- "A Grehound shold be
heeded lyke a snake
And neckyd lyke a drake,
Backed lyke a beam,
Syded lyke a bream,
Footed lyke a catte,
Tayllyd lyke a ratte."
Dame Juliana Berners,
Boke of St. Albans, 1486 My link
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Monthly Archives: August 2013
Today’s Conversation
Her: “Excuse me, is that dog all right?” Me: “He’s resting because it’s hot.” Her: “It’s, like, not even seventy outside.” Me: “Well, he gets hot.” Her: “He doesn’t look right. You should get him home.” Shimmer belches, end of … Continue reading
Posted in Greyhoundness, People we meet, Photography
Tagged belch, dogwalk, greyhound, inquisitivestranger, nap, resting
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Picture from the walk:
Posted in Photography
Tagged bloom, flower, fortitude, pansy, photography, sidewalk, urbangarden
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An uphill battle
We live on the top floor in a home, on the tippy-top of the hill, of the third highest hill in the city. And, as I remind Shimmer when he’s apt to explore a new trail towards some dark morass, … Continue reading
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Picture from the walk:
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Tagged blackandwhite, dog, greyhound, justice, love, peace, sidewalk
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Go, Billy, Go!
Shimmer and I were walking home when we heard what I thought was a bird in distress. A high-pitched “Pip, pip!” was coming from up a nearby hill, so we went to find out what was happening. The coyotes have … Continue reading
Posted in Dogs we meet, People we meet
Tagged defecation, dogpoop, dogwalk, English, walk
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