Midmoot! and the Little One Is Seven.

[dawn_felagund]

Yesterday was a very fun day: "Midmoot," or a gathering organized at the midway points between Mythmoots for local Tolkien fans affiliated with the Mythgard Institute. Bobby and I both went; participants pooled money to fly Professor Olsen down for a day-long seminar and dinner. (Professor Olsen is awesome: so down-to-earth and hilarious and

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[with_rainfall]

Aw, look at those eyes! In the first photo Phil looks like he's wondering, "What are these strange humans up to *now*?"
And I swear Retrievers are experts at the puppydog eyes, more so than most other dogs (or maybe we're more susceptible?). Vaughn does that even when I'm carrying something clearly inedible like a banana peel. Silly dog.

They certainly do age too fast. Vaughn's going white along the flanks now, which scares me because it's only been in the last three months, which is astonishingly fast. I'm sort of in denial that he's going to get old and frail and eventually just wind down in a couple of years. :( When he dies I want it to be with his health and strength intact.

[dawn_felagund]

Phil has these incredible almost perfectly round and very dark eyes, so he can do the Big Soulful Eyes schtick quite well! :D

Alex is starting to get really white. It's sad because he's showing his age in other ways too. Phil isn't showing his age as much, but this time next year, they will both be old men. :(

Pets should live longer than they do. Much longer.

[with_rainfall]

Aw, that's so sad about Alex. I hope he's alright now- was he the one who sprained his tendon a while ago or was it Phil? I remember you complaining how hard it was to keep him still!
Are these guys your first dogs and/or Goldens?

[angelica_ramses]

Big Soulful Eyes,: that's Benito's specialty! He pulls precisely that face that makes you go awwww! and then lies down for a belly rub. He will turn seven too towards the end of the year and he's getting all white in his nose which shows because he has this lovely dulce de leche colour (no other description for that precise shade :D). It seems like no time ago that we adopted him. Jabon, the pointer is 14! and showing but considering how sick he's been, we can't really complain. But I'm afraid sadness is getting closer :(. The funny thing about their relation with rain is that a pointer who is supposedly bred for hunting in the open gets all afraid if it's raining while the Collie mix doesn't mind at all getting wet but I *do* because then he's like Phil's second pic!

Mythmoot *envious* ;)

[mithluin]

So great to see you again! I certainly hope I'll be able to make the next Mythmoot as well. Just a wonderful time with positive and funny fans, as you've said.