Before the snow came

Nina in the backyard before the snow and freezing temps arrived.

Snowy Morning

Winter appears to be officially upon us. With our drought, this is welcome. More, please!

The dogs tolerate it, mostly.

My mid-life crisis

I’d never done such a thing before, but I pulled over to look at the two puppies for sale on the side of the road. The sellers told me she and her little brother were Springer Spaniel puppies. What did I know? (She’s not) But she was just a bit of a thing. Smitten. That’s what I was. And so I bought her and took her home.

Which one?

Black and White?

Or color?

She always looks so worried . . .

That face. Those eyes. Love, love, love her.

My mid-life crisis

She was irresistible as a puppy, and she still is today.

Lips on a Dog?

Nina looks like she’s about ready to say something to me. Normally Nina doesn’t look like this, but the set of her mouth reminds me of the cartoons I used to watch when I was a kid. They had the characters’ mouths move in a very human-like way using a technique known as Syncro-Vox. As a child I found it rather creepy.