That little dog on the left looks kinda odd.

[fleur-de-lisa]

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[Fla Dem]

1. Just one with the pack. Cute.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. That is so fucking cute!!!

[Adsos Letter]

3. Thank you for this!

That really cheered me up.

[2naSalit]

4. We had a duck when I was a kid...

my sister rescued it from a pond in a rainstorm. It grew up with all the barn cats so it thought it was a cat. Even tried to make cat sounds, challenged them over scraps of barbeque foods my sibling would drop, and win!

[lunatica]

5. I wish there was more video!

That certainly left me wanting more!

[iscooterliberally]

6. 🎵Da da da da da da da da da....BATDOG! 🎵

[spooky3]

7. They even walk in time together! Sweet. Nt

[lark]

8. I needed this smile.

This is just so freaking cute, it's totally adorable.

[a kennedy]

9. Awwwwwwww, and they're my favorite.....wiener dogs......

Oh, and the odd looking little thing?? is adorable as well.

[Scarsdale]

10. That is adorable!

Just another member of the family. Thanks for posting.

[wendyb-NC]

11. Love it!

They are having so much fun parade ing through the house. Thanks, it made me laugh out loud!

[Karadeniz]

12. Love seeing that people are interacting with their fur babies!❤❤❤❤❤

[Duppers]

14. And feathered babies. 😉

[Duppers]

13. Just 💕 this! nt

[lilactime]

15. That was so unexpected!!! But so darling!

[fleur-de-lisa]

16. I thought it was a toy for a second or two.

It has a weird gait, but it sure is cute.

[lilactime]

17. I've never had a bird as a pet but videos like that make me want one!

[fleur-de-lisa]

18. Just curious . . . where does your DU name come from?

The only time I have ever heard the phrase "Lilac Time" is in an obscure song written in the early 1970's by a British guy named Nick Drake. The song is titled "River Man" . . . lyrics below:


Betty came by on her way
Said she had a word to say
About things today
And fallen leaves.

Said she hadn't heard the news
Hadn't had the time to choose
A way to lose
But she believes.

Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the plan
For lilac time.

If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
And all night shows
In summertime.

Betty said she prayed today
For the sky to blow away
Or maybe stay
She wasn't sure.

For when she thought of summer rain
Calling for her mind again
She lost the pain
And stayed for more.

Going to see the river man
Going to tell him all I can
About the ban
On feeling free.

If he tells me all he knows
About the way his river flows
I don't suppose
It's meant for me.

Oh, how they come and go
Oh, how they come and go.

[lilactime]

19. Oh wow..it wasn't from that song but that is beautiful. I was watching

(ETA: I was just reading about this song and discovered it was inspired by Riverman!!!! I never knew!)


videos by an English group I've liked for 30 years called the Lilac Time when I was trying to think of a screen name, LOL.

[fleur-de-lisa]

20. OMG. I watched a documentary once about Nick Drake in which they discussesd bands

that were influeneced by him.

The Lilac Time is one of the bands. From Wikipedia: The band's name was taken from a line in the Nick Drake song "River Man".

The British band "The Cure" took their name from one of his lyrics too. From Wikipedia: "Smith credited the origin of his band's name to a lyric from Drake's song "Time Has Told Me" ("a troubled cure for a troubled mind&quot .

[lilactime]

21. Yeah, I had edited my post! This is just amazing!

I got the album that Return to Yesterday was on so long ago it was a cassette, so maybe I did know that and just forgot, but whatever, I think I'm gonna go watch some Nick Drake videos.

[fleur-de-lisa]

22. I think I need to hear some Lilac Time tunes!

What are your favorites?

BTW, I don't think any video of Nick Drake exists. He didn't become well known until after his death. He died in 1974 (Ithink) at the age of 26 of a prescription drug overdose. He had only released 3 albums.

Some of his best known songs are:

"Fly" - a tiny bit was played in the movie "The Royal Tannenbaums".

"Northern Sky" - was at the end of the movie "Serendipity" with John Cusack, when he and the girl finally find each other (see this youtube clip:

)

"Pink Moon" - was the soundtrack for a 1990's commercial for Volkswagon Cabrio. See this video (Drake not pictured, he was already dead): https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x35sbr

[lilactime]

23. Thanks, that was really pretty.

I love Return to Yesterday so much that I don't really have any other favorites. I pretty much just like all their songs I've heard, but that one has been stuck in my head longer than most things!

[Rhiannon12866]

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