A-Z Blogging Challenge 2025 - D is for Dogs and Danger

 As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest, these could be lumped into a "peculiar category" ie. they are peculiar to my interests and may be different from what one usually sees in a collection of travel photos.

For the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in 2025 my theme is Peculiar Pics. During April I invite you to join me for an online tour of Peculiar Pics from my digital albums. These will be sourced from my travels between April 2024 to March 2025.

We often encounter canines as we wander the world. I am always buoyed by the generosity of their humans who are happy to have their pooches pose for impromptu portraits 

Bordeaux, France

Malaga, Spain

Cadiz, Spain

London, England

Coleton Fishacre, England

Doorstop - Dartmouth, England

Those eyes - Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona, Spain

Kotor, Montenegro

Awaji, Japan

It's a dangerous world that we live in. As we travel we are constantly reminded of the dangers around us. 

Canal Boat Museum - London, England

Cassis, France

Cassis, France

Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK

Sydney, Australia

Heading towards the airport - Sydney, Australia

Garig Gunak Barlu, Arnhem Land, Australia

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

In Anno Itinerantur - D is for Dogs

In the past year since  travel opened up for Australians Robert and I have taken several journeys at home and overseas. While I posted many photos of these adventures on Facebook I want to leave a more permanent record of some of our adventures. This challenge provides me with opportunities to share my photos and stories while recording some personal history. 

I plan to share photos and stories from our travels between April 2022 and March 2023.  My theme this year is In Anno Itinerantur. 

From pampered pets to skinny mongrels we see many pooches as we travel. Please meet some of the canines who have posed for me.

This hound ruled the roost at Hotel Villa Pitiana in Italy

Met this pooch while doordling around Lucca, Italy

An Italian with attitude

One of the many dogs we passed in Comogli, Italy

A truffle hunter in Italy didn't make much time finding what he was seeking

Curled up and comfortable in Istanbul, Turkey

Sunbaking in Teahupoo, Tahiti

Asleep on the sand in Bora Bora, French Polynesia

A boy and his dog in a village near Alotau, Papua New Guinea

Hitching a ride in Verona, Italy

Wandering among the ruins in Herakleia, Turkey

Trying to run in the Orkney Islands

Two chaps enjoying a visit to Culloden in Scotland

Searching for St Francis in Assisi, Italy

Mournful eyes In Lucca, Italy

Walking by the lake in Lago D'orta, Italy

Resting in Trento, Italy

Checking out the visitors in Split, Croatia

Roaming in the clover in Split, Croatia

Supervising the villagers in Herakleia, Turkey

Blocking the path in Ephesus, Turkey

And, if that's not enough, here is an earlier canine post of mine.

Skip-Bo

 Paddy loves joining the family for a game of  Skip-Bo. He enjoys teaming up with his big sister. 

Puppy Love

 A man and his dog. 

Backseat Driver

We have driven up and back to Sydney on the M1 a few times recently. This evening we followed this ute that had an enthusiastic canine backseat driver.

She's a little beauty

A little earlier this morning Robert called to tell me there was a really cute boat in the backyard and to grab my phone and come take a look. I did just that. 

I was so pleased that I heeded the call as the little boat was indeed quaint and beautiful. All on board appeared to enjoy their drifting and fishing before they revved up the motor and moved on. Their dog seemed to enjoy the experience more than our Paddy enjoys his boat rides.

These are a few images I captured on my phone.

She's a little beauty.

It's a dog's life...

 ...and not a bad one at that.

Paddy has enjoyed the company of several family members over the past festive week. He was sad that we we left him home alone on Christmas Day but he wouldn't have enjoyed the long car trip..

Following Santa around the lake on Christmas Eve

New transporter

Dressed for Christmas with his mate Dave

Quiet time with Cookie Monster

Checking out the presents

Checking the Christmas photos

Daily exercise done

Trying to escape with the Ballboys

Recovery cruise in his life-jacket