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Cairnish

@bradl.cairn.social

Cairn Terrier nut. Library fan. Enjoyer of old school straight razors and SupernaturalVR exercise. Potential hermit. 📍PDX 🕸️ https://cairn.social

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Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 5d ago

Lovely fall day in Portland, perfect for the Columbia River Cairn Terrier Club's Toto Trot benefit for the Pongo Fund. Cheers to club friend and neighbor Alex for getting unruly Cairns all going in one direction (more or less).

2026 Toto Trot

YouTube video by Columbia River Cairn Terrier Club

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Rebecca M-O @reduplicater.bsky.social · last mo.

Crop art at the Minnesota State Fair! It is what it says it is - art made from various parts of crops, primarily seeds, lentils, and grains, occasionally leaves or flowers. For any non-Minnesotans viewing this, I'll start with mostly less political pieces. It's harder than you might think.

Untitled? by Jenny Lau
A red heart with radiating lines is in the upper half of the piece. In the middle are two loons, rising up out of the water to either fly or dance. The words "Forever - MN" appear in black at the bottom. The piece is edged in a wavy border. You can see from the seedlist that the inspiration was a Keith Haring drawing on a US "Forever stamp" where people instead of loons are dancing and holding up the heart.

Crops include white sorghum, red sorghum, french lentil, canola, wild rice, garlic skin, and millet. Any others have been cut off by the photographer's (my) carelessness.

Untitled? by Alice Hogan
In the center are two traditional portrayals of Vikings, with horned helmets. The left is a bearded man with a photo of Governor Tim Walz's face, and the right character is a female with long blond braids and a photo of Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan's face. She holds a scepter topped by what might be a stalk of wheatand stands next to some miniature ears of multi-colored corn. Below them are the words "WELCOME TO MINNESOTA" in blue and green. Behind the two Vikings are a lake or river with swans, a pink house I don't recognize, and a stylized version of the Minneapolis skyline with some of its landmark buildings such as the Foshay Tower and the IDS Center.

The seed list is partially hidden and partially too blurry to read due to the photographer's (my) inability to take good photos.

"Pac-MN" by Meredith Keller
This is a 3 dimensional piece in that the yellow frame of it is moved forward and shaped as if it's an arcade game. The screen has a black background. The words "MINNESOTA STATE FAIR 2026" are written in the Pac-Man font at the top left. the rest of the screen has a map of the fairgrounds making the path that Pac-Man can follow, complete with yellow trails. Some of the yellow trails have the street names spelled out on the seeds. The screen also has red and blue ghosts, but instead of the normal bonus icons we see a pickle, an ear of corn, some pronto pups, and a chocolate chip cookie - all popular foods at the MN State Fair.

The seedlist shows yellow painted mustard seed in a Pac-Man shape, and the rest of the seeds are lined up for Pac-Man to eat: red and blue painted mustard seed, black canola, white, yellow, and green millet, white navy bean, yellow soy bean, and yellow split pea.

This entry was awarded a blue ribbon for first place in its category.

"Minnesota Welcomes You" by Megan Bell
Paul Bunyan, in brown laced up boots, blue jeans, and a pink and ight blue checked shirt and cap, is neeling on the ground. He steadies an axe against the ground in his left hand, while his right hand is outstretched to the viewer. The grass is green, there are autumn colored trees in the background, and a multicolored swirly sky is above. The words "MINNESOTA WELCOMES YOU" are in the foreground.

This piece was made with amaranth, hulled barley, black beans, canola, flax seed, millet, rye berries, and wheatberry. Most of these were painted.

Icelass @icelass.bsky.social · last mo.

STOLEN today from Rattlesden near Stowmarket, Suffolk 😡 This belongs to a friend. Please help make it too hot to handle …. Suffolk Police Inc SC-27082026-56 refers BMW R1250GS (colour Black) #Bikers #Stolen #StolenMotorbike

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 2mo ago

Elroy knows which way the wind is blowing.

A Cairn seen in silhouette stands in a pose that matches a metal Cairn atop a weathervane on a pole in a yard. In the background in bright sunlight is the side of a house with a tall vertical window covered by a green shadecloth.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 2mo ago

Dundee at 16, still unclear on the concept of how beds work. #TerrierTuesday

An elderly Cairn Terrier lays half-in, half-out of a dog bed. The bed is lined with bright yellow fabric with a pale blue bee-themed outer cover. The dog bed lays askew on top of a blue and white pinstriped memory foam pad. The dog's front half is in the bed with his head stuffed into a corner; his back half still on a woodgrain floor. The bed is near a window with a cropped portion of red leather chair and brown leather sofa visible at the edges.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 2mo ago

Shout out to the Sheffield makers of 1837-1850 ish. Your fine tools are still getting the job done, and beautifully. Thank you.

A Marshes and Shepherd Pondsworks frameback razor lays open on a gray microfiber cloth. The polished razor has engraved or chased cast German Silver metal scales with a leaf motif and banner.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 3mo ago

A moment of calm. Dundee isn't going anywhere but Elroy and Hoku are ready to depart at full throttle on a moment's noice. #TerrierTuesday #cairnterrier

Three Cairn Terriers with shaggy gray coats are standing on a wooden deck, with a green lawn in the background.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 3mo ago

Peggy with our first Cairn Barley. 1994. Barley was small but mighty and altered the course of my life for the better. #TerrierTuesday #gotcha

A woman with 90's hair and black and whit striped polo shirt holds a small Cairn Terrier puppy.

A grizzled elderly Cairn Terrier in a sphinx-like pose on a photographer's linen backdrop. Photo by Jal Duncan.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 3mo ago

Doppelgängers?

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 3mo ago

A Mallard and her ducklings paddle along a grassy edged creek. Four of the ducklings are mottled brown and one is bright yellow.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

Happy terrier twos day from Elroy & Hoku #TerrierTuesday

Two dark brindled Cairn Terriers sit on a bright green throw rug in front of a sliding glass door. Their attentions is fixed on the scene outside. They are seen from the rear right quarter so the view is primarily their backs and the backs of their heads. They sit so close they are touching.

Two dark brindled Cairn Terriers lay alertly on a bright green throw rug in front of a sliding glass door. Their attentions is fixed on the scene outside. They are seen from the side. They are so close they are touching.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

Dogs matching our energy level on a warm day. #TerrierTuesday

Three Cairns lounging. One grizzled elderly Cairn is curled in a yellow-fleece-lined bed with pale blue bee-themed print cover. Another grey brindle curls on the floor next to a sofa with just his head and rear quarter visible from the camera angle. A third rests prone, feet-forward, head up, eyes forward on the wide arm of the brown leather sofa.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

My boy Elroy. Turned seven yesterday. "Find the things. All the things. No extra things."* * read on a t-shirt at a trial - scentwork in a nutshell Photo by Bart Pierce.

A dark brindle Cairn Terrier wearing a light blue cooling jacket and rubber booties - black on the front feet and orange on the drive wheels - alerts on the interior of spoked car wheel. His tail is aloft and his look intent.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

No treats in sight and Grumpy D has some thoughts. #TerrierTuesday

An old cairn terrier, grizzled silver and brindled, stands on grass. His expression is inscrutable but seems to waver between disapproving and disappointed.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

Huge fan of vintage straights, enjoyed daily. Full respect to the modern makers too. Simple, beautiful tools, made to last generations. Max Sprecher, San Mai Takefu Shiro 2 steel. A modern treasure.

A modern straight razor made of layered steel and orange acrylic scales leans against a ceramic pipe stand. Next to the razor a badger brush with handle made of resin cast to look like jade, a mixture of green and orange highlights, rests in the pipe bowl. A brown ceramic cairn terrier is part of the stand. In the background are a black tub of soap and a black bottle of balm, both with green labels.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

We never go anywhere posh although earthdog test venues were pretty much Disneyworld for our gang over the years. #TerrierTuesday #GreatScapes

Brad with Cairns Griffin and Echo in a grass field standing next to a giant baled roll of hay. In the background tall trees sway in the mist on Whidbey Island Washington.

Cairn Stella moves out, down a dirt farm road, at the end of a long line at Belden Farm in Turner Oregon.

Cairn Haggis in a bold and ready stance, one paw resting atop a hard hat with miner's lamp, the other paw hanging mid-air. His expression is serious as he looks off-screen to the left. On a showgrounds in Bend Oregon.

Cairn Hoku stands on a wooden deck, looking intently offscreen to the right. In a pale blue cooling jacket Cairn Elroy is her wingman, standing nearby on grass. Bringing up the rear is a somewhat bedraggled looking elderly Cairn Dundee, sure to be in the mix of whatever is going on even if his sight and hearing leave him without much clue as to what that might be. A suburban backyard in Portland Oregon.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

Daily recommended wriggle. Elroy hopes you are able to take a moment today to roll around on some grass.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 4mo ago

Hoku chillin' on the arm of the sofa on #TerrierTuesday and most days. Ready for backyard action on a moment's notice.

A black and gray brindled Cairn Terrier lounges on the wide arm of a brown leather sofa in a casual family room. In the background are a leather recliner and a wooden icebox repurposed as a chest.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 5mo ago

Project Manager: project. There's a neighbor cat trolling our trio these days. Unfortunately for Hoku, this particular section of fence sits behind a cement retaining wall on the far side. Unfortunately for me, I believe she has ordered dynamite.

An unrepentant black brindle Cairn Terrier looks over her shoulder. She at the inside corner of a fence run. She is standing on dirt with come creeping jenny ground cover nearby.

A weathered board fence. A hole is being excavated where the fence meets the ground amidst creeping jenny and rocks. A red metal silhouette of a sockeye salmon hangs on the fence.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 5mo ago

Blurry memories from ~54 years ago of my mother, gone now 33 years.

A woman in floral shirt, black slacks, and sunglasses astride a blue bicycle with a wire handlebar basket. She is on an aggregate sidewalk next to a stucco wall.

Blurry photo of a woman in a print shirt, orange pants, and white sneakers riding a yellow trail bike at speed.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 5mo ago

Hoku for no reason other than it's #TerrierTuesday

A black and silver brindled Cairn Terrier stands on a patch of wet dirt in a backyard. There is grass, a moss covered retaining wall, and the trunk of a small tree visible in the background. A moss splotched rock is in the foreground.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 8mo ago

Two interests that rarely intersect, terriers and straights. While I enjoy the earthy dirt scent of my dogs, I'm afraid the soap terrier doesn't appeal. Bummer.

On a gray microfiber towel a straight razor with blade open about 45 degrees leans next to a bottle of aftershave and a jar of shave soap. A shave brush rests bristles-up in a green Wade ceramic pipe rest that features a brown Cairn Terrier.

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Absolutely, a drink sounds like a *terrific* idea. One thing I probably should mention, though, beforehand: the pub was built hundreds of years ago, which means the doorways are extremely narrow.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 9mo ago

Honestly Hoku, I wish I hadn't got out of *my* basket today. My advice is to stay right there.

A gray brindle Cairn Terrier lays within a round, brown dog bed, with one paw hanging over the edge. The fabric is patterned with dog bones and paw prints.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 9mo ago

Barley going for the high ground as a pup. #TerrierTuesday

A Cairn Terrier puppy walks across the top of a snow-covered wooden tunnel set in a snowy back yard. A wood retaining wall and a wood fence is in the background. A man in a blue winter coat, gloves and brimmed hat looks down, watching the puppy.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 9mo ago

Big plans for new year's eve. #dogsofbluesky #cairnterrier

Two cairn terriers lay sleepily on a plush throw on a brown leather couch. They do not look like they will be awake at midnight.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 9mo ago

Mood. #cairnterrier #dogsofbluesky

A gray brindle Cairn Terrier snoozes on a brown leather sofa. His head rests on a long narrow pillow while his body is wedged between the length of the pillow and the back of the seat cushion.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 10mo ago

Little helpers keep the holidays warm and bright.

A person in a red, green, white, and black holiday sweater hunches over a low coffee table, unwrapping small presents. Next to her is a red brindle cairn in a similar pose, watching the proceedings intently. The Cairn wears a festive color of red, green. and white.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 2y ago

Remembering my sister Amy on her birthday. Everyone's life is complicated and precious. Yours too, dear reader.

A close-up of a woman smiling broadly at the camera. She has long hair that is being tousled by the wind and is wearing large hoop earrings and a dark jacket. The background shows a sandy beach with a blurred view of the ocean and a distant headland against a clear sky. The lighting suggests it might be either early morning or late afternoon, giving a warm and soft tone to the image.

Cairnish @bradl.cairn.social · 10mo ago

Happy #TerrierTuesday #Earography. Dundee liked to watch TV. He monitored it for excessive drama or fighting (be it emotional or fisticuffs). If drama broke out it was promptly reported to household staff and the TV rushed in an attempt to break it up. Or join, hard to say for sure.

Rear view of a Cairn Terrier head. The dog appears to be watching a TV displaying an image of a cowboy in a white hat. The tV is flanked by dark vertical windows. The TV stand is surrounded by metal expens.