3 Legged Dog and Chicken Show . . .

On a trip to Ornans, France in September 1991, as mentioned below in reference to Gustave Courbet, I dawdled for days in the small villages just south of Ornans along the Loue River. At one spot there was an abandoned ceramic tile plant where an elderly couple was still living in the house on the property. And they had a 3 legged dog who was one of the nicest small collies I've ever met. Poor critter had lost a front leg chasing cars on the road, but didn't seem to be too slowed down by it, he just leaned a little to one side for balance. . .

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And just above Ornans, at the top of the cliffs visible in Courbet's painting of the burial there, sits a small hamlet near the old chateau, where this boy was sitting on the steps in the company of a very plump looking chicken. . .

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