Here’s some creative oyster shell art from New Orleans.
Oyster Shell Art
Oyster Shell Art
Creative oyster shell art from New Orleans.
Dogtoberfest
I went to “Dogtoberfest” today with my young dog, Kylie. She’ll be two later this month. I am working to get her out and about as much as possible. She got scared by an aggressive dog and has been very shy since then. She showed a lot of improvement today! There were lots of dogs, and I thought you might enjoy some pictures. Perhaps in preparation for Halloween, some were in costume.
Dogtoberfest Costume
Cover for MURDER AT THE FORTUNE TELLER’S TABLE
The cover for MURDER AT THE FORTUNE TELLER’S TABLE has been released! It’s always fun to see what the Kensington artist comes up with.
Cover release!
Bourbon Street
I was in New Orleans for Bouchercon so I felt a visit to Bourbon Street was somewhat mandatory. I strolled down it on Saturday early in the afternoon. There was LOTS of music being played.
Bourbon Street
Friendly ATF Dog
Ting, the ATF dog, was VERY friendly and had a smile and multiple wags for everyone!
Friendly ATF Dog
ATF Dog
There was a great presentation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives at Bouchercon. They shared about the work they were doing and some of the cases they’d been involved in. Kate Barton was there with her ATF dog, Ting. She did a demonstration with him. They are now using some of the hand signals that people use with field trial dogs so they can give commands silently. At one point in my life I trained a field trial dog, so it was especially interesting to me to see her work. He’s wearing an actual badge on his chest.
ATF Dog Ting
Sunrise on the Mississippi River
This is a sunrise in New Orleans from my hotel room at Bouchercon. We rarely get clouds like this in my area. I enjoyed watching the activity on the Mississippi River. I took a camera and used the zoom lens for the photo.
Sunrise in New Orleans
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Bouchercon 2016
I’m back from Bouchercon, a large mystery convention held in New Orleans this year. It was my first time to that city. I’ll be posting pictures of the event and New Orleans over the next few days. My publisher, Kensington, had a tea for the authors and some of us had a chance to read from our books. It was a lot of fun! Thank you, Kensington!
Kensington tea
Roxie in Carmel
It was a very slow walk down Ocean Avenue in Carmel, California, for Roxie and her owner. LOTS of people wanted to pet her. She loved it, and he was fine with it. She was a sweetie! I was definitely among the ones wanting to pet her.
Roxie in Carmel
Parking Rates
Here’s a little humor for the day! This was at a market off of Ocean Avenue, the main street in Carmel where two events take place during car week.
Parking Rates