The Story Behind The Image; Man, Dog, Cat, Mouse

Man, dog, cat, mouse.  Bisbee, Arizona. 2006 (click to enlarge)
If you look closely there is a white mouse riding on the back of the cat. 
Nikon D70; 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens @ 38mm; 1/400th sec. @ f/10; ISO 200 

This image literally was a grabshot—a very quick snapshot.  My wife and I left Tombstone, Arizona to drive the 23 miles south to Bisbee, Arizona.  Upon arrival, as we were slowly driving on Bisbee's main street, I happened to casually glance to my left and spotted this man walking his dog.  No big deal.  A lot of people walk their dogs.  Something about it looked different, however.  At first, it didn't register.  Then I realized the oddity.  On the dog's back was a cat.  That's different.  Then I spotted a mouse on the cat's back.  When I grasped what I was seeing, he was well past us.  I grabbed my camera, turned it on, quickly pointed it out of the car window, composed as best I could then pressed the shutter.  One shot only.  JPEG.  I wish I would have caught him coming toward us but at least I made a snapshot of this unusual sight.

I think...I later saw this guy allowing people to pose with his animals for a small fee.  Since Bisbee seems to be somewhat of an eclectic artists' haven, this may be his art, so to speak.

Also, I had been told that there was a RV park in Bisbee which only allowed old, vintage RVs.  Later, as we drove around, I found the park and made the image just below.  At the time this was an RV park that only allowed old RVs and trailers—nothing newer than about the mid-1960s, I think?  I'm probably wrong on that date, but nonetheless, only old RVs and trailers were admitted.  Now, it's sort of a unique hotel called The Shady Dell with old RVs and buses are permanently parked.  You can stay overnight in your choice of old RVs.

Bisbee was a short, but interesting visit.  From weird animal relationships to vintage RV parks to a huge open air copper mine next to the road, Bisbee was worth seeing.

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Dennis A. Mook 

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