I HATE when that happens!

A picture is worth a thousand (curse) words.



My solution to pollution.



Hmmm. It wasn't really her fault. She always has to pee at 3 AM...no matter what time I take her out before. She does this pee pee dance where she runs the length of my bedroom and back...over and over. Needless to say, I rolled over and put the pillow over my head.
***notice the Snickers bar wrapper tucked under her armpit.

There's a New Kid in Town

The Peters family welcomes "Putin", our new kitty!!!!! Ok, so first of all, I AM NOT responsible for the name....my husband is. I tried to tell him that in the South, Putin or "pootin'" means so much more than the Russian leader....

He's a very sweet, playful one year old. We are hoping he lives to be 100!
Canoe was happy....June is ok....Putin says, talk to the paw.

EEEK! What's that in the tomato patch?!

I think it might be a black jack rabbit....hmm...but the tail doesn't look right.




Hmm....you can see it's ribs......


AHA! JUNE SILHOUETTE PETERS! um, she loves tomatoes.

Wishing for cool weather!!!

I can't wait for those days with temps in the 70's...the kind where you can take a long walk and not need a respirator, CPR or ice!

BTW...do you know how hard it is to shoot and walk at the same time? We won't even talk about driving and shooting!

Back from Camp

                

Summer is in it's last gasps, for all intensive purposes....certainly not heat-wise, but school will be starting soon.  (Alleluia)...Canoe and June recently spent some time at Club Kate, or Manyhounds Inn, as Kate has named it.  You can see they had a blast!  We love Kate...she always goes above and beyond...her kennel is spotless, and her love is given freely.  When I leave my dogs with her, I can pull out of her driveway knowing that they will be just fine.  You can't put a price tag on peace of mind!

A Summer's Evening

A friend of ours, and maybe yours too, Kate Crawford put out an open invitation to a bluegrass shindig in Woodstock. We loaded up the dogs and Ava, and off we went. What a fun evening! It was very hot, but you can see, my dogs and child know how to beat the heat.

Canoe liked Strawberry! "Purple"

Thanks Kate and Comet!

The Second Child

Ava, my second child....
I think it may be a universal question of mothers....how will I possibly be able to love #2 as much as #1? Perhaps #2 doesn't look like #1 did when they were born...perhaps they have a different temperment, and (eeeee gads....)maybe it took you a little longer to fall head over heels. I have found that these are all normal emotions....and once again, things may take various amounts of time to gel, if you will.

Well, how 'bout that, same principle can be applied to greys...my #2, "June" or "Joo-ey"...(figured that was better than "Jewy". LOL) Hmm, she wasn't this big goofy warm melted marshmallow like my #1...
And....I must admit..... I've even said that she was an "unplanned adoption" to several people....(I'll burn for that one)...

But now that we have had her for several months, she has gotten comfortable, and has blossomed into this wonderful dog. Very different from Canoe....she is a little more high strung, but not much...she doesn't look like him...etc. and I'm glad. She is so beautiful....her coat is shinier and shinier....the dandruff is getting better....and guess what....she is a love. Happy, affectionate and eager to offer sits for treats. She always comes when called...goes to her bed when told...


I admire her "country teeth"...they always crack me up...and now that foster girl is gone, the infamous and stunning roach ability has re-appeared.


I love my second dog!