I just can’t help but picture Tiny Tim singing “Tiptoe Through the Tulips” when I look at this picture — Koda, on the other hand, takes these things far too seriously. Geez, can’t even take a joke…
Archive for the ‘Tuesday Dooze’ Category
Tuesday Dooze – Getting a Little Colour
In Tuesday Dooze on June 29, 2010 at 5:00 am
Basking on the deck amongst my herbs and tomato pots,taking advantage of the sun`s brief appearance over the weekend.
Tuesday Dooze – Trouble
In Tuesday Dooze on June 22, 2010 at 5:27 am
About 10 seconds after Koda scared the *^@% out of a Great Blue Heron who was waiting out low tide on one leg — until our little bugger precious darling snuck up from behind.
Howard, a great lover of birds, simply will not permit this kind of primitive behaviour.
Unfortunately, he can’t run fast enough to prevent it.
Tuesday Dooze – Linked
In Tuesday Dooze on June 15, 2010 at 5:01 am
We may live on an island, but that doesn’t guarantee sandy beaches.
Not that we’re complaining — he’s content to turn over every rock on every beach in his perpetual hunt for crabs, while I focus my gaze on the rocky path ahead and absorb the silence between the calls of the birds and the waves against the shore.
Walking side by side, each taking our own path.
And somehow, we always end up back at the car at the same time.
Tuesday Dooze – The Lookout
In Tuesday Dooze on June 1, 2010 at 5:02 am
Koda (aka Douglas Doozley) had a bit of a fixation with the woodpile in the shed this past winter. More specifically, his focus was on the nest of mice under that pile. Now that winter is over and the wood is gone, so are the mice, and so is the Dooze`s fascination with the shed.
Only to be replaced by cargo ship chasing — no more slow ambles along the shore for this family.
Tuesday Dooze – The Nutcracker
In Tuesday Dooze on May 25, 2010 at 5:11 am
Now if that doesn’t make you smile, then you really are one tough nut.
Tuesday Dooze – The End
In Tuesday Dooze on May 11, 2010 at 5:30 am
Caught myself a nice piece of tail over the weekend.
Tuesday Dooze – On the Deck
In Island Life, Tuesday Dooze on May 4, 2010 at 6:10 am
My constant companion…he chased bugs while I transplanted some broccoli and cauliflower seedlings — thoughtful spring gifts from our neighbour.
The seedlings went into pots on the deck. After several years of keeping a sizable kitchen garden, I’ve decided to throw in the towel. I can’t fight the towering cedars that surround our backyard anymore – roots that invade and consume. Raised beds are the only solution (and they certainly aren’t going to happen this year). Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday Dooze – Always the Beach…What’s With You and the Beach?
In Tuesday Dooze on April 20, 2010 at 5:01 am
Tuesday Dooze – Scale
In Tuesday Dooze on April 13, 2010 at 5:01 am
I’ve had a few people comment to me that the Dooze looks so gentle for such a big dog. This leads me to believe that we need to re-post a picture that shows some scale.
He’s 27 pounds, people. Now that may be larger than Shiba Inu standard, but it hardly makes him Marmaduke.
Tuesday Dooze – Existential Dooze
In Tuesday Dooze on April 6, 2010 at 7:51 am
Tuesday Dooze – Tide Pool
In Tuesday Dooze on March 30, 2010 at 5:01 am
Imagine, just for a moment, that you are this starfish. Hanging out in a bit of shade, keeping moist, waiting for the tide to return…
Tuesday Dooze – Three Faces of Dooze
In Tuesday Dooze on March 23, 2010 at 4:02 am
Introspective…
Curious…
Content.
Tuesday Dooze – California Dreamin’
In Tuesday Dooze on March 9, 2010 at 5:01 am
It’s been a long winter of short days, and the Dooze is ready for more visions of spring — like late afternoon sun.
Tuesday Dooze – In the Car
In Island Life, Tuesday Dooze on March 2, 2010 at 4:52 am
Riding home from a walk on the beach at Brook’s Point, South Pender Island.
Tuesday Dooze – In the Trees
In Tuesday Dooze on February 23, 2010 at 5:01 am
Arbutus trees, to be exact. And from that smile, I’d say he’s pretty happy about it.
Tuesday Dooze – The Original Dooze
In Tuesday Dooze on February 16, 2010 at 5:01 am
Meet Pongo — our first dog — and the original Dooze.
We adopted this handsome guy from the SPCA about 2 months after we moved to Pender in 2003. He was 7 years old when he joined us, and thanks to many long walks on the beach, regular chiropractic adjustments and a positive outlook on life, he lived to the ripe age of 12½. He would have been 14 this month.
You are much missed Dr. Douglas D. Doozely — rest in peace.
Tuesday Dooze – Shed Time
In Tuesday Dooze on February 9, 2010 at 5:02 am
There’s mice under there somewhere. We can all hear them, but he is OBSESSED by them. Shed Time, as it has come to be known, is a daily ritual around here. And when I say ritual, I mean multi-step-full-on ritual. There are 4 distinct stages to Shed Time: Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday Dooze – Treasure
In Tuesday Dooze on February 2, 2010 at 5:02 am
I know exactly how you feel, bud. I’m like that about my favourite wooden spoon.
Lamb Lavash Dog Treats – Recipe
In Recipes, Tuesday Dooze on January 27, 2010 at 5:01 am
So I’m now pretty sure that some of you out there think I’m just a little off my rocker after this post…but I live on the west coast — actually, an island off the west coast — doesn’t that give me license for a little eccentricity to begin with?
Anyway — some of you already think I’m a little batty. Now I’m about to tell you about how I used some leftover glace de viande to turn a middle-eastern cracker recipe into the tastiest dog treats around. (I know — I snacked on a couple hot out of the oven.) I understand that this is only going to make the bad impression worse — trust me, I’ve lived in a small community for 7 years — I know what happens when the rumours start… Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday Dooze – Beach Nut
In Tuesday Dooze on January 26, 2010 at 5:01 am
For a dog who avoids puddles like the plague, he sure likes the beach…
Tuesday Dooze – Good King Koda
In Tuesday Dooze on January 19, 2010 at 5:01 am
But just between you and me, his claims to have broken through The Dirty-Rascal Ceiling are greatly exaggerated.
Tuesday Dooze – Hey, Chuckles!
In Tuesday Dooze on January 12, 2010 at 5:02 am
Don`t let his cheeky grin fool you — lock away your birds, hamsters and butterflies (“Very tasty,” says the Dooze). He even took a long, appraising look at a fully grown buck yesterday — before I told him to get real.
Tuesday Dooze – By the Fire
In Island Life, Tuesday Dooze on January 5, 2010 at 5:01 am
Yup, he’s the dooze alright — drying off by the fire after a wet walk up to Buck Lake in the rain.
