tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post6805139652366967131..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Childhood PuppyHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-36196116009075955282013-04-03T15:17:20.396+01:002013-04-03T15:17:20.396+01:00P.s. I was rather playful in choosing this more re...P.s. I was rather playful in choosing this more recent photograph taken at the zoo, in which Xiaohu and I were fascinated by the lizards. They have the same noble bearing, combined with rather comic appearance, of my dear childhood puppy. I bet they run about the same speed.Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69003017119510496272013-04-03T15:16:23.761+01:002013-04-03T15:16:23.761+01:00...and what a charming morning dream that was. Th......and what a charming morning dream that was. Those warm, gentle moments before waking, sometimes fruitful ground for pleasant dreams such as this one. My childhood friend, a mongrel collie-corgi (!) cross-breed, eternally friendly, eternally energetic, barking happily at me as she ran ahead of me.<br /><br />Re-reading this old haiku, I am taken back to that exact moment in which I enjoyed Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.com