Posts Tagged ‘Golden Retriever’

Did the Tusken Raiders have pet dogs?

Monday, February 16th, 2015

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While looking through some old photos this morning, one snapshot from June, 2008, of my golden retriever Jesse, made me pause and reminisce. The location was the Calvert Cliffs formation on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay. Jesse had climbed up into the debris of a fallen section of the cliff, and I snapped him when he worked his way around to this position:

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It looks like Jesse wanted to reenact a scene from Star Wars — the scene on the planet Tatooine when the Tusken Raiders (less formally referred to as Sand People) make their scary appearance:

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Jesse found a similar protective position, and he even managed to emit a low-voltage eerie glow from his otherwise dark eyes, just like the yellow-eyed Jawas below.

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But as for creating just as threatening a look as those two native species of Tatooine? Bah! Earth-bound Jesse totally fails it.

Attention All Quick Brown Foxes: Now’s Your Chance!

Sunday, August 24th, 2014

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On this lazy Sunday morning:

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[Referencing the “sleeping” version of the pangram used by typing teachers.]

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The Common Joyfulness of Golden Retrievers

Saturday, May 31st, 2014

The other day a catalog arrived in the mail. On its cover was the 2014 Orvis Cover Dog, a golden retriever named Hunni. Though we see only a profile, the look on her face is the unmistakable mien of Goldens: happiness rising to delighted contentment. The picture prompted me to dig out two photos of my own dog Jesse, from nine years ago.

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(I think I see in Jesse’s eye a silhouette of the head of the photographer, me.)

One Mo’ Time: Snow falling in DC, March 30, 2014, at 5pm

Sunday, March 30th, 2014

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“Snowflakes on my head and shoulders make me happy …”

[Apologies to John Denver]

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Jesse with soon-to-bloom daffodils

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“A treat please?”

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Jesse in Glover Park (February 8, 2014)

Sunday, February 9th, 2014

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Early December Photos

Saturday, December 14th, 2013

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Trunk of an aged sycamore tree, outside Rosedale Conservancy:

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Autumn leaves, viewed from an office window overlooking 19th Street, NW:

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The second of three morning yawns:

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Halloween 2013

Friday, November 1st, 2013

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Jesse, golden retriever, 9 years old

Saturday, August 3rd, 2013

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My golden retriever is now 9 years old. Previous posts about Jesse here and here. Most recent video, here.

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Narcissus in the Morning

Friday, September 14th, 2012

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My dog Jesse when he awoke yesterday morning.

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I was struck by how his twisted body formed an S-curve. In aesthetics this is known as the line of beauty. This, William Hogarth thought, was the basis for all great art.

The story of Narcissus is summed up nicely here.

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The Start of Spring

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

He believes there is no better way to celebrate the start Spring than to swim in the nearest creek.

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