Sunday, December 2, 2018

Welcoming in December!


November ended with windy 5 degree temps and 3 snowblowerable (is that a word?) 3-5" storms ... now December has ushered in 40 degree temps with Rain & ICE  😲

Some Agility practices and classes have been cancelled, but the Golden Girls found fun in the snow and out came the camera (planning next year's Christmas card/calendars already)

Such "Good Girls" when the camera comes out!
(no smiles, as it's a very serious job!)

This as far as the car made it up the driveway!
(sanding next)

Driveway is an Ice Skating Rink ... "creepers" on all footware!
Combining Agility practice with a spontaneous Photo-Shoot!

Ho Ho Ho!
(photo-op at shopping plaza)
46 years ago 12/7/72, this handsome guy was born and
began my love of Golden Retrievers ... "Ruff "  💗
...and so it began  💖
(as seen on FB)
Santa Paws came early, but we'll wait till Christmas Eve/Day!
(thanks Aunt Bonnie) 
It's that time of year ... Church Cookie Fair!
 ... the inspectors are on the job   😋
We'll be cozy tonight!
Then there was MORE ICE on 12/21/18  👀
Mya LOVES her Lambchop  💖
So True ... Christmas present 😄
(Thanks Aunt Cheryl ... you know us well!)
When what you had planned for the day can't happen ...
you just do something else ... Sorry Girls  😲
Checking out our Winter Dam/Spillway conditions  👀
(and beaver work!)
Merry Christmas  💖
(Thanks Gramee Jean)
Christmas Day Eve  💝
 💬 " Look Santa Paws Came"
December 26th with new Christmas scarves and bones  😍
(Thanks Aunty Trish)

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Blowing in November!!!


Wind is howling after what seems like weeks of non-stop downpours ... chairs, hoses, kayaks and reminders of Summer are safely packed away ... rowboat is the last thing out for hauling "Beaver Logs" from the shoreline (but first early snowfall on 11/16 beat us to that project and rowboat is safely pulled out and secured to a tree) ... waiting for the return of the sun and Indian Summer  😎


Happy Fall ... can you find the Goldens? 


Dock is somewhere under the rowboat!

Rushing water over the Dam/Spillway  👀

Willow concentrating and working her track! 

Emma working on which way her track goes!

Mya PROUD of what she found!

Emma very "serious" at the START flag!
Last Scent Tracking session of the year with a twist ... thanks to Mother Nature - SNOW TRACKING and the girls enjoyed it!
Closing out November with 5 degree garb  😬

...and more snow!!!
(time for the Christmas scarves!)

Sunday, October 14, 2018

October Doings & Comparisons on the Homestead!


 Sutter, Cedar and all our other canine family are surely up there!
(as seen on Facebook)
Mya's 5th Birthday photo 😎
(Emma, Willow, Camper Raymond, Mya)
Fall Colors of our Pond
Annual visit/photo-shoot  at Alyson's Orchard  👀 
Meadow (Horse CJ) in late 1990's

Meadow now 2018  😲
Dam/Spillway in late 1990's (Dog Cedar)

Dam/Spillway now 2018  😲
Canada Geese migration visit  😉

Thursday, October 11, 2018

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY MYA ... Looking Forward to the Rest of This Journey!


SunKissed Wish Upon a Starr
(Grandmother was Starr with 2 "R's")

Looking for Adventure from the time
her eyes opened!

Girl with a sense of FUN!

Girl who likes Challenges!

"This is FUN!"

Tackles anything! 

Canine Good Citizen!
Kayaking at Sunset!


Aced "Tricks" seminar!


Loved Agility from the start and is GREAT at it!

Has to be told to "Go Easy" while Scent Tracking!
(she's so fast and a strong puller on the line)

Excited when doing her "Comfort Dog" training!
(Strolling with her Grammy)

Well ... she thinks part of Agility performing includes
"visiting" and just not Blue Ribbon times!

Willing to try anything!
(Skateboarding)

Loves the ocean and running free with her sisters!
At day's end she is a loving lap-dog or claims "our"
recliner for herself!
A present she's never had ... Lambchop 😉
Happy Birthday Sweetie  💗