Aaron Eakin
Mr. Franklin W. Lee, Esq.
Meet Amy's dog, Franklin "Frankie" Wasabi Lee. I added the "Esq." because it sounded classy. He's not actually licensed to practice law. At least not in Washington state. But he sure is a little cutie, isn't he? And very good at posing. Sooo much easier than my dogs.
On a sadder note, we had to put Oscar, the miniature schnauzer, to sleep a few weeks back. I didn't mention it at the time because it was while I was taking my break from flickr, and I also just needed a bit of time. The Cushing's and diabetes were getting worse, he'd gone blind in both eyes almost over night, and didn't have the energy to leave his bed on most days. It was a tough call, but he is at peace and pain free now.
He was the first dog I had ever owned that wasn't my parents', and we had a lot of great times. He could be a huge pain in the butt at times (think constant barking, and then double that), but he was also one of my best friends. I remember how proud I was when he peed on his first fire hydrant. How scared I was when he ate green onion, even though it was such a tiny amount that it couldn't possibly hurt him (we made him throw it up just to be sure). How quickly we got him fixed when he decided my arm looked good for humping. Or how wonderful and gentle he was with Ella when she was a newborn, standing on the arm of the couch, peering into the crib to keep an eye on her (half curiosity, half protective older brother). It was hard saying goodbye to him. I'll miss you, little buddy.
I would have used a photo of him for this writeup, but sadly, I don't have any more that aren't already on here, and it seemed too morbid to take one last photo of him. It's not the way I want to remember him anyway. So, we'll go with happy, healthy Frankie, to lighten this writeup significantly. I really like this photo of him, btw. I think if I decided not to do landscapes anymore, I could be happy photographing dogs.
Oh, Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there, on this, the most important holiday of the year, in my unbiased opinion. :)
Mr. Franklin W. Lee, Esq.
Meet Amy's dog, Franklin "Frankie" Wasabi Lee. I added the "Esq." because it sounded classy. He's not actually licensed to practice law. At least not in Washington state. But he sure is a little cutie, isn't he? And very good at posing. Sooo much easier than my dogs.
On a sadder note, we had to put Oscar, the miniature schnauzer, to sleep a few weeks back. I didn't mention it at the time because it was while I was taking my break from flickr, and I also just needed a bit of time. The Cushing's and diabetes were getting worse, he'd gone blind in both eyes almost over night, and didn't have the energy to leave his bed on most days. It was a tough call, but he is at peace and pain free now.
He was the first dog I had ever owned that wasn't my parents', and we had a lot of great times. He could be a huge pain in the butt at times (think constant barking, and then double that), but he was also one of my best friends. I remember how proud I was when he peed on his first fire hydrant. How scared I was when he ate green onion, even though it was such a tiny amount that it couldn't possibly hurt him (we made him throw it up just to be sure). How quickly we got him fixed when he decided my arm looked good for humping. Or how wonderful and gentle he was with Ella when she was a newborn, standing on the arm of the couch, peering into the crib to keep an eye on her (half curiosity, half protective older brother). It was hard saying goodbye to him. I'll miss you, little buddy.
I would have used a photo of him for this writeup, but sadly, I don't have any more that aren't already on here, and it seemed too morbid to take one last photo of him. It's not the way I want to remember him anyway. So, we'll go with happy, healthy Frankie, to lighten this writeup significantly. I really like this photo of him, btw. I think if I decided not to do landscapes anymore, I could be happy photographing dogs.
Oh, Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there, on this, the most important holiday of the year, in my unbiased opinion. :)