Tag: dogs
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The Cure for the Extended Winter Doldrums
It snowed again. And again. That was our weekend, and our start to the week. I really shouldn’t complain, but misery loves company, and Northern Minnesota has a lot of miserable company as April continues its snowy reign. Because my faithful four-legged friend was short-changed for exercise this week, between work and family activity schedules…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Love
Is there any purer love than a dog’s love? I think not. “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” ~ Josh Billings Ciao! ~ Kat This post was in response to the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge. ”Love” was this week’s theme. Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge; further details on…
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Embracing the Beauty of Winter
I am wistfully wishing for more snow, as the last layer retreats with temperatures pushing 50 degrees Fahrenheit — an unseasonably warm day for early December. We are past the warm colors of autumn, and the green of spring is many months away. Living in northern Minnesota, you learn to embrace winter, or face the risk that…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections
Jared Bramblett hosted the Daily Post’s Weekly Photo Challenge with a theme of “Reflections,” challenging us to: . . . create an image that uses reflections to force the viewer to question and interpret the reality of the shot. The reality of this shot is that there is no “Lab Latte” on the menu. Join…
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Memories of the Lovable but Dimwitted Duo
Duffy was a mutt who appeared to be the product of a child’s imagination gone wild — dog parts selected from multiple breeds and merged together in a one-of-a-kind way. A classic humane society rescue dog. He had been neglected at his first home, although not abused, as he was always was a trusting soul. He came…
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