Tag Archives: critters

What Hank Hearts

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Hank.

And of course, YOU. ______________________________________ And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,  They danced by the light of the moon. —Edward Lear

Posted in A La Plage, Art, Books, Critters, Photography, Sciencey Stuff, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Woo Woo, Woof! Talk to Hank, Worth a Sniff | Tagged "Happy Little Trees", 30 Rock, Adopt a Dormouse, animal photography, Bigfoot, Colbert & Stewart, critters, dog photography, Etchpop.com, favorite things, hikingphoto.com, Labradors, Mr. Rogers, old Scots photos, penguin serenade by bagpipe, quirky, red pandas, retronaut.com, Seattle photography, Surrey Wildlife Trust, thegoodgreatsby.com, Tina Fey, Tom Hardy's Teeth, urban photography, Valentine | 4 Comments

Well, Hank’ll be gosh darned. The heck you say! He’s apparently been sort of using an artistic technique all these years. Go figure. Being a dog and whatnot, he tends to see things from a heads-on perspective, a looking-up-and-down perspective, a what-is-this potential … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Critters, Photography, Sciencey Stuff, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Woo Woo, Worth a Sniff | Tagged animal photography, art, Buddhism, Chögyam Trungpa, contemplative photography, critters, dog photography, good eye, Hank, humanity, inspirations, light, Miksang, mysterious things, photography, quirky, Religion and Spirituality, Seattle photography, Tibetan, Tom Hardy's Teeth, urban photography

Rays of Sunshine

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Hank.

Wet and cold. Great for the nose of a Labrador, but not so great when you have to live in Seattle without one. Or two. But lo! A small break in the weather arrives and Hank & Cap decide to call … Continue reading →

Posted in A La Plage, Critters, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Worth a Sniff | Tagged animal photography, beach photography, critters, dog photography, Hank, happiness, Labrador Retrievers at the beach, Labradors, light, May Sarton quote, quirky, Richard Branson, Seattle, urban photography | 6 Comments

Whidbey Wonderful

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Hank.

Hank and friends recently took to the waters off Double Bluff Beach, one of his most favoritest of localish spots. Blue skies, blue seas, and high adventure ensued! The three buddies piled into Hank’s R/V Lab Cruiser and set off aboard … Continue reading →

Posted in A La Plage, Art, Critters, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Worth a Sniff | Tagged Allen Ginsberg quote, beach photography, critters, dog day trips, dog photography, dog's eye view, dog-friendly business, Langley WA, Langley-by-the-Sea, McMenamins, quirky, saloon photos, San Juan Islands, The Dog House in Langley, Whidbey Island | 2 Comments

Waggy Guru

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Hank.

_________________________ There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic. – Anaïs Nin … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Woo Woo, Worth a Sniff | Tagged Anaïs Nin, critters, dog spots, doga, downward dog, inspirations, kindness, kundalini yoga, schweet, seen, urban photography, wahe guru, watering holes | Leave a comment

Stormy Weather

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Hank.

Posted in A La Plage, Worth a Sniff | Tagged beach, Chucks, critters, photography, rocks, seaweed, storms

The Tides of March

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Hank.

Well, no surprise here. It’s raining in Seattle. Or rather, it’s still raining in Seattle. Months of it now, can’t seem to stop. Lightning flashes punctuate Hank’s thoughts and the intermittent rumble of thunder keeps everything vaguely unsettled. Folks seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, Sciencey Stuff, Worth a Sniff | Tagged 1700 Cascadia earthquake & tsunami, bravery, compassion, critters, earthquake, grace, hope, human's best friend, humanity, IFAW, IRC, Japan, Magnitude 9.0, nuclear, Pacific, Pacific Ring of Fire, Red Cross, relief efforts, resiliency, The Big One, tsunami, video, World Vision

Smiles go viral with videos of therapy-dog visits | Seattle Times Newspaper

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Hank.

Living | Smiles go viral with videos of therapy-dog visits Well, yeah. Hank hopes he lives to see the day where pups are welcomed in more places, more often. (Like England. And Ireland. And Scotland. And Canada. For instance.) Just … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, Worth a Sniff | Tagged Countries where you can drink with your dogs, critters, empathy, happiness, Healing Paws, health, hope, inspirations, Lab-cam, Labrador Retriever, Labradors, light, rehabilitation, Swedish Hospital, Therapy dog, Video camera

Cougars, Cougars, everywhere…it’s time for a Cougar-rama!

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Hank.

Rrrowr! You kids may have heard of the marvelous night photos showing eight, count `em, eight cougars on a cliff near Moses Coulee in eastern Washington (think: Channeled Scablands, multiple erratics, glacial drift, hopsage, bitterbrush & bunchgrass) which is pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Books, Critters, Sciencey Stuff, Tom Hardy's Teeth, Worth a Sniff | Tagged 826 National, car sharing, Channeled Scablands, conservation, Cool Chica, cougars, critters, Eastern Washington, education, hope, locally-grown, Mercury Cougar, Moses Coulee, Muscle Car 'SPLOSION, Neko Case, schweet, Tom Hardy's Teeth

His Itchy Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Hank.

Well, Hank’s cranky Great, Great Aunt Edna Nussbaum is here for a stay. Her grand kids are playing in Mexico or some such warm and lovely place, while Mrs. Nussbaum has been shipped back to the farm leagues known as … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters | Tagged bad idea jeans, crabby, critters, itchy + scratchy, nudibranchs, Valentine

Good Dog, Zeb

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Hank.

What a great fellow. This little Aussie captured hearts all over Seattle, not merely for surviving rush hour on 520, but for inspiring folks to do the right thing, watching out for him and reporting sightings via social media. For … Continue reading →

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Tasty Morsel of the Week: “Chicken Vanishes, Heartbreak Ensues”

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Hank.

“We’re not sure where she’s been, but now she speaks Russian, has a few tattoos, and insists that we call her Kiki…” (Click the chicken below for NYT article):

Posted in Critters | Tagged accountability, chickens, critters, happiness, hope, humanity, peace & justice, schweet

Are you IN or OUT?

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Hank.

Aloha Friday, dogs. As you know, Hank tries to keep it light, and spread light, but lately there have been some serious things on his noggin’. Starting locally, you probably know about the 100 or so Huskies killed by our … Continue reading →