Nicole M 🇨🇦

@norrienoir

Basically, it’s just about my dog, plus a little about walks/nature (because dog), art, the books I listen to, and mental health (my field).

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Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· 23h

We were treated to a lovely evening sky on our walk yesterday!

Black dog stands on the grass looking at the camera. Large trees line a pathway behind the dog and the sun is setting in a partly cloudy sky full of pink and orange colour

Black dog lays in the grass holding an organelle ball. Some trees are lining a pathway behind behind the dog and the sky is full of pinks, purple, and orange clouds with the red setting sun

Landscape picture of a park with green grass, trees, and a large sky full of pinks, purple, and orange clouds. The sun is red and setting behind some clouds

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· 6d

I forgot to share the absolute joy of getting to run free and play with new friends once Norrie was cleared after surgery. Spread joy!

Black dog and a white and black spotted dog play in the grass with trees in the background. The white and black dog is leaping towards the black dog

Black dog and white dog with black spots face each other while playing in the grass, both leaping around

Black dog chases a white with black spots dog through the grass. Some trees are around the dogs and in the background

Black dog and white with black spots dog run beside each other in the grass. Some trees in the background and an orange ball is in the grass

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· 16d

Only a few more days until I’m allowed to run and play off leash. It’s been the more boring week I’ve ever experienced and I’ve certainly let my humans know that! Leash walks by beautiful ponds just don’t cut it…

Black dog sitting on a pathway looking at the camera. There is a pond with a large water feature and trees in the background.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· 21d

July books! Off my usual routine and only able to get 4 in. And, not intentionally, they all turned out to be women authors.

Book covers for 4 books:
My Murder by Katie Williams
The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
Yesteryear by Carl Claire Burke
The Vanishing Hour by Seraphina Nova Glass

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· 22d

Mom? Mom? Mooooom? I’m bored, gaze upon me!

Black dog laying on her back, against legs and a torso, looking up to the human taking the picture. The dog’s feet are in the air and she is wearing a onesie.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· 23d

Fancy new outfit for 10-14 days sure beats an awkward cone! Norrie did great in surgery yesterday and is almost back to her normal self today - but with super lots of whining as we can’t let her run and jump as usual!

Black dog sitting on a grey dog bed. White cabinets and a tile wall in the background. The dog is wearing a onesie and has a shaved section on her leg.

Black dog looking at the camera while on a leash walk. She is wearing a dark blue onesie buttoned open over her bottom end.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jul 19

Norrie has been a very good girl at the dog sitters’ house while mom and family have been across the world!

Black dog with a ball in her mouth, sitting on a dog bed outside. The background is cushions and other objects in the background

Landscape view on Nyhavn in Copenhagen, Denmark

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jul 10

Hot evenings = world record breaking tongues!

Black dog sitting facing the camera with a large pink tongue hanging to the side. The dog is sitting on a pathway and there is grass, a fence, and trees in the background.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jul 8

The toy exploded - Norrie is very proud 🤣

Black dog sniffing at the wood floor, where many puffs from the stuffing of a toy have scattered on the floor. A fireplace is to the left and the rest is a dining area with a tv.

A black dog sits in the middle of a wood floor, puffs of stuffing scattered all around her. The exploded toy is behind the dog. A fireplace is to the left and the rest is a dining area and a tv.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jul 6

Goodbye storm, hello sunshine ☀️

Black dog on a pathway, standing far in the distance on the yellow line. Trees and grass border the pathway. Dark grey and blue clouds in the sky.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jul 3

Norrie came across the cutest tiger at the park today!

Three dogs in the grass, one black, one black and white, and the center dog is dyed in a bright tiger stripe

Three dogs in the grass, a chain link fence behind them. One is black, one is black and white, and the center dog is dyed a bright tiger stripe. The tiger dog is sniffing noses with the black dog

Three dogs in the grass, a chain link fence behind them. The largest dog is black, there is a smaller black and white dog, and a dog dyed a bright tiger stripe. The tiger dog is looking up at the black dog.

Two dogs in a park with green grass and trees. One dog is larger and black, one is smaller and she’s a bright tiger stripe. Both dogs are looking up at a human out of the picture.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jul 1

These were the June books!

Book covers:
The Nature of Fragile Things by Susan Meissner
The Girl with the alluding Voice by Abi Dare
Paradox Bound by Peter Clines
Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell
Once Was Willem by M R Carey
Crow Lake by Mary Lawson

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jun 26

Pausing on my lunch walk for peony appreciation 💛🩷

Big blooms of peony flowers that are white, yellow, and soft pink. The blooms are leaning against an old white fence. There is green foliage and part of a front porch in the background.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jun 14

Neat! We found a whole shelter you can eat!

Black dog standing in front of a structure made of large sticks. The structure stands on green grass, there are more trees in the background and a blue sky. The dog is holding a smaller stick in her mouth.

Black dog laying in front of a structure made of large sticks. The black dog is chewing on a smaller stick. The structure is in green grass, with trees in the background and a blue sky.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jun 6

Peek a boo Portie

Black dog in center, with tongue out. The dog laying in long green grass with a tree to the left.

Black dog laying in the grass, orange ball in her mouth. The green grass is long and covering everything but her head

Black dog laying down with an orange ball on her mouth. The green grass is long and only her head is showing. There are trees behind the dog.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jun 2

So apparently, Norrie wants nothing to do with the ongoing rain storm. She jumped out at the dog park, peed, pooped, then ran back to the vehicle. I couldn’t get her to follow me for even a short walk! Some water dog 😒🤣

Black dog with an orange ball in her mouth, looking at the camera. The dog is standing on the grass with a pathway in front of her. A vehicle is off to the left and there are trees and buildings in the background. It is raining

Close up of a black dog standing at the back of a vehicle, orange ball in her mouth. The foreground is grass and there is cloudy sky and a building in the background. It is raining.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Jun 1

Finished in May!

Book covers:
The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker
Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 29

The sun is shining for now, so yesterday we took full advantage in the evening. Even got a bit artsy with the pictures!

Late evening sun shining on a black dog with a small red bow in her hair, looking up at the camera. The dog is holding a blue ball with her tongue hanging off to the side. Green grass on the ground

Close up picture of seeding dandelions with two front and centre and the rest in the blurry background. The camera is pointing up into the sky, which the sun is centered in a blue sky.

Close up picture of a seeding dandelion in the grass, with the silhouette of a black dog in the background. The sun is fairly centered and behind the dog, in a blue sky.

Black dog sitting off to the right side, sitting in grass and seeding dandelions. A tree is at the center, with the sun to the left in a blue sky

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 26

Hanging out under the flowering trees tonight

Black dog with her tongue out, laying in the green grass and looking at the camera. There’s a tree trunk to the left and vehicles and buildings in the distance.

Flowering tree is centered with the sun behind it. Green grass on the ground and blue sky in the background.

Close up shot of the flowers and leave if the tree. The sun shines directly on and gives contrast. Green grass on the ground and blue sky in the background.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 20

Norrie’s wrapping up another birthday for mum. There was work (ugh, boring!) but also park play, gardening, cake, and puzzling!

Black dog laying off to the right hand side, tongue out, looking at the orange ball in front of her. She is laying on green grass, the sky is blue with fluffy white clouds, and there are trees, people, and dogs in the background.

Close up shot of a bunch of red tulips and one yellow unopened tulip, the background is rock and garden.

Close up shot of two cakes, left one is chocolate, right one is lavender earl grey. A black dog has her head between two faces as she sniffs the chocolate cake.

The current almost finished puzzle on my board. It’s a Villager puzzle of a campsite in the sunset, with trees and a fire.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 16

While everyone posts their snowy photos of Calgary this May long weekend to gasps and horror, I believe this photo provides a glimpse into the positive side of the crummy weather…

Black dog laying on its side on a bed, grey and white sheets and blankets. A green dog toy is at the dog’s head. A small square of window with trees is framed by grey curtains in the background.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 8

Spending the weekend at the ball field 🥎🥎🥎

Black dog sitting at the far end of a baseball field, dark clouds in the sky.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 2

A girl needs all the comfort and affection when it’s that season 🥺. Thankfully her last

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· May 1

April - I think I might have tried too hard to ignore the crappy weather and all other things crappy in order to complete 7 books this month!

Book covers:
Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley
Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
I’ll Be You by Janelle Brown
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
In the Deep by Loreth Anne White

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Apr 28

Dare we say that Mother Nature is forecasted to finally give us a whole week of spring??

Black dog staring at the camera with her tongue out. Grass field with large spruce trees in the background. An orange ball lays in the grass in front of the dog

Black dog carrying an orange ball in her mouth, walking towards the camera. The field is grass with blue sky and large spruce trees in the background

Wide angle picture of the grassy field that stretches far. Some trees at the horizon and a clear blue sky. A long shadow of the camera holder is seen on the grass. A black dog is seen far in the distance on the grass

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Apr 19

Finally, mom made me take a bath on my birthday! Apparently, she doesn’t appreciate the smells I bring home. Then, because of continued puppy dog eyes, I received another birthday treat!

Black dog sitting in a tiled bathing area, looking at the camera.

Close up photo of the black dog all wet, with tongue out.

Black dog standing in a tiled bathing area, with super curly hair from being bathed and blown out.

Close up of a black dog’s snout as she bites into a birthday present cookie.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Apr 19

Birthday pup-date! I went to Nosehill and felt the wind blowing wildly through my fur. I also still found snow to eat, and best of all, some poop to roll in!

Black dog standing on a grassy hill, looking up the hill, with the wind blowing her ears and tail back. There are houses and building in the background

Black dog laying in the snow, looking back at the camera. The background has yellow grass and leafless trees, plus the Calgary downtown skyline

Black dog sitting to the side of a muddy path. The background is of a grassy hill, small white topped mountains, and a blue sky with light cloud cover

Black dog stands on a rock looking at the camera with her tongue out. The wind is blowing her fur. In the background is a large blue sky with light cloud cover and the Calgary downtown sky line

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Apr 19

Hey hey Bluesky friends! I’m celebrating my 2nd birthday today 🥳. Mom says “but you’re still a baby!” And so I don’t really know when I’ll finally be old enough to grow out of the puppy dog eyes 🥹

Black curly dog sitting on a mat, with a plant, cabinets, and a fireplace behind the dog. The dog has her left paw up on someone off camera. The dog is looking at the person.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Apr 17

And now for all the fun that was had!

Snowy field and a blue and cloudy sky sky. Black dog is jumping towards the camera in the center

Snowy field with trees in the background. Black dog is laying flat out in the snow with her snout in the snow

Snowy field with trees in the background. Two black dogs chase each other, jumping through the snow.

Black dog standing in the passenger seat of a vehicle, front paws on the center console, looking back towards the camera. The dog’s fur is covered in snow chunks through the legs.

Nicole M 🇨🇦@norrienoir· Apr 17

This is April 16 #yyc