My Best Friend

This is a selfie of me and my best friend, my little whippet Elsie. I sometimes say my only friend !!!

Shot at the side of our house, the light is always good and the side path always seems to create nice catchlights and the wall is a pretty good canvas too.

Elsie is a beautiful, graceful and very elegant dog, she steals the show in any photo (not that I could ever compare with her).

She’s a great friend, travels on the bus with me into Nottingham when I go on one of my city centre photowalks, looking for strangers. She has her own insta’ account too, not that she posts that often !!!

I always look better in black and white !

[Annie D]

You both look fabulous 🌟

[Phil Howcroft]

@annied thanks Annie , my hair is a bit long , I had it cut today , thanks for the kind words

[Pat Knowles]

Well you are a handsome pair! Love the way Elsie has her legs so elegantly crossed!

[Phil Howcroft]

@happypat thanks Pat , yes Elsie's paws crossed looks great , I didn't notice until I uploaded the photo to my laptop

[Carole Sandford]

Such lovely words about your best friend & a lovely shot of the two of you.

[Lesley]

Ah love this. She is a natural model

[Corinne C]

A sweet picture Phil!
She's such a great model, looking straight at the camera!

[Zilli]

This is so sweet! Now we know who grabs the attention of strangers (LOL).

[Helen Jane]

It is clear how fond of Elsie you are - but with your people skills - as evidenced by your strangers photography - I doubt very much that she is your only friend.

[Casablanca]

What a happy picture - you clearly both love being together, I love it!

[Phil Howcroft]

@casablanca awwww thanks Casa' that's so kind of you , yes I love being with Elsie (and my wife of course !!!!!) , I think she likes being with me (Elsie of course !!!!) 🤣

[Phil Howcroft]

@helenhall awwww thanks Helen for the lovely words , especially the "strangers" comment

[Judith Johnson]

It's a great shot Phil. I wonder who took the photo?

[Phil Howcroft]

@zilli thanks zilli , she's not always with me for my strangers , but when she is it is a lot easier

@corinnec merci Corinne, yes elsie takes a good photo :)

@tinley23 thanks Lesley , it's difficult to take a bad photo of elsie :)

[Phil Howcroft]

@carole_sandford awwww thank you so much carole , you are very kind

[Phil Howcroft]

@busylady Judith , my wife , Jane , took the photo , I set it up , the settings on the camera , tell her where to stand and then she 'clicks'

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Yay, there you are! Hello, Phil and Elsie! Look how her front legs are crossed, too!

[Peter Dulis]

The pouch :)

[Beryl Lloyd]

What a gorgeous shot of you two!

[LManning (Laura)]

You always look so happy Phil, and Elsie always looks so elegant! Another great shot of you and your girl.

[Maggiemae]

You always have that great smile - even if you are only smiling at the camera!

[Allison Williams]

You and Elsie make a great team!

[Kathy A]

Great photo of you both. I love her crossed paws

[Christina]

Fan shot of the fab team!

[Hazel]

Good to see your lovely smile, Phil! I wonder what Elsie is thinking?!

[Dione Giorgio]

What a gorgeous portrait of you two together! Fav.

[Issi Bannerman]

Fantastic selfie of you and your mate Elsie!

[John]

She’s a beauty

[Rob Z]

What a great photo - I just love your smile and Elsie's self assurance - and those crossed legs!!

[Mags]

Love it!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice selfie

[Renee Salamon]

You look happy as always, Elsie a little mystified