Day 43: Fireside Chat

Day 43: Fireside Chat

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Blackberry approached me this morning to ask how my studies are going. I told him that I've been studying a lot and having quite a bit of fun with it, but I'm still not sure I understand why tamales are soooo yummy, or the why humans make such a big deal about cats.

We sat together and talked all day. And at night, we built a nice warm fire and snuggled up in front of it. We played a few games of mancala and chess, but mostly just sat together enjoying the coziness.

I think maybe one of the best ways to learn something new is just by sitting around with a friend...

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P.S. explore #461

Day 22: Hiding Place

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The humans went to an art gallery today, and brought back lots of beautiful stuff (you can look at the artist's website here).

The artwork proved to be some ideal hiding places for my favorite game, hide-and-seek. They were such good hiding places that I stayed in this purplish one for hours before Utterly finally found me. It would have been boring, had I been hiding anywhere else, but I could have sat looking at that artwork for hours more.

(by the way, I didn't edit this photo at all... and I think it looks good on black)

Labrador Retriever

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The Labrador Retriever (also Labrador, or Lab for short) is one of several kinds of retriever, a type of gun dog. A breed characteristic is webbed paws for swimming, useful for the breed's original purpose of retrieving fishing nets. The Labrador is the most popular breed of dog by registered ownership in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States (since 1991).It is also one of the most popular assistance dog breeds in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States and many other countries, as well as being widely used by police and other official bodies for their detection and working abilities. Typically, Labradors are athletic and love to swim, play catch and retrieve games, are good with young children, elderly, and for protection.
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Labrador retriever é uma raça de origem desconhecida cujo local de reconhecimento como raça foi dado à Grã-Bretanha. Considerada a raça mais popular no Reino Unido e na América do Norte, este canino teria chegado a Newfoundland, no Canadá, levado ou pelos portugueses ou pelos bascos, ou ainda pelos exploradores escandinavos. Lá desenvolveu-se sob o nome de pequeno cão de st. jonh. Levados à Inglaterra, foram vendidos aos riccos proprietários de terras, tendo então seu nome modificado para labrador, graças ao conde de Malmesbury, o primeiro a chama-lo desta forma. Esta raça, em 1950, ainda era usada como trabalhador rural, quando passou a ser considerada excelente para companhia, graças a sua personalidade juvenil, sua tolerância e sua necessidade de brincar. Em tempos mais modernos, passou ainda a ser utilizada como raça de busca e resgate em montanhas, e como guia de cegos, além de ser uma das mais utilizadas em terapias.

Fisicamente pode atingir os 62 cm e pesar 36 kg. Sua pelagem é grossa e impermeável, e sua cauda o ajuda a nadar. Variando entre as cores amarela e chocolate, há relatos de que os exemplares de cor mais escura tendem a ser mais amáveis.
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Le labrador retriever (terme anglais parfois francisé en « retriever du Labrador »1 et souvent abrégé au nom commun « labrador ») est une race de chien dont le nom fait référence à la région du Labrador, au Canada importé à Terre-Neuve2). La partie retriever fait référence à sa spécialisation pour rapporter le gibier.

Day 108: in the mist

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I went into town with the gang today, and we visited one of our favorite places in the city: the mist fountain. We had a lot of fun playing tag, hopping from rock to rock in the mist. Then, we decided to start playing our favorite game, hide-and-seek.

Because of the mist, it was surprisingly hard to find someone who was sitting right next to you. But it wasn't hard enough. I kept getting found! So, I hopped right to the middle rock, which was small and almost completely covered in mist.

It was a good hiding place, that's for sure! Nobody found me for half an hour... in which time I got completely soaked by the misters. Eventually, I got so wet that I had to come out of hiding before they found me. It was hard to find my way out, and when I did I was literally dripping!

I just hope I don't have to go back in the dryer...

P.S explore 402

It's thinking

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Oh wait, that was the Dreamcast's tagline. Regardless, this puppy got quite a workout Saturday afternoon.

Day 26 of my Photo-A-Day project.