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Keep-away

Keep-away

Marty’s photo of the day #4670: Now that Nellie’s bionic left-rear leg is totally healed, we are back to all our old pre-surgery routines. One of those routines is a vigorous game of keep-away each morning, where Nellie will grab a stick and run at me full speed, only to dodge my grasp for the […]

Lake Superior

Lake Superior

Marty’s photo of the day #4664: This is Lake Superior, with Duluth, Minnesota far in the distance. When I was growing up in Duluth, photography wasn’t something I put much thought into. Someday, I’d like to go back and photograph the lake when the ice buckles and starts piling up along the shore. It can […]

Let’s play!

Let’s play!

Marty’s photo of the day #4663: “Come on Dad! My bionic leg feels great. Let’s play!” *For those that don’t know about Nellie’s bionic leg: She had TPLO surgery to remove the cranial cruciate ligament in her left-rear leg, refit the bone in her knee, and hold everything together with a metal plate and six […]

From the Essen Wildlife Refuge

From the Essen Wildlife Refuge

Marty’s photo of the day #4661: Yesterday, I didn’t post any photos from my “This Week at the Essen Wildlife Refuge” series that I often post on Sundays. That’s because at this time of year, the animal life in front of my motion-sensing cameras slows down substantially. Nevertheless, I’ve decided to share this recent, rather […]