My philosophic boy

Well, to be honest, that’s a huge lie…..

Bordercollie – philosophic, no way….

But in these photos he actually looks that way, calm and satisfied. He really likes to sit on this little jetty and look out over the lake. And then of course, I have to take the opportunity to perpetuate this rare moment.

My darling dog, Filip, 7 years old, and actually quite happy!

Enjoy!

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24 thoughts on “My philosophic boy”

blackberriesandbloodoranges on September 20, 2012 at 00:51 said:

I love these images–I also love border collies!

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 08:50 said:
  
  Thank you very much! Yes, they are wonderful dogs, very demanding yet so gorgeous, never a dull moment.
  
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Carol on September 20, 2012 at 01:41 said:

A perfect picture of contentment.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 08:54 said:
  
  Thanks a lot Carol. You should how many faces he has, hope to catch more of them. I’m just not fast enough. 😉
  
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B. on September 20, 2012 at 01:52 said:

Border collies can look amazingly philosophical, but I suspect that most of the philosophy consists of ‘ways to get something to eat’. Filip looks like a real prince! I like that almost graphic quality of the out-of-focus area in the first picture.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 09:07 said:
  
  Lol! Yes, he is actually not that interested of finding food on his own, my guess is that he is content just because he knows exactly where I and my other two dogs are at the moment. We are his herd, and when we’re out he has taken on the job to keep us all together, even though I’m his leader. He has a very tough work, the other two are sheltie girls, also herding dogs, AND girls, and they don’t like at all being herded by him! 😀
  Thank you B!
  I like that area very much too! I guess I had set a large aperture to get that shallow dof, this little camera never stop surprising me, it is awesome!
  
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Sue McB on September 20, 2012 at 04:10 said:

What a gorgeous fellow, and great shots of your favourite friend.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 09:09 said:
  
  Thank you Sue! Yes he is gorgeous. I also have two little sheltie girls, but Filip demanded a post of his own! 😉
  
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Madhu on September 20, 2012 at 14:00 said:

Beautiful shots of your handsome friend 🙂
Thank you for dropping by mu blog earlier.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 22:37 said:
  
  Thank you too! 🙂
  
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Steve Osborne on September 20, 2012 at 17:37 said:

Another picture of great serenity. Very pleasant.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 22:37 said:
  
  Thank you Steve!
  
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John Pickles on September 20, 2012 at 18:34 said:

I’m impressed you can get your collie to sit still at all. My border collie doesn’t understand ‘calm’. Lovely photo’s.

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- LightHouseBlues on September 20, 2012 at 22:43 said:
  
  Hehe, mine didn’t do that either until he was about 4+.. Selective hearing, oh yes!
  This is our mantra; “We take it easy and it will be okay”. “We take it easy and it will be okay”….. and so on and on and on….. 😀
  Thank you John!
  
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Liesl on September 21, 2012 at 02:49 said:

What a stoic beauty he is. 🙂

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- LightHouseBlues on September 21, 2012 at 20:17 said:
  
  Thank you very much Liesl! Yes, he is special.
  
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streetpixels on September 22, 2012 at 11:01 said:

Love the first one 🙂 That look in his eyes… as if he would be wondering what is behind the horizon 🙂

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- LightHouseBlues on September 23, 2012 at 09:32 said:
  
  Yes, it is kinda nice to see my dog so calm and relaxed in a photo, irl he stays in this mood for just seconds, but here he looks very pleased for some reason… 🙂
  Thank you very much for your kind comment. Have a great sunday!
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on September 24, 2012 at 16:45 said:

A dog that is so easy to love….

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- LightHouseBlues on September 24, 2012 at 19:28 said:
  
  Hehe, yes he is a rather cute fellow, I have had him since he was a puppy, and I’m truly love him from the bottom of my heart, but I can assure you that he for sure ain’t no walk in the park….. 😉
  
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  - jdtphotography.co.uk on September 25, 2012 at 10:37 said:
    
    lol
    
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ioanna aggelidaki on October 3, 2012 at 08:54 said:

He totaly looks like he is thinking of something…..

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- LightHouseBlues on October 3, 2012 at 10:43 said:
  
  Yes, he has almost always something mischief going on … 😉
  
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