taken and posted with the PlayBook
Achilles and Stella have been partners for eight years since I adopted him from the shelter. Treasured companions.

Stella, the ever-vigilant one

Overexposed, yes. Yet the colour richness of the green iris leaves, the colour and the angularity of the red planter, and (look closely) the way a scent pulled Stella’s nose pulled to the right all made for a keeper of a photo.

Watching Stella’s ears rotate, monitoring sounds, often moving independently, is fascinating.

. . . and I don’t mean Sosa, or Hagar. One of our resident squirrels waits for Stella to be distracted before attempting to descend to the ground.

Stella, seen through the trellis netting.


I’m watching . . . something. Stella’s watching . . . something.

Faye and I came home Sunday afternoon to 20-plus degree temperatures so we made the time to enjoy a Mill Street beer on the deck. We resolved to spend at least a little time outside every month of the year and make a portrait and this one was easy. Stella’s ears and forehead sneaked into the frame. Good thing we did this – we had about 4cm of snow last night and the current temperature is 1, if that.