Monday, October 1, 2018

Lil' Camper Raymond's Activities as October Starts!

Our Newest Lil' Camper "Raymond" 💓

First outing in the Peddle-Boat  😎
(He wears a long-line in case he decides to try swimming!)
He went to Agility class with instructor Elise
and did a few low jumps 😊

Watches while our car is serviced!
Walked well on leash and explored while we waited!

Big Noisy Trash Truck!
Zzzz ... it was a very busy morning! 
Then there is after the nap Tugging!
Camp has toy, ball & tugging stations!!!
Raymond got his 2nd vaccinations today
... but first he went to Doggie School and is
 extending his stay at Camp!
(he was so glad to see his human mama 😍)
Raymond visits mom at the Life Care Center and is a BIG HIT
(faces blotted out for privacy)
Outing at Rockwood Pond  😎

Emma, Raymond, Mya, Willow
Checking out the Dock under water!

Raymond on the run!
Fire-Up the Woodstove
... it's been a wet/fun Columbus Day  💧💧💧💧
Agility ... not his thing!!

A different pond!

"Watcha lookin' at ... just put the money on the counter ... I'm
taking one of each!!!"

Working on "WAIT"  😋
Camp is EXHAUSTING   😴
Raymond goes on a Pumpkin Hunt  👀

Which one doesn't look like the rest?
Very "Popular" and a "Big Hit" at Mom's Life Care Center ...
Residents, Staff & Administrators alike!
(sitting on Mom's bureau)

Has "Bonded" with her Camp counselors  💗
Life Care Center (Administration, Staff, Residents)
all say Good-Bye and Thank-You for the visits ...
Raymond says he'll keep in touch  💖
Workday at Pillsbury State Park ... Last Adventure before
going home to his family!

Sunday, September 2, 2018

Where Did Summer Go ... September Already!


Emma
The Girls of Summer ... planning our Fall Get-Away to the Ocean!
(Emma, Mya, Willow)
Critters only left us 3 peaches ... sadly, NO PEACH JAM 😒
The "meadow" is re-emerging ... till the next rain  😄
Welcome "Raymond" to Camp ... we haven't had a lil' camper
in a while ... let the Adventures begin!
Mom, Emma and I were asked to be in a Promotional video for
the Life Care Center of the Merrimack Valley (Billerica, Ma)
(photo by Catherine Manzi)
Mya leaping at the dam!

Emma leaping at the dam!

Monday, August 6, 2018

Is This Really August ... Hot & Rainy but as Always Peaceful!


Closed out July with 8+ inches of rain in the rain gauge ... spent more time bailing out the fleet of boats than venturing out in them on the pond with the girls!

2018 - Don't think we're gonna see the "Meadow" for a while!
This must be the rainiest summer in history ... another 5"
emptied from the rain gauge  😲
2016  Same shot of the "Meadow" ... we had tomatoes in pots!

Beaver & I have sculptured the dam, to raise/lower the pond
water level ... and enjoy a shady/breezy place to relax!
Blackberries & Black Raspberries are ripening!

Mya enjoying picking her own Black Raspberries!
Agility Practice Day and Photo-Shoot!
The girls went to a "Pool Party" at their friend
Beckett's house   😎
Dead tree just misses Tool Shed in storm  🙏

Dead tree just misses our "Fleet" of boats and is floating
around from one end of the pond to the other  🙏

Our "Homegrown" Impatience is in full bloom!
Mya learning Skateboarding!
While chainsawing, did I inadvertently create a "Pond Creature"?
(Think we'll keep it  😅)
Girls at the SunKissed family Reunion ... 34 litters of
Golden Retrievers represented 😎
Sunny, Hot, Humid with a nice Breeze ... a Swim and new
Smoked Knuckle bones ... It's a GREAT Dog's Life   😋
This hangs in our HOME 💖