Fall Brings Willow's First Heat Cycle :o)

Thanksgiving has passed and Fall has quickly turned to snowcover with a bitter 22 degrees ... the rowboat rests upside down on the shore and the kayaks hang from the porch rafters ... the tractors are winterized ... the first birdfeeder is out ... the chimney and Glenwood cookstove have been cleaned and firewood fills the woodbox ... feels comfy to come in from the windy cold after a morning of "brush-cleaning" our woods  ;o)

 

Willow came into her first heat at 9.5 months and seems to be finishing her heat cycle as she turns 10 months today ... here she models her designer "Pants" that she must wear at her Agility classes  ... she had just one day that she didn't seem like herself ... she seems to continue to love her various classes  ;o) 

Sutter needed her Holiday bath early ... she found something really "STINKY" to enjoy rolling in ... she smelled really bad ... now she's all soft & fluffy and both Willow and I enjoy smelling her shampoo coat!

I'm in the process of learning about the workings/settings of my new Canon Rebel camera and am limited in the photos that I can post at this point ... something called "resizing" of photos that I've taken already ... the 2 photos above were managed after changing camera settings ... just imagine if you will the cutest photos that are just too BIG to post today ... also gotta get going on creating & changing our Winter Blog photo!

A COZY FIRE ... SPECIAL CUDDLY GOLDEN MOMENTS ... and YUMMY COMFORT FOODS 
Does it get any better than that  ;O)