If you can start the day without caffeine, / If you can get going without pep pills, / If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pa…
If you can start the day without caffeine, / If you can get going without pep pills, / If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, / If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, / If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it, / If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time, / If you can take criticism and blame without resentment, / If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him, / If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend, / If you can conquer tension without medical help, / If you can relax without liquor, / If you can sleep without the aid of drugs, / Then you are probably the family dog!!!!!!
Came across the following online and wanted to share this…I believe it all to be / true!!!! I don’t know who wrote it…but I love it…..
Came across the following online and wanted to share this…I believe it all to be / true!!!! I don’t know who wrote it…but I love it… If a dog was your teacher you would learn stuff like… - When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. - Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. - Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. - When it’s in your best interest—practice obedience. - Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory. - Take naps and stretch before rising. - Run, romp, and play daily. - Thrive on attention and let people touch you. - Avoid biting, when a simple growl will do. - On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. - On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree. - When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. - No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout… run right back and make friends. - Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. - Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough. - Be loyal. - Never pretend to be something you’re not. - If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. - When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. What lessons for us all to learn… Hugs, Sally xxxxxxxoooooooooo
I cant even speak right now … we are all so devasted and full of tears Toronto Humane Society Responds to fire The Toronto H…
I cant even speak right now … we are all so devasted and full of tears Toronto Humane Society Responds to fire The Toronto Humane Society was deeply saddened to hear of the tragic fire at the Oshawa shelter of the Durham Humane Society early this morning and the loss of life of so many animals…. they lost 180 cats and could only could save 9 dogs and 2 cats Animals at the Durham Humane Society have lost their homes and The Toronto Humane Society has dispatched its rescue vehicles to the site to bring food, supplies and other necessities to the animals in need as well as offering assistance to the Durham Humane Society to find new homes for the animals. Some 180 cats were killed early Wednesday morning after a fire broke out at the Humane Society in Durham region, police said. Emergency crews managed to save nine dogs and two cats from the building / As many as 40 smaller animals – hamsters, rats and so-on – also perished
It’s dark inside my head lately. The ugly black-dog is winning. I have put up with its ugly presence for over 35 years now and would choo…
It’s dark inside my head lately. The ugly black-dog is winning. I have put up with its ugly presence for over 35 years now and would choose to be free, whole, sane, and normal whatever that is. / It brings one down from the simplest of life’s joys like laughing at something funny, being bothered to get out of the house into the fresh air, doing that thing that is staring at you to be done, but just seems too much for you to achieve. / What helps, pills – sometimes! / People saying: Just get over it – no. / Alcohol – no. / Understanding – to a point. / Hugs – always. / The desire to simply not exist is strong, but I am stronger. Relief in a coffin, while seeming attractive, I know presents no answer. I don’t fear death, in many ways I wouldn’t mind at all, but to achieve that by my own hand is not acceptable. / So I must endure, somehow managing to push through for another 30 or so years – a miserable thought, but, if I keep writing about it, then just maybe I will encourage another to fight on too.
This is little Noah. If I have even less time for photography in the next few weeks, blame him! I pick him up from the breeder this c…
This is little Noah. If I have even less time for photography in the next few weeks, blame him! I pick him up from the breeder this coming Sunday, so he’ll be home for Jan 1st. I’ve been waiting since he was conceived! And yep, his eyes are part blue.
The upcoming 51st Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts will be held Thursday 5th June to Monday 9th June, 2008. Some good news on a …
The upcoming 51st Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts will be held Thursday 5th June to Monday 9th June, 2008. Some good news on a personal level is that my image Dog Rocks has been judged the Best Photograph Of The Exhibition in the photography competition. The award to be presented is a bronze statuette which has been sculptured by Michael Mandelc, and it depicts Henry Lawson’s “The Drover’s Wife”. Dog Rocks also won the Open Colour section of the competition. I’ve been kindly invited by Tim Wood, coordinator of the photography competition, to attend the Awards Dinner at Grenfell on Saturday 7 June, 2008 6:30PM to receive the award. There is a distinct connection with Redbubble regarding this achievement. Hop Dac, RB staff member, posted a topic in the main forum informing members of this competition. It was there I became aware of the competition, and I thank Hop for doing so. Upon deciding to enter, I ordered six Redbubble matted prints specifically for the competition. I wrote a journal regarding the quality of the matted prints on April 19, 2008 and it can be found here. I’m pleased to say that Redbubble and its community have played a significant role regarding this achievement and I highly value the continued encouragement given by Peter Styles, Redbubble staff and Redbubble members. The achievement is dedicated to my mate Joe Mortelliti, for it was because of him that Dog Rocks was photographed on August 25, 2007. Special thanks to my family for their continued support. Folks, enjoy your creative pursuits here at Redbubble and beyond. Cheers, / Darren. Henry Lawson on Wikipedia Henry Lawson Festival of Arts website / http://www.henrylawsonfestival.asn.au/ / Dog Rocks Capturing the bark at Dog Rocks /
Now that RB is so HUGE we have enough members to start the RB pugalier fan club. So here’s to / - Me wih Errol and Flynn / !http://www.redb…
Now that RB is so HUGE we have enough members to start the RB pugalier fan club. So here’s to / - Me wih Errol and Flynn / Barbie with her gorgeous friend And the third member is our own Justin and his charge Gus Some may think it is a bit weird that RB already has at least three pugalier carers (they do need a lot of care as they are afraid of a lot of things). I think it just goes to show how creative pugalier owners are.
This is a failed attempt at a photo shoot with my littlest dog Phoebe…...........what a spaz ! / but I love her anyway. I think I might …
This is a failed attempt at a photo shoot with my littlest dog Phoebe…...........what a spaz ! / but I love her anyway. I think I might have two or three good shots in the bunch, I called it quits because my arm was getting tired from dangling lunch meat above her head ! I’ll look them over later on and see what I find. My old mutt Millie will sit like a statue forever, she’s such a good girl but this one is a little shit :) ......................I just thought I would share all of her silly faces…...............
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I am so really happy that ‘Pavlova’ has been placed in the Top Ten of th…
I am so really happy that ‘Pavlova’ has been placed in the Top Ten of the Pink and Yellow Challenge for the group First Things – thanks so much to all who voted for this!!! also Many thanks to Clive and Hosts of Extreme Close – Ups- for featuring ‘Soft As A Feather’ – really happy with this as only just posted it today!! / / And so grateful to the Hosts of ‘Mans Best Friend’ for featuring ‘Zephyrs-Reflection’-thanks so much!!!
I was so happy to see that Kalika placed in the top ten in the “Golden Avatar Challenge” in the Respectful Retrievers Group. Thank you t…
I was so happy to see that Kalika placed in the top ten in the “Golden Avatar Challenge” in the Respectful Retrievers Group. Thank you to everyone that voted for her! I really appreciate it.
OMG whilst logging onto our naff spare computer I checked the emails to see that, Anders Hollenbo...
OMG whilst logging onto our naff spare computer I checked the emails to see that, Anders Hollenbo has very kindly purchased 5 cards of Just Boots , I am chuffed to bits, what a feeling! Check out Anders’ work, he is relatively new to Redbubble and his portfollio is well worth looking at…...
Oh how exciting is today. Kalika is featured in the Cats and Dogs Group. This is my favorite picture of Kalika and it really means alot…
Oh how exciting is today. Kalika is featured in the Cats and Dogs Group. This is my favorite picture of Kalika and it really means alot to me. Thank you so much to the Hosts of Cats and Dogs Group for this wonderful honor. /
I was going to save all my crowing up, but I will forget so:~ My image DREAMING...
I was going to save all my crowing up, but I will forget so:~ My image DREAMING won the challenge in the MAN’S BEST FRIEND GROUP. My image is now featured and the avatar. Thanking all the people who voted for my image so very much :O)
Very many thanks to the Moderators of that great group ‘Alphabet Soup’ fo…
Very many thanks to the Moderators of that great group ‘Alphabet Soup’ for featuring Zephyr – Birthday Portrait – it has to be honours shared with Steve Smith who collaborated with me on this picture!!
WOO HOO, I was beginning to think my images were unappealing as featured photos have been very few and far between, but today my confiden…
WOO HOO, I was beginning to think my images were unappealing as featured photos have been very few and far between, but today my confidence has been restored with many thanks to THE MILLS & MINES GROUP who have featured two of my recent images taken at La Union, Spain Abandoned Mines and Cracked Chimney Then many thanks to REAL LIFE ART GROUP for very kindly featuring one of my favourite photos Dreaming and one I took immediately afterwards as my daughter started laughing Me and My Brother Many many thanks to both groups for bolstering my confidence :O)
Bet you thought I’d taken some time off! Hah!! Time off, vacations – don’t know what those are.. Holidays? What’re those?? / I started thi…
Bet you thought I’d taken some time off! Hah!! Time off, vacations – don’t know what those are.. Holidays? What’re those?? / I started this a while back (March 31st, for sure) and have been trying to get it done in between other things.. / Day One Session: just some light watercolor washes. Time spent: 1.33 hours with this result: / Day Two Session: more washes but this time adding some of the darker tones. This helps me to place colors where they are supposed to be as opposed to where I think they are. Time spent: 1.10 hours. / / Day Two a little later on: some touch up washes for only 28 minutes. But, it did change the appearance a bit. / Day Three Session: seems I’m getting a little more serious now, doesn’t it. The colored pencil is coming on. Time spent: 2.46 and it’s making quite a difference. / / Day Three once again: I think this would be a good place to tell you what I’m using. Faber-Castell: burnt yellow ochre, sienna brown, brown ochre, yellow ochre and nougat – for now. / / And the Prismacolor: All the warm greys, all the french greys, espresso, sandbar brown, slate blue, black, white, sage green, green ochre, seashell pink, cream, sand, cloud blue, clay rose, rosy beige, ginger root and sienna brown. Before I go any farther, let me share some close ups with you.. / / I don’t know if you can see any of the subtle differences, but I hope you can. Day Four Session: A lot more pencil work but also some changes in the background (I thought it was way to green for the areas that these dogs normally live in). Time spent: 1.19 hours.. and I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, let’s hope it’s NOT an oncoming train (my life is full of those!). / Had a few things to take care of and couldn’t get back to this right away.. forgive me? / At any rate, day 5 session: there are have been some washes done and more pencil work.. but now the foreground animal is beginning to take shape. I’m pretty much finished with the large head but the area where the two dogs meet will have to be tweeked a little more. I think the hardest part of this is going to be to put the grasses in that he/she’s lying on!! Then again, I could be wrong. This session lasted 1.33 hours. / / A little while later (after dinner) I came back to it to start the grass and touch up anything that didn’t look right. Only spent about .55 minutes working on it though. / / And then this morning (June 13) I decided that it was time to put the grass in and make this done.. so I started playing with different colors – lights, darks and medium tones (all watercolor). After all the grass was pretty much done.. I started putting in the highlights and voila! Done.. session lasted .56 minutes. / / I really hope you have enjoyed this one.. it had it’s own brand of challenges (like all that dark fur) and each piece is such a wonderful journey that I almost hate to put my signature on them.. but I did!!
Thankyou so much to the Moderators of the German Shepherds’G…
Thankyou so much to the Moderators of the German Shepherds’Group for featuring my picture of ‘Zephyrs Reflection’- Fantastic news!!!
Well, rather than clog up your activity monitors I thought this would be a better option! / Anyways a couple of nights ago I got to …
Well, rather than clog up your activity monitors I thought this would be a better option! / Anyways a couple of nights ago I got to shoot and enjoy an evening with Billy Sheehan bassist of the stars but mainly people like David Lee Roth and Mr Big / He’s extrordinary and makes bass playing seem like a whole new artform. Not that it isn’t already but you know what I mean!! ;p / / / / / / Huge congrats goes out to Jessica Tremp and Michael Alesich / One of our images from the first series of Hearts at War has been chosen as a book cover! / Queensland’s Griffiths University due to be released quarterly Law Review will look like this… / / / / Just wanted to share a few more shots from the Landell fashions shoot.. / / / Model Jo O’Brien / / / Model Lelia Thomas / / / Model Jo O’Brien / / / Model Jo O’Brien / / / Model Lisa Defazio / / Every year the Bali Dogs Foundation has a fundraiser, this year I was invited along to shoot the evening. / It was a hugely successful evening, even a little surprising when one of our favorite Red Bubblers was making an appearence as the presenter of the major prize!! :D / / / / Our hosts for the evening… Mike Larkin and Susie Wilks. / / / / / The gorgeous Ms Tremp! / / / / / ...and finally the evening was sealed with a kiss! / / / Now then, most of you would all know how much music is a part of my life. / It plays a big part. / I sometimes get asked, what do I listen to? / So, rather than writing down 30 songs from each of the artists below, here is a general list of what moves me… / / Massive Attack – Tear Drops / Led Zeppelin – Going To California / Jimi Hendrix – Machine Gun / The Doors – Riders On The Storm / The Beatles – Dear Prudence / Tim Buckley – Hallucinations / Jeff Buckley – What Will You Say / David Bowie – Thursdays Child / Megadeth – Holy Wars / Mr. Bungle – Quote Unquote / Sepultura – Nomad / Kiss – God of Thunder / Living Color – Nothingness / Placebo – Twenty Years / Pink floyd – Comfortably Numb / Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights / Hole – Awful / Adam & The Ants – Stand and Deliver / White Stripes – Conquest / Muse – Starlight / The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldier / Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit / Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man / Bob Dylan – Shelter From The Storm / Rage Against The Machine – No Shelter / Tori Amos – Leather / Steppenwolf – Born To Be Wild / Steve Vai – I Know You’re Here / Korn – Thoughtless / Smashing Pumpkins – 1979 / Ry Cooder and Stave Vai – Crossroads Guitar Duel / Bruce Sprinsteen – Born To Run / Yngwie Malmsteen – Black Star / Radiohead – Paranoid Android / Metallica – One / Queen & David Bowie – Under Pressure / The Cult – Edie / Pearl Jam – In Hiding / Slayer – Dead Skin Mask / / Ok, If you have mde it this far I thank you! / Finally, on Saturday of this coming week I will be making a personal announcement! / (...and all those who know me yawn with anticipation! LOL!) / / Lotsa Hugs, Peace Peeps! :D
Early last week this journal entry was to be a memorial for my best mate Schaeffer. !http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/border:nobo…
Early last week this journal entry was to be a memorial for my best mate Schaeffer. However it is now with tears of joy that I am writing this and sharing with my friends…. and good mates. For the past 15 months Schaeffer has been having bouts of illness where a shot and series of antibiotics would bring him back to what appeared to be healthy again. These bouts were becoming more frequent with a diagnosis recently of a “lukemia” style disease which meant he probably would not last more than 3 months. We decided to add another dog to the family (making 3) so to help with the “transition period” looming upon us. Hence Millie became a new member of the family. Well last Saturday it all took a turn for the worst with Schaeffer. Down at the vets they tried all sorts of drugs etc which he was only partially responding to. We visited him Sunday … the vet decided he needed to make an inscision and drain Schaeffer’s abdomen. So I took on the role of vet theatre nurse to hold down the dog for the injection and inscision. Quite a bit of fluid was released. By Tuesday morning pathology reports were in and a decision of either operating or euthenasing Schaeffer had to be made. We went with our hearts and emotions and decided on one last roll of the dice. He was to be operated on Tuesday afternoon with the understanding that if all was too bad he would not be woken up. Tuesday evening … discovery….. a 120-150mm (5-6 inch) wooden shaslick skewer was found and removed from his intestines. It had perforated many parts of his internals and he had been living with varying degrees of perontinitis for 15 months. Something that would normally have killed a dog within weeks. After a lot of work and then leaving the healing process to mother nature he was closed up and we waited. His expectancy to live was well below 50%. The great news is … I am bringing home my best mate today… he is bright and bushy tailed. Now we are anextended family…three healthy dogs…oh yes, and a horse and three ponies.
My most popular image Just Boots has just received 800 views, 305 Comments, 47 Favouritings, & 6 Sales, can’t believe one image has been looked at 800 times!
ALTHOUGH I KNOW MANY PEOPLE DO NOT APPROVE OF THE METHODS OF / PETA…THEY ARE THE ORGANIZATION THAT WILL STOP THE BEAST / GUILLERMO VARGU…
ALTHOUGH I KNOW MANY PEOPLE DO NOT APPROVE OF THE METHODS OF / PETA…THEY ARE THE ORGANIZATION THAT WILL STOP THE BEAST / GUILLERMO VARGUS HABACUC FROM HIS DISGUSTING FORM OF “ART’‘ / PLEASE WRITE TO PETA AT www.peta.org…WHEN ON THIS SITE…PLEASE / GO INTO “ACTION CENTER”...THEN “ACT’ THEN ‘SHARE’ AND FINALLY / ‘SEND US YOUR IDEAS’...THEY WILL ACT ON THIS….. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT APPROVE OF EVERYTHING PETA DOES AND AM NO / LONGER A MEMBER FOR A FEW REASONS…I DID CONTACT THEM TODAY / TO ASK THAT THEY LOOK INTO THIS AND TAKE ACTION…I HOPE YOU WILL / DO THE SAME… ART IS BEAUTY, LOVE, REFINEMENT, CARE, ABSTRACT, DARK, AND WONDERFUL….IT IS NOT TO STARVE AN INNOCENT ANIMAL…I BELIEVE / THE SAME THING SHOULD BE DONE TO THIS BEAST WHO CALLS HIMSELF / AN ‘ARTIST’ PLEASE WRITE AND SAVE ANY OTHER ANIMAL FROM HIM….. PLEASE HELP / THE CREATOR’S WONDERFUL ANIMALS …. AND WRITE TO PETA…. WITH MUCH LOVE TO ALL, SALLY XXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOOO
Memories of our last moments together on Friday, 29 May. I’m sure they had a great time but they sure do like to eat!!! Zac went off t…
Memories of our last moments together on Friday, 29 May. I’m sure they had a great time but they sure do like to eat!!! Zac went off to school as usual, so while I got ready (showered and dressed) to take them to the post office (for their passport stamp), the shops (for a pressie and postcards) and finally to Cathie I thought they might like to have a play with other friends of Zac and Socks. I introduced them to our Tassie Devil. They all got really excited (should have introduced them earlier maybe) and had deep and meaningful discussions (growlings) about where they came from. / Tassie then showed them Zac’s collection of Garfields… / / Just a few of them. A couple of the orange kittees didn’t make it to the group hug because they heard that devils don’t like cats. Stuffed cats just don’t hold the attention of RnR as well as Socks does, so they went exploring around the bedroom. / It didn’t take them long to find the lego… of course, having their own personal tourguide helps!! / Somebody should have told them that sharks bite back… / More lego was found in another set of drawers… / and upon finding a majestic and powerful Wizard, RnR offered to spare his life if he told their fortunes… / Some Tasmanian Devils just don’t like being told what to do or where to go (I mean, really… they shouldn’t have asked, should they!!). / So upon being told that they’re to go on a really long journey and to stop trying to eat cats or they’d be sorry, Rogue n Rascal ate the Wizard. / So much for majestic and powerful… they even ate his crystal ball. / As we all know, retail therapy helps, so I whisked them out of the house before Socks could have a go at them for eating Zac’s lego. / I have to say, RnR have great taste… they bought Cathie a gorgeous fairy and me a plaque to remind me that the journey is more important than the destination. / / So they do have a sweet side… not that anyone sees it very often. Devils like to be known as tough and viscious!!! Of course, travelling in Adelaide is always done in style… / Eventually, they made it to Cathie’s home… / Only Cathie knows what happened to them after this moment. But I bet they had a totally fantastic time… after all. Cathie has a really really big dog!! Bigger than Ruffles even, and with sharper teeth!!! Farewell, Rogue n Rascal. I wish you many grand adventures all over the world. It was wonderful (but exhausting) having you visit. Bon Voyage!!!
THANK YOU HOSTS Nic Relton & Marleia Main* of…
THANK YOU HOSTS Nic Relton & Marleia Main of Wolves n’ Wild Dogs Group for featuring my artwork WOLF ~ SHY ONE / YOU MADE MY DAY* !!!!! WooooooooooooHoooooooooooo !! WOLF ~ SHY ONE
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