{"id":1879,"date":"2018-04-18T21:02:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T01:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/?p=1879"},"modified":"2021-05-04T21:34:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T01:34:24","slug":"bird-dog-mailbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/18\/bird-dog-mailbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Dog Mailbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is without a doubt my favorite mailbox in the neighborhood. I\u2019m sure you can see why.<br \/>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery10\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix kt-gallery-column-2 rowtight\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BirddogMailbox.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BirddogMailbox.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"862\" alt=\"Bird Dog Mailbox\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BirddogMailbox.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BirddogMailbox-300x253.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BirddogMailbox-768x647.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BeckyInGrass.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BeckyInGrass.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" alt=\"Becky Dog\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BeckyInGrass.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BeckyInGrass-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/BeckyInGrass-768x592.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\"\/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Every time I walk past the mailbox, it reminds me of Becky &#8212; one of the inspirations for the <a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/portfolio\/down-girl-and-sit-series\/\">Down Girl and Sit<\/a> stories.  <\/p>\n<p>Becky was a purebred English Setter &#8212; a hunting dog that was just too gun-shy to hunt. After a full year of training, it was apparent that she did not need to continue her studies at hunting school. So she flunked out and came to live with me.<\/p>\n<p>Becky actually had strong hunting instincts, but they were much better suited to a suburban back yard, where she could chase squirrels to her heart\u2019s content.<\/p>\n<p>Becky was the sweetest dog that ever lived.<\/p>\n<p>I still miss her. <\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>* <em>Follow along with me on the <a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/tag\/year-of-the-dog\/\">Year of the Dog challenge<\/a> &#8212; a new dog-related post every Walkabout Wednesday. Or, feel free to read <a href=\"http:\/\/lucynolanbooks.com\/wordpress\/portfolio\/down-girl-and-sit-series\/\">Down Girl and Sit<\/a> any day of the week.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is without a doubt my favorite mailbox in the neighborhood. I\u2019m sure you can see why. 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