Happy Halloween from Henrik Ibsen and Me
Most of you know my dog from his occasional appearances on this blog. You may know him as the neighborhood rat catcher, as a tireless explorer of urban nature, as the unwitting subject of my research, and as a supremely patient model.
A sign at St. John the Divine: “HOLD CLOSE THY LOVED. Please keep dogs on a leash.”
Some of you may even remember the first time he impersonated the great Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen.
Ibsen in the snow.
But what you don’t know – I myself only found out last week, when I took the photo below – is that for his own mysterious reasons (ah, who can fathom the mind of such a dog?), Strider, aka Esau, has been secretly perfecting his Ibsen impression.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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November 12, 2013 at 7:08 am
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November 2, 2013 at 2:52 pm
Poochy Ibsen, deep in thought, carefully constructing Hedda Gabler.
November 1, 2013 at 12:10 pm
As a thoughtful pooch, Strider looks as disgruntled at things today as Henrik did in his day. Has he tried meditation? A powerful resemblance,
in any case.
November 1, 2013 at 10:42 am
Hahaha! Thank you for this. So funny!
October 31, 2013 at 11:52 pm
HA! What a divine pairing.
October 31, 2013 at 1:50 pm
Uncanny! Perhaps an illustration of the transmutation of souls, and coiffures, unbounded by speciesism.
October 31, 2013 at 1:47 pm
What a wonderful blog! happy hallowe’en back atcha – to both of you and the rest of the family!
October 31, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Yes! … the furrowed brows deep in literary thought….and love the wired-hair look.