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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 12h

Darwin doesn't really bark, except in his sleep.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It's very hard to say "favorite", but this is the one that makes me laugh EVERY time I see it.

A Golden Retriever with a somewhat unhinged expression and whipped cream on his lips.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I just realized I have pictures of my test pages. These are Poscas.

A bunch of colored circles in a sketchbook made with Posca pens.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Darwin has been scaring the shit out of me by putting his ears directly in the route of my office chair wheels.

A Golden lying on a wood floor with one sweet floppy ear directly in the path of an office chair wheel. A recipe for disaster.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This arrived today, and in addition to it being as awesome as I knew it would be ... It matches my hair perfectly! And so do my glasses so I'm just very coordinated now

A white woman with long jeweltone hair and matching glasses, beautiful dragon pendant and ankh ring.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And here's a throwback shot of two of the cats that I had for almost half my life.

Two long haired cats, one a tortoiseshell with pale amber eyes and a pink jinglebell collar, the other a calico/tabby with pale green eyes and an adorable white stripe up her nose. They're lying together on a chair.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I am also currently catless. But here is Darwin:

A Golden Retriever curled up under an office chair wearing a blue harness.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I look better than this guy, and given the day I've had, that's an achievement.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Does it look ridiculous? Probably! Am I going to let it stop me? No.

A white woman with long curly hair that is streaked with teal, purple and blue, wearing glasses and three necklaces: a Goth looking black rose choker, a beautiful dragon pendant and a bead chain in white quartz and some blue stone.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My dog would be like "I'm so happy and I love everyone" and this would still be the face he was born with.

A Golden Retriever curled up around the base of an office chair looking as if he's never had a good day in his life.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This arrived yesterday from @peculiarityshop.bsky.social and I have been wearing it ever since. It reminds me of a CTR ring I had in my misguided Mormon youth, and replacing that memory with a symbol of life feels right.

A silver ring with opal (I think?) inlay of an ankh.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

If you see this, we implore you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

A giant pumpkin (likely made of cement) painted like a Powerpuff girl I think? As viewed through a car window.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Right now he is, as the kids say, "doin a heckin concern" because we're in the coffee drive thru and they have not yet given him a cookie.

A Golden Retriever in the back seat of a car, looking with great concern at the driver's window with his head resting on the seat.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Darwin will be sad with you any time you like.

A Golden Retriever morosely curled on the floor with a blue leash wrapped around his paw

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This is the only picture I have of Darwin smiling. It was from his trial day at doggy daycare, and it genuinely looks like one of those pictures parents take of their kids on the first day of school. He just needs an oversized backpack.

A grainy picture of a Golden Retriever sitting on a wood floor and smiling up at the camera.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS. THIS, ALL THE TIME:

A Golden Retriever lying on a wood floor, staring off into the distance making a face that kind of looks like a disgruntled Kermit.

A Golden Retriever staring at you from the other side of the car with an expression of pained longing.

A Golden Retriever lying on the floor with just the saddest eyes

A Golden Retriever with his face mushed into the bed because he's just so worn down by the world.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Everyone: Goldens always look like they're smiling. Darwin:

A Golden Retriever looking extremely depressed while playing with a pile of toys.

A Golden curled up with the wheels of an office chair and looking so sad he might cry.

A Golden Retriever huddled next to his bed looking positively morose

A Golden peaking over a car seat from the back with a somewhat wild look.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The problem is that I can't disagree because LOOK at this magnificent creature:

A Golden Retriever sitting up on its back paws and showing his soft tummy feathers.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I regularly have this problem with Darwin and office chairs

A Golden Retriever mugging for the camera with his head resting on the leg of an office chair.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This goofy creature lives with me and we just get to hang out. It's wild.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Here's Darwin with my Lesbian bangs in the foreground!

A Golden Retriever yawning in the back seat of a car with my orange, pink and turquoise hair in the foreground.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

I took Darwin to the coffee place that makes their own dog cookies, in honor of Kieran.

A Golden Retriever looking anxiously across the car at the window because he's worried he won't get his cookie.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

What I love in the video is his little ears wiggling. It may be because my boy is a Golden and his ears do that too.

A Golden Retriever sits on a wood floor. He is wearing a ridiculous turkey hat and is clearly very dubious about this accoutrement.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Hair freshened and Lesbian flag bangs, also repping @peculiarityshop.bsky.social as usual!

A woman with long hair in shades of teal and blue with bangs that start orange and transition to magenta, wearing a necklace with a black rectangular pendant with a picture of a possum and "Surviving out of spite" on it

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

We can have an "overly dramatic people who can't wear earrings" club. My extremely overdramatic dog can be our mascot.

A Golden Retriever in a veritable pile of toys lying next to his soft bed and looking like The World's SADDEST Creature.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

But this is also where I regret to inform you that Archer & Olive has a monthly subscription for themed planner supplies.

A kit of planner supplies like stickers, washi tape and paper in a sea theme.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I mean ... Possible yours and mine share a single brain cell.

Half a person's face, sitting in a car with a seatbelt on. A Golden Retriever has his head peeking over from the back seat with his face against the shoulder belt with it pressing against his eye for no good reason.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I have this one but in a different color!

An octopus brooch with red stone legs, and light blue eyes.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I have deeply offended Darwin by asking him to move so that I do not roll him over with my office chair.

A Golden retriever lying amidst a plethora of toys and staring very sadly at the camera.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

An unacceptable circumstance of me attempting to use a computer when my dog wants attention.

A Golden Retriever who has wedged his head between my arm and my desk and is staring up at the camera sadly.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Also, I did not purchase this and I have regretted it ever since but I feel like you will appreciate this faux Ed Gein shit.

A necklace made up of what appear to be pretty realistic nipples crafted with various colors of leather, some of which have piercings.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I have one of these, also bought at auction! Becky's is cooler though.

An octopus brooch with red, clear and blue stones.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Having the weird experience of finally recognizing myself in photos instead of feeling an immediate, jarring sense of disconnect from myself. So I guess now I have to keep my hair these colors forever?

A cascade of hair in shades of natural brown, teal, electric blue and purple.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This is one I took a picture of recently, and this is now the norm. It had hand thrown pottery in it and it's miraculous nothing was broken!

A box with a clear red and white "Please handle with care, fragile" sticker on it that looks like it was playing contact sports.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

He was offended because I did a drive thru and didn't take him, so he's trying to guilt trip me ... The door to his crate is open and he can leave it any time he wants.

A Golden Retriever stares mournfully at the viewer from within the bars of a crate.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I had not initially intended this to be an ICE response thing. But then they murdered Renee Good and I had to take a few days off from working on it because it hurt too much. Can't take credit for the words, they come from the song "Take Me To Church" by Hozier.

A hand lettered and inked piece with words from the song "Take Me To Church" by Hozier. It reads "No masters or kings when the ritual begins. There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin. In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene, only then I am human, only then I am clean." It is overlaid over three stained glass windows, the two on the sides match and are all in grayscale with a grid pattern. The center has a more organic form, and grays are replaced in some panes with red and pink. It shows two female symbols overlapping and there are some hearts in the upper panes.

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Trick of the light @trickofthelight.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Sometimes my brain is smarter than I am and I have to play catch up.

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