Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Love the poodles, and the last one (guy in overalls and little dog with tongue out). Peter On Saturday, January 30, 2016, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > Every January, Quartzsite hosts a few large events. There is an RV show, a > gem and mineral show, a car show... Here are a few links: > http://www.quartzsitervshow.com/ > http://www.qiaarizona.org/POWWOW-Show.html > > In years past the town of 3500 would swell to close to 750,000 people, most > camping in the BLM land surrounding the town. That number has decreased > drastically the last decade or so to maybe 200,000. Now there are too many > other places that have organized to host snowbirds for the winter, with > more > things to do and more amenities. > > The dogs just come along with the people. Some are quite obsessed. Guys > with dogs are chick magnets. When my father-in-law was minding my > sister-in-law's husky, he was surrounded by women. Amazing. But at 92, is > is not that interested, other to go to the evening dances > > Aram > > -----Original Message----- From: Robert Baron > Sent: Friday, January 29, 2016 8:23 AM > To: Leica Users Group > Subject: Re: [Leica] The 2016 dogs of Quartzsite collection > > Interesting. Is this some sort of annual event in Quartzsite or just > random dogs and their people you saw while on vacation? > > --Bob > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 4:51 PM, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> > wrote: > > We made our now yearly trip to Quartzsite, AZ the third week of January. >> The usual collection of junk and food, but the dogs are always different >> and fun to see ( and I?m a cat person). Here are 8 shots of some of the >> dogs and their owners, though it might be debated the other way around. I >> will just tell you about one of them. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/C5/Q/Quartzsite-7836.jpg.html >> >> The owner of these two had them trained well. I asked if I could take >> their photo and he said, ?Mitzi? 35mm camera.? and they both posed for >> me. A few of these were taken with permission and the rest just grab >> shots. I am sure you can tell which are which. >> >> Enjoy all 8. View large if possible. >> >> Comments welcome. >> >> Aram >> >> >> Aram Langhans >> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher >> & Unemployed photographer >> >> ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself >> would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information