Thursday 3 August 2017

Gated.

Jake in pastels by Teoman Onursan 
It is hot today, I am not looking my best. I prefer to see myself in print in pastels. All a hot dog wants to do is lie quietly on the tiles under the fan and wait until the thermometer drops below blood temperature.  But I am not having a quiet day; the earth has been reverberating under me again and setting all the pictures and mirrors askew and the boss has called in the cavalry - the air is full of the teeth-grinding whizz of a saw, the hiss of a welding machine and the clang of metal meeting metal. She thinks she has put an end to my career as an escapologist.


I have an idea: I hear I am getting some canine company soon - with 8 legs, some nifty acrobatic shoulder stands might be the answer.  It's so hot though, I might just agree to stay at home - the last trip to Bodrum, stuck in traffic jams and walking on boiling hot pavements wasn't much fun. I won't let on though - I saw her hand over a big wad of cash for this iron work, I should at least let her think it's money well spent.


19 comments:

  1. Be a good boy Jake and stay put.

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  2. Dear Jake, your pastel is a fine rendering of you. What a handsome fellow. I hope the bars help bring an end to your saga of woe. Peace.

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    1. He has a very luxurious life . I don't know why he doesn't stay put

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    2. Dear Annie, maybe it's that old adage about the grass always being greener on the other side of the road. Or maybe it's just a over-abundant amount of wanderlust! Peace.

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  3. Lovely portrait Jake ... can't think why you want to escape but I can bring a ladder with me next time if that'll help ...

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  4. Love the pastel portrait and the very attractive iron gates too.

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  5. Super portrait.

    Wait until it is cooler before hatching your next escape attempt.

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    1. I suppose if I don't go out, he will stay put

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  6. Jake, Think of the poor, starving dogs in India. You live the life of Riley. Stay home, be good and enjoy life. The lovely new gates shouldn't offend your aesthetic sensibilities.

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  7. . . that talking dog again - Rampton SH comes to mind!

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    1. Pity they removed the facility on Leros - Much closer

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  8. Nice looking gates and I don't say that very often.

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  9. Jake, you look gorgeous in pastels as always, so hot in Istanbul too. we can't wait to be in Bodrum and do hope to see you too xxx

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