The Northern California Beagle Fest

Saturday, December 9, 2000


Elizabeth and Joe's Back Yard and House
Chez Kontur

We convened at Elizabeth and Joe's beautiful house in San Jose, California, with its new expanse of sod, bearing, as usual, beagles and food. We were:

  • Elizabeth and Joe with Sidney and Polly
  • Meg A. with Burt, Lilly Bird, and Ray Ray
  • Daneen and Caitlin with Megan
  • Mimi and Dick with Casey
  • Wayne with Halsey, Roey, and Ace
  • Sean and Shane with Buster
    (and two friends of theirs who are contemplating beagle acquisition)

We had bratwurst and Boston baked beans and Fiori salad and spinach dip and other nibbles and pecan pie and...and...and....

Some of the older dogs were delighted at the sight of fresh puppy meat, and Buster got tumbled and jostled and played with to his heart's content...and beagles ran in crazy circles all over the new lawn.

In other words, it was a typical Northern California Beagle Fest.



Ace
Intrepid Ace sets off to explore.
Ace Initiating the Sod
And then he initiates the new sod.
Clever Ace!
Exploring the Hillside
Exploring the hillside: Meg, Daneen, Elizabeth, Joe, and followers.
Caucus
Caucus.
Ace and Casey
Ace and Casey—pas de deux by the old guys.
Exploring
Exploring, investigating, sniffing, scratching...beagle heaven!
Burt
Burt sagely observing.
Buster
Buster still exploring.
Buster and Ray Ray
Buster and Ray Ray—a pas de deux of the younger ones.
Buster Running
Buster running with Shane (his sibling), Caitlin, and Daneen observing His Puppyness.
Caitlin
Caitlin—nearly 4.


And the Beagle Fest continues here!