When the Sun Shines on a Hairy Newfoundlander…Alan Doyle.

This post title ‘When the Sun Shines on a Hairy Newfoundlander’ comes from a quote from Alan Doyle’s official Instagram account in February earlier this year. The quote comes with a selfie taken while he was out and about on a beautiful day at home in St. John’s.

When the sun shines and the resulting light in Newfoundland during the Winter (and although often freezing cold) it is definitely one of the most beautiful experiences ever. I was lucky enough to experience the sun shining and this amazing light during Winter when I was there last year.

While nearly all of Alan’s selfies are fabulous and I love the stories they tell, this one is probably the best one I have ever seen and my absolute favourite. While I am sure Alan is referring to the beautiful day in St. John’s, he is also referring to all the success in his life both personal and professional.





alanthomasdoyle When the Sun Shines on a Hairy Newfoundlander.(date unknown) From the official Instagram account of @alanthomasdoyle. (no copyright infringement intended) 

Yesterday Alan announced on Twitter that Spring has sprung and he was going to shave his beard. (Much to the disappointment of many of the fans) It was a sad day indeed for those fans who are fans of Alan Doyle and the beard. But I guess touring south to a warmer climate it was time for a change.

Sonic Entertainment Group, Alan’s management group said on their Twitter feed…

Sonic Ent. Group@SonicEnt Group @alanthomasdoyle the king of the selfie –live tweets his farewell to his winter beard. March 10. 2016 #adventureswithalan

Yes, I have to agree with Sonic Entertainmant Alan is king of the selfies…

I have written another post paying tribute to his Winter Beard that was published on January 6, 2016. The post contains some selfies taken by Alan at home and on the road of the early stages of him growing the beard. It is copied below.

This current post continues on with that theme. I have kept a copy of some of them here because I love stories like this and the stories the selfies tell. They seem to get lost on social media due to the amount of material produced. The fans love them too.

From the official Twitter account of Alan Doyle. As always no copyright infringement intended.



Alan Doyle @alanthomasdoyle Clean as a whistle. Bring on the Spring. March 10, 2016.



Alan Doyle @alanthomasdoyle Ah…sure about this? March 10, 2016



Alan Doyle @alanthomasdoyle I have decided Spring has Sprung. Farewell Winter Beard. March 10, 2016.



@alanthomasdoyle Thanks Nashville. Now bound for LA. (Beard week 4 btw) Date unknown. From the official instagram account of @alanthomasdoyle. (No copyright infringement intended)


Winter Beard Tribute January 6, 2016.

Alan Doyle, much to many fan's delight, has decided to grow his beard again this Winter.

I was always excited when Alan began growing his Wolf beard (as it was affectionately known) for his appearance on Republic of Doyle. I just loved following the story of their appearance and watching the episodes Alan, Scott and Allan were involved in.



(A scene from Republic of Doyle with Alan Doyle and Scott Grimes (When The Whistle Blows Episode 6 Season 7). (From cbc.ca and no copyright infringement intended)

Alan has been posting selfies on his official Instagram account showing the Beard's progress.

I have decided to keep a copy of a couple of them here as I really love them. I have not included all of the selfies of the Winter Beard due to copyright.

From the Alanthomasdoyle official Instagram account. As always no copyright infringement intended.



Alanthomasdoyle Nashville Bound Newfoundland Fella with Nashville Filter. (date unknown)(No copyright infringement intended) 



Alanthomasdoyle Week 3 Winter Beard. (date unknown)(No copyright infringement intended) 



Alanthomasdoyle This lucky fella is on a plane bound for Newfoundland. Merry Christmas all. (date unknown)(No copyright infringement intended) 



Alanthomasdoyle About a week into the Winter Beard. (date unknown)(No copyright infringement intended)