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murderous aunt

aunt tony has desigs on these dogs and they are wondering what to make of it!!!
with a cake in one hand
and a knife in one hand
what does my aunt want me to understand?
tis my gran's birthday i am told
she goes on to become so much and so old
but why do these cakes etc leave me by
oh i sadly sigh and how much i want to cry...

another one bites the dust!

nishi as i lovingly call my nikki chose the dahlias this year to vent her emotions. though these plants were suitably placed in a manner which would have ordinarily deterred another dog from reaching for them, such issues are of no consequence for my nikki. she spotted all my dahlias with their buds, without their buds and even this one with the full bloom being there. and when all had been sent to their premature end...she got this one and i could not but take a picture as a sad reminder to its fading delicate beauty...and nikki carries on

shepherd meets sheep

yesterday (19th Jan 2008) Raga and me had a very curious adventure...not a very long one though. how i wish i could take the camera with me when i go out. i usually dont and this was one occasion i really regret it.

i was out with raga on a stroll. as i turned one corner i saw a flock of sheep coming towards us. now a flock of sheep with a hundred odd sheep is an unlikely thing in urban india with at least three or four shepherd shepherding them. but then i had the real german shepherd by the leash.

my little girl just saw the sheep (it was her first chance of seeing them. and that too all in such a big flock)she froze. i looked at her. she just crouched on the metalled road. and she sat her all animated, all bated breath wondering what sight she beheld. but not even for a second she took a step backwards. wow! i also got excited. i could easily have gone back but decided against it. i waited to see how it would be.

the sheep were proceeding towards us. suddenly they sensed the dog. raga also stood up. they simply changed their course and took an angle and moved on a tangent. but raga my brave little shepherd just lunged at them. i was really surprised at her instinct. i absolutely fell in love with her spirit a second time around. she did not cower for a second even and all the sheep turned their course becuase of one german shepherd girl. imagine. if she were to be seriously employed in this business so many of these men would have nothing to do!

my shepherd girl is worth so many of them men...ha ha ha!

15 laid to rest...

this is a blog entry about nikki's unstoppable chewing practices.


the intention is to write in detail a little later

31st dec on the front lawn

today tis 31st dec and soon 2007 would have receded into the annals of history. another year turns and soon we would all have a little more great hair and soon laugh lines too:)

some of my laugh lines will come from watching the antics of my girls as i also record for this moment to share it with you. have a look for yourself.

another video clip

well this video is shot in my kitchen. across the telephone the empty space you see is my empty living room, and what you see out of is a huge open window. the design is interesting actually. inside the kitchen you will see at least three women- my younger sister, my mother and grandmother. i appear in this clip as a voice only. ofcourse the three dogs are very much there and the whole thing is to capture them in another mode. take a look. this is a live film. please click on the arrow to animate it.

what are these folks upto?

though i took the picture myself...i am not certain upon looking at it a few days later, what could be happening. what do you reckon they are upto?

a friend and his pal

here is a picture of a friend of mine...and his 'senior'dog who is called elsa. out here she has taken off his glasses in the course of hugging him. just see what a beautiful shot it is.
btw these two live in goa:)

black dogs -above and below

black dogs -above and below
Originally uploaded by poet soulfree

a few months ago, we all lived together in one house. this is a view from those times when both the black dogs were around one another, and we around them as well. how they both look in the same direction from two different levels.

porridge for the first time

porridge for the first time
Originally uploaded by poet soulfree

usually this lot doesnt get porridge to eat. but this was one of those days...and they were not sure they wanted to have it in the begnning. took a long time to take to the idea. here ginger is having her portion.

how quickly they grow

walking
Originally uploaded by poet soulfree

just a few months ago, this was the size of raga viz.a viz nikki and now if you scroll down, just see the sizes!:)

irresponsible neighbours

outside the house of this woman in the picture there is a pack of dogs, who are supported/fed/nurtured by those inside. these dogs have become rather fearless. they all look alike and are at least three of them. but the worst part is that they attack unsuspecting passers-by without a reason. so when one passes by this house and is suddenly attacked by this horde it becomes quite a shock.
right in front of my eyes these dogs attacked the ironing-woman (dhoban)Though she managed to shoo them away with the bundle in her hands and her own presence of mind- she was too shocked. it could even have caused a bigger accident in a lesser person; including possibly a heart attack!
i too have been attacked by this lot because they see in me the leader of another pack. i have taken it in a stride as i pride myself in handling dogs of all sorts, but even i am on my guard when i pass their way lest they wake up and go after me all together. i usually carry a stick with me when i go that way, something i dont carry ordinarily even when i walk my own dogs. i think these dogs should be immediately neutered. let me see how to work that out now.

salamander

In the picture you see this salamander on the dog bed! ( not her idea as the story below will tell you)

the day this picture was taken...i was standing in the doorway, shutting the doors early for the evening. suddenly i saw something run past me on the floor. in this house there are a lot of lizards there. so i thought one had fallen from the ceiling. but nikki went running after it. nikki i notice is very sharp in running after moving things- more than all of them. may be her instincts of a retriever. since i had shut all the exit points the poor lizard could not get out. meanwhile all the other dogs had joined this hunt. i shooed them away from the door to allow the poor thing to escape. i did not realise then that it was unable to do so. then next thing was that i saw the dogs climb down the stairs towards the basement. they never do that ever.

then i understood that the animal was going down and they were after it-all three. they went down all the way, the door of the basement was open that day. i let them be, thinking that the lizard would figure her way out on her own. how can dogs catch a lizard, though in my heart of hearts i was apprehensive. as i was standing upstairs and either doing something or reading...ginger came upstairs after my persistent calling...and lo and behold! to my utter horror- dropped this poor little salamander on the dog bed lying there. that was too much of a shock for me. the salamander too was bloodied or seemed red (are they warm blooded?) too dazed to move and on closer examination i felt perhaps one of her legs too was broken.

i shooed all the dogs away finally. raga went and hid under the diwan in my music room, i tied up nikki as she was seeming very interested in the matter and ginger i put behind the baby gate outside the kitchen. with a bit of fear and uncertainty i managed to take the salamander out (while still on the dog mattress) and opened the mattress out dropping it near my pots in the driveway. what a relief to see it crawl away under my car! oh dear...i wonder what all i am going to see in this house...what with nikki pulling down the tassles of my curtains in the guest room. more about that later.

this is what happens when they are on the terrace...at least a synopsis of it:)

ok so now what you gotta do is to click your mouse button on the arrow of the movie clip and you see a video i made - a very lousy one with no script really, but the idea was that i could show the actions of my dogs like live. you hear my voice too...making a fool of myself, trying to say something impromptu.