National Dog Day

I woke up to the internet telling me today was National Dog Day so I thought I'd share some pictures of dogs, specifically my dog, Rufus:

Goofygus

Goofygus

Just like the nearly 365 other days of the year, I took Rufus for a walk about an hour or so after his evening meal. We didn't go far, just to a nearby park where I let him run around off leash for a few minutes.

While he was rolling around in the grass I saw something I'd always wanted a picture of but have never been able to get. Rufus hates the camera. He really does. It doesn't matter if it's my Pentax or my Android. As soon as he sees the camera in my hand he turns away.

Today I didn't have my dSLR, just my Android, so I grabbed a couple of quick shots, much to his dismay. I had to hold him down with one hand while I snapped with the other (which isn't easy to do on a 5.2" touchscreen, by the way).

Anywho, this is one of two images I captured that I liked enough to share.

Why Goofygus? Years ago Rufus was acting goofier than usual so I gave him a slight nickname.

As always, edited with Snapseed.

Rufus in the Snow

I know I've been neglecting this blog for a month or more and there's no one to blame but myself. Not only have I been very busy, but I've also had, and recovered from, a cold as well as ending up on some sort of weird sleep cycle where I'm tired all day, sleeping all night and tired again the next day.

To be honest, I think it's the cold that upset my sleep cycle. Last night seemed to be the first night in weeks where I slept through the entire night and woke up feeling refreshed.

Anywho, about a week ago it snowed in Denver (again). I mean, it's winter and snow isn't uncommon during this time of year. Naturally, I took Rufus to the dog park. He loves the snow and has a blast running around in the icy cold goodness. I think he agrees with the cooler weather and the snow just makes everything smell new and wonderful. Could you imaging being a dog? Science says they're sense of smell is hundreds or thousands of times more sensitive than a human being's olfactory senses. Imagine always being bombarded with hundreds of scents, many outside the scope of what a human can detect, and when the snow settles down, all those scents are gone. Just gone. It's a brand new world.

Rufus loves it and as a good dog owner, I take him out and let him romp in the snow.

So, here's a couple of images of Rufus at the dog park the other day with the snow coming down around us. Luckily, the Pentax K5 can work unhindered in colder weather than it's Nikon and Canon counterparts.

Rufus Hates Posing

Rufus in the Snow

Tug-o-War

I haven't posted recently since my computer went kaput, but I've been wanting to, so here's a couple of Android shots of Charlie playing tug-o-stick with Willow, the pit bull mix at the dog park this morning.

These are, of course, edited with Snapseed.

The Dogs

My dog Rufus and my roommate's dog, Charlie. I haven't shared pictures of them recently, at least not on this blog and these Android shots were sitting on my phone collecting electronic dust.

I have some pictures from last weekend's Zombie Crawl to upload as well and will hopefully get those out in the next day or two.

As always, these were edited with Google's Snapseed mobile app before sharing.

A Few More Pics from the Dog Park

I went ahead and edited some more pictures from yesterday's outing to the dog park. All of these are edited with Snapseed and were captured with my Note II.

Cherry Creek State Park given a, what I hope is, an old timey vintage look.

Charlie being Regal

Rufus, Being Rufus

Charlie in the Creek

Rufus Trying to Figure Out What's so Important That I have to Kneel down in Front of Him With My Camera

Cloudy Afternoon at the Park

Rufus Found a Crawdad (well, I Found a Crawdad, but Rufus Took it From Me and it Pinched Him)

More Cloudy Skies and Sandy Shores

Rufus

I Already Posted This Image, but in Color. I like the BW as Well.

At the Dog Park

For the first time in weeks I brought Dumb and Dumber to the dog park. They're having a blast however neither one of them wanted to model for me. Plus this Android's camera is slow.

Here are a couple of shot of the two dogs, edited with Snapseed, for your comedic pleasure.

Rufus Hating the Camera in his Face

Rufus in Black and White

Looking Down on Charlie

Charlie Sitting Pretty

After the Flood

Here are a couple of pictures from the hail storm that rolled through eastern Denver/western Aurora, CO this afternoon.

The water in this is actually a park that flooded with more than 6 feet of water height, going so far as to cover signs and guard rails. The sidewalks were, and are, underwater, however the water covering the playground has since receded.

As always, these were edited with Snapseed.

Rufus looking for ducks, or something else to kill

The mist forming from the warmer water hitting the cooler air, with a old photo twist

A young girl separated from the playground by flood waters

Rufus of the Mists

Fun at the Park

Took Rufus and Charlie to the dog park for a little fun in the Colorado Sun. I didn't bring the dSLR and regretted it almost immediately as the dogs that were there were very photogenic.

The grass had some yellow flowers sprouting all over the place, so I tried to grab a couple of shots of the dogs in the green and yellow.

Below are some of those Android shots, edited with the Snapseed app.

Cheeseman Park, Denver, CO

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A couple of weeks ago I took Rufus (my dog) down to a park here in Denver. It's a park I've only been to a handful of times in my more than a decade living in Denver. Not that it's a bad park, it's just not that close to me and I have to pass by a dozen other parks to get to this particular one.

In my spare time, I'm trying to write a novel. My protagonist lives near this park and I needed to know more about it, so I grabbed my camera and walked around, taking pictures of the park, the area around it and Rufus. Why? Because I'm a photographer in my own mind and we always take our cameras with us.

The light on this particular day was great, diffused by the clouds perfectly. A lot of the images I took were just pictures of the area so I didn't have to rush down there every time my character walked through the park, but I did get a handful I don't feel too bad sharing.

You can click on the collage above or the slideshow below for all the images from that morning.