I took the photograph above of this month's Mutt of the Month outside the Eugene Field Branch of the Denver Public Library, which was built back in 1970. The original Eugene Field Library was located in the former home of Eugene Field, most famous for writing the children's poem "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," which he and his family lived in when he moved to Denver in 1881 to become editor of the Denver Tribune. The house was built around 1875 and located on West Colfax Avenue in Denver. When it was threatened with demolition in 1930, none other than the "unsinkable" Molly Brown of Titanic fame paid to have the house moved to nearby Washington Park, where it served as a branch library for four decades. I took the time to greet the dog and explain all this to it, and it listened with rapt attention, as you can tell from the photo. No doubt a history buff at heart. I am sure it will check that house out the next time it goes for a walk with its owner in Wash Park. What a remarkable dog.
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