Category Archives: Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures

Songwriting Adventure Updates

Posted on September 29, 2012 by russtowne

Three song updates: The Hollywood executive who is pitching “No More Secrets/No More Lies” to the new TV show “Nashville” may also be pitching it as background for a bar scene in a Fox TV show. I plan to put … Continue reading →

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Pig Saves Baby Goat From Drowning

Posted on September 20, 2012 by russtowne

I love when I see animals of different species rescue and support each other. If they can do it, it seems as though humans of different races, cultures, and religions, could do more of it. Below is a link to … Continue reading →

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“My Old Friend”

Posted on September 17, 2012 by russtowne

I thought some of you would like to see one way that a song project evolves. So, below is my first very rough draft lyric of my latest song. It is written in honor of my dog Duke and all … Continue reading →

Posted in Creativity, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love, Song Lyrics I've Written or Co-Written, Songs I've Written or Co-Written, Songwriting Adventure | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Loyalty That Knows No Bounds

Posted on September 13, 2012 by russtowne

I just read a most amazing story about a dog named Capitan who has kept watch over his human’s grave for six years. While that’s incredible all by itself, there’s more to this story. A LOT more. When his human … Continue reading →

Posted in Dealing with Pain & Grief, Dogs & Other Wonderful Creatures, Friendship, Love, Stories That Touched Me | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

My Old Friend

Posted on September 13, 2012 by russtowne

I plan to soon send posts about the very productive meeting with my newest song co-writer, and about Cheerios Fun With Younguns, but right now I wanted to briefly share with you a decision I’ve just made. I plan to … Continue reading →

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Foto Fun: Fowl Play Is Suspected…

Posted on August 24, 2012 by russtowne
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Hi, Dad!

Posted on August 23, 2012 by russtowne

http://tinyurl.com/8pc99y9 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/lion-cubs-first-meeting-dad-captured-camera-194456247–abc-news-topstories.html Photos of a lion cub meeting his father for the first time. Russ

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It’s the Little Things…

Posted on August 17, 2012 by russtowne

Late yesterday afternoon I was using a garden hose to hand-water a rose bush. It was thirsty, so I stood in one place as the stream showered its liquid life on the plant. To my right, about four feet away … Continue reading →

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Pet Humor

Posted on August 8, 2012 by russtowne

With apologies to Bella and DiDi as I’m sure they NEVER do any of these things! ;-D! A friend forworded this email to me. The author is unknown to me. The following was found posted very low on a refrigerator … Continue reading →

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Duke and His Little Sister

Posted on August 2, 2012 by russtowne

This post started out as a comment on an earlier post, but I decided to share a revised version of it with all of you. My six year old Chocolate Lab is named “Duke”, which is short for “Duke of … Continue reading →

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