Snapshots: End of Summer in the Midwest

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Snapshots: End of Summer in the Midwest
Nigel Parry, Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

FINAL SWIMMING AT THE WISCONSIN CABIN

Above: Fall colors in Wisconsin, 23 September 2007.

It had to happen. Winter weather typically decends on the Midwest in an unexpected way, with sudden cold fronts. Lows for the next three days in Saint Paul, Minnesota are freezing or under. Time to get out the ugly but practical clothes, stuff a couple of ferrets down your trousers, shack up in bed with a loved human (or animal), and get ready for 5 months of whining from everyone — including both whining about the cold, and whining about other people whining. Here's the last of the summer, as seen from the Midwest.

Above: Still not sure about the group dives off the end of the cabin dock, Roo Dog contemplates his place in the universe. 22 September 2007.

Above: Jump off the dock while the weather still lets you! Jesse, Diane and Duncan take the plunge. 22 September 2007.

Above: Armani, possibly the ugliest dog alive, takes it one step uglier with a slaughtered chipmonk.

Above: Amy's always asking us to collect strange stuff for her latest pottery project. Here, the camera phone shot to let her know that indeed, we were all collecting acorns, and not just hanging out up at the cabin. 3 November 2007.

Above: Litter from organic packaging in a parking lot, after the Saint Paul Farmers' Market. Organic litter.

DOGS & BITCHES

Above: Roo's winter attire, as he tries out his new squirrel hunting technique, using a plant as camouflage, 6 November 2007.

Above: Brian's dog, P-Rat, does what he does best.

Above: DJ Del6 contemplates his end during a particularly quiet set at the Black Dog, his last for the season. 21 September 2007.

HALLOWEEN

Above: Brian as "Corn"

Above: Amy as "William S.
Burrough's wife"

Above: Duncan as "Ron Jeremy"

I went as Steve Irwin.

Above: Bedlam Theater's Halloween night show in Hidden Falls Park, St. Paul. Giant puppets, fire, and a park setting unexpectedly resulted in dog-friendly entertainment. When the Mark Twain character and the giant catfish appeared from stage right, the Roo Dog suddenly got it. In the middle of the audiences' oohs and aahs, the Roo Dog's low growls at the new characters appearing amused those sitting around us. 31 October 2007.

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