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Duty of care
This big, lovely dog, Harvey, came into our lives in late May. He likes to put his head on my lap, and each night before I turn off my light, he gets…
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Dog in a bag
I am not certain what would possess a person to put an animal in a bag and throw it away. It’s not a mindset I think I can ever inhabit, but it…
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I trust you
I had to post this. This is beautiful young Jasirah, an Aboriginal girl from north of Broome in a community called One Arm Point, or Bardi, Western Australia. She came to Cottesloe…
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Broken but beloved
When you first see Feral, your heart melts. It just does. Mine didn’t have a chance. I wanted to pick him up and take him home with me right then, but like…
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Shot and left for dead: Maggie’s story
I asked Geoff, “will she be ok if I go in there?” as we approached the yard of a large Boxer cross named Maggie. She was sitting in the shade beside her…
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Testing the limits
We have a dog named Spud. When we adopted him in 2011, we were going to call him Suds because he was so bubbly. But I kept calling him Spud by accident.…
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Why can’t we talk about horses like human beings? Oh wait…
Many people say, you probably won’t meet anybody as opinionated as a horse person, and I’m inclined to agree. I’d even go so far as to say politics sits in second place…
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What the heck, Beatrix?
I took a late lunch on Tuesday and walked over to the library to return a few books. On my way, I met a friend who took a look at my small…
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Am I getting soft or am I just human?
If you’re a fan of nature programs, as I am, you may have seen the one where a herd of zebras gets caught up in the midst of a lion hunt, whirring,…
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Show mercy
I have not written for a few days, and to be frank, it has more to do with my energy levels, than not having something to say. One thing that roused me…
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What a horse can teach you
This is the only photo I have with me and a filly that taught me something about horses I will never forget. Every horse I have had the privilege to work has…
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Why isn’t humanity a black and white issue?
Though I have lived in Australia for about eleven and a half years, it was not until 2013 that I really talked with an Aboriginal Australian. I don’t know that I feel…
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Learning about my apathy
A visit to the kill floor of a local abattoir last week has left me with some questions about myself, and what moves me. I came away surprised. I gave up eating…
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Moment
An unknown mother I photographed in an intimate moment with her baby in a very public space.
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