The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: Italian Greyhound

  • What’s that on your Forehead?

    My dog Blue has a white streak on his forehead. It’s pretty standard coloring for Italian Greyhounds, but I absolutely love it. When we’re cuddling and I run my finger along that streak I often think about the fact that he isn’t even aware that it’s there, and there is, of course, no way to…

  • I’m Freezing My Patooties Off, People!

    Here I am, working graveyard shift on the drawbridge on the coldest night of the year so far. The tenderhouse is suspended 25 feet above the roadway and right in the center of the river for maximum wind chill. The floor is a steel plate with questionable insulation, so the cold radiates through my feet,…