A pastel sketch and a photo profile?

The pastel sketch was done by my father in 1947.  

The pup on the right is Duke when a puppy,

3 years ago.

 Snowflake, a temporary resident

Pastel dawn

The T19 typhoon left its own beauty on the beaches. 

This pristine piece of shell is part of a giant clam.

Post T19 Vongfong  

The sugar cane was a record crop 

a week ago, tall and lush green

      After the storm, a beach drains out 

 Everywhere was hit by a blizzard of sand

The footpath was like walking on fresh snow. 

(There's a dog in there somewhere) 

Wanna Walkies!

This is the expression that means only one thing. 

He can maintain it for ages while I try to work

Again a huge discrepancy 

in typhoon path predictions 

between JMA and overseas.

How do they expect us to plan a weekend barbecue?

Happy Hour?

The advancing storm is putting a miserable end to happy hour. 

Duke can be seen already making his exit.
The rain hit minutes later