here is a strange and bitter crop.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-36157447430290697552009-01-20T13:18:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:20:09.802-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9BnJMtHo2p3d-hQ7U5FtBeH4SA9i6CGjRrD3Bn-8W-Aa6u3-KHITD0BHx2tRHUyQw_QjPiTA5XlPBF4J5zk_jSTRRCc0LhHJ4Y_9XHh4_99c9p8BWlSfmiZfSwcbiAgZQZzl7B4G-Ks4/s1600-h/IMG_4140.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9BnJMtHo2p3d-hQ7U5FtBeH4SA9i6CGjRrD3Bn-8W-Aa6u3-KHITD0BHx2tRHUyQw_QjPiTA5XlPBF4J5zk_jSTRRCc0LhHJ4Y_9XHh4_99c9p8BWlSfmiZfSwcbiAgZQZzl7B4G-Ks4/s200/IMG_4140.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293488760748153842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguchjLMw2y3GHb6K1VV663mh-SAw0MFfJEY1gA11VtuncSftebki27oFy07rSoF-rEB5AdR0dZ52rHbK5SAA3qlOS1xwtgPCvm9sOQtOCo3EvM__P5darRhDFy4Juq1aLe_T5s7I6lZj86/s1600-h/IMG_4136.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguchjLMw2y3GHb6K1VV663mh-SAw0MFfJEY1gA11VtuncSftebki27oFy07rSoF-rEB5AdR0dZ52rHbK5SAA3qlOS1xwtgPCvm9sOQtOCo3EvM__P5darRhDFy4Juq1aLe_T5s7I6lZj86/s200/IMG_4136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293488759549870194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HMfijLvb_h8zWh-Wiz1kX8uSDyYc_0XICOJ0j8X8_IPROdM2JnrHd8wCekUpa3Iyma_ahlbjQUoZ5OADZYTMvnc03fbHzrgg_lvW0XBNeZVwAHor2yWCG5FcWqYQTEiGhbb880R-PZ6e/s1600-h/IMG_4133.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6HMfijLvb_h8zWh-Wiz1kX8uSDyYc_0XICOJ0j8X8_IPROdM2JnrHd8wCekUpa3Iyma_ahlbjQUoZ5OADZYTMvnc03fbHzrgg_lvW0XBNeZVwAHor2yWCG5FcWqYQTEiGhbb880R-PZ6e/s200/IMG_4133.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293488756222411810" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-26921754870622294962009-01-20T12:59:00.000-08:002009-01-20T13:04:18.850-08:00The Mint on Esplanade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8pfirzLfyxpd2aonKGToAcASgbOTXAYghmFKCKBtDQcjZA_aoF54-Gg8f-XiYCSp124y-1tM1WPt7yV6sPMg5Zau9fN-hwQXJjT15ShjOO9378W4CeQvHD12dY0cQ8QK3iVfNa2zQN2R/s1600-h/IMG_4129.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8pfirzLfyxpd2aonKGToAcASgbOTXAYghmFKCKBtDQcjZA_aoF54-Gg8f-XiYCSp124y-1tM1WPt7yV6sPMg5Zau9fN-hwQXJjT15ShjOO9378W4CeQvHD12dY0cQ8QK3iVfNa2zQN2R/s200/IMG_4129.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293484226872632562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFDGUw22MVu3EwSIdZPJiviazAr3N-zKoJju2MzHot8660WHaNDxPWPoXrDnjIVWKRE3VrmsSMcKsmzA6i-DBYKSFdgVlo_yjHlyJcWefmKOHIEBGZgVLfvMqSiSQ5mdfHq5xCMBo7P9k/s1600-h/IMG_4132.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFDGUw22MVu3EwSIdZPJiviazAr3N-zKoJju2MzHot8660WHaNDxPWPoXrDnjIVWKRE3VrmsSMcKsmzA6i-DBYKSFdgVlo_yjHlyJcWefmKOHIEBGZgVLfvMqSiSQ5mdfHq5xCMBo7P9k/s200/IMG_4132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293484226530581154" /></a><br /><br />At the mint building on Esplanade, Prospect 1 exhibit.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-50341299624143375812009-01-20T10:49:00.000-08:002009-01-20T10:50:55.591-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQpdCUMTc8w04BnzQxqHlyzH-lsuPK5BM2eZasW9N5TPLwWqGOwlg3ikV6ABiwdJAzGdMxqhWprAPRRBc5q70OYt90-keteNohCO-hdAs8XV0o7RSbQGqTqkKEBWP916PhxwDo9LUJkwa/s1600-h/IMG_0674.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaEa4wVfYvhY10w10fpd0XUvSUm9ySTdwbwm7mZJdu0kvKdCWgCp7Z0NAF_026v7_cOsDzk-av93FKC06GVrKQbWybHJGF_F0iEr0XFjPLpouRqgya6ZWu31H45-v-WdrMhRKcHYYl3KD-/s200/IMG_0673.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293450292071019122" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-70699571407830826492009-01-15T10:39:00.000-08:002009-01-15T10:51:31.229-08:00Sun sets behind the levee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUNWGJPxUI4B-YNBJEb-OqG0pU07l559GUgMDeCqLv3ukR4Bx6i605Ns0RsAHZlsLTAuTueF-xgiq3ipsqRDhsw8FUQYug7d_suvCKVQAM8NwybyJt4eVDenB0GZ6q2P0pcVmwWzfRKZg/s1600-h/IMG_3928.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUNWGJPxUI4B-YNBJEb-OqG0pU07l559GUgMDeCqLv3ukR4Bx6i605Ns0RsAHZlsLTAuTueF-xgiq3ipsqRDhsw8FUQYug7d_suvCKVQAM8NwybyJt4eVDenB0GZ6q2P0pcVmwWzfRKZg/s200/IMG_3928.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5291595027733601170" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-42446737267798432662008-11-10T17:00:00.000-08:002008-11-10T17:09:54.794-08:00Mardi Gras World<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpMui9SyISahZRdsMjFns0zDWCZQkIEuPN_Rlt4Mv8lkjHdVzs1kYUkRcBeliHRh-8RjtEjA3FR7rN2puYbriklm-aQWE6tICJcpPocNTpE-p5_F4n4Db44jUXJr0_gLovZKnLJbVwWISN/s1600-h/IMG_3742.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZEqUbL-zu-iNDq50bcgZ961wTzaFffMVH7pnquoyp-lDKIaqnNSDjG6jm8Tig4OejNhsS5x1s2YHIWe4WLeo97A6EzK6O929bzbD8bmC9uATEbMv4jdJjcEzcYogN4pTIcxykCvA2iU-/s320/IMG_2415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225145484969948690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKiVAqcSRuPGwSzVc6o5ejfMO5PuKass8hQrxi_DkdeaRaio2wgm9KEZacouyInXeUqWD46mbfz0UWcFCTtSvEo0tBwRHPTJrdLPQuBM45c9scGh4bkOufDntzAQFS6xLLbFYYmVlEKSj/s1600-h/IMG_2421.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKiVAqcSRuPGwSzVc6o5ejfMO5PuKass8hQrxi_DkdeaRaio2wgm9KEZacouyInXeUqWD46mbfz0UWcFCTtSvEo0tBwRHPTJrdLPQuBM45c9scGh4bkOufDntzAQFS6xLLbFYYmVlEKSj/s320/IMG_2421.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225145488843933922" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-30085477088614960892008-06-29T00:04:00.000-07:002008-06-29T00:23:01.282-07:00NOLA DOG BARK<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEYGY7bHCWEtd-oLKfslb8hexhauNY4foDzO-ZVSaCcOMtgXKLXGNK1KldjdA7w15OdpgGnzngMJ3Z0mOycdf-Dy8xGy_85NqBlvm7KQZBETTTxys4CDB3UXqWsmRczlPjkN1TVh5fAVI/s1600-h/IMG_2402.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEYGY7bHCWEtd-oLKfslb8hexhauNY4foDzO-ZVSaCcOMtgXKLXGNK1KldjdA7w15OdpgGnzngMJ3Z0mOycdf-Dy8xGy_85NqBlvm7KQZBETTTxys4CDB3UXqWsmRczlPjkN1TVh5fAVI/s200/IMG_2402.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217200098086230530" /></a><br /><br />It's not a DOG park, it's everybody's park. Check out todays Time Picayune article about the <a href="http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-11/121471686397650.xml&coll=1#continue">Dog Park</a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-6909028502876378572008-06-27T09:11:00.001-07:002008-06-27T09:21:18.614-07:00Bonnabel Dog Launch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDSlym9tYrZmbXaic0-ReFahbxmEPBhUmHNym3Bcen0i3tAGVAEVL44qmEqcHoQ234gyteeAAfvaiiRElylShRNB-0pSrYwnBmwrT5QK0x6V_FtyuE19eeiDONTqlUQJZZhXVXzzctcCc/s1600-h/DOGPARK062708.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDSlym9tYrZmbXaic0-ReFahbxmEPBhUmHNym3Bcen0i3tAGVAEVL44qmEqcHoQ234gyteeAAfvaiiRElylShRNB-0pSrYwnBmwrT5QK0x6V_FtyuE19eeiDONTqlUQJZZhXVXzzctcCc/s200/DOGPARK062708.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216594834098356994" /></a><br /><br />Today in the <a href="http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2008/06/dog_park_brings_new_play_to_je.html">Times-Picayunne</a>: "Pet owners are raving about the perks for their pups at the dog run, part of a post-Katrina effort to rebuild and improve the Bonnabel boat launch area."<br /><br />Using FEMA funds, Jefferson Parish Recreation Department repaired the parking lot and the fishing pier. About $350,000 of the parish's "nontraditional recreation" budget is being used for the dog run and a play area for small children. <br /><br />Dog owners praise the run's low-to-the-ground drinking fountains, plenty of garbage cans and playgroundlike plastic tunnels. <br /><br />"They say a space where dogs can legally go leashless and play with other dogs is a rarity."Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-89439009743336982802008-06-02T10:20:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:28:33.032-07:00Critter Fest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPqAjWpRY4envIYTGf9oqKY2jxBSliBK4NYR7g3l5kQRuJ22MhymCvs0CYsucc_TzMT7OJdGdOEabs2BmAejUdiI-vCLipj9vcqXG2iwII8zkgH8ZC5Tm4JYCRnNpP2XN5yRAWX9CdFFO/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPqAjWpRY4envIYTGf9oqKY2jxBSliBK4NYR7g3l5kQRuJ22MhymCvs0CYsucc_TzMT7OJdGdOEabs2BmAejUdiI-vCLipj9vcqXG2iwII8zkgH8ZC5Tm4JYCRnNpP2XN5yRAWX9CdFFO/s200/16.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207336808885545522" /></a><br /><br />"Reddy's Nose," the profile photo you can see on the right, is among the juried images in the Critter show.<br /><br />Critter Fest<br />Saturday, June 7<br />1-6 pm<br />1100 block of St. Mary St.<br />Join the New Orleans Photo Alliance on Saturday, June 7 from 1-6 pm at the 1100 block of St. Mary St., near the Magazine split. Bring the whole family, and your four legged friends, to celebrate NOPA's latest exhibit, Critters. The celebration will be offer critter ID chipping, dog and cat adoptions, a variety of critter vendors, live music and fun. Have your pet's photo taken as well to preserve the day forever.<br /><br />Entertainment:<br />· Carl Mack 1pm<br />· Treme Brass Band 2pm<br />· David & Roselyn 4pmDogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-87894187910395949412008-06-02T10:17:00.000-07:002008-06-02T10:19:39.967-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sA4zLjdWZFDZkBLM9mdDpHtUXhxAS7rnZDviwZ1ZvBLSeT_-62_-HExaQF_zL4_CGKcj0XHAhQx9In4b9CHLCU8EA6XdgDVZoYVZpAAYF5XHmIpDdw61NcRcnQYzmCncTN2tlC93-zPH/s1600-h/watermeter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2sA4zLjdWZFDZkBLM9mdDpHtUXhxAS7rnZDviwZ1ZvBLSeT_-62_-HExaQF_zL4_CGKcj0XHAhQx9In4b9CHLCU8EA6XdgDVZoYVZpAAYF5XHmIpDdw61NcRcnQYzmCncTN2tlC93-zPH/s400/watermeter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207334884740196898" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-8148298566553974662008-05-29T04:29:00.000-07:002008-07-20T19:29:34.555-07:00Prytania Street Haiku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yC025nZJQZBPXY5aveofpiurxL4UdrLCeQwZY1S1WGn556BX8mDUYQNp4PTZGCoS0mMkn2kZoouTTm6QAbfnaiP6l0T3f82NDhtQToRV2-UtpdeDGc-H0ztCRZaXZb8VbZrFK0p2XQ8j/s1600-h/IMG_2016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yC025nZJQZBPXY5aveofpiurxL4UdrLCeQwZY1S1WGn556BX8mDUYQNp4PTZGCoS0mMkn2kZoouTTm6QAbfnaiP6l0T3f82NDhtQToRV2-UtpdeDGc-H0ztCRZaXZb8VbZrFK0p2XQ8j/s200/IMG_2016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205760651829913842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AMBVjSQS5xC2wofo3ANx0GeGs3T9Y7TCKtKGvcntbV1FZ386z2C1KM2xC3Vu4A8D6tiFdNYuSxg8JKLnQI6NGcKPEwFdSZcuLKBewzKqGyB53VFSsyOnRSfzmcGiEgushsUr65N2zRR8/s1600-h/IMG_2019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7AMBVjSQS5xC2wofo3ANx0GeGs3T9Y7TCKtKGvcntbV1FZ386z2C1KM2xC3Vu4A8D6tiFdNYuSxg8JKLnQI6NGcKPEwFdSZcuLKBewzKqGyB53VFSsyOnRSfzmcGiEgushsUr65N2zRR8/s200/IMG_2019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205760656124881154" /></a><br /><br />According to Wikipedia: <br />In English, haiku are usually written in three lines to equate to the three parts of a haiku in Japanese that traditionally consist of five, seven, and then five on (the Japanese count sounds, not syllables; for example, the word "haiku" itself counts as three sounds in Japanese (ha-i-ku), but two syllables in English (hai-ku), and writing seventeen syllables in English produces a poem that is actually quite a bit longer, with more content, than a haiku in Japanese).<br /><br /><br />A world of dew, <br />and within every dewdrop <br />a world of struggle<br />-IssaDogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-36126406289077931242008-05-29T03:53:00.000-07:002008-05-29T03:57:16.066-07:00My second ever driving-through-a-flood-experience<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggun0rZ_ntpl8pkfYwrrAzgrmfgG8NYYoTwKQH_xEvLU0vAcgxeTqFTH1iQqLg1GeeNgkSUGeSPOjkCE9WKv4-mfYFPVWRPeUAqjrCJ-civMSQ86rclOBaqcRqGGYVK_zZZL211FY9NnLp/s1600-h/IMG_2033.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggun0rZ_ntpl8pkfYwrrAzgrmfgG8NYYoTwKQH_xEvLU0vAcgxeTqFTH1iQqLg1GeeNgkSUGeSPOjkCE9WKv4-mfYFPVWRPeUAqjrCJ-civMSQ86rclOBaqcRqGGYVK_zZZL211FY9NnLp/s200/IMG_2033.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205751443420031186" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-72479513669681987772008-05-29T03:32:00.000-07:002008-06-21T20:49:08.028-07:00May 22 Flood on Clearview<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zxxa4WK8bxQ&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zxxa4WK8bxQ&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />I was out in Harahan shopping for The Movie when the rain came down in buckets. Soon the parking lot at K-Mart was flooded, and employees and a few shoppers watched and waited from the entrance/exit doors. I heard one of them laugh at my jazz fest galoshes when I hopped through the water towards the car. When I backed out of the parking lot, I heard an awful noise and discovered I had just wrecked into a floating shopping cart. <br /><br />Just after I shot this video, a suburban came speeding by, dumping a huge wake into my car and onto me. There was still water in the cupholders the next morning, There is a sound the car starts to make in this video that remains, a high-pitched, rusty-sounding whine. I think it f-uped <br />the power steering but I am not worried because it is a production rental.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-87309104066417352542008-04-30T19:24:00.000-07:002008-04-30T19:27:16.584-07:00A Muddy Fest but...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BTcFWSwp3hbE8BJGGPMnVIWobnI8xKXjTud10bu-175lDTI8iKwg8dhKanLsnq_R7gwizpfpmDDCtVAXELOyy92YWsWvTLkiFy9aGRswcKRyeX03gNRRIugnObeyhfveEj42Y5624n_d/s1600-h/IMG_1603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BTcFWSwp3hbE8BJGGPMnVIWobnI8xKXjTud10bu-175lDTI8iKwg8dhKanLsnq_R7gwizpfpmDDCtVAXELOyy92YWsWvTLkiFy9aGRswcKRyeX03gNRRIugnObeyhfveEj42Y5624n_d/s200/IMG_1603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195230207933607458" /></a><br />...there was Elvis!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IijwFwz_aPvVxVzopRjrAWnrAScMjEFAJaDsY_iHs9c-cQJRkfLrliSTUW6nwQaw93ZzqId4T6KDJhmnpF2uYLOx6MoJ6NpEpEzTLoMLXwhPoX9wF2ZdSh50AxocjgqUZjE1z6St-joL/s1600-h/IMG_1606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IijwFwz_aPvVxVzopRjrAWnrAScMjEFAJaDsY_iHs9c-cQJRkfLrliSTUW6nwQaw93ZzqId4T6KDJhmnpF2uYLOx6MoJ6NpEpEzTLoMLXwhPoX9wF2ZdSh50AxocjgqUZjE1z6St-joL/s200/IMG_1606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195230216523542066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zpB0YqEtdQc4ihIxjCCayYpYZLpC_1StBEmbzr6Fm3_OXxU5QZmOtlh-Web5mFvBNvGydfjC4yp4-vzg8Ll3eWDxEjw2ArErrhQI7G7nU_Y9nKUC7baL_ppFKidF7T0NIFT1dEXb8-3y/s1600-h/IMG_1598.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1zpB0YqEtdQc4ihIxjCCayYpYZLpC_1StBEmbzr6Fm3_OXxU5QZmOtlh-Web5mFvBNvGydfjC4yp4-vzg8Ll3eWDxEjw2ArErrhQI7G7nU_Y9nKUC7baL_ppFKidF7T0NIFT1dEXb8-3y/s200/IMG_1598.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195230225113476674" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-8084080757724790542008-04-30T19:15:00.000-07:002008-04-30T19:19:20.389-07:00Levee Dog Park<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/QLbTKcK_aVo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/QLbTKcK_aVo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />Levee on the Mississippi in New Orleans at Leake and Magazine near Audubon Park. Late March, 2008.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-24219213329367734192008-04-24T20:17:00.000-07:002008-04-24T20:20:27.589-07:00High-rise condos in Audubon Park<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihP9wT9DLWnU2Sl59vn3RyOTKjamUUOL2y5aSuM38GDDsToEo_FRgcb6hAo5Co0F-dCrf729Jso1yI6BZXB8rrs2gxqY8qfKk1yWL1VVb4PJScbASH1Vnn0B8G0WlOf6ofyCQHBC9_VK5G/s1600-h/IMG_0379.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihP9wT9DLWnU2Sl59vn3RyOTKjamUUOL2y5aSuM38GDDsToEo_FRgcb6hAo5Co0F-dCrf729Jso1yI6BZXB8rrs2gxqY8qfKk1yWL1VVb4PJScbASH1Vnn0B8G0WlOf6ofyCQHBC9_VK5G/s320/IMG_0379.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193017200264539666" /></a>Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-34464679124096521922008-04-22T20:34:00.000-07:002008-04-22T21:05:36.318-07:00Gator Sighting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8VHYpp7ZEmLe9Yef39Xk86RrSKbI5xWzxq9K7MsvONyWecfDaFnPrqyEOz1GiuC_oRgT1rK8mITomwAPbbyJxjc4tUl_UwABZu8LRYC3kNWWfp8X2DBHagkOo4MGgNLab38xNJcURb3i/s1600-h/IMG_0372.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8VHYpp7ZEmLe9Yef39Xk86RrSKbI5xWzxq9K7MsvONyWecfDaFnPrqyEOz1GiuC_oRgT1rK8mITomwAPbbyJxjc4tUl_UwABZu8LRYC3kNWWfp8X2DBHagkOo4MGgNLab38xNJcURb3i/s320/IMG_0372.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192279672775437810" /></a><br />Apparently there are people in New Orleans who did not hear or read about the alligator in Audubon Park ( I'm not talking about the zoo area). One, estimated at four feet long (but look at the picture: Doesnt it seem bigger?), likes to wade in the man-made lagoon by the island of the million white-feathered swamp birds. Nearby, turtles sunbathe on a log, all lined up in a row. <br /><br />Walking with the dog one morning, I stopped to photograph the birds and their high-rise condo-like nests sprinkled across the branches. It was a challenge to point and click with my right hand while Reddy tugged the leash held in my left hand. A four year-old boy crept up behind me and asked, "Do you see him?" And I asked "Who?" and he said "The alligator..." I asked him "Where?", and he pointed across the water towards the turtles sunbathing on the log.<br /><br />I told him I did not have my contacts in so I could barely see a thing. "You see," I told him. "It's too early to put in my contacts, but if I take a picture in the general direction of the alligator I bet I could see it in the photograph." He didnt say anything. <br /><br />So I took this picture, and wow, there it is! I read about it in the paper. The article said that the alligator has been elusive, and they have not been able to catch it. They even tried to dangle a baby over the water to lure it over. But they think the alligator isnt too hungry due to all the bread thrown to the ducks. So he does not pose too much of a threat...<br /><br />I asked the little boy if he cared to see the photograph of the alligator on the lcd screen of my new digital canon. He said, "No, ma'am" and scooted off.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-21099078268077958992008-04-14T07:44:00.000-07:002008-04-14T08:06:40.302-07:001/4 Fest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwZyAulLhggPpO3lTy91t8bWNp4LdzyspERQKdCyN6M4GgN0HAdnh6x8qYOyzYVYgxhCZQZPb2CvLS58IDNf2N6vUUOtm_npH4E-NSxxRAKA_tWWD9m9_wzlRsi5ydlv-77vz2k2XM4xK/s1600-h/FQFEST.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGwZyAulLhggPpO3lTy91t8bWNp4LdzyspERQKdCyN6M4GgN0HAdnh6x8qYOyzYVYgxhCZQZPb2CvLS58IDNf2N6vUUOtm_npH4E-NSxxRAKA_tWWD9m9_wzlRsi5ydlv-77vz2k2XM4xK/s320/FQFEST.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5189112239186685282" /></a><br />That's the Soul Rebels on the river stage on Saturday at the 25th French Quarter Fest. Beautiful day turned a bit chilly as the sun went down.<br /><br />Later, we had char-broiled oysters at Dragos! I never thought I would be eating that butter I saw them scooping out of that large vat, but it was goooood. Sitting at the bar, we watched them shuck the biggest oysters I have seen in awhile,. Then they placed the half-shells on a pan, then the grill gal got the oysters from the pan and placed them on the grill, doused them in butter, FLAME!, sprinkled generously with parmesan, FLAME!, butter, FLAME! and then the delicious oysters are removed from the flame and doused with more butter that is then served to you, and you dip your fresh french bread in it. <br /><br />And have you ever had Abita Strawberry Lager? It has me drinking beer again.Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5006542889149805497.post-8002883206272054682008-04-06T07:42:00.001-07:002008-04-06T07:44:40.806-07:00Dog day afternoon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbBn8jyki4U_i84xArMz5X15R4aQRLNzARdQkpJzljVPni1se46ShIj55o_sGBr0EsNenYSoj0q9VpGzwjMu3jBxi9cj0eQmC0P3Zl5GQ7zMsRVTt6fG48fmh5X8pcBkLapHw8GgcfspW/s1600-h/DogDay08web.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbBn8jyki4U_i84xArMz5X15R4aQRLNzARdQkpJzljVPni1se46ShIj55o_sGBr0EsNenYSoj0q9VpGzwjMu3jBxi9cj0eQmC0P3Zl5GQ7zMsRVTt6fG48fmh5X8pcBkLapHw8GgcfspW/s320/DogDay08web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186142960795572258" /></a><br /><br />Sunday, April 6<br />Audubon Park<br />Registration 10:30<br />Dog Walk 12:30<br />Pet contests 2:30Dogbloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054311039620015032noreply@blogger.com0