It is still cool, but May is finally here and it is time to get outside and work in the garden. Anytime is a good time to make photos of your favorite Pet and to make it easier I have a great May speical. Four 8x10 units for $100.00. You can order additional prints at my regulat prices.
There are historical and political reasons that we ware green on St. Patrick's Day. Originally St Patrick was associated with blue. Around the time of the 1798 Irish Rebellion wearing green shamrock in your had was a sign of support for the rebellion and the color of the “Society of United Irishman”, a revolutionary group. The British banned the practice and people could be hanged for wearing green.
In later years they stopped hanging people for wearing green, but some sources say Irish school children would pinch you if you didn’t.
If you look at the colors of the Republic of Ireland’s flag you see that it is Green, White, and Orange. The Orange represents the Northern Irish Protestants and is associated with William of Orange. The white represents a lasting truce between the Catholics in the South and the Protestants in the North.
I was in Ireland for Saint Patrick’s day years ago and while they did have a parade in Dublin, most of the “traditions” associated with Saint Patrick’s day we are familiar with like green beer, green hair, corn beef and cabbage, etc. are actually American traditions and not something the Irish actually do.
My dog Ben is a border collie. You'll see lots of them in Ireland and they are somtimes just called black and whites. My boy is a real Irish dog with ginger and white hair. I added the green in the photo to make him a real Irish dog.
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If you have an Irish breed dog: Glen of Imall Terrier, Irish Water Spaniel, Irish Red and White Setter, Irish Setter, Irish Terrier, Irish Wolfhound, Kerry Blue Terrier, Irish Dane, Irish Doodle, irish Mastiff, Irish Troodle, Kerry Wheten, or a Red Border Collie like my dog Ben or any other "Ginger" colored dog, I'll wave the minimum order and give you a free 8x10 print. Call or email for an appointement.
Bring your pet(s) in to be photographed before March 31, 2012 and you'll get the photo session photography in my studio, see and select your images after I make the photos, and five retouched 8x10 units all for $125.00
An 8x10 unit is any number of prints, of the same image, that can be printed on an 8x10 print. For example you can get 1- 8x10, 2 - 5x7's, or 8 wallets as one 8x10 unit. You can order all five units with up to five different images. You can order as many different additonal 8x10 units as you would like for $10.00 each. Other larger size prints are available at Valentine's Day special prices, but hurry because this special offer ends on February 14, 2012.
Tyrone GA - Team captain Yaroslav McCarthy, a sophomore at Minnechaug Regional High School from Wilbraham led a Yale University Scholastic Arena Open Polo Team to victory in the consolation round robin at the Arena Polooza arena polo tournament at the U.S. Polo Association, Atlanta Regional Polo Center, ARPC, in Tyrone GA on Sunday, January 22, 2012.
The Yale open team players were Nicole Cohen, who normally plays on the Yale girls team, a 9th grader at the Greenwich Day School, playing in the #1 position, from Greenwich CT, Xander Majec, playing in the #2 position, a High School Junior from Califone, New Jersey, and Yaroslav Denis McCarthy, playing in the #3 position.
The tournament was supposed to start at 1 PM on Saturday, January 20, 2011, but was delayed for hours by heavy rains and local tornado warnings. The storm was so bad that Nicole’s parents plane from New York couldn’t land in Atlanta and had to be diverted to Savanna where her parents rented a car and drove 3 ½ hours to the polo center so she could join her teammates.
Their game started so late it had to be played under the lights in the outdoor arena. This was the first time that the three Yale teammates had ever played together as a team against. a very strong ARPC Juniors team that had won 9 out of their 10 games. Yale suffered a 14-3 loss to the hometown favorites.
The pressure was on the Yale team Sunday after their disappointing loss to the ARPC Juniors the night before because they had to play against two adult teams. But with good teamwork, a strong defense by Yaroslav, and with each member scoring goals with a strong showing by Nicole, who scored the most goals for her team in the tournament, the Yale Open high school team managed to win every chucker.
The final scores in the consolation round robin were Yale Open team 5 and BNA Neurological Associates,, 4 and Yale Open 4 and the ARPC Polobears, 2.
The ARPC Juniors, let by a high school sophomore, JT Shiverick, also beat an adult team, the Triangle Area, from North Carolina in the finals match. To see photos of Arenapalooza go to www.longleashllc.us
Yaroslav and Xander will compete with the Yale Open team at the USPA Interscholastic Open Eastern Regional Tournament on February 24-26 at Cornell University, in Cornell NY. Nicole will compete with the Yale Girls team February 10-12 at the Girls Interscholastic Preliminaries at the University of Conn in Storrs.
A team in the interscholastic program must be a USPA member school or be comprised of students that reside within 100 miles of a USPA member club. Competition is divided into Open (teams comprised of all boys or a mix of boys and girls) events or Girls’ events. The program is open to students in grade 5 through 12 who are under the age of 19 years and scholastically eligible to play sports as verified through their school. Currently there are over 50 interscholastic teams in the country. If you would like to play on a team or for more information about scholastic polo talk to Yaroslav or go to: http://www.uspolo.org .
Founded in 1903, Yale Polo is the oldest and most successful collegiate polo team in the United States. Following the September 2009 closure of the historic Yale Armory, we have embarked on a fundraising campaign and restructuring project that will culminate with the construction of new off-campus facilities for the next generation of Yale Polo. In the interim, the team will keep its string of ponies at C&S Ranches, Inc. in nearby Bethany, CT while continuing to train beginners and play games with the interscholastic and intercollege varsity squads.
Mucking the barn is a chore that no one likes to do, but has to be done. I finally installed rubber matts in Bailey's stall and now mucking is a breeze. The bad news is that I had to dig out about a foot of organic dirt and then fill it in with 2 1/2 tons of stone dust. It is very important to make certain you have a good level foundation before you install the rubber matts.
Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation in conjunction with a Board Member, former Governor Jodi Rell, participated in Operation Elf, for the children and families of service people stationed overseas for the holidays. The event took place at The Hartford Armory, 360 Broad Street in Hartford CT on Saturday, December 14th from 2 to 5PM.
Long Leash, LLC pet photography business, donated it’s time to take over 130 photos of children with the Fidelco Guide Dog puppies. This photo shows some of the talent for the event.
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