Those who think that tazis-salukis are flatlanders or hampered by broken ground should see Tavi negotiating an arroyo– and he is hardly the only one. Photo by Shiri. Lashyn in her prime, just DOWN from a similar wall:
Author: Steve Bodio
Great Local Photo
Shamelessly stolen from the Golden Spur Saloon website, which is replete with good stuff; a portrait of Lawrence Aragon and Johnny Krynitz playing at the Spur last summer. They both live and raise cattle 30 dirt- track miles north of town, near the ghost town of Riley, or as we are more likely to call …
Obscure Objects of Desire
Nobody NEEDS any of these, and my chances of getting any range from possible to slim to no way on earth, but as an over- the- top wish list… From Aero Art, who do remarkable military miniatures (I have a Mongol drummer on a Bactrian camel and a Mogul warrior with a monitor lizard), comes …
Stoop
Perfect shot of a Merlin stooping in England courtesy of John Loft, the living master of Merlins — right click for big.
Best Coursing Photos of the Year!
Terence Wright sent these pics from the Albuquerque gang last night. His, Greg’s, and Warren’s dogs at least are represented, and Greg’s gyr cross Spook. I am envious– come on down! Meanwhile, right click to enlarge as always. I believe these last two are double grandchildren of Ataika and Lashyn. UPDATE: the black dog is …
Cryptic Cats
I always like finding new species, and am fascinated by “cryptic” ones that look just like others but have different DNA. (Are there really SEVEN Red Crossbills?) Not every species is really one, and if you obsess on the subject it will drive you mad. I like to argue and define, but my not quite …
Mattanza Magdalena
It has been a rough year for our town– four funerals in one family alone, no water for a month in summer, loss of our only food store. Perhaps my young friend Jason Otero, who is a guide and hound trainer among other skills, just decided to cheer everyone up. He staged a mattanza– literally …
“A Pointer of the Veronese School”
The words are Datus Proper’s; the dog Daniel Riviera’s Vi:
Random Doggage
Jutta’s girls in Germany:
Asian Perch
Since Mima went nuclear on Lashyn, I have been in a quandary re “what bird?” Though there are some exotic possibilities, my perennial favorites have always been gosses and tiercel falcons with gyr and saker genes. I worry about keeping up with the falcons, nor can I afford or easily control a horse, though I …