Spring Get Away to Old Orchard Beach Maine

Friday was overcast but dry in the 40's with few people on the beach, Saturday & Sunday were perfectly sunny in the 50's bringing out more beach walkers/runners... a really TERRIFIC time was had by all ... enjoy our photo journal ;o)

FRIDAY:

Sutter returns to place with "Truckers"glove
she found as 10 week old pup!
(see old glove at her feet)

Sutter first one on the beach!

Mya gallops "FREE"

Emma finds a beach Snowman!!!

Emma's ready for the cookout!

Willow's turn on the beach!

Willow digging for shells!

Willow finds a treasure!

The girl's bed!

Sharing Fish Chowder for supper! 

After supper play!!!

"Hey, you guys get on your own bed!!!"

"People Watching" from chairs outside the room!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY:

Sutter finds Lobster Trap that washed up on beach!

Sutter "Feelin' Her Oats"

Where Sutter showered off sand over the years!

Mya strikes a pose!

Mya digs for shells!

Mya chases a Sea Gull!

Wheeeeeeee...

Mya lookin' pretty ;o)

Found these while out walking ;o)

Emma on her chase of a Sea Gull!

Willow digs for more shells!

Willow on the fly!!!

Willow's treasure ;o)

Willow wants to know what's holding up the cookout!

Hey, what happened to Emma's Snowman find???

Emma's treasure!

Emma on the fly!!!

On the way home, Willow watched this land in the field
where we stopped for "potty" break ... she just kept watching
and was not afraid ... so we went and met it up close!

More Than "All Work and No Play" ...

We took much needed time away for the girls to have some Agility fun at a Breeze Thru Agility handling workshop with National Competitor/Instructor Mary Champagne (in tan fleece):

Novice Mya
(OK, I'm ready to strut my stuff!)

Intermediate Emma
(Emma wants less talk and more running!!!)

All 4 girls passed their yearly Vet check-ups with  flying colors and were said to be in excellent physical condition ... unfortunately 18 hours after her 2 vaccinations, our 13yr old senior girl Sutter had a reaction, was down and unable to get up to walk ... she had to be pampered and helped to walk with a towel-sling! When one sister is ailing, the others snuggle around with concern and comfort ... Good News ... with everones loving care, Sutter is walking on her own and about 95% back to herself and should be running in her Agility classes in the weeks ahead!

Mya (on chair) reunites with her 1/2 brother Nor-man

Mya (L) & Nor-man play together!

It's never too late for Christmas ;o)
(Thanks everyone at SunKissed Goldens)

2015 Project List Has Begun!

While moving firewood from the porch to the house woodbox, two huge Pine tree tops across the pond cracked and crashed onto the pond in the violent winds...

First project: cut up and move off the ice before April melting!

Getting started!!!

Mya is the best helper and she works really cheap!!!

Time out for ... well you know ... ANOTHER PHOTO!!!
(Mya, Emma, Sutter, Willow)

Getting there!!!

Project pretty much done ...
 branches pulled across pond building near bank!

HAPPY SPRING ... not our photo but our sentiment ;o)

Frigid February 2015!!!

Burrr Outdoors!!!

Snowy Outdoors!!!

Summer color of 2014 rebloomed indoors ;o)

Beautiful day to get the LaFumma recliner out and soak in the sun!

(F) Sutter & Willow  (R) Emma & Mya

Mya enjoys a good roll :o)

Cozy Indoors ;o)

Ahhhhh :o)

Sad Loss of a Special Dad :(

Today Lyric and Mya's dear Dad "Nova" crossed over the Rainbow Bridge unexpectedly and left a deep sadness and emptiness with us all :-(
Nova, just shy of 11 years old, left Golden Embers with 2 wonderful daughters ... Lyric died way to soon early in her first pregnancy and Mya now carries on the love we shared with her wonderful dad Nova ;o)

Lyric and her Daddy Nova ;o)

Nova as a pup!

Mya as a pup!

Mya and her Daddy Nova :o)

THANK YOU SWEET NOVA FOR THESE 2 WONDERFUL GIRLS ... and now you are running free with Lyric, as she met you at the edge of the Rainbow Bridge ;o)

Valentine's Weekend Blizzard!!!

Crew trudging off to shovel roofs!!!
(who was suppose to bring the shovel????)

Old Outhouse!

Tool Shed!

Home Cabin!

Coup Shed!

"It's freezin' out here ... how long is this gonna take?"

Winter Snow Doings & Sutter's 13th Birthday ;o)

Our new snowblower works great!
(Emma & Mya)

Sutter & her new "Chuck-It"
(we broke the old one!)

"Come on, we gotta get the wood in" (Mya)
(Sutter & Emma enjoying their new bones)

"Hey, where is "CIRYL" going???" (Mya)

Willow loves Icicle pops ;o)

Sutter (R) doesn't act like she's 13 years old!!!

Busy Birdfeeder!

"Knock some icicles down for us ... Please!!!"

Shoveling snow atop horse/equipment/wood shed!

The Birthday girl ;o)

Mya sunbathing ;o)