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Oh, You Planet Earth!/Earth Day 2013
Member of the Family Call me mother, call me father call me source of life and strength call me sister, call me brother call me only home and hearth call me garden of paradise call me member of the family … Continue reading
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No Kisses
No Kisses for Valentine’s Day (Belated) No kisses today I’m sorry to say I saw you about with a squirrel in your mouth a very dead squirrel you dropped at my feet a Valentine’s treat So I must remember to … Continue reading
Beau reads Tolkien
Here is Beau reading Tolkien – what, again? The light has to be just right, and he has to be comfortable to read epic poetry.
Happy Dogs/The Joke’s on Me
Hi Friends! Just a little note to tell you that the joke is on me! My new computer will not let me access my blog – or many of yours either. But my old computer will. One at a time, … Continue reading
The Linden Tree
LINDEN BLOSSOMS We sit together under the linden just steps from the back door, your favorite spot in the yard. From here you could see inside and out guarding your domain. Now a gentle rain falls and joins with my … Continue reading
True Blue
The Gift of Presence some things I have learned from my dogs (or am still learning): to be home for dinner; to love and accept without measure; to greet with joy; to give comfort by being present; to spit out … Continue reading
3 Unwished Wishes/Doggie Heaven x 3
3 Unwished Wishes I wish these puppies would grow up and not pull; I wish there weren’t so much poop to clean up in the backyard; I wish the dogs weren’t along so I could hike in the national park. … Continue reading
René Who?
DESCARTES’ DOG
Pity the dog
of René Descartes.
Spoke no French
and thus had no heart.
No thoughts, feelings
or wants had he,
mechanistic brain in poor body.
DESCARTES
Descartes
was the world’s
least observant
dog owner.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_rights#1641:_Descartes
http://science.jrank.org/pages/7246/Vivisection-An-ancient-history.html
Herd Dog/In the Doghouse
HERD DOG Herd dog gone bad salivates at the smell of lamb roast. This poem is for Storm Cloud, our border collie. Here are some pictures (taken a few years ago) of Stormy and Ben together in the dog house. … Continue reading
Shake It Off/Chirp To It/Rufous
My acupuncturist tells me to “shake it off, like a dog”. A dog gets up, shakes himself and whatever is bothering him off, and gets on with his day. I think about this a lot, too. An incident at our … Continue reading
