The Shadowdance Blog…
sometimes humorous, sometimes sad, occasionally irreverent, mostly honest.
A collection of ramblings on my life with working dogs, livestock, and a creative brain.
“And so I write. I write my life. I write to escape real life. I write to live moments over again. I write to rewrite the moments I’ve lived over in a way that makes more sense to me. I write the moments to heal. I write the moments I hope never happen. And I write the moments I hope will happen.”
― R.B. O'Brien
Happy Thanksgiving
I want to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving. As you gather with family and friends, enjoy a quiet day together, or don’t do anything at…
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Finn’s Big Adventure
The ASCA National Specialty can be overwhelming for first-timers. Especially first-timers who apparently haven’t been off the farm a whole lot except to visit other…
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Autumn Musings
Fall has always been my favorite time of year even though the Sad typically comes in full force part-way through September and lingers well into…
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Trial Brain
I had a bit of an epiphany at the inaugural 3 Sheeps to the Wind ASC Corona Classic last week. It came about thanks to…
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Making Headway
He lay still, relaxed, calmly happy. Then his mind seemed to turn over suddenly and take hold–and there it was, starting to make plans, thinking.…
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Get Out of Your Head
There’s been way too much of this /\ going on lately. The top part, not the bottom. Point in case: I walked out to…
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Coming Up For Air
I’ve gone through lulls on the blog before, but I find it hard to believe I haven’t posted since February, especially given my ‘restructured’ schedule.…
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Photo Friday
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these. And since I’ve been keeping that little Canon in my pocket, I’m starting to get…
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