The late Hans Windgassen, Pennsylvania artist and lifetime pigeon fancier, was one of the most interesting thinkers–no, scratch that, we were all interesting thinkers!– in our pigeon rearing art and genetics group. He visited once, but we kept up a constant correspondence, and the genes of pigeons he sent– our tastes were similar– live on …
Tag: Friends
Serendipitous semi-random hound meeting
This is a very preliminary photo batch, as we are having dinner with Joel, and photos are not yet all in. But Dutch Salmon invited us to meet him at the Owl in San Antonio (our S A, NM not TX) where he was picking up a young female part- Azawakh from Marya. (I hadn’t …
Ratting Party
Boys with a terrier and rats in Edinburgh, the Writer’s House, from Guy Boyd.
High Lonesome
This one is for Chad Love, in response to this essay and in thanks for this one .
Random Doggage
Micaela Lehtonen’s J Litter in Finland.
More Doggage
Jay just sent pix of this irresistible Italian Greyhound, Hatty. They are rare perfect miniature sighthounds…
Black and White
Lauren, in Scotland working on her book (no pressure there!) seemed to be in a black and white mood last week, appropriate to her weather if not ours (hot, we hope gathering moisture for a desperately- needed monsoon). First one of her “on the hill.” Second, an unusual photo she found of the late …
Random Doggage
The Ataika- Kyran litter were 8 last week– hard to believe. Here is Paul’s Zoltar and one of his other boys, Kurdish- Iranian and leggy. I am trying to arrange or breed one more litter, but everything seems slower as we float down the stream, especially when we turn back against the flow…
Guy in Scotland…
Our Gyr man from Fort Collins is in some library in Scotland, and says he is “channeling Bodio”. I think I am complimented…
Random Doggage
Micaela’s Firat and friend in Finland