Send in the clowns

Yep, that's a clown's nose and grin if I ever saw one.

And reclining like this does nothing for his dignity, either. (In his defense, it was kind of warm in the house.)

Jackson, our lovable and lovely Aussie, is often on the move and hard to photograph. (For the above I put him in a down-stay and whispered, "Deer!") He's more inclined to race around the house and through the accessible pastures, sometimes barking to let all the wild birds and beasts know they'd better get off his property. I wish I could capture for you the swish and swing of his pantilooned posterior as he trots ahead of me on our way back to the house!

When I saw this photo on my computer screen, it begged for a fancy texture like those Country Girl uses on a lot of her gorgeous photos. Well, I haven't had the time to tackle the learning curve of applying fancy textures, but I did play around a little with some of the easy ones available on PhotoShop. Below is a sampling of what I came up with. Which one is your favorite?









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