I don’t think that I’ll even try to do anything serious on this 4th of July.
Instead, how about a fresh look at some of our Kaaawa Dogs? Keep in mind that we live in a feline household. No dogs here. But we buy those big boxes of Costco dog biscuits, as well as warehouse-size cartons of other dog treats for smaller dogs. Yup. Different treats for the big dogs and small dogs. Then we go on our daily walk. Over time, we have made many, many dog friends. We’re several generations along in our relationships with the dogs at a few houses. And we are still meeting new dogs.
Ms. Eva is one of the newbies. We’ve been running into her at least a couple of times a week recently. Isn’t she gorgeous?
But she is totally fixated on her toy, whether it’s a ball, or a stick, or a coconut. Toy fills her entire consciousness. Dog biscuit? Don’t bother. Throw toy. Throw toy. Repeat.
Apparently her latest game is to toss the ball back at the person. Instead of catching it in her mouth, she opens wide and lets the ball bounce off of her teeth back in the direction it came from. She seems pleased with herself when it’s caught by her person.
Are all dogs capable of this kind of intense focus? I’ll let you more experienced dog people chime in here.
Anyway, while you’re enjoying your holiday weekend, check out today’s Kaaawa morning dogs. By my count, there are 27 in this batch.
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Today, July 4, is a triple holiday for Hawaii — 1776, 1894, 1960
July 4, 1776 marked the creation of the United States through the Declaration of Independence. Hawaii proudly celebrates that date as part of our heritage because Hawaii joined the union.
July 4, 1894 marked the creation of the Republic of Hawaii through the publication of its Constitution. At least five delegates to the Constitutional Convention were native Hawaiians; the Constitution was published in both English and Hawaiian; the Speaker of the House was former royalist John Kaulukou.
July 4, 1960 marked the date when the U.S. flag with 50 stars was first officially displayed, by being raised at 12:01 AM at the Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland (where Francis Scott Key had written “The Star Spangled Banner”). On August 21, 1959 President Eisenhower had issued Proclamation 3309 “Admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union” published in the Federal Register at 54 F.R. 6865. Also on August 21, 1959 President Eisenhower issued the accompanying Executive Order 10834 “The Flag of the United States” published at F.R. 6868, which followed the tradition of naming the next July 4 as the date for official display of the new flag.
See details (including some internet links to important documents of the Republic of Hawaii, and district-by-district official results of the statehood vote of 1959 where 94.3% of voters said yes to statehood) at
http://tinyurl.com/68u7nz
Aloha Ian,
Thanks for great pics of Eva:-) I reposted on my Facebook crediting you and also directing folks to this blog for more of Kaaawa dogs, great sunrises and your cat photos. Today a neighbor found a little dog walking scared from fireworks that looked like our other neighbor’s dog Macho but he is not Macho. So he is at our house and making himself at home- Eva likes him but we are sure heis somebody’s little guy… Brown and white smaller than Bella even- short haired big ears no collar… Very sweet.. Well fed well cared for and like Eva a little spoiled- sits on furniture and eats people food:-) cuddles:-) another neighbor put a photo on a Kaaawa Facebook page. Thanks, kathy
Beautiful dog pics, esp Bella.