Chinese New Year 2006

Chinese New Year 2006
Originally uploaded by Food Trails.

It's the year of the Dog. I predict it will be a very good year.

- Touille Dog

Touille and the steps

pause before the final leap

I used to run up these 16 steps as fast as possible. Lately if I try to do that, I fall back down. But I can take it one step at a time to this point, and then I gather myself for the final leaping up to the top.

(MB always waits behind me to catch me just in case.)

- Touille, an elderly heart patient now, but still a dog who can't resist that final two-at-a-time leap

dogs can fly!

Flying
Originally uploaded by 97439weathernerd.

part of the Cooper photo set.

- Touille, who used to be able to fly like this at a younger age

MELODY

MELODY
Originally uploaded by MIBSASHA.

Melody is a fine looking dog, and Melody's person, MIBSASHA, has a collection of photos called "MY PETS".

- Touille, a small and handsome dog

Mourning Dove

Burnished breast
Originally uploaded by Lida Rose.

A Dozen Animal Stories for 2005 from the Humane Society.
#8 is: Michigan mourning dove hunts are canceled

In June 2004, Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm backed away from a campaign promise and signed a bill into law that overturned a 99-year-old ban on hunting mourning doves - an animal that the Michigan House of Representatives had earlier named the state bird of peace. Following the state's first dove hunt in a century, animal advocates rallied around the bird and launched a petition drive to gather enough signatures to place a measure on the 2006 Michigan ballot. In March, those advocates turned in more than 275,000 signatures, 73% more than required.

Three months later, the state certified the signatures, which not only placed the anti-dove-hunting measure on the ballot, but also canceled the dove hunts for 2005 and 2006.

- Touille, who has eaten other types of bird, but would not want to eat a bird of peace

My trip to the county on a warm winter day

big big yard
Originally uploaded by MBK.


I live in the city, and since MB and I are apartment dwellers on the second floor, MB has to take me out and walk me on a leash. We have no back yard to speak of, although many of my fellow city residents have fairly large yards.

My cousin Alexia lives in St. Louis County, not too far from the city line. This is a photo of me in Alex's very large yard. It was January 9th, what should be the dead of winter, but it got up to 70 degrees Farenheit that day.


Here's a photo of Alex, myself, and a small human boy (MB's nephew) who I allow to pet me because he is very gentle and does not pounce. As a small dog who is not overfond of children, I find that one of my pet peeves is a small person who likes to descend upon me in furious fashion. Most children seem to fit this category.

- Touille, a little dog who prefers to associate with persons of refinement, quietness and calmness

Nutmeg's historic flight

a portrait celebrating nutmeg's historic flight
Originally uploaded by mick y.

My best friend Nutmeg has been immortalized in this fine portrait by photographer bfelice (view her manipulations) and photo manipulator mick y (view his manipulations) for the Manipulate this! group on Flickr.com.
From what I understand, a photographer submits a photo to the manipulate this! group and then other photographers take the photo and play around with it and submit it back.

All I know is, I am very proud of my friend Nutmeg, and this photo of her shows the great feats that she is capable of performing.


- Touille, a small dog who is content to travel no higher than her second floor apartment (but who must leap up the last few steps every time)