FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: SECRET LIFE June 15, 2013
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I hope they appreciate it. I am dedicating tonights photo blog to the secret world because these entries are probably caught up in the NSA and similar dragnets. That, and Leonard Cohen has a song that bears some relevance.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: APPRECIATE EVERYTHING June 8, 2013
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The weather is cold. Encroaching black clouds suggested rain that never arrived this afternoon. Still, it better to be out rather than giving the walk a miss. I am pretty sure that Dexter and Hannah have a decided opinion on this possible option.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “NO CROTCHETS OR QUAVERS” May 31, 2013
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It does not stop me talking to them, but I suspect often and know in equal measure that Dexter and Hannah don’t listen to me. In the bush if you make a noise, other people become aware of our presence.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “INTELLIGENT OR NOT?” May 25, 2013
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Astrophysicist, Neil De Grasse Tyson, poses the problem of how do we expect to understand another species when we cannot communicate with creatures here on earth who share our DNA.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: DANGER ON THE DOWNWARD PATH May 18, 2013
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“Religious” reflection this week1.. And who knows what the cosmos has to do with? Dexter and Hannah, whatever else, are always acting in present time. In other words that pay attention.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “WHAT I THOUGHT OF YOU” May 11, 2013
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I went with a neighbour and two children to visit our former neighbour, Ernie, at his nursing home. Along the way we listened to Holly Throsby.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: TRACK OF TANGENTS May 4, 2013
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Apparently, I am told that the London Underground had a sign: DOGS MUST BE CARRIED ON ESCALATORS. And that is a poor portent for me because I did not get it.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “TAKING A BREATHER” April 27, 2013
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Sometimes I go down to the fruit shop, about half a kilometer away, with a back pack, and walk back carrying about 12.5 kilograms. I broke out into a sweat last time, so it seems I am doing more work than on the dog walks.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: ALL IN VAIN? April 20, 2013
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Sometimes with a struggle, the dogs got out again this week. For them all the outings are not in vain. It is the sort of thing as nature’s scavengers and hunters they would be doing.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “KEEP ON WALKING” April 12, 2013
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And for me it is a good idea to look back, to take avoiding action if that is required.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: DOWN TO EARTH April 6, 2013
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The weather was mixed over the week. So there were a couple of days Dexter and Hannah missed going out. As usual they took those omissions in their stride, and did not cast aspersions.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: TIME GOES March 30, 2013
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“I do not count the time. For who knows where the times goes.”
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: COMMONPLACE REFLECTIONS March 23, 2013
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I have not fully recovered from my fall of two weeks ago. I am a lot better. The dogs seem to sense that they need to go easy, when they remember.
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ART OF THE POLIS March 20, 2013
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Can people from different political standpoints even successfully talk to one another about political issues and positions? Is it foolish to even try?
FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: FALL FROM GRACE March 16, 2013
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I am still feeling the effects of the fall I had last week. There are no superficial bruising, but I injured my left calf.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: BORN TO RUN March 8, 2013
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Sometimes along our journey we do meet other people and dogs, which becomes a metaphor for our lives.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: “HERE WE GO AGAIN” March 2, 2013
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Recently we have had heavy rain. Over a time span of ten days the crossing point of the creek has gone from no water in it to flood levels.
FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: PASSING MOMENTS February 23, 2013
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We live in moments. Dexter and Hannah seem to manage and appreciate the moment fully without any effort. Dexter has now been seven years with us . . . so, well done Dexter. You have survived.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: GRASS GROWING, CREEK FLOWING February 16, 2013
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The grass is growing ridiculously high in the back yard, and that includes the part I mowed. Up the back the deep green extends to the trees, making a contrast with the previous months. And now, if for a short while,the sound of running water can be heard in the creek.
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FRIDAY NIGHT DOG BLOG: ROUNDABOUT February 9, 2013
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The walks were not the principal focus of attention, although that is perhaps not true for Dexter and Hannah.
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