Memorial Day Weekend ... Closing out May!

Scent Tracking, Swimming, Running and Ice Cream ... overcast morning opened up to sunny blue skies with a slight breeze (with a few Blackflies!)

Oh the joy of galloping thru the fields!

Cool Creek!

Photo on the Snowmobile Bridge!

CJ's (Appaloosa horse) memorial CrabApple tree in bloom!

Days and days of rain ... pond water is high and meadow is flooded!

AH Ha ... a Beaver is building up the Spillway AGAIN!!!

OK Mr Beaver ... let's neaten it up and drop the water level a bit!!!

Water level is dropping slowly!

Best Adventure ... Dog Mountain in St Johnsbury Vermont!

Mid 60 degree day, blue skies and not a cloud in the sky ... a fantastic day with the girls at DOG MOUNTAIN in St Johnsbury Vermont with probably 100+ Golden Retrievers for the 3rd Annual Morris Foundation Golden Jubilee celebrating research for Golden Retriever Cancer ... our girls and their 9+ cousins ran free up and down the hills, swam, swam and swam some more in the 4 ponds and retrieved balls all over the 150 acres ... (even saw a new fenced-in Agility yard) ... there was a yummy cookout where tidbits were shared with all "fur kids" ... gift bags for every dog and a fabulous raffle with gifts for humans and dogs alike ... a huge gift shop and beautiful Chapel where I tearfully visited Sutter and Lyric's photos ... What a Day ... filled with a "Sea of Goldens" and wonderful memories  💝

Group Photo!

Opened the car door and the girls were off to find the fun!

Chapel and huge Gift Shop!

Cousins running free!

View from near the top of the Mountain!

One of the rare moment they sat still for a photo!

"You called ... here we come!"

One of four ponds to enjoy ... swimming and rolling!

Teary visit to Chapel to visit Sutter's & Lyric's photos :-(

Mid-May ... Finally 70's to 90's ... Almost 5" Rain!

20 minutes to accomplish "3 Goldens on a Ball" challenge!
(fearful Willow in back was very reluctant to stay on the ball but Mya & Emma think "It's a piece of cake!")

Happy Mother's Day!

Pond level is High!

Pond's Spillway if Rushing!

That's alot of rain ... another 3" 2nd week June!

Newest addition to the "Pond Family"
(their nest probably got flooded out, so just one youngin')

Newest practice day Challenge ... 3 Goldens on a stool!

A little day trip  after Agility practice to our first visit to
Rockingham Vermont Country Store!

Rockingham Vermont Country Store ... opened mid 1960's!

Emma Had the Best Birthday!

 Everyone voted to take Emma to the Ocean for her birthday ... so we packed the car and off we went to Old Orchard Beach Maine for two nights ... clouds broke to sun and no rain ... on the beach at 7am each morning!

"Waiter, can we get a menu please!"

Ice Cream for everyone!

Dig in!

Fish & Fries dinner ... "we've waited all day, can we eat now!" 

People watching from outside our room!

Heading to the Beach!

We had the beach to ourselves ... "Wheee, let's fly!"

"Hey Willow, what ya got there?"

Mya stole Willow's shell!

Mya's treasure!

Ahhh, this is the life ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMMA!

Tandum on leash when we're not the only ones on the beach!

"We looked both ways and no cars ... can we cross now?"

The train goes right behind our motel!

Gotta get the sand off ... outside hose isn't
hitched up yet!

Bony-time after shower!

Days end!

HAPPY 6th BIRTHDAY SWEET EMMA

"One puppy  ... it's a _______!"

6 years ago May 8th a single pup was born by C-Section to mom Shimmer ... we looked at each other "It must be a boy!" ... then Vet Claire announced "It's a healthy GIRL" and I was thrilled to the moon and back ... since the heartbreaking loss of Shimmer's daughter Lyric, I'd been anxiously waiting a successful pregnancy and so it happened, Shimmer's last pregnancy and last pup ... Emma 💗

Mom Shimmer & Emma

Conformation Dog Shows!

Scent Tracking!

Agility!

Snowshoeing!

Running free at the Ocean ... the journey continues!