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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Random greyhound tchotchke find: The Marketplace ad described this as a gazelle, but convince me this is not a greyhound - I’ll wait 😂 too late I already bought it 🤷‍♂️

Wooden carving depicting a stylized greyhound

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

We shouldn’t have been too surprised when Django went full parkour mode 😂 (This is down at the Guzzle in Grand Pré right up on top of the dyke, which extends for about eight kilometres and protects hundreds of acres of below-sea-level land from the Bay of Fundy.) #galgo #greyhound

One of Django’s humans stands atop a large round hay bale as Django the galgo runs in circles around the base.

Django the galgo looks up at one of his humans on top of the round bale.

Django the galgo shown mid-leap - jumping up onto the bale.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

We’re down at the cottage for our last stay before it gets shut down for winter / and Django quickly went into cottage mode 😂 i.e. ‘wake up, dad, the sun’s coming up’ #galgo #greyhound

Django the galgo pauses during an early morning walk on the beach. The sky is brightening in the background as the sun rises.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

We overshot International Black Dog Day by a bit, but here’s a vintage shot of Django (age about 15 months in 2021), followed by a more recent one from a few months ago (age about five years.) He’ll always be my little black hound no matter how white he gets 😊 #galgo #greyhound

Django the galgo sits in an upholstered armchair next to a small, yet-to-be decorated Christmas tree.

Django the galgo shown several years older than in the previous picture - standing on the beach at Grand Pré.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

We tagged along with the Irish Greyhound Adoption Group yesterday for the Great Global Greyhound Walk / check out the final count as well as Django already sporting some of his autumn wardrobe

Graphic including statistics on the Great Global Greyhound Walk indicating three records were broken; namely:
16,562 sighthounds
659 walks
47 countries

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

It’s wonderful to have new music from these guys after such a long break - they’ve still got it! #thetempertrap youtu.be/6dUbtl_-_v0?...

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The Temper Trap - Giving Up Air (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by The Temper Trap

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

We almost didn’t make it down to Annapolis Royal this summer, but here we are! First stop was the little dog park behind the town, where Django sniffed and peed and romped and fetched. #galgo #greyhound

Django the galgo having a romp in Paddy’s Dog Park, in Annapolis Royal (Nova Scotia). Some tall trees are in the background and the grass is brown and dry due to the ongoing drought conditions.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

We found the perfect garden gate to keep Django in the backyard / for a couple of years we’ve been dragging plant stands or pots in front of the opening to keep him from escaping 😂 / this is a major upgrade in #galgo security plus it might discourage some local riff-raff from trespassing #greyhound

Django the galgo and one of his humans stand on either side of a new gate just installed in Django’s back garden.

Django the galgo and one of his humans inside his new garden gate.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We have the very good fortune to live about a block and a half from one of the Top 100 pizzerias in the world! I had the Don Camillo with the spicy calabrese, and I absolutely went home with a bottle of their hot chili oil / bravo #LouPecou www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

A table laden with four different artisanal pizzas.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Young himself here turns 5 today - believe it or not with that grizzled looking mug of his. But his wee Spanish passport proves his birthdate! Feliz cumpleaños, Django ❤️🎂🎉 #galgo #greyhound

Django the galgo standing on a beach. It’s his birthday!

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Update: looking at yesterday’s post reminded me that we forgot to paint the front doors! I needed something to do today anyway 😂

A Victorian duplex in Halifax with both front doors freshly painted in bright robin’s egg blue.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

I’m sure our neighbours think we are the slowest house painters ever 😂 it took about a month to do just this front (both sides). But in our defence, it’s fiddly work plus we are pretty careful 🤷‍♂️ / we had to sacrifice the left garden because it would have gotten stomped anyway so it’s a major reset

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

My main reason for travel these days is… concerts! I’ve been to Seattle and LA (during Biden era 😊) and Toronto and Montreal for shows fairly recently. So imagine my delight when I was able to walk from my house to downtown Halifax to see #VanceJoy perform tonight. Fantastic show. Love this guy.

Aussie singer-songwriter Vance Joy on stage in Halifax.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

A fun experiment today: an improvised water feature fashioned from a waterproof tub, some aquatic plants from a friend, and a few surplus floating solar fountains. (Our friends have a proper pond so we have an endless supply of water hyacinth if these don’t make it) 😂 #waterfeature #garden

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

This went up during the recent #HalifaxMuralFestival (Falkland St) but we hadn’t seen it until today / we immediately decided that we’ll lobby for at least one side of our house to get this treatment one of these days - imagine someone else painting your house for free plus it becomes public art!

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

We had to farm Django out for a couple of days, as today there’s a big celebration up at the cottage for Robin’s mom’s 90th birthday! So himself is enjoying a getaway with his Auntie Annette and Uncle Darryl (photos by Darryl) / he has probably already had steak 😂 he gets the royal treatment #galgo

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

One of my favourite 80s bands has always been #ScrittiPolitti / and I thought I was pretty knowledgeable however it was only today that I learnt that #MilesDavis covered ‘Perfect Way’ on his 1986 album ‘Tutu’ #sublime youtu.be/WJ8l8VcaMuQ?...

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Miles Davis - Perfect Way (Miles Davis with Kenny Garret in Gasteig Philharmonie, 1988)

YouTube video by LOFTmusic

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Another long-neglected little project seen to today… our bedroom windows (which overlook the back garden) were replaced a few years ago and we had just never gotten around to finishing them with the aluminium cladding - until today! Super satisfying job 😊

The ‘after’ shot of several hours work to clad window trim in aluminium flashing. Garden chairs and potted flowers in foreground.

The ‘before’ shot of the previous image, just showing the window trim before the metal cladding was added today.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

So we’ve been painting our house since we arrived back in the city from the cottage - and today was the day for some of the highest-up bits which even our 30 foot ladder can’t quite safely get us to. Today is the hottest day so far, so we started early but still miserable up there 🔥 nice view though

An aerial view of our back garden as seen from the roof. Part of the upstairs tenants’ deck is in the foreground and the greenhouse is to the right.

The fascia after scraping, priming, and painting.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Django is playing his cards right to get some salade niçoise - this dog gets a little bit of people food every day… our poor late dogs never had any! What awful people we are 😂 anyway, we found out recently that Django likes watermelon #galgo #greyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo and one of his humans enjoy supper in the back garden

A bowl of salade niçoise and some slices of sourdough bread sit on a table among pots of flowers

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Gateway species to birdwatching? 😂 I had a ball watching this Monarch frolicking around the garden earlier today - between the Monarchs and all the birds in our trees this summer, I feel like I’ve terraformed a desert planet - not to overstate anything of course 😂

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

In Nova Scotia, you have to come all the way to Bridgewater for an #Arbys fix! We were nearby (Lunenburg) so it was an easy decision / PS a few weeks ago somebody literally drove a car through it! But they were only closed for 2 days (you can totally still see the evidence bc plywood everywhere 😂)

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a cartoon of two girls with purple hair saying i 'm so hungry i could eat at arbys

Alt: Classic Simpsons meme showing a cartoon of two girls with purple hair saying i 'm so hungry i could eat at arbys

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

This Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed/milkweed) is in the ‘native plants’ district of our back garden, so I’m pretty sure we got it at a plant sale locally - in any event, it hasn’t flowered before or I would have noticed that amazing colour! #milkweed #asclepiastuberosa

Deep orange blooms on a flowering butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

I was just wondering yesterday when we’d see our first #Monarchbutterfly of the season - this was today, and quite a big one! It’s a pretty good year for the #milkweed in our garden so they are having a good feed, we hope

A detail of a section of the garden showing a large Monarch butterfly settled on a coneflower.

A Monarch butterfly on a milkweed plant in the garden.

A large Monarch butterfly atop a milkweed plant in the greenhouse.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Django the galgo stands on the trail and looks attentively all around as if to localise where the birdsong is coming from. A wind turbine spins slowly in the background

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

We’re over in #PEI for a few days (mum’s birthday!) so Django is back in his favourite field / which looks totally different since a month ago! Knee-high wildflowers all along the potato field now #galgo #greyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo leaps through wildflowers along a lane next to a field of potatoes. An overcast sky is in the background.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

So yeah maybe no more beach sunrises, but Django can still find the sun even as a city dog / or maybe he’s actually a cat I dunno 🤷‍♂️ / #snootsky #galgo #greyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo in close up with late afternoon sun illuminating one side of his very long snoot

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Well, Django is ready to say goodbye to these early morning beach walks - it’s time to share the family cottage with… the rest of the family! Back to city life for us as of this morning 🚦🏢🚍🚒🚕 #galgo #greyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo walks along the beach towards the rising sun

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

A gorgeous evening for a peaceful walk at Grand Pré National Historic Site and along the dykeland road. We only have a few days left here in cottage country, so Django is determined to max out the sniffing #galgo #greyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo stands at the base of an ancient and huge maple tree.

Django the galgo trots along a gravel road next to a field.

Django the galgo standing on his hind legs against the huge maple tree, focusing intently on some squirrels high above.

Django the galgo runs at the camera with a huge willow tree towering in the background.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

We finally watched Sinners a few days ago, and it did not disappoint! Great cinema, and brilliant music / this scene in particular was genius youtu.be/S7jo5Cr6WUA?...

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Sinners | I Lied To You Song | Movie Clip | Warner Bros. Entertainment

YouTube video by Warner Bros. Entertainment

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It was a quiet evening as we walked through Horton Landing tonight - aside from the buzzing of a million mosquitoes 😂 #galgo #greyhounds #Skyhounds

Django the galgo and one of his humans walk along a country road with green fields, trees, and the setting sun in the background.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

A short visit to Grand Pré National Historic Site tonight after a longggggg hottttttttt day / it was still 30° as the sun went down! #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo is shown sniffing along the edge of a large lawn. Off in the distance the sun is setting over the Grand Pré dykelands.

Django the galgo leads one of his humans along the edge of a pond. A tall willow tree arcs overhead and the sun is setting in the background as seen through the trees.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

These roads on the Grand Pré dykelands are actually below sea level; this land was created as a result of the dykes the Acadians built here starting some 400 years ago / Django appreciates their work! Great sniffing was had here tonight 😊 #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds #UNESCO

With the sun setting behind us, Django the galgo and I cast comically long shadows on the ground during his evening walk tonight.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The Halifax Mural Festival is sure making the neighbourhood a brighter place / it’s amazing what these artists are creating. I have walked by this particular building a million times over the years and have never given it a second glance. This new look puts an end to that 😂

A building front has been embellished with bright oversized flowers as part of the annual Halifax Mural Festival. The artist is shown at a table preparing to get back to work.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Reunion of the spring plant sale gang today at my friend Malini’s place - swipe for a glimpse of her spectacular greenhouse / most of what you see there is tomatoes (many varieties, all heirloom) and eggplants but there was much more to see at the far end. It was a right gardening geekout 😊

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

The Fort Edward Blockhouse was built in the 1740s - the oldest one in Canada! Django was more into the romping and sniffing opportunities offered by its surroundings. He had an excellent time and we both enjoyed the views out to the Minas Basin from way up here #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo sitting on the grass, with Fort Edward (Windsor, Nova Scotia) in the background.

Django the galgo sniffs one of his humans. The Fort Edward blockhouse is in the background.

Django is shown romping on his long lead on the expansive lawns and earthworks of Fort Edward.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A study in three views: Django and a typical whack-attack on the beach 😂 #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo spins out on the beach doing zoomies in the sand.

A closer-up version of the previous image. Django has a goofy expression.

And finally a super close up of Django’s crazy face

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A throwback: Rhoda and Rafter are Django’s late sister and brother, who died in 2020 and 2019, respectively / I thought of them today because on this day in 2014, they were the ring-bearers at our wedding! But I couldn’t find those pictures now, so here’s a vintage snap of us on Evangeline Beach ❤️

Walking with our late greyhounds Rhoda and Rafter on the beach.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

At first, I was like ‘oh no’ only to realize later ‘aha wait no it’s Dairy Milk I like’ / so that’s a relief but also sorry JM lovers 💔

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The rain ended pretty early here today, so we got in a long walk and some fetch down on the beach / we had to avoid some off-leash dogs at one point so himself here got VERY MUDDY during that detour 😂 #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo pauses during a game of fetch on the beach. His ball is covered in sand and sits at his feet.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Our before-bedtime adventure tonight was at the historic site in Grand Pré, where we saw a finch, some cows, and we heard a lot of frogs #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo is blurry in the background, shown behind one of his dads. The sky is cloudy with hints of the setting sun here and there.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Django is a highly reactive dog, and now that all the cottagers have arrived (with all their dogs!), getting a safe walk in has become challenging. So, for the nighttime walk we drive to a quiet location nearby, such as this back road over in Horton Landing. Made for good sniffing #galgo #Skyhounds

Django the galgo and one of his dads stand on a roadside with a large cherry tree in the background.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Django had a long week! Time to kick back in his doghouse 😂 #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo basking in some dappled sun on a raised dog bed out in ‘his’ greenhouse in the backyard.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Tonight, Django trotted us about 5 km around the Harvest Moon Trail and the Old Post Road in Grand Pré / he pronounced the sniffing as ‘top notch’ #galgo #Spanishgreyhound #Skyhounds

Django the galgo trots along the Harvest Moon Trail in Grand Pré, Nova Scotia. The trail is covered in fine crusher dust, and it runs along an abandoned railway line, the tracks of which can be seen on the right.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🍓It was back to hard labour in the strawberry mines of the Annapolis Valley for us this morning 😂 what better way to spend the national holiday / Happy Canada Day, Canadians! #july1 🇨🇦

A picnic table laden with hulled strawberries in the foreground; the photographer’s husband seated at the table on the right (in a red shirt for Canada Day) and the cottage in the background with a Canadian flag affixed to the wall. Happy Canada Day, alt text readers!

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Have you seen the price of bee hotels! Anyway, they’re a few sticks and some bamboo and it’s like minimum $25 / this DIY AirBeeNBee 😜 cost me $7.50 with supplies from Dollarama #beehotel PS keep your bee hotel clean to keep your bee guests healthy

A DIY bee hotel hangs from a tree branch.

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Doug H @dowahe.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

So Django the galgo is actually named after Django Reinhardt, the (brilliant) French/Romani jazz guitarist / this is a cool 6 minute short film from the 1930s with (human) Django making it look easy… youtu.be/cxQxajcOyCI?...

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Jazz Hot (1938) The Rare Short Film With Jazz Legend Django Reinhardt

YouTube video by Cult Cinema Classics

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