Scruffy gray muppet dog displays black nose.

Scruffy, gray, raccoon-muppet dog with a black nose and mischievous grin.

My girl’s nose was totally black, too. She scraped off the pigment, plus her mustache, from hunting chipmunks in the wood pile and the stone walls, nose first. She’s not at all bothered but I hope it grows back.

Do you know his breed? Turns out mine is a chihuahua-pit bull-poodle, which I find hilarious.

Is yours from Puerto Rico? I love.

Closeup of painfully adorable, scruffy gray muppet dog face. Her eyes are like cartoon puppy eyes. Her formerly black nose has been pink for months, due to chipmunk hunting in wood pile and stone walls. Her wee paws are crossed under her chin.

This is what I must contend with every day. I’m defenseless!

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She’s thriving. I spend half my life coordinating playdates with her various boyfriends.

I found a perfect set of antlers in the woods yesterday and feel like I should be doing some kind of spells with them(?)

I’m waiting for the Great Blue Heron who hangs out in my backward creek to return. Her name is Maxine. Where does she winter? Boca?

First roll in the grass of 2026!

Switching to Gatsby Standard Time so I can be borne back ceaselessly into the past

Oh no.

I’m basically wearing that brown sweater outfit today. To work at home alone in my house in the woods, trudging out occasionally to play with dog in the snow.

You regularly and deeply alarm me, if that helps.

I know there are more insidious uses of AI, but one of the most depressing to me is when it pops up in local TV ads. These things are supposed to be folk art; put your uncle in a bad wig like god intended.

lol the “jealousy hypothesis.”

A beauty.

Rules me with an iron paw.

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I’m so sorry.

oh no

Mine are staying up.

Scruffy gray dog with a bouffant hairstyle naps on an ottoman upholstered in Moroccan stripes by a window.

Since partnering with this beast I am no longer allowed to work in my Winter Office (bed). She herds me into approved daytime areas. Then naps in full view to mock me.

I want to believe that is at least a factor here, but she spent an hour and a half snorfling for chipmunks in the woodpile and came inside with a pink nose. Fingers crossed.

My raccoon!

Everything is covered in dropcloths because we’ve had a bunch of her dog friends over.

Scruffy raccoon looking dog with newly pink nose lies on canvas drop cloth-covered sofa in front of christmas tree.

My dog scraped off all her black nose pigment hunting chipmunks in the woodpile and the stone wall. Anyone have tips for encouraging it to grow back?

Do not watch the new special unless you want to melt down yelling at the tv.

Yes, can’t drink tea in an empty stomach but strong coffee weirdly fine.