This is my viewfinder. These two pups and their floppy black ears.
One of the most amazing things about Cincinnati–and a huge selling point for me when I moved here 4 years ago–was the parks. Wow. The city proper has about 300,000 (the total for the suburbs and tri-state is about 2 million) and yet there are huge, beautiful parks everywhere. My favorite is Mt. Airy, a 1500 acre forest about 5 minutes from my house. Plenty of trails there for the dogs and me to hike on.
I’ve passed a lot of my time just like this: walking down a trail at Mt. Airy with these two cattle dog mutts in front of me. I’ve seen this sight so often, it’s such a ritual part of my life, that it’s almost weird to see it in a photo. I can close my eyes and see Prufrock and Scout marching down the trail, flopping their ears, and I ache knowing that one day I will cease to see this sight. (Pruf is about 11 and a half–that’s all I’m going to say.)
So, welcome to my viewfinder, the image that shapes my world. Both of these dogs are rescues and I’m grateful for the way their spirit and their form have framed my life.
(I warned you all that there would be a lot of dog pictures in this photo-a-day project.)
Hope McAllister Miller 
You have two beautiful dogs. Give them a big pet for me. I never knew Cincinnati had so many parks. I thought it was just mostly city. Next time I am there, I will have to check this out. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with everything 🙂
Thanks, Regular Cup O’ Jo! I appreciate it. Yes, I’ll give the dogs a pet for you. Thanks again for reading!
You’re very welcome. If you ever want to read some funny and inspirational stories, you are more than welcome to come by my blog and have a Cup of Joe 🙂
: )