Friday dogs: Jude

Jude is a husky/yellow lab. He's built like a moose (with brains to match), has very thick pillowy fur, and is in desperate need of a bath most of the time. He's also an unrepentant sweetheart.


Jude has two mommies, both of whom are good friends of mine. He likes quiet dinners and long walks on the beach.

He's only 2 weeks older than Rufus, and they grew up together. They're desperately in love, but are doomed to remain apart — partly because they now live in different states, and partly because they're both neutered.

Husky howl

He's only half husky, but he's still got that tendency to vocalize just for the sake of vocalizing.

Shoulder cat

His name is Finn, and he's extremely clingy.

Sign of the Bull

I did this one in about an hour. All I knew was that I was feeling very, very RED (a rare color in my usual palette) and impressionistic. I think the masculine bovine just came from my association between the color red and bulls — and no, not because of the matador and his iconic red flag, but because of the Red Bull that features in the book/film The Last Unicorn.

I'm also a Taurus, and my Chinese zodiac sign is the Ox. So it's appropriate.

I'm out of town this weekend; expect photos upon my return.

Happy Groundhog Day!

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Happy Groundhog Day, ya'll! Though if you want to know the truth, the famous rodent's forecast has less to do with whether or not he sees his shadow, and more to do with whether or not the coffee is ready.