Out and about in the fields yesterday....
stalking...
munching...
curious...
inquisitive...
growing...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday...
Today was a grey day and spent fairly quiet.
I thought of Harris and how on Sundays we would make sure to have a visit since no one was working at the lumber yard.
So we went on our usual walk, missing our 4 legged friend.
Through the back woods....
A dogs point of view...
Griffin, ever so patient while I take photos...
Huckleberries beginning to ripen...
This big old dirt pile has become a wildflower garden...
Raccoon footprints on the path....
And home again with this lovely mug...
Sunday, June 27, 2010
The dog who was just happy to be....
This is Harris.
He lived as a yard dog at the lumber company down the road.
We took him with us just about everyday when we went for a walk with Griffin.
We helped him through two surgeries on his back legs.
Harris LOVED to chase bears...sometimes he'd be way off in the bush and you could hear him barking away.
He was a gentle boy and loved everyone...especially when the kids came to visit.
Harris LOVED leftovers.
Harris LOVED the snow.
He was Griffin's buddy for 5 years.
We lost Harris to cancer on Friday but all who knew him,
knew that he was the dog that was just happy to be.
So long bud.
Friday, June 25, 2010
In the city...sort of....
So, I live in the country, amongst red barn buildings.
I step in unpleasant little brown things when I walk through the barnyard.
I hear the crows of roosters at 4 in the morning.
Gumboots are my footwear most days.
So why when I take my niece to the city why do we end up at the petting zoo?
Amongst the red barn buildings, stepping in unpleasant little brown things, roosters crowing but wearing flip flops this day....
Probably because of her....
This is Annie...
She's about a week old...
Probably the cutest little thing I've seen in a long time. That's her mom Opal giving her a snack.
She lives at the petting zoo in Beacon Hill Park along with a herd of teeny tiny goats...
I know...it's hard to decide which one is cuter...
Lunch time!
Nap time...
Happy hour...
Munch time.
The peacocks were out in all their glory....
Trying their best to attact this little lady...
Except for this young male who was obviously not interested in his own kind but seemed to have a thing for this duck, who wasn't paying any attention what so ever...
No matter how much he shook his tail feathers she would not turn around!
The old 'playing hard to get' trick.
This sweet little horse named Peanut Butter spent a few winters at our house with her foal, Jelly...
I'm glad my teenage niece didn't think she was 'too old' for the park and the petting zoo.
It was a wonderful part of our day...
Of course we went shopping after wards to find her that PERFECT summer dress...
As well as lunch and cake at Murchies.
But the park and the zoo...how magical!
Song for Friday...where it's happening...
Yesterday my niece and I made a trip into the city for the day...
We started our adventure at the petting zoo.
The peacocks were out in all their glory.
I exhasuted by battery.
You'll see why in a future post...
Meanwhile this song was playing in my head throughout the day.
Happy weekend one and all.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Right at home...
She's a teenager from the city.
She hails from the land of shopping malls, iPods, cell phones and laptops.
What could be more awkward than visiting her boring Aunt and Uncle who live in the sticks?
Well I say.....balderdash!
This girl fits in like an old saddle on your favorite horse...
Whether its taking the horses for a walk...
Or hanging out for hours at a time with the orphan rooster, whos become somewhat of a pet...
Or seeing the cousins for the first time in a year and getting along like a house on fire...
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