My Blizzard Experience

On Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 I embarked on a couple of photographic jaunts.  One of these outings was spent with my adorable dogs Laverne, Shirley, and Beau.  As with most dogs a fresh snow brings out a lot of pent up energy and the moment you open the door to let them out it is instantly evident.  On this Thursday afternoon the dogs and I spent a good amount of time outdoors to let them enjoy one of their few days of the year with fresh snow on the ground.

Shirley Sindaco can sense something in the air as she prowls the backyard of her home in Lansdowne Pa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  (Photo by James Sindaco)

What is that? Can you hear it? It sounds like Shirley's sister Laverne is moving in on her turf in the backyard of her home in Lansdowne Pa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  (Photo by James Sindaco

Laverne Sindaco moves in slowly giving her time to contemplate the proper attack method in the backyard of her Lansdowne Pa. home, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  (Photo by James Sindaco)

The battle is on, each competitor bounces around searching for the weakness in the others defense, these battles occur a lot but today has special meaning, today is a snow day, today is the day that all dogs dream of, victory on a snowy battlefield.  Lansdowne Pa, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  (Photo by James Sindaco)

A critical sequence, Laverne has decided to go low and aim for the limbs or belly while Shirley goes high, looking for the neck grab it is anybody's game at this point, in the back yard of a Lansdowne Pa. home, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  (Photo by James Sindaco)

They have resorted to boxing, it seems they are beginning to lose steam as the battle progresses in Lansdowne Pa., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.  (Photo by James Sindaco

Laverne leans in with a bite as Shirley attempts to avoid this volley, the two have a real passion for this sort of thing and you can see it here in their performance today, Lansdowne Pa., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.

Laverne and Shirley Sindaco's battle is almost over, once Beau Sindaco joins the fracas it is all over, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in the backyard of 59 E. Stewart Ave. in Lansdowne Pa.  (Photo by James Sindaco)

 

Beau Sindaco takes a bite from Shirley Sindaco's neck, the last blow of the Great Blizzard Battle of 2010 ( it is the last blow because I quickly broke the fight up, I deemed it to rough to continue), Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, in the backyard of 59 E. Stewart Ave., Lansdowne Pa.  (Photo by James Sindaco)