The canine has been entered in the Springfield Republican's Pet of the Month contest.
It's been a pretty much unspoken rule that it's Kelly's dog and thus, Kelly's responsibilities. She's always taken him for his walks, kept his food and water bowls filled, doled out verbal punishment or time outs for any let's say, bowel-sourced indiscretions that might occur around the house. All fine with me. Let her go out in the middle of a winter night for a trudge around the block. Though I've come to admire the little animal, there's no sense taking on any extra duties if their not warranted. This arrangement is also fine with him as he much prefers the special attention only 'mommy' can dole out.
Despite this usually favorable situation, of having a pet and being virtually free of responsibilities, every now and again his nightly walk duties will still fall on me when Kelly has to work late. Last time though, I made the best of it and took the opportunity to hone my night-shooting. So come on along, curious reader, for a quick walk around the block in my neighborhood...
This Shell station sits a quarter mile away, just far enough to make it an unpleasant spate of fresh air and exercise when I send a grudging Chris for milk or any other supplies. The quick walk serves to pull him back to Earth, from whatever Narnia-like wizard role he's playing on the computer at the time.
Nemo's holy grail.
John's Corner, one of the spots where the local who's whos come to eat breakfast and network.
Speaking of who's whos, we pass State Rep Tom Petrolati's offices. He's a local boy done good, for sure; currently occupying the position of Speaker Pro Tempore in the statehouse...
Down the block is the Lighthouse. One of the more popular drinkeries in Ludlow, by my reckoning. They also have a stage area in the back, where I've witnessed some decent cover bands over the years.
The Chestnut Street School, now converted to the Ludlow Senior Center. Attached to the building is the stage where the Exit 7 Players, a local theater troupe, perform. The building was the original high school in this town, and was the pre-middle school during my time. I spent the awkward 5th and 6th grades here. More on that at another time....
The building also sits atop a low rise overlooking the town's green.
Now that I've found this new aspect of walking the dog, I'll probably add to this night-shoot on upcoming walks...
Ok, Nemo, all empty? Let's go home...
3 comments:
Great idea. That was fascinating seeing your neighborhood. I'm going to do this in my neighborhood which is similarly near a watering hole or two. At our house, Brian takes care of the pet, while I mostly exploit her by taking photos of her for my blog.
I want to get some night shots of downtown Holyoke with my new camera, but I'm apprehensive about walking around the downtown at night, by myself, carrying $2000 worth of kit. I would need a larger dog than Nemo.
VDog, that is a tasty chunk of bait to be carrying around those shark infested waters...
Maybe take shots from inside a car?
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