This is a shot of Greg Carver doing very little to maintain his dignity the night of his birthday dinner. Those of you who know me well will appreciate the level of regard I have for these folks. I willingly went to Greg's birthday dinner at a Mexican chain restaurant.

This shot shows some of the group. On the left is Rodney Tarrants who is part of the card group, then Greg and Nancy Carver, Judy's brother and sister-in-law who have come to Asheville for the winter (escapees from Maine), their daughter Michelle, and in the early St. Patrick's day sweater is Judy.

This one shows an unusually contemplative Jim Rogers and his sister Diane Tarrants, both of whom are part of the core of the card group. I should probably take more flattering photos of these two and post them at some point so they will continue to speak to me.

This shot shows Abner and Spencer on a brief time out from heavy play. Regie and I take them to play off leash at a large open area in one of the Biltmore Forest parks. They have gotten to the point of being very good about sharing the park with the children who occasionally use the area at the same time. When we first started going to this park to play, the boys would run over to any kids who were playing because they wanted to check them out. They have become quite glib about it now and rarely even bother. There used to be some screaming involved since to little kids, Abner and Spencer are quite large and attractive. Little hands just had to grab furry dogs.