The Unbearable Cuteness of Being

Luckily, I had my camera on hand when I passed these sweet babies in a pet shop window yesterday. I have no desire for an actual pet and the responsibilities that go with it at the moment, but I fell in love with the multicolored dachshund and hope that someone with a loving home will buy him. I could look at that face and cuddle this sweet dog forever in a parallel life!

There are more pictures here. Be warned - cuteness overload!

Foggy Christmas Eve

I was on my way to a party in my nabe on Christmas Eve and was shocked by the presence of heavy fog - something I haven't seen up here. The Fog just stayed in the park, as it had risen up from the river - the Hudson River behind Inwood Hill Park. It was eerie and quite beautiful, and thanks to the lamplight, I was able to get some decent pictures. This one's a little blurry but it was the best one. We still had some snow left in the park, but as it was warm, it was melting fast, so the ground was slick and that added so much atmosphere. During my first trip to London in summer many years ago, we had an incredible pea-souper one night and it was very Ripper-esque.

The party was real change of pace as I haven't been to one locally for some time. Our hosts are lovely folks and their dog was most well-behaved, even while sitting near the pâté, without making a dive for it.

DOGGIE COUTURE

Seen on Fifth Avenue in midtown today, amid the holiday throng of tourists and shoppers. Note that the owner is wearing a fur coat!

That coat is just darling - I especially love the little gold buttons and the pleats in the back. That fake fur collar is hilarious as well.

It attracted plenty of attention!

Fall Moments

I took a few pictures as I was waiting for the Fifth Avenue bus on a brilliant fall day last week. The leaves seem to be changing a bit early this year and there was a fresh carpet of gold that looked so much better than what I captured here. While I was on the bus, I spotted a woman having her lunch while her gorgeous canine companion watched - the expression on the dog's face is so human and tickled me so much. :)