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‘Braxton’, Our Harrier’s 10th Birthday, & They Got McDonald’s Cheeseburgers Per The Tradition.

by Anura Guruge
on July 20, 2023

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This year. We brought the cheeseburgers home. It was close to 90F outside.

(Left) The day we got him in 2013. (Right) His FIRST birthday (2014) & he is having a McDonald’s cheeseburger.

This is now an entrenched yearly tradition for both dogs. We missed one year because of COVID. Both dogs know McDonald’s. I take them to the Alton McDonald’s outside of their birthdays too. We brought the cheeseburgers home because it was too hot to eat in the car park.

‘Braxton’, our ‘Harrier’ (who was supposed to be Beagle Mix), is a rescue that we got (from the deep South (transported up here in a bus)) on September 28, 2013. They did not know his birthday. He was supposed to be 11 or 12 weeks old. So, ‘July 20‘ was designated as his birthday. He seems to be ‘OK’ with that. I have not heard him complain.

Taking the dogs to McDonald’s for cheeseburgers on their birthdays is a family tradition now stretching back 16-years (maybe 17). When we lived in ‘Gilford‘ (N.H.) prior to that it used to be ice-cream cake. But, in ‘Alton’ there was a McDonald’s nearby & the tradition started. Braxton missed McDonald’s in 2020 because of COVID — but we were back in 2021. And today was McDonald’s again BUT we brought the 4 cheeseburgers home. It was too hot (& such oppressive) to feed them in the car park. They were quite literally cool to come home to the A/C & the burgers.

This was from 2018.

‘Braxton’, Our Harrier’s 9th Birthday, & They Got McDonald’s Cheeseburgers Per The Tradition.

by Anura Guruge
on July 20, 2022

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This year. We brought the cheeseburgers home. It was close to 90F outside.

Last year.

Last year. It was “Rowen’s” first time partaking in the tradition. Today was his 3rd.

(Left) The day we got him in 2013. (Right) His FIRST birthday (2014) & he is having a McDonald’s cheeseburger.

‘Braxton’, our ‘Harrier’ (who was supposed to be Beagle Mix), is a rescue that we got (from the deep South (transported up here in a bus)) on September 28, 2013. They did not know his birthday. He was supposed to be 11 or 12 weeks old. So, ‘July 20‘ was designated as his birthday. He seems to be ‘OK’ with that. I have not heard him complain.

Taking the dogs to McDonald’s for cheeseburgers on their birthdays is a family tradition now stretching back 15-years. When we lived in ‘Gilford‘ (N.H.) prior to that it used to be ice-cream cake. But, in ‘Alton’ there was a McDonald’s nearby & the tradition started. Braxton missed McDonald’s in 2020 because of COVID — but we were back in 2021. And today was McDonald’s again BUT we brought the 4 cheeseburgers home. It was too hot (& such oppressive) to feed them in the car park. They were quite literally cool to come home to the A/C & the burgers.

Last years it was Rowen’s first visit. But, now she knows the routine. She has been a few times — because they also get McDonald’s outside of their birthdays.

This was from 2018.

Grousing About A Typo In My Book.

by Anura Guruge
on June 9, 2022

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Click to ENLARGE. Pages 80 & 81 of my ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Two Days or Less‘ book.

As I have often said in the Preface of many of my books, ‘Typo‘ is my middle name. A book of mine WITHOUT a typo (or two, or three …) will feel unauthentic. It is hard to eradicate all typos from a book.

This typo which I discovered, to my chagrin, yesterday is a classic.

In this case I cannot be sure whether it was truly mine or one of those cute auto-correct ones.

Spruce goose for spruce grouse!

The problem is that ‘Spruce Goose‘ is a well known name — the HUGE, wood-based aircraft built by (my hero) ‘Howard Hughes‘. Alas, I was NOT referring to the aircraft.

Click to ENLARGE. This image of the ‘Spruce Goose’ is from Wikipedia.

Alas, I was referring to the bird, the GROUSE & not a goose in this instance.

The irony is that I, in my inimitable manner, spelt it right & WRONG within the space of 12 lines! Hence, why I am ‘Typo’.

It is OK. I have already updated the print & eBook to correct this. SMILE.

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A Glut Of ‘Bold Coast’, Maine, Photos.

by Anura Guruge
on June 8, 2022

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Click image to access the photo stash … on this very Website (i.e., guruge.com).

Yes, these are the photos that appear in my latest book, i.e., ‘Bold Coast, Maine — In Two Days or Less’.

Since, the paperback is published in black-&-white to keep the cost down, i.e., $8, I provide these full color versions. The eBook (priced at $2.50), available on all platforms including Apple, is in full color.

You can access all the photos — & MORE — free of charge. You don’t have to have bought the book. No gimmicks, no tricks.

Enjoy.

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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 12, 2021 — Boothbay, Maine.

by Anura Guruge
on August 12, 2021

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
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| All taken with my (Jan. 2021) Google Pixel 5. | Post processing limited, at most to just adjusting brightness, if & when required. | Attribution will be strictly ENFORCED. |

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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 11, 2021.

by Anura Guruge
on August 11, 2021

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 10, 2021.

by Anura Guruge
on August 10, 2021

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 9, 2021.

by Anura Guruge
on August 9, 2021

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 8, 2021.

by Anura Guruge
on August 8, 2021

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
In smaller-size here, for FULL-SIZE click below or in slideshow.

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Anura’s Picture Of The Day + 6 Others, August 7, 2021.

by Anura Guruge
on August 7, 2021

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Anu’s Picture of the Day:
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The other 6:
In smaller-size here, for FULL-SIZE click below or in slideshow.

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