Over ten years ago, my sister Karen gave me an idea. She thought it would be interesting to see how long it would take to fill up a calendar with people's birthdays for every day of the year. I have been collecting people's birthdays since then and have produced a calendar every year since.
The first calendar was made for Tom and my Folks in 2002. It was pretty generic with 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of thick paper with a small photo in the upper left hand side by the name of the month. I chose the pictures from some of our favorite photos of friends taken during that year. It was titled "Davey B's 2003 Photo Calendar" and only listed the holidays and time changes.
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| Cover Shot Davey B's 2003 Photo Calendar |
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| January Happy New Year with Tom & Tanya |
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| February Amos in Lincoln, VT |
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| March Dwayne and Friends |
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| April Tony & Kevin |
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| May Teacup |
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| June JD GenderF**k |
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| July Patriotic Mailman |
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| August Carnival Parade with Scotty |
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| September Rick |
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| October Tom, Katie & Gina |
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| November Amos at Cape Cod National Seashore |
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| December Happy Holidays |
We used that calendar all year long, posting things we did including traveling out west for the first time, our activities in Ptown and people's birthdays. We have saved these calendars throughout the years and are able to reference what we were doing on any specific day for the past 9 years.
The following year, the "2004 Davey B Calendar" was titled "Amos Traveling Dog" and showcased Amos traveling across the USA. It also listed people's birthday's of my family and our friends in Ptown. I also listed the Native American names for the Full Moons throughout the year and some more inane holidays like Cinco de Mayo and May Day.
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| Amos Traveling Dog 2004 Davey B Calendar |
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| January Amos in Geneva, New York |
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| February Amos in New Mexico |
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| March Amos in Joshua Tree National Park, CA |
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| April Amos in Hollywood |
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| May Amos in San Simeon, CA |
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| June Amos at the Ranch in Paso Robles, CA |
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| July Amos in Redwood National Park, CA |
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| August Amos in Pueblo Nation, NM |
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| September Amos in Vegas |
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| October Amos in Taos, NM |
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| November Amos in Green Mountain National Forest, VT |
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| December Amos in Lincoln, VT |
We loved being on the road and especially loved CA. We decided that we were going to move there. We tried, and failed. Finding work was too elusive, but the trials of heading out and heading back to Ptown offered more shots of the TravelingDog for 2005.
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| Cover Amos @ 254 Bradford Street, Winter in Provincetown, MA |
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| January Amos @ Dave & Aimee's, Colorado |
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| February Amos @ the Grand Canyon, Arizona |
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| March Amos at Badlands National Park, SD |
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| May Amos in the City of Rocks, New Mexico |
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| June Amos in the Gaspe, Quebec |
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| July Amos at the Great Sand Dune National Park, Colorado |
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| August Amos in Lees Ferry, AZ |
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| September Amos in Listuguj, Quebec |
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| October Amos in Indiana Dunes National Park, Indiana |
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| November Amos & Pedro, South of the Border, Florida |
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| December Amos at the Arroyo, Los Angeles, CA |
I also published a calendar of flowers which I gave to my mother and a friend Leo. If you have prowled along in this blog, you will know that I lost a years worth of pictures. Those pictures are lost forever in the media world. I still have the calendar that I gave my family.
As I stated earlier, we failed in making the transition to CA. The failure brought us back to Provincetown in the Spring with the knowledge of what we needed to do to try again, which we did. The 2006 Calendar was special to me as it afforded me the opportunity to work on the new calendar with an added bonus, pictures inside the boxes of the days showcasing some of our favorite people and special days. I was able to design it and then print it at my friend Dan Quirk's store in Ptown.
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| AmosTravelingDog 2006 Davey B Photo Calendar |
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| January Amos at Morro Rock Morro Bay, CA |
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| February Amos on Lupine Ridge Paso Robles, CA |
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| March Amos at Panther Creek State Park Morristown, TN |
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| April Amos & the Bouys Provincetown, MA |
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| May Amos in Portland, ME |
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| June Amos at Mopang Stream Rest Area, ME |
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| July Amos in Salmon River New Brunswick, Canada |
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| August Amos in The Woods Listuguj, Quebec, Canada |
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| September Amos at Hopewell Rocks Fundi National Park, NB, Canada |
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| October Amos at First Landing Cape Cod National Seashore, MA |
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| November Amos in Lake Champlain Sand Bar State Park, NY |
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| December Amos and the Prayer Flags Lincoln, VT |
These are the photos which I added into the small squares of the calendar. All of these people continue to be listed and many still receive the calendar. Some have moved away, some have died. All of them are always thought of at least once a year. Many are thought of much more than that.
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| Gina's Birthday 1/15 |
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| Wil's Birthday 1/21 |
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| Li'l Naresh' Birthday 1/27 |
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| PO James' Birthday 1/29 |
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| Tom's Birthday 2/8 |
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| Dwayne's Birthday 2/26 |
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| Dixie's Birthday 3/26 |
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| Nancy's Birthday 3/28 |
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| Helen's Birthday 4/18 |
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| Wendy's Birthday 5/5 |
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| Katte's Birthday 5/16 |
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| Mikey's Birthday 5/29 |
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| Big Lil's Birthday 6/4 |
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| Michael's Birthday 6/6 |
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| Frederick's Birthday 6/16 |
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| Father's Day 6/18/2006 |
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| Mom's Birthday? 6/20 |
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| Anthony's Birthday 7/23 |
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| Mi'qmaq PowWow 8/5/2006 |
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| Carnival Parade 8/17/2006 |
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| Tony Mailman's Birthday 8/31 |
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| Swim for Life 9/9/2006 |
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| Kayla's Birthday 9/11 |
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| Lucky's Birthday 9/17 |
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| Astrid's Birthday 9/23 |
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| Mom & Dad's Anniversary 10/15 |
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| My Birthday 10/25 |
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| Amos & Goldie's Birthday 10/28 |
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| Monument Lighting 11/22/2006 |
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| Tony's Birthday 12/31 |
Each of the people listed above received a calendar that year at a holiday party on Nelson Ave. in Ptown. It was shortly there after that we left Provincetown for good and found our home in CA. It was also coming to the year that Amos passed away and was immortalized the final time in the 2007 Davey B Photo Calendar "AmosTravelingDog."
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| Cover AmosTravelingDog 2007 Davey B Photo Calendar |
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| January Amos at White Sands National Monument, New Mexico |
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| February Amos with Mountain Ears, Texas |
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| March Amos with "46" Grapes, California |
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| April Amos with the Oil Wells, California |
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| May Amos and the Nuclear Power Plant, Delaware |
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| June Amos at Big Bend National Park, Texas |
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| July Amos at Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
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| August Amos at the Shore, North Carolina |
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| September Amos in Study Butte, Texas |
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| October Amos at Dawn, Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico |
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| November Amos at Night, Savannah, Georgia |
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| December Amos at Cumea Ranch |
2007 was a hard year for Tom without Amos. We spent a lot of the year checking out our new areas in which we lived. The North County was hot with wine grapes. The South County was coastal for the most part. The Central Coast was glorious year round. No longer having Amos, I decided to show where we lived to our family and friends with the 2008 Davey B Photo Calendar with a surprising addition in December.
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| 2008 Davey B Photo Calendar Images of the Central Coast |
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| January Migrating Monarch Butterflies in Pismo Beach |
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| February Abandoned Railroad Car in Santa Margarita |
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| March Spring Vines in Templeton |
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| April Michelle's Iris |
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| May Wild Poppy |
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| June Alpaca in Atascadero |
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| July Crazy Daisy on El Camino Real |
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| August 5770 Cosmo |
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| September Santa Margarita Sheep |
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| October San Luis Obispo Pumpkin Patch |
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| November Cayucas Hay Bales |
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| December Luther in Cayucas |
We really engrained ourselves into our new area. We had met many people from our jobs and from out and about. It was a good year. I started to add more to the calendar. More birthday's, more anniversaries, more special days. It was going to take a while, though, to fill up every square.
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| Cover WesternTravelingDog 2009 Davey B Photo Calendar |
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| January Amber's Cactus Bloom |
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| February Los Osos Luther |
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| March Luther in Foss Woods State Park, Oklahoma |
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| April Foxy Foxglove |
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| May Luther in Fairhaven, MA |
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| June Luther in Provincetown, MA |
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| July Artichokes on L.O.V.R. |
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| August Luther at Osoyoos Lake, British Columbia |
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| September Kites at Pacific Beach State Park, Washington |
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| October Great Pumpkins at La Familia Pumpkin Patch |
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| November Luther in Lexington, Kentucky |
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| December Shipwreck at Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon |
We did not do much traveling in 2009, so I decided to showcase Luther in Los Osos and some other shots from around the area with another surprise in December.
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| Cover Los Osos Luther 2010 TravelingDog Calendar |
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| January Luther in Elfin Forest |
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| February Luther in the Back Bay |
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| March CalPoly Lambs and Sheep |
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| April Sarah's Bulbs in Bloom |
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| May Luther Big Head |
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| June CalPoly Mustangs |
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| July Lotus Flower Fireworks |
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| August Hot Dog Luther |
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| September Lone Boat |
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| October Luther at La Familia Pumpkin Patch |
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| November Dios Los Muertes Luther |
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| December Luther & BuddyJack at SongDog Ranch |
Traveling was in the cards for 2010 and we headed to MA for the holidays. We were now officially Two Dudes & Two Dogs.
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| Cover TravelingDogs Davey B's 2011 Calendar |
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| January BuddyJack & Luther at the Dog Park Cortez, Colorado |
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| February Luther at the Very Large Array Socorro, NM |
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| March Luther at the Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States Lebanon, Kansas |
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| April La Boheme Luther CalPoly Performing Arts Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
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| May BuddyJack on Bishop Peak San Luis Obispo, CA |
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| June Luther in Lopez Lake Recreation Area Arroyo Grande, CA |
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| July Four Corners Luther AZ, UT, CO, NM |
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| August Luther at SongDog Ranch Cuyama, CA |
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| September Luther at Red Rock Canyon State Park Hinton, Oklahoma |
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| October Luther & Superman Metropolis, IL |
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| November Luther at Zion National Park, Utah |
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| December Luther and the Largest Ball of Twine Cawker City, KA |
In 2011, we decided to take another road trip to my annual Mi'gmaq PowWow in Listuguj, PQ on the southern shore of the Gaspé Peninsula. We headed out due North from CA and took a right at the Trans-Canada Highway towards Quebec.
After the PowWow, we drove South to MA to spend more time with family & friends. The return trip home was decided upon the last time we were home; Route 6. The first Trans-continental Highway going from Provincetown, MA to Bishop, CA.
Two Dudes, Two Dogs, Two Roads.
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| Cover TravelingDogs Davey B's 10th Annual TravelingDog Calendar |
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| January Luther & BuddyJack at Clapps Pond Provincetown, Massachusetts |
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| February Duncan Lane Luther Provincetown, Massachusetts |
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| March Luther at the Alamo San Antonio, Texas |
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| April BuddyJack on the Continental Divide Loveland Pass, Colorado |
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| May Luther at the Beer Can House Houston, Texas |
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| June BuddyJack on Rt. 46 San Luis Obispo County, California |
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| July Luther at Kinzua Bridge State Park Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania |
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| August BuddyJack at Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
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| September Davy Crockett & Luther Ozona, Texas |
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| October Abandoned Route 6 BuddyJack Coaldale, Nevada |
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| November BuddyJack and the Corn Wyanet Township, Illinois |
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| December Luther at Berkeley Springs Park Smallest State Park in the USA Berkeley Springs, West Virginia |
In 2012, we headed North again, but rather than taking a right, we just kept on going. And going. And going. Up to Alaska with stops along the way to visit the State & Provincial Capital Buildings. 2013 is all about the Capital Dogs.
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| Capital Dogs Davey B's 2013 TravelingDog Calendar Olympia, Washington |
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| January Sacramento, California |
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| February Olympia, Washington |
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| March Boise, Idaho |
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| April Victoria, British Columbia |
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| May Helena, Montana |
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| June Getting Bit in Delta Junction, Alaska |
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| July Carson City, Nevada |
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| August Salem, Oregon |
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| September Juneau, Alaska |
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| October Edmonton, Alberta |
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| November Whitehorse, Yukon Territory |
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| December Sundial in Grand Prairie, Alberta |
2013 was another year of traveling and trying to find new routes to travel. We didn't have to think to long as what is better than traveling down the road called Route 66? More capitols and many attractions led me to call the 2014 Calendar "Roadside Attractions"
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| Roadside Attractions 2014 AmosTravelingDog Calendar |
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| Luther at Cadillac Ranch January |
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| Stage Coach BuddyJack February |
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| Luther in Cheyenne, WY March |
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| Luther & BuddyJack in Pierre, SD March |
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| Luther in Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Canada March |
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| BuddyJack in Boston, MA March |
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| Luther & BuddyJack in Springfield, IL March |
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| BuddyJack in Tulsa, OK March |
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| Corps of Discovery Dogs April |
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| Corps of Discovery Dogs April |
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| Corps of Discovery Dogs April |
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| Corps of Discovery Dogs April |
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| Corps of Discovery Dogs April |
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| Luther on the Enchanted Highway May |
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| Route 66 Muffler Men with BJ & Lu June |
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| BuddyJack and the Cricket July |
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| BuddyJack Getting His Kicks August |
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| Luther on a Corner in Winslow, AZ September |
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| TravelingDogs and the Rusty Rooster October |
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| BuddyJack at the Gateway Arch November |
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| Luther at the Gateway Arch November |
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| Where do we go from here? December |
2014 was a year of movement. My work environment had changed and it was time to move on. We left our jobs in CA and headed to MA to work at a friend's restaurant, Pepe's Wharf in Provincetown, MA. It was a great season on Cape Cod and it also afforded me the chance to spend some time with my family in Lawrence.
In September, the season was over and for a brief moment I thought it would be good to head back to CA for work. One road trip out and then my decision to head back for the winter. Over 10,000 miles later, we are back in MA, watching over my parent's home while they are in FL for the winter.
I find it interesting that the calendar is made from the previous year's photos yet often reflects the current time. The first few months are in Lawrence where we are now living until April. Not sure what 2015 will bring, but the TravelingDogs are looking forward to the adventure.
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| Monumental TravelingDogs 2015 AmosTravelingDog Calendar |
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| Luther Honoring the Bread & Roses Strike of 1912, Lawrence, MA January |
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| TravelingDogs Under Attack, Gallup, NM February |
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| Luther and the Water Tower, Lawrence, MA March |
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| Luther at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Lawrence, MA April |
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| Luther at the Fort Revere Historical Site, Hull, MA May |
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| BuddyJack at the Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, MA June |
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| Luther Celebrating Independence in the First State, Dover, DE July |
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| BuddyJack and the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial, Gloucester, MA August |
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| BuddyJack and the Mayflower II, Plymouth, MA September |
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| Luther on the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Collinsville, IL October |
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| BuddyJack at the Pilgrim Monument, Provincetown, MA November |
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| Luther and the Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA December |
I love seeing pics from the old calendars..
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