Seen on the way back from the park in Pittsburgh, PA. .
A dog getting a ride in a stroller.
Owner said she was 12.
First time I’ve seen here but saw in NYC before.
12 Year Old Dog Gets a Ride
Category: Animals in the City
Anthrocon Parade 2024 in Pittsburgh PA
In 2010 I posted about the Furry Convention in town for the weekend (ANTHROCON CONVENTION) and you can click on that Link to see the photo I took in a downtown hotel that has since changed names.
The other night we saw a few furries out and about the evening of the Fourth of July when we went to see the fireworks display.
But today for the first time Steve dropped us off at the train station and Prema and I walked a couple of blocks to the Convention Center to watch the Anthrocon Parade.
Here’s a 1:44 sec video of the parade and Prema gets a high five! Click link
On our way the nicest man named Casey asked if we would like a photo with him, he held his fur head in his hands. Prema asked, “Do we have to pay?” No we did not.
His character name is Zemine. So kind 
of him to let Prema pose with him. Did I mention it was about 87 degrees and 65 percent humidity?
We met some really nice parade attendees who let Prema get to the front so she could get high fives from the furry paws as they marched by. Prema also received some cool stickers from parade participants and also some bracelets of different colors.
A voice actor from Florida who had flown in to town was so helpful telling us about some of the characters as they approached. Two other welcoming Furries one dressed so perfectly as Isabelle from Animal Crossing and assisted by her friend the Animal Crossing Bag Carrier. They were from Connecticut and generously gave Prema a yellow token with a star which I just looked up on google and it was called Animal Crossing Replica Bells from New Horizons.
Not sure what this expression meant. Tired of grandma taking pics?
Here’s a 1:44 sec video of the parade and Prema gets a high five! Click link
Prema and I walked back to the train station and Steve picked us up. Had to get home and frost some cupcakes for a party we were invited to.
We had the best time together but it was so hot and humid and we were wearing cotton T shirts, not full fur suits. We had to shower when we got home so we could go to the party.
and at the red light near home we saw these two at a bus stop. 
Peter, After Lunch in My Garden
Bob, The Feral Cat, at Home
My sister Mary started this by photographing Bob’s new home on our front porch.
Bob has his name, thanks to granddaughter Anna. Bob has no tail since birth. And he is fifteen years old which is way beyond normal life expectancy for a feral cat. He’s well cared for by Cat Daddy Steve.
Laura got that cat wreath for Steve at a church festival years ago. Believe it not, Bob has a handknit wool shawl inside this little cat home. There’s also capability for heat but it’s not cold enough yet.
Bob is ready for Christmas. we didn’t want to traumatize him by trying to entice him inside for the shoot
Christmas Dog on Christopher Street NYC
My sister helped me out by sending me this fun photo today. Thanks Mary
Goats at Work in Pittsburgh
Eating the invasive unwanted plants. Goats in Highland Park near the dog park. Thank you for the heads up, dear friend and blog follower, Tookie!
If you like hosts you can click here and see other blog posts with goat friends
A Puddle of Geese
Canada Geese. I don’t think they migrate like they used to. Here are some in a parking lot puddle. Laura was driving. I enjoy being a passenger when these photo ops arise.
Wordless Wednesday
Horse Drawn Hearse at Allegheny Cemetery
Driving back from town I went past Allegheny Cemetery. I saw the horses and the white carriage. Their job was finished as the horses were being unhitched and loaded into the open trailer. A horse drawn hearse isn’t a sight you see often in this century. Here is the website for the horses
“Incorporated in 1844, the Allegheny Cemetery is the sixth oldest rural cemetery in the United States. It has been expanded over the years and now encompasses 300 acres” Wikipedia
You may have seen Allegheny Cemetery in a movie – It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood or The Cemetery Club
Ellen Burstyn, Danny Aiello, Diane Ladd, Olympia Dukakis (1993)
A listing of notable burials can be found here
Giant Rabbit Art
Rabbit Art in Downtown Pittsburgh.
When Steve came home from work we drove down to 8th and Penn Avenue to see the fifty-foot inflatable rabbit, part of the Intrude Installation . It wasn’t there!
We found the three smaller Rabbits on 7th Avenue. A person protecting the display was able to tell me why the fifty-foot rabbit wasn’t to be found. I discovered they check the wind and so the fifty- foot rabbit had been deflated to keep it safe.
Here are the rabbits I did see. by Australian Artist Amanda Parer
