I can’t believe Gracie is still with me. She’s at least 16 now! She’s stiff and slow, but as eager as ever to be anywhere I am.
I had some Fujifilm Superia X-tra 400 in my Pentax ME, and my 50mm f/2 SMC Pentax-M lens was attached. I had a few shots left on the roll and decided to burn them off so I could get the film processed. Gracie was delighted to follow me out into the yard, my favorite photographic venue. (Seriously. I take more pictures at home than anywhere else.) We’d gotten a big dumping of snow; my sons and I had cleared the driveway the day before. As Gracie and I walked out onto the driveway, a big wind gust blew snow off the roof and onto both of us. Gracie, being a dog, was undaunted. I snapped this shot of her right away.
Last updated on 10 March 2020 by Jim Grey
Aww, she’s sweet! At that age, nothing bothers them.
She sure doesn’t show it if anything does!
What a beautiful picture! She looks like a great companion :)
She’s a dingbat, but I love her anyway.
Wonderful photo.
Thanks! This is just how I framed it, and just how it came back from the processor. No tricks, no cropping, no nothing.
More power to Gracie.:) I have a cat who’s turning 15 this summer and I’m in no hurry to see the back of her either.
That’s getting up there for a cat. But isn’t it more common for cats to live to 20 than it is for dogs?
I honestly don’t know if it’s more common for cats to reach their 20s than it is for dogs… I kind of hope not, dear as my cats are to me. I do know I’ve had a few people casually mention, unprompted, cats in their families who lived into their 20s. I don’t know if mine will, but given her health at the moment, I don’t see why can’t be a candidate. :)
What a sweet dog. Scratch her head for me.
You got it!