Welcome Spring ... Bye-Bye Snow & Ice!!!

Mya helps with planting a "Lil' Taste of Spring"  ;o)

Girls wishing the Ice would melt faster!!!
(Ice is usually gone by now!)

Mya playing with ice at pond edge!

Willow enjoys a "Spring Ice Treat"!

"End -of-Winter" photo ... Bye-Bye last snow!!!
(Emma, Sutter, Mya, Willow)

Row boat is out and the crew is ready for Ice-breaking!!!

April 19th ... Bye-Bye last of Pond Ice (L)
Welcome Back "Our" Canada Geese!

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)