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Meg M
@megmp7.bsky.social
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Trying to focus on small, lovely things. Aided in that endeavor by a variety of species who share our lives and home.
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Monday chomps.
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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They think* if they manage make eye contact with me I’ll remember to let them in.

*know
Five white dogs are waiting on the back deck looking through a sliding glass door, hoping to be let in.
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Autumn is *everyone’s* favorite.
November 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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With the time change, on our evening hikes I just see bobbing lights in the distance.
November 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Ready!!
Five dogs (three yellow labs and two cream retrievers) are sitting on the kitchen floor hoping to help clean up after dinner. Raven (middle) has her tongue out in extra preparation. Five dogs (three yellow labs and two cream retrievers) are sitting on the kitchen floor hoping to help clean up after dinner.
November 7, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Seems like in this configuration they could actually fit a 6th.

This is by choice. There are copious (extra, empty) beds and lots of blankets.
Five white(ish) dogs are all curled up, asleep, on one elevated dog bed. They are ignoring the whole second empty dog bed immediately next to occupied one. Difficult to tell where one dug end and another begins. I’m fairly certain we’ve exceeded the weight rating.
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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@alixeharrow.bsky.social My son and I *just* finished reading 10,000 Doors of January last night (a beloved rite of passage in our house for all three children - “mom! you’re crying about Bad AGAIN?!”) and my bookstore called this morning to tell me the Everlasting had arrived…
A hand is holding a (beautiful) hardback copy of the Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow up against the steering wheel of a car.
October 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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It’s okay to not want to be part of the crowd.
Five white/yellow dogs are lying on two elevated dog beds. Four (Pipit, Raven, Wigeon, and Merlin) are all piled up on one bed (to be fair, the larger of the two, but still) while Kestrel is flying solo on her bed.
October 13, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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Autumnal forest cat.
Tuna, a tortoiseshell cat sits (very well-disguised) in the crook of a large maple tree whose leaves are just starting to turn.
October 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Four dogs who thought their afternoon hike had been vetoed only to discover there were enough votes for an override.*
L-R: Kestrel (lab), Raven (cream retriever), Pipit (cream retriever), and Merlin (lab) are all sitting on a gravel road with ferns and green trees behind them. All four are smiling with tongues out.
October 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Laundry: always a joint (ad)venture.
October 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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A tisket, a tasket…
September 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Sunday night meal prep with my retriever overlords.
Five white/yellow dogs are lying on the kitchen floor. They are making moving about the kitchen nearly impossible but at least I am well-supervised. Bottom to top: Pipit, Raven, Merlin, Kestrel, and Wigeon.
September 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Ready for action. Or dinner. Really, both.
Egret (left) and Heron are two large, white livestock guardian dogs. Egret is sitting and Heron is lying in the dirt but both are looking up at the camera with expectation.
September 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Friday hurdles ✅✅✅✅✅
September 20, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Today is one of those days when I wish I shared Wigeon’s ability to sleep through *anything*
September 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Whooo boy was that a Monday.
Five white dogs are cuddled up in their beds. Everyone is exhausted. Physically, mentally, existentially.
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Overnight shift was rough.
Egret, a white livestock guardian dog, is lying on the barn floor with straw baked in the background. Her eyes are tightly shut and her head is on her front paws. She works real hard. Heron, a white livestock guardian dog, is lying upsidedown on the barn floor up next to the wall of the tack room. His back legs are up in the air and both his front paws are against the tack room wall. His head is twisted to the side and his ears are askew. His eyes are open but he is DEFINITELY off duty.
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Trying to play tug with a bone >> using rope toy specifically designed for tug that’s on the floor right next to them 🤦‍♀️
September 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Caught between a rock (cat) and a hard place (also cat)
September 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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You look away for one second and BAM!
September 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Delish.
Kestrel, a yellow lab, is standing in the kitchen and looking up at the camera with a bone in her mouth.
September 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Find your own sunny spot and take a breath. We made it to the weekend.
Filbert, a Siamese mix cat, is lying on a gray and white rug in bright sunlight. He’s on his side and his front and back legs are extended, showing off the patches of white on his belly.
September 5, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Given the size of the hospital bill, I don’t think Wigeon looks sad/guilty *enough* and she’s definitely using the donut as a pillow.

PSA: don’t eat socks, kids, no matter how delicious. 36” of intestine is too much to lose 🤦‍♀️🧦🤦‍♀️🧦🤦‍♀️
Wigeon (a yellow lab) is lying on an elevated dog bed on a yellow comforter with a gray blow up donut around her neck to keep her from licking her sutures. She is asleep, perhaps dreaming of future foreign objects she’d like to ingest. 👿👿👿
September 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Stairwell naps.
A gray and white cat is lying on the second stair from the top of a stairwell. The picture is taken looking down from the top of the stairwell. Macadamia is on her side and slightly on her back, showing off her white belly.
September 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM