Pigeon pics

 Down to two pairs of “keeper’” carriers and 4 of pouters. For Ava: your pick of the flight loft. Daniel?

Adventures and Associates

I am going to the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale this weekend. I’ve been falling down a lot, which is no fun, and I really can’t type — Luckily, sometimes someone comes along at the right time. My long-time veterinarian, Terri Gonzales, has a sister who can quote Kipling, Oscar Wilde, and Dorothy Parker, and is …

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Vern Dawson 1962- 2017 RIP

Vernon Dawson died this week, tragically youmg. He was a miner, a craftsman, a drinker, a gentleman, and a friend.  Perhaps his problem was the one mentioned long ago by Jimmy Buffett in “A Pirate Looks at Forty” (Forty!): “My occupational hazard bein’ / My occupation’s just not around.”  The days of the hard rock …

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