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Head scritches requested…
A red dog has put her face between the legs of the photographer, who is wearing shorts and is sitting in a chair on an outdoor deck. The dog is looking up at the photographer expectantly.
Head scritches received.
A red dog, who in the previous photo had put her face between the legs of the photographer (who himself is sitting in a chair on an outdoor deck) is now having her head scratched by the photographer.
Australian cattle dogs gonna Australian cattle dog.
In this case that means Maggie will happily doze in the searing hot sun on a bright, 33-degree afternoon in Melbourne.
A red dog, of Australian cattle dog breed, lies on her side on the grass of a residential lawn on a bright, sunny day.
She’ll do that for just fifteen minutes though.
Once she's soaked up enough heat she'll rub her back on the grass, shake herself off, and head back inside.
A red dog is upside-down, legs in the air, on the grass of a residential backyard. This photo of the dog has caught her in the middle of rubbing its back on the grass.
Stage three is a cool down.
A red dog lies on her side on a cool floor inside a house.
All in all, an afternoon well spent.
Ah, that's the spot. Head scritches are the best.
A dog rests its chin on the leg of a seated man. The man is scratching the dog’s head and the dog, with its eyes half closes, looks calm and relaxed.
Last week we moved house. If that sounds like a stressful thing to do during a global pandemic, let you tell you: it is. But, we made it. And we’re now all settled in the suburb of Newport – about a fifteen minute drive from where we used to live in Kingsville.
One of the best things about our new place is the large garden at the back. Maggie took a couple of days to settle in and thoroughly mark her new territory, but even on moving day she found herself a nice spot to roll in.
A red heeler dog rolls around on her back in a patch of grass in a residential lawn. In the background you can see a garden shed and a swing.
Which she was immensely pleased about.
A red dog lies comfortably on her side in a residential lawn. In the background you can see part of a garden shed and a fence.
I guess dogs donna dog, and Maggie is making the most of it :)
Poet at work, with dog.
In a suburban garden a woman sits on cane chair with her feet are up on a plastic table in front of her. A bottle of water and phone are also on the table. The woman has a notebook in her lap. A red dog sits in the lawn next to the table, its attention on the front gate of the property. The grass in the lawn is thick and green and there if a flower acacia (with bright yellow flowers) in the background.
Maggie us making the most of a sunny Friday morning in Melbourne.
A red dog sits comfortably on the grass in a residential lawn on a bright, sunny day. The dog looks very relaxed, with eyes closed as she soaks up the sun.
A red dog is fast asleep on her side in a residential garden on a bright, sunny day.
Watching TV on Friday night, but Maggie is only interested in Nadia.
A woman sitting on a sofa is snuggling a dog that she is holding upright in her lap. The dog is looking back at woman’s face adoringly (though with a little bit of concern).
Post dinner nap on her hoomin.
Maggie, our red heeler dog, is snuggled up next to my leg while we sit on the sofa. Her head and paw are on my leg.
Ooh, good stretch!
A red dog, lying on her side in the sun on a residential lawn, fully stretches her body — with her front and back paws reaching in opposite directions.
Meat and potatoes. Tomato and basil. Lamb and yogurt. Chickpeas and tamarind. Fish fingers and custard. Lemonade and black salt. Avocado and lime.
Winter sunshine and naps.…
A red heeler dog is fast asleep on her side in the grass on a sunny day.
As the Urdu saying goes: ghoray bech kar sona.
You were wanting a head that you could scritch, yes?
Maggie, our red heeler dog, has poked her head from between my legs as I sit cross-legged on the sofa.
Of course you were! You’re very welcome.
Maggie, who has stuck her head between my legs as I sit on the sofa, is having her head scritched.
You may gently scritch the very top my head too.
Maggie has now poked stuck her head between Nadia’s legs and now Nadia is using one finger to scratch the very top of Maggie’s head.
Yes, I’m Maggie.
How can I help you this morning?
A dog sits on a lawn with an open laptop in front of her. Her left paw is next to the laptop’s trackpad. She is looking up a the photographer who appears to have just interrupted her work.
Maintenance workers with lawn mowers and lawn edgers are doing their thing on her street today. Maggie is most displeased.
A dog behind a residential gate looks intently at something off-camera on the other side of the gate. She looks a little wary of what she’s seeing.
[Working from home]
Me: Takes a break. Goes outside to stretch and get some fresh air.
Maggie:
A red heeler (Maggie) stands ready in front of a knotted rope toy. She is looking expectantly as the photographer, wanting/expecting them to play with her.
Calm morning snuggles with Ameel.
A red dog leans her head on the stomach of a man lying in bed. The man has one of his hands on the dog and is scritching her.
Warm, cozy snuggles on a chilly evening with Ameel.
A red dog is snuggled up next to a man on a sofa. The man has placed a towel on the dog to keep her warm and cozy.
Nadia, when she’s feeling particularly fond of Maggie: “I will kiss her and love her and squeeze her and call her George.”
A woman and a dog are on a sofa. The woman is hugging the dog and the dog has a resigned expression on its face.
To be fair, Maggie is actually okay with Nadia hugging her all the time. It’s having a camera pointed in her face that Maggie isn’t overly fond of. Though she’s kinda used to that now too because she knows nothing bad will come from it :)
Maggie waits patiently outside our closed bedroom door. Normally Mags would be in there with Nadia, who is still asleep. But I’m keeping Maggie out so Nadia doesn’t get disturbed while recovering from jet lag.
I’ll be here when you get up.
What? No! I’m not sleeping. I’m, er, listening to the tree grow. It’s... fascinating!
Listening to the sounds of nature.
Photobombing Maggie while she chews on her rope toy :)
:D
So near and yet so far…
But the leash holds firm.
A fallen sandwich on the side of the road (with only one bite taken out of it).
Maggie (probably): Awww yiss. Plenty to munch under the bread tree today.
Narrator: Sadly, Ameel kept Maggie well away. So the poor, starving, never-eaten-a-full-meal-in-my-life dog had to go without mouldy bread that day.
Mouldy bread left under a tree in a local park in Kingsville.
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