South Texas Shooters (Photography That Is!)

Hi Again,
Two days in a row for making entries, hopefully this a good sign! It’s back to work this afternoon after a long weekend from Thanksgiving. Went out for walk with Red who looks forward to the walks and I am closely catching up with him in enjoying the walks. I think my heart doctors would be happy to hear that I walk more also. This morning was a brisk one for south Texas, steady wind and grey skies. If this were New York I say were going to get snow, but we will get rain, needed rain. So it’s good!

I speak of responsability in the title and it stems from my walk with Red this morning. In the past ten days we have picked up a friend along the way, about a 1/2 mile down the road a small black puppy resides, when he see’s Red and I he comes out to greet and play with Red, the first few days it was kind of cute, but over the past few days I am concerned for his (Roscoe) safety. As he is a pup and low to the ground he darts around real quick and since this is on a country road where at times folks just want to test out the speed of their vehicle and damm everyone else. I have called the owners once about Roscoe and they are very nice people who came to the door and got him and took him inside, but during our walk today Roscoe runs around so excitied that he just runs across the road. I try to keep him on the shoulder but it does not work. Now I am upset because I don’t want this guy to get run over and I don’t want either dog to get huirt. The idea behind this whole thing is to get Red out for a long walk and me also. But now I have to cut the walks back in order to keep Roscoe safe. I have heard about being a responsible pet owner more than once used towards me and I think I do a fairly good job at it, but I am the head of the house not the animals and it bothers me to be told or implied that one is not responsible for his animal. I have accepted the responsibilities without question and have done so during my adult life, being responsilbe for other people and their welfare, responsible for millons of dollars of equipment, being responsible for my actions. Granted I have not always been like this, I can recall when I did not give a S### about you, them or anyone else except me. I still have spells of that from time to time but for the most part I am responsible for my actions and take responsiblity for the animals I share the house with, if I had a wife and children I would be responbile for them and their welfare. That is just the right thing to do!

I hope that the very nice people who own Roscoe take responsiblity for him and keep him secure in their yard. I know that I will curtail my walks with Red or take him someplace else. I reallly dont want to do this, as I live here also and think it is sad that I have to change because someone else will not be resonsible, but if something happens to Roscoe I will expected to take responsibility for the outcome, it is easy to put it upon someone else and blame someone else. I have gotten tired of this in others and sadly in myself.

I hope that nothing happens to Roscoe, today to get him to stop I had to pin him and scold him and given him a smack, after that he went on back to his front yard, what bugs me the most is that Ifelt bad about doing this. I am confused about this stuff. Hopefully I am doing what is right for my cats and dogs. I think I have done so in the past, it hurts to do what is right, it hurts right down deep in the heart, soul and mind, when the decison to put Mister Bronx and Miss Brooklyn to sleep I took the responsiblity and it still hurts.

Well enough of that, I hope that your week is a good one with few troubles lots of smiles and warm love! Take care until next time.

Pete

Roscoe

Red

Red butt

The Bull

Barn art

Hello again,

I hope that your Thanksgiving was a good one with plenty of family, food, fun and love! y own was spent at a co-workers and it was a good time, with plenty to eat and good time all around. I was asked to go to a couple of homes and share Thanksgiving with my adopted family here and some co-workers. It was very difficult and stressful to decide what to do. Due to the long distance between homes it would not be possible to share with all and enjoy. It would be so wrong (in my mind) to come by, sit down to eat say hi & good-bye and then leave and go to the next place. I am thankful to all the great folks that wanted to share their table and family with me. It warms the heart and shows me that I am blessed beyond anything I expected!!

I am also thankful for the animals (fur people) that share my life and I share life with them. Sometimes they get the short end of the stick, especially the days I am filled with anger, an unknown anger that at times makes me stop and stand back. I do not know where it comes from, sometimes I think it is from all that I must suck up with others, but whatever it comes from I know they catch the short end of the stick, sadly sometimes the stick. I find that when I think just a little more I find that I can beat the anger down, but there are times that it gets out first and there is nothing I can do except be sorrowful for taking it out on the fur people.Well I have lingered on this sore point long enough, so let’s move on!

I was told by my cousin that a lot of the family made it back to New York and a lot of fun and healing happened, it is so nice to hear that has happened, I hope that I can make the next get together back at home.

I am thankful this day for all the God has graced me with, the family that is great and grand. For love from my family and friends for the good job that I have and for the house which I share with the fur people. I am thankful for the ability to care, although at times I care beyond what I should about others and at times I should care more. It doesn’t make much sense to me but I do care at times too much about others and not enough about me. But I am thankful for the caring which goes both ways.

Well I have babbled enough so it is time to share some photographs with you my friends and family. Today I share the ones that give me unconditional love, I share the fur people in my life! Enjoy the photos and until the next time we meet here take care, and care, be loved and spread love, be safe and make someone safe!

Love, Peter

Miss Selma, the quiet one who has much love when we are alone.

Mister Juan Seguin, who's purring is powered by a Cummings Diesel engine.

Miss Converse aka Connie, who's love is true and without limitations.

Mister Red, who gives love without question, thought or any other hindurance. There is a person within him! This I am sure!

Going for it!

A post cat

Seguin remakes the "Cat on a hot tin roof"

Red's first visit to the creek, he had a blast. Making bubbles in this photo

Shaking it off!

"Who let the dawg's out?" Red and I ( a self portrtait)

Hello and thank you for being here with me. It has been nearly a month since my last entry here, besides being lazy and not wishing to bore you with things that are not fixable I just did not write or add photos for the past 28 days.

In the last post I wrote of being near the end of the line and sometimes feel as if I have not gotten off that bus and transferred to a crosstown bus. Enough of that! All in all things are going OK around here, I have been trying to take daily walks with Mister Red for an hour a day. He has grown and is still growing, the cats are still working towards a friendship (I hope) with him! He has been to the vet and is healthy with all shots and is now fixed (not broken before). He still angers me with chewing on stuff, lost three pillows a couple pair of shoes, countless socks and an arm rest on a sofa, sort of sounds like a Christmas Carol!

The holidays fast approach, a great time of the year, thinking of past holidays spent with family and friends. Going to my uncle’s house on Long Island with my grandma, sitting down to a wonderful meal, lot’s of food, pasta’s, turkey, dressing all kinds of stuff. This time of year is losing it’s meaning to me, I see that over the past few years I do not get excited around the holidays as I once did, do not know why this has happened and sure wish that it would stop and go away. But I must take the time to be very thankful for all that I have and have been given over my lifetime. I should not ask for more I am very lucky and would like to thank all that have made life good towards me! My thanks for all that you have done. May this holiday season bring you all much life, love, hugs, fond memories and plenty of smiles to fill a million hearts!

Well I have been taking photos when I go on walks with Red and will share some of them with you today and in the days to come. If you have Facebook you can look me up and see them on my photo page, just look for the album named “A walk in the country”. But for now I share some with you here. Untill the next time stay safe, stay happy and stay loved!

Love Ya!
Peter

My walking companion, Mister Red.

Country road

The "T" in the road

Some neighbors down the road

Texas Ranch Land

I see you!

More neighbors

Texas road

Old Sign

Old Sign ver 2

Looking out for you!