Once upon a time I had a Cairn terrier called Jinks, a small dog with a big personality. One day, he was booked in for a 'winter trim' and I left home with him for the dog groomer's in thick fog, finding access blocked by road surfacing works.
A workman helped me park in a tight spot and when I commented on problems of access, he told me it's not unusual for council workmen repairing roads to be subject to verbal and physical abuse with items such as sticks and golf balls thrown at them by motorists angry at being unable to use their normal route.
For protection to provide evidence in case of disputes, workmen each now have their own video camera on their jacket.
Jinks and I continued on foot.
He was due to be collected at 3.30 so I set off in bright sunlight at home. A few hundred yards up the road the fog was still as thick as ever.
Red-hot tarmac was being put down and I was instructed to follow a highway maintenance lorry, its orange lights flashing. The road ahead was blocked so I had to park in a field gateway and walk over a dirty rough surface with a workman, Daniel, as escort.
At the dog groomer's, Jinks, freshly bathed and trimmed, was fast asleep. I was grateful that Daniel insisted on carrying him back to my car where I got this shot before we set off, and thanked Daniel for helping me.
A slightly surreal day and I can't quite find a word to describe the look on Jinks' face.
It is difficult to find stranger portraits with the spectre of Covid-19 lurking around any encounter. So I am revisiting colour portraits, seeing how they suit b&w conversions.
Bep, many thanks for the idea. It sounds good in theory but would not be practicable. I have in fact just put a series of posts of photos and stories about Jinks on Face Book. If you have access, I can give you the link to my account.
Bep, this is the link to my account on fb https://www.facebook.com/hazel.spencer.148
Obviously you will need to ask to be my friend and then, of course, you will find the posts in reverse chronological order. I hope you will like them!
Bep, many thanks for the idea. It sounds good in theory but would not be practicable. I have in fact just put a series of posts of photos and stories about Jinks on Face Book. If you have access, I can give you the link to my account.
I have an account, so yes please ♥
Bep, this is the link to my account on fb https://www.facebook.com/hazel.spencer.148
Obviously you will need to ask to be my friend and then, of course, you will find the posts in reverse chronological order. I hope you will like them!
Thanks, Hazel.