Tag Archives: Dogs

JACLYN took our picture!

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Jay McLaughlin

8 May, 2022 JACLYN took our picture! A kind person named Jaclyn took our picture this morning. And I don’t even know if I spelled her name correctly! But she was one of the few people who chose to show … Continue reading →

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“They don’t call it Habitat for nothing.” – my sister Katie

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Jay McLaughlin

16 January, 2022 “They don’t call it Habitat for nothing.” – my sister Katie That’s not (technically) the picture that inspired this blog post title. Though it may as well be. This is the picture that inspired this blog post … Continue reading →

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The pictures were piling up

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

10 October, 2021 The pictures were piling up Plus I was being lazy. Four weeks ago today was my most recent blog post! Awful. Anyway, I’ve gotten a handful of pictures I enjoy. I hope you do too! When this … Continue reading →

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Back on track – at least for today 

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

12 September, 2021 Back on track – at least for today  Two days later Evelyn and I each went to work in the morning. That afternoon we came home and loaded Mackey in the car and the three of us … Continue reading →

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“A calming reminder”

Posted on June 27, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

27 June, 2021 “A calming reminder” “The lives of many animals are constrained by the schemes of men, but the determination in these lives, their traditional pattern of movement, are a calming reminder of a more fundamental order.” – Barry … Continue reading →

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Flower power! 

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

18 April, 2021 Flower power!  A friend described my blog to a newcomer as having “lots of pictures of flowers.” If we’d had the same exchange in January she would have described it differently, but it’s April. Lots of flowers. … Continue reading →

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I dress to match Evelyn’s flowers: 

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

11 April, 2021 I dress to  match Evelyn’s flowers:  I don’t have an overwhelming amount of pictures this week (or at least I didn’t when I started) – but I have lots of flowers. I photographed these purple beauties in … Continue reading →

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Finally! A different kind of owl! 

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

28 March, 2021           Finally! A different kind of owl!  The first owl picture I ever posted in this blog was… a Barred Owl! What a surprise. That was May 15, 2011, in a post called … Continue reading →

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Riot on Westbury Drive

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

21 March, 2021 Riot on Westbury Drive I have all the usual miscellany this week. But I was walking Mackey and Turner out to the car this morning to go to the river and I turned around and saw the … Continue reading →

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These keep getting shorter and shorter!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Jay McLaughlin

21 February, 2021 These keep getting shorter and shorter! I will be uncharacteristically brief. If I hadn’t had the always-wonderful experience of seeing an owl yesterday, I might have skipped this week. So an owl and a couple other items.  … Continue reading →

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