Today's my birthday

This is me on the left with my sister Terry who I wanted to be just like..

Paging Dr. Sparks, Dr. Sparks

Me in scrubs before going in to photograph the surgeon in action. I recently did a photo shoot at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital in Lynnwood. After spending 3 days photographing the staff, I can say these are an amazing group of dedicated professionals that I would trust my pets with anytime. 

Some of the real Drs. performing disc surgery.

Who's zoomin who?

Yours truly in action with super model Arlo at the train station shooting for the PAWS 2012 calendar

Arlo's perspective on the shoot

Cover girl Bonnie Mae

Here's the cover photo of Ms. Bonnie Mae that I photographed for the summer issue of City Dog Magazine. We were on top of the Hotel 1000 which is one of Bonnie Mae's private romping grounds. She was a natural and had amazing endurance for the hard life of a model. It was an auction item we donated for Homeward Pet. If you want to know about cool stuff for you and your pal pick up a subscription to City Dog. Get one here: www.citydogmagazine.com

Golden Retrievals

In his book of poetry called Sweet Machine,  a lovely poem by Mark Doty called "Golden Retrievals." 

Fetch? Balls and sticks capture my attention
seconds at a time. Catch? I don't think so. 
Bunny, tumbling leaf, a squirrel who's -- oh
joy -- actually scared. Sniff the wind, then 

I'm off again: muck, pond, ditch, residue
of any thrillingly dead thing. And you? 
Either you're sunk in the past, half our walk, 
thinking of what you never can bring back, 

or else you're off in some fog concerning
-- tomorrow, is that what you call it? My work: 
to unsnare time's warp (and woof!), retrieving,
my haze-headed friend, you. This shining bark, 

a Zen master's bronzy gong, calls you here,
entirely, now: bow-wow, bow-wow, bow-wow. 
 

The Great beyond...

Out walking the dogs I came across this seductive staircase. Maybe someday...

This is deep...

This handsome boy lives with a billionaire dad who offered to pay someone a million dollars to invent a non surgical neuter procedure. Interesting idea, way better than neuticals. As far as I know, the offer is still up for grabs!

Beauty is in the eye...

Here is an example of someone striving for beauty. Clearly they do not want dog poop on their grass. (old remedy to scare dogs away is to put milk jugs on the perimeter of your lawn) They feel that the jugs are more beautiful than the dog poop. But wait, the jugs originally were just plain old white last week. This week they have made it more beautiful by adding different colors to the water in the jugs. Maybe it's for easter...

Double Toe Hold

Short Performance by Me and Snookie

Here's a short video that my friend and amazing fellow photographer Anita Nowacka, www.anitanow.com did when she did a photo session with me and the girl, Snookie. 

My most favorite Christmas present.....

HANDERPANTS!  Friends (and obviously very good friends) brought me this most amazing gift back from down under....

No more guessing, boxers or briefs. Makes handholding so much more intimate. I couldn't be happier!