Climate and latitude influence when Dog Days take place in a given community. In the Southeast, they have been going strong since July– maybe letting up a little the past day or two.  August 16th also happens to be the Feast Day of Saint Roch, the patron saint of dogs. So, today is a DOUBLE dog day for us! We couldn’t resist the opportunity to share this photo of two canines resting beside their respective owners in the Greensboro Arboretum. The brown dog at the right is thinking……. “I hope there aren’t any ancient Romans in Greensboro!” The gray one, as vigilant as the gander who holds his head high guarding the flock, says, “don’t worry, man, I got ya covered.”  Neither is aware that 34 years ago today (8/16/77) Elvis Presley died.

Have the dog days of summer affected you at all? Are you looking forward to Indian summer?