Quizzical Older Man with German Shepherd and Tall Stick, Vintage Velox Snapshot legs I am forever opening old

I am forever opening old spellers to check their end pages for names and drawings and doodles--spaces of endless expressive potential

with those juicy little tails at the ends of the S and C

with finger-jointed corners

a singular thing

or patience

Quizzical Older Man with German Shepherd and Tall Stick, Vintage Velox Snapshot legs I am forever opening oldWhat a marvelous pair these two make, two very lovelies. And such a gentleness between them a poignant counter to the toughness of studded harness and big stick! Slightly hunched and head cocked, it also feels as if the man is regarding the camera in just the same way he would regard the shepherd, with a mix of curiosity and love and what do you want? (And then the shepherd would return just the same look!) Great. 4 5 16 x 2 5 8 and in good condition.