dogs Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa Scooter and Royal Enfield Himalayan motorcycle. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 02:33:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Scooters, Dogs and Motorcycles https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/08/scooters-dogs-and-motorcycles/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/08/scooters-dogs-and-motorcycles/#comments Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:33:00 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=10920 Riding in the Rain There has been ample opportunity to ride my scooters and motorcycles in the rain this summer. In past years everything would be dry and brown in August from hot weather and too little rain. But rain this summer has kept everything lush and green. I have to confess that my normal […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2023/08/scooters-dogs-and-motorcycles/feed/ 11 10920 Lost in Thought https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/10/lost-in-thought/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/10/lost-in-thought/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:58:53 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8779 In My Head Finding this sign on the back of a Honda Metropolitan scooter had me wondering if my recent tendencies to be lost in thought were a result of not riding the Vespa enough.  It’s been sitting quietly in the garage sucking electrons from a Battery Tender for over a week now.  The weather […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/10/lost-in-thought/feed/ 14 8779 On the Road Again https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/on-the-road-again/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/on-the-road-again/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:46:49 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8282 Reflections on Life Sometimes I lie. Last time I posted I mentioned snow was for Vespa riding and not for transporting post-surgical patients home. Turns out only half that statement is true. Riding the Vespa in the snow part — not so much. During the past two weeks there has been plenty of opportunities to […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/02/on-the-road-again/feed/ 18 8282 Belgian Sheepdog https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/belgian-sheepdog/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/belgian-sheepdog/#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2018 08:48:30 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8209 Belgian Sheepdog,Groenendael Type My dog Junior.  A Belgian Sheepdog as considered by the American Kennel Club.  Known as a Belgian Shepherd in Europe.  The black variety are Groenendaels, a short hair version are Malinois (a favorite of the US military and also used by the US Secret Service to guard the White House), and a […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/01/belgian-sheepdog/feed/ 14 8209 Simple Pleasure: Where Do You Find It? https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/simple-pleasure/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/simple-pleasure/#comments Sat, 17 Sep 2016 04:25:41 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6815 A New Day Took the freeway to work one day this past week.  A crisp clear morning,  a spine pretending to almost be normal, I stopped to enjoy a moment alone on the road.  It’s a communion of body, mind and spirit that sweeps past unlooked for but welcome.  A simple pleasure that can’t be […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/09/simple-pleasure/feed/ 14 6815 Official Geezerdom https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/official-geezerdom/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/official-geezerdom/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2016 04:04:43 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=6698 Happy Birthday Daddy The dogs greeted me with reminders of the big day — geezerdom and eligibility for Social Security all coming together in a cosmic event.  There’s a full moon in the sky as I write.  I still remember throwing rocks at plastic soldiers dug into a road bank after school. Shooting photo assignments […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/07/official-geezerdom/feed/ 53 6698 Dog of My Dreams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/dog-of-my-dreams-2/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/dog-of-my-dreams-2/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2016 05:14:35 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5949 Heart Thieves and Robbers I have two Belgian Sheepdogs; Junior (left), Sandevel’s Get Out of Town Now, and Lily, Kennaree’s Lily the Hammer. Each has a large, expansive role in my consciousness and commands measures of love and attention most people only dream about. So it is with the power of the canine. Only one […]

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]]> https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/dog-of-my-dreams-2/feed/ 10 5949 Women in My Life https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/women-in-my-life/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2016/02/women-in-my-life/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2016 05:08:04 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=5928 Valentine’s Day 2016 Youngest daughter Aleta formed a heart with her hands, and appropriate picture to lead a brief nod to the women I love on Valentine’s Day. Kim Photographing on Ogunquit Beach in Maine.  We’ve spent a lot of time there detaching from the noise of the world.  She’s shown me how to slow […]

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