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… on a crushing disappointment

March 14, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Clearly Mother Nature has underestimated our newly-minted intrepid reporter. Uh… he knows math! There are not 24 inches of snow out there and, as the darkness envelopes the newly fallen whiteness, Marshal is being totally pissy and he refuses to do his last report. He said something about taking his squeaker lobster and going home, but he is home, so I don’t know where he is going (but he says that it is not back ‘out’). So I called in the reserves. Journalism […]

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… on it picking up a bit

March 14, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

So, uh… it’s begun to pick up a little bit around here. Since our last report, with pictures taken before noon, snow has continued to fall to the tune of … more. Also, winds are picking up a bit, with gusts of some miles per hour. Our Measuring Stick (and cracker jack journalist) Marshal Dillon Dingle has been investigating reports of things being buried under the snow, mostly in the vicinity of Blaze, who is busily chewing on her beloved orange tennis […]

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… on the various reactions of shepHerds

February 12, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Hey Blaze! Oh, hey girl! Are you loving the new snow? You are, huh. Another 18 inches are supposed to fall today. You are a good girl. A snow princess for sure. Okay, hang on… I need to call Marshal. Hey Marshal?! Uh… Marshal! No… No… Marshal! Over here! Ya. No. Look HERE! Oh. Nice. Real nice. Sigh. Fine. Blaze, what do you think of Marshal’s potential as a photographer’s model? Ya. That’s pretty much where I am too. Thanks for […]

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… on ports in a storm (just kidding. They’re shepHerds.)

February 9, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

Oh… this doesn’t even do it justice. It’s not just snowing outside. It’s snowing. And it’s cold and it’s windy and it’s… well, it’s literally not fit for man nor beast. However. The ShepHerds seem to think someone is sprinkling the world with beef tidbits. Which means they really, really need to be outside. So a little while ago, instead of just letting them out the back door so they could bound around and dig and dig and dig through all the white […]

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… on an official portrait and royal merchandising

January 14, 2017 by Lisa Dingle

She is one. strange. dog. But royal. And, apparently, genetically predisposed toward regal poses on floral backgrounds. I wonder if anyone will ever make a plate featuring her likeness. You know, like they do all the time in Britain. Some of those plates are amazing. So I sent some photos of her over to the Royal Worcestershire company to … I’m just kidding. It’s Royal Worcester. I was just doing dry British humor… which usually has Americans being stupid, and also irreverent. […]

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… on giving thanks in shades of blur

November 21, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

I love the platypus… it’s my favorite animal, distantly followed by sloths, kinkajous and wombats. When we moved to Australia and I knew I’d be on a continent with two of my four faves, I was practically vibrating with glee. The Healesville Sanctuary became one of my favorite places, and quickly. The kids loved going, so we went a lot. It wasn’t because they were the future superheroes of the natural world. It was because I bought them all the french fries (chips) […]

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… on an opening

October 26, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

One of the most fascinating aspects of humans being is the fact that we dance in not just one, but a garden of emotions and perceptions in each and every situation we encounter. And this was what I was thinking when I sat down the other day to write about, you know, the skunk thing. That particular happening – Blaze and Marshal being sprayed – was a riot. I was a riot, exclaiming and running and measuring and pouring and scrubbing and […]

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… on the best laid plans

October 22, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

The other night Blaze, Marshal, and I arrived in Maine and I was very excited about it. I had to be here for the arrival, early the next morning, of some heavy equipment and the people who know how to operate it. We are undergoing some outside work that involves one of my long-time goals of uncovering some massive pieces of ledge near the water. It is an absolutely necessary project… you know, for the wedding. I am using the […]

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… on photographing an essence

March 18, 2016 by Lisa Dingle

I was playing with some pics of the dogs this morning, and brought this one of Blaze down to the basic of basics. Cropped it to just her face… Took away the color… Then many of the shadows… And then even the shades of grey (like, forty-eight or forty-nine of fifty). And I kind of liked what happened. It made me wonder if we can ever really capture the essence of another being with a camera. I mean, I’ve read […]

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