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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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Even Wigeon seems to be questioning the retriever logic of cuddling > comfort.

Please note the clean, empty, blanketed bed RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
All five yellowish retrievers insist on lying on the same elevated dog bed instead of using the empty one *right* next to them. Wigeon (lab, middle left) has her head up and looks like she might be reconsidering her life choices. Merlin (lab, top right) is also staring at the camera but appears fine with the current arrangement.
December 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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@clairewillett.bsky.social please please please do another Christmas playlist thread! You made our December audio sitch *so much better* last year and the whole family is hoping you’ll introduce us to more bangers this year!! 🙏🙏🙏
December 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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[turkey] hope springs eternal.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Three yellow Labradors are lying on the floor in the kitchen hoping for some dropped/discarded Thanksgiving goodies. They were not disappointed.
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Avert your eyes!!
Raven, a white English cream retriever, is lying on her back on a gray floor, with her paws over her eyes.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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Those autumnal night shifts are *rough*
Egret, a large, half white, half muddy livestock guardian dog is curled up in a ball against the hay bales. She is sound asleep.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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ANTICIPATION. But do it politely.
Two yellow labs (Merlin & Wigeon) are lying on the kitchen floor watching meal prep with intense focus. Both dogs have their front legs crossed all fancy-like.
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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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