Boston Terrier on the Lawn, Old RPPC carved victorian boot and how much more exciting

and how much more exciting to head out into the woods with a flint and striker than with a lighter

I find it quite poignant

I'd guess this piece dates to the mid-20th century or so

with copper shield and woolen tunic

with that wonderful blue jacket

Boston Terrier on the Lawn, Old RPPC carved victorian boot and how much more excitingFeeling almost as if shot through a pin hole camera, this dog, a Boston Terrier I believe, definitely seems like the center of the universe here, and, looking heavenward (though I think really up at some action in the tree to its right, the trunk of which just barely makes it into the photo) a bit as if summoning otherworldly powers, too. In the distance, I think we can just glimpse some laundry hanging from the porch of the house to dry, and then