Author: WmX

I stumbled off the track to success in 1968, started chasing shadows that summer. Since then, In addition to farm-laborer and newspaper photographer my occupational incarnations include dishwasher, janitor, retail photo clerk, plumber, HVAC repairman, auto mechanic, CAT scan technologist, computer worker and politico (whatever it takes to buy a camera.) I am on the road to understanding black and white photography.

Housedog, Waterdog?

Thinking about venturing out.
Thinking about venturing out.
Tilly, puddle
How does a house dog become Waterdog?
shoreline Town Creek
Investigating this thing called water.
Yes or no?
Yes or no?
Knee deep.
Knee deep.
tug
Stress relief. Learning about water, panel vans, fire engines, front end loaders, bicycles, live musicians, meetings, strollers, babies, trains uniforms. Sometime the little dog lets off steam with a game of tug.

Road Trip

Tilly trots Market
Town is a great place. 4700 people per square mile. Lots to see and do. But threats abound. Vigilance is necessary.
Crate
Packed the puppy for a Slabtown visit.
Town Creek
Bigger horizon, 67 people per square mile.
Room to romp
Room to romp
Room to roam
Room to roam
I keep an eye on the sky, don't want the puppy to be a bald eagle snack but the chances of that are slim. A relief not worrying about cars.
I keep an eye on the sky, don’t want the puppy to be a bald eagle snack but the chances of that are slim. A relief not worrying about cars.

Conflicting interests

Walked in the rain this morning. There is something about getting wet that appeals to Labradors.
Walked in the rain this morning. There is something about getting wet that appeals to Labradors.
Tilly Market Street
wet puppy
Tilly knaws paw paw
Our interests don’t always coincide.
When Sophia misbehaved she'd seek the refuge of St. Francis. Tilly opts for Buddha
When Sophia misbehaved she’d seek the refuge with St. Francis. Tilly opts for Buddha.
kicking back on ATL's porch
Puppies rest a lot.
Cruising the periwinkle.
Cruising the periwinkle.

poking the bear

Tilly has the incredibly tolerant Eva as a guide.
Tilly has the incredibly tolerant Eva as a guide.
Eva is continuing with the lessons started in Tilly's natal family about the proper type of mouth use.
Eva is continuing with the lessons started in her Tilly’s natal family about the proper type of mouth use, the gentle bite.

Neonate with teeth

dinner rule 1 eat
There is so much going on for the young dog, forcibly removed from siblings and mother, dealing with new everything, food, surroundings, people, words, rules, order, life and death everywhere.
puppy on exam table
visited Georgetown Vet on day 2. Been going there since 1974.
11 pounds
get weighed, evaluated, osculated, prodded, checked out up and down.
asleep at the point of transaction
made lots of new friends, exhausting.
dog phrenology mistake
Back at home, mistakes to be made. Neonate with teeth, curious about everything, the curiosity can be deadly, so the little dog has to be taught, chaperoned, watched, socialized. Fortunately, she was very cool about getting her head stuck, she waited, calmly.
New challenges at every turn, stairs…
New challenges at every turn, stairs…
Learning new means of conveyance, puppy as camera...
Learning new means of conveyance, puppy as camera…
carpetbag
going to meetings and attending quietly.
Pearl the wonder dog
Introduction to other (fully immunized) members of the pack
stopping traffic on Market Street
Cars, walking on a leash. The limitations and dangers of the new world.

Aquinnah

west view
The protection of the clay cliffs is strictly enforced. A uniformed police officer frequently patrols the beach on ATV, handing out $50 fines for tampering with the clay or engaging in any other illegal activities. Under Massachusetts General Law Ch 272 Sec 59, a person may be arrested for disturbing the clay. The cliffs are also frequently patrolled by a member of the Wampanoag tribe, who explains to visitors about the importance of the cliffs to the tribe. The cliffs feature prominently in Wampanoag spirituality and myths.–Wikipedia

no Walmart
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary

Ides of March

downtown
Flew over Manhattan high up.

Cessna
Boarded a little plane in Boston. Makes the flying experience very real.

Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot's window has an arm-hole... Leaving Boston.
Blustery day, never got much above the clouds. Pilot’s window has an arm-hole… Leaving Boston.

First visit in life to Martha's Vineyard.
First visit in life to Martha’s Vineyard.