tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86726119178014882662024-02-06T23:43:58.202-08:00EmlynDella Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-85348135441139076652011-10-30T10:52:00.000-07:002011-10-30T11:04:32.736-07:00October snow????Just experienced my first ever October snowstorm. My yard looked really different this morning.<br />
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We got about 3-4"of snow - the red fall leaves are so pretty lying on top of it.<br />
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But enough about how pretty it is.....let's get out in it and PLAY!<br />
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My lake area was transformed, and I had to stop and take it all in....<br />
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I've never seen green leafy trees and snow all mixed up before. Quite confusing to me....<br />
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.... but I had ducks to chase....<br />
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... and herons to hunt.<br />
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Usually, I can find that big, old heron easily. He hides in the reeds till I'm just about on top of him, then he flaps up and away.<br />
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But today, I couldn't find him anywhere.<br />
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Where is that heron?<br />
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Can you help me find it?<br />
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</div>I could have spent the whole day out here in the snow and ice water. Just call me Nanook of the North!<br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Thought you'd like to see how happy I am swimming with my new haircut - I love it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I now feel very streamlined and fast when I retrieve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> It's been so hot that I prefer to stay in the water and just walk along with my favorite bumper.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> But eventually I come to land....</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... and catch my breath.</span></div><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then I go right back in and wallow.</span></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... just being a Golden Wader! </span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> My coat has definitely started to grow!</span><br />
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</a></div><div style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The only reason I'm sitting so attentively here is that Adele has all my stuff! She thinks I'm being obedient...</span></div><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> ... but once I get hold of that bumper, I'll be back in the water - yay!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Love, Emlyn </span></span><br />
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</a>Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-17968573809869967182011-03-27T10:16:00.000-07:002011-03-27T10:16:15.554-07:00Sunday swim, bird chase and log retrieve<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's my new swimming area. It's a man-made water retention basin that was completed last summer. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The water is deep enough for swimming...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">but has gentle slopes to get in and out easily. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are lots of birds out here - Canada geese, mallards, plovers - for me to chase.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I chase them over land.... </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> .... through water</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ... from far</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... and getting closer.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When Della calls, I'm pretty good at getting over to her as quickly.... </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I find the best spot to make my crossing...</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... and here I come!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a good shake, I sit for a moment in the sun to catch my breath... </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">... then I'm off to retrieve something interesting over there.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Oh well, a not-so-interesting plastic bottle, but I'll bring it ashore anyway. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now I see a real challenge - a big branch that must be retrieved.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is very heavy, and I'm having difficulty swimming and pulling at the same time. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have to let go and swim into a better towing position.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't think I can do this...</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I guess I have to give up....</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ... but I'm not feeling good about quitting.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm going to have to try again. There is nothing too big for me to retrieve....</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> ... I'm going to land this sucker if it's the last thing I do!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Della doesn't think I can do it, and she starts to walk away. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ha! I surprised HER when she looked back, didn't I?!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I not only got that log to the shore, but I started to haul it up the bank.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was REALLY heavy, and I had to pull as hard as I could to get it up the bank. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I pulled it far enough up so I wouldn't float off. I think I'm done water retrieving for a while.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">And now I'm off and running through the bushes looking for birds!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think I know where one is.... am I pointing?</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">So that is my lovely Sunday walk. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">As Ma Doux says about a certain person, "Eat your heart out, ---- ----!"</span></div>Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-43651441996336771532010-06-14T11:44:00.000-07:002010-06-14T17:56:38.734-07:00Gardening with EmlynJune is one of my favorite months as it is when the roses are in bloom, and I love roses....eating them, that is.<br /><br />I just wander among the bushes, and nip off a rosebud here and there, and no-one ever notices. Unfortunately, Della caught me in the act this time - she can be pretty sneaky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5rG0fUyjFUtAwKRbh1SvBdeTTHyZuMcRW6dw3BglcyHDHPLsknOiEbLJ3iarzqYIiamLv-Gvcxp4Pz9Rm9gHRkMdecTeP3ptY19HGMAxf_XQ5YhMAPclFnQ56AuZE5gHNFoVIAyixEzn/s1600/IMG_7916.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5rG0fUyjFUtAwKRbh1SvBdeTTHyZuMcRW6dw3BglcyHDHPLsknOiEbLJ3iarzqYIiamLv-Gvcxp4Pz9Rm9gHRkMdecTeP3ptY19HGMAxf_XQ5YhMAPclFnQ56AuZE5gHNFoVIAyixEzn/s400/IMG_7916.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482702503415452818" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So I decided that I should try to distract her with charm and cuteness, while I pushed away the incriminating evidence with my left paw....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDtyeLJ4489eHHGckPY3HAJf3V1slZ4OULWtf1PSkyWWsV6f5-xRyhQlgTXzTl6rVr5sDlniZZX9Q5f_OpCohnqFrN8YtoTocN9ST-07gOjcuaqU5vF5TKS6OP5WblePqUan7FiobOUPF/s1600/IMG_7915.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixDtyeLJ4489eHHGckPY3HAJf3V1slZ4OULWtf1PSkyWWsV6f5-xRyhQlgTXzTl6rVr5sDlniZZX9Q5f_OpCohnqFrN8YtoTocN9ST-07gOjcuaqU5vF5TKS6OP5WblePqUan7FiobOUPF/s400/IMG_7915.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482703205805629522" border="0" /></a><br />That didn't seem to be working too well, so I turned it on full throttle. My smile usually gets me whatever I want...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq46-UVuEpcyp8kdECetqG0OKjN00rcdlFPn6SbaQQVgfE4L28FbfpihhFS3nUUGp8NPqoc8B5gXt-YMlQI8Mzb7Imrl4yaXSq_RWH6RJo7-jBfh-6upZDSvv5VJizXFjl9ee9rlWLqgWY/s1600/IMG_7914.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq46-UVuEpcyp8kdECetqG0OKjN00rcdlFPn6SbaQQVgfE4L28FbfpihhFS3nUUGp8NPqoc8B5gXt-YMlQI8Mzb7Imrl4yaXSq_RWH6RJo7-jBfh-6upZDSvv5VJizXFjl9ee9rlWLqgWY/s400/IMG_7914.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482703710879117986" border="0" /></a><br />... but not this time. She was pretty mad as that rosebush had had about ten buds on it earlier that morning.<br /><br />So I quickly switched gears and went with abject remorse. That's very hard for me, but I thought I did quite well considering how quickly I had to switch. Secretly, I was dying to finish up that yummy rosebud.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ESfK08nH2vdEe9BI3F1M7qKMWF32LNx7Td60-5aAm6HcF8gpiW0GGZiy1m9WM4v70tpQisboN-j_EOTlq6e3X4NRepS66FKDh_Y9cSRTwXGFqd0knUuWF0kYHxhChQAhvdjlDQFhY31/s1600/IMG_7912.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74ESfK08nH2vdEe9BI3F1M7qKMWF32LNx7Td60-5aAm6HcF8gpiW0GGZiy1m9WM4v70tpQisboN-j_EOTlq6e3X4NRepS66FKDh_Y9cSRTwXGFqd0knUuWF0kYHxhChQAhvdjlDQFhY31/s400/IMG_7912.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482704365535816930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I guess that rosebush did look pretty pathetic after I was done with it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzg0XWkLEnFZz1E1TF1rPjdtANJBzXly_zih7DocPbNUOCaS-TsiTfKFOkkOzioKCCobZAHp3MAEeIc_gbwuSdFBVLhWirn2z14mPPMYnn3JZO0DHuezNUUBqvQgVUbxuD1ee3KQhIEKwd/s1600/IMG_7909.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzg0XWkLEnFZz1E1TF1rPjdtANJBzXly_zih7DocPbNUOCaS-TsiTfKFOkkOzioKCCobZAHp3MAEeIc_gbwuSdFBVLhWirn2z14mPPMYnn3JZO0DHuezNUUBqvQgVUbxuD1ee3KQhIEKwd/s400/IMG_7909.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482704934384132466" border="0" /></a><br /><br />My tactical mistake was leaving a blossom half-eaten. I got too distracted by the rosebuds. I should have just yanked the whole thing off.... you get no gratitude for trying to be careful.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrbaiG6FvhKi9fok6oAJcQhjl-dJFU2VTiIjzLQTUekr-IlEcvceRgjvwYX0JxiucF6s9JLIgu9YOMhsnxQAZhFAAnv5Ne5Kio3g0Qfb01N663p28JuEZsSFkO5LbXRZYBlPvCYnvKdd_/s1600/IMG_7910.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrbaiG6FvhKi9fok6oAJcQhjl-dJFU2VTiIjzLQTUekr-IlEcvceRgjvwYX0JxiucF6s9JLIgu9YOMhsnxQAZhFAAnv5Ne5Kio3g0Qfb01N663p28JuEZsSFkO5LbXRZYBlPvCYnvKdd_/s400/IMG_7910.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482705571711935922" border="0" /></a><br />So now there are no roses left to tend, and I've turned my attention to some wood working -- trying for an abstract sculptural look. I find most of my materials in the hedges that surround my yard. I bite, pull, gnaw and yank them off, then drag them into a pile.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHM_1oIKoOl6QfzO8irzOnfL8iHQcEn2OI9fYfhMeWK1rdGuLjTypvoHX0nw3caRuTRWUQ3iE7iqnx6uyx8eYYIUgJ8Ht64PkIFq7SWuClSYLGbH5J-wuUOgGae0hmua20DKfVjJ-aN3uN/s1600/IMG_7917.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHM_1oIKoOl6QfzO8irzOnfL8iHQcEn2OI9fYfhMeWK1rdGuLjTypvoHX0nw3caRuTRWUQ3iE7iqnx6uyx8eYYIUgJ8Ht64PkIFq7SWuClSYLGbH5J-wuUOgGae0hmua20DKfVjJ-aN3uN/s400/IMG_7917.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482706171313863122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, Adele and Della keep neatening up my studio and moving my stuff over to the edge of the yard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUh3tYWfCGuR7LTPKI8Jd56bmiEZNwi_Pmx4NgaIb-_5A1vhLlDKXisKHJjOiRSxDf1i-OqKJgyvT9OD-UsMygWluNO4KQfhyphenhyphenVucfvJeeCJHRUrvnXqEsJEF57_AU61Ew8hyphenhyphenHtSpECM0IJ/s1600/IMG_7918.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUh3tYWfCGuR7LTPKI8Jd56bmiEZNwi_Pmx4NgaIb-_5A1vhLlDKXisKHJjOiRSxDf1i-OqKJgyvT9OD-UsMygWluNO4KQfhyphenhyphenVucfvJeeCJHRUrvnXqEsJEF57_AU61Ew8hyphenhyphenHtSpECM0IJ/s400/IMG_7918.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482707548646896274" border="0" /></a><br />Then I have to drag (and it IS a drag....) them all back into the middle again.<br /><br />But I noticed yesterday that the roses are getting buds again, so in a few days I'll be back to my favorite activity. You're supposed to "Stop and smell the roses." Well, I think eating them is even better...and that's my story and I'm sticking to it!Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-23180940688419516202010-04-02T06:20:00.000-07:002010-04-05T08:02:46.532-07:00The beach - yay!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2tTOHw-9-mZkeFhKsdHVGasiRSnsat0obuQ6rXRxS2yb_Io4cZ0hg12kO0GtV__eCdOQWJDPdNGWDHczMwVfgUYAMTBq-jwy3b0B0Kl0R6JpyVdnQszWUePE37Yx105YQxOpMF848Xjz/s1600/IMG_7849_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK2tTOHw-9-mZkeFhKsdHVGasiRSnsat0obuQ6rXRxS2yb_Io4cZ0hg12kO0GtV__eCdOQWJDPdNGWDHczMwVfgUYAMTBq-jwy3b0B0Kl0R6JpyVdnQszWUePE37Yx105YQxOpMF848Xjz/s400/IMG_7849_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456668586878471618" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsvm5dVWLZ5gpL4RG488WISe7UIUA_hR2bA0bDeoDX3Y0TvNYwzUzTGrIRPBsWQXUXhuYPYCRE3igtAaW6Lb1IDNB3WEyD2Xa98S9lsM5o4nW5bpS8E5gb42h4qeinM6EZjzD_3320hJ8/s1600/IMG_7880.JPG"><br /></a>Just had my first trip to the ocean at Dewey Beach, DE. It's a lovely stretch of shoreline with safe beaches, and best of all it's really pet friendly. In the summer, dogs can go on the beach every morning till 10 AM, then again in the afternoons after 5 PM. But right now, there are no restrictions so it was perfect for my first trip to the shore.<br /><br />I was a bit nervous at first with those waves that kept chasing me, so I stayed very close to Della.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINogJCJIdQxK2H6mJdDm2p2WiGrjA0zAEGnV7qke1nqeHNDRRmrSEpwNrR95mC7taAl8z1u8TnMgkBFbApFRYISAgkVnVf-qEZhPB-EvPxHrC6qVvUpE29v-UUrwx5J1mDYxpo7jYofsL/s1600/IMG_7854_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINogJCJIdQxK2H6mJdDm2p2WiGrjA0zAEGnV7qke1nqeHNDRRmrSEpwNrR95mC7taAl8z1u8TnMgkBFbApFRYISAgkVnVf-qEZhPB-EvPxHrC6qVvUpE29v-UUrwx5J1mDYxpo7jYofsL/s400/IMG_7854_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455531120289639858" border="0" /></a><br />She had her hip waders on so she could walk out in the ocean with me which made it much less scary. In about five minutes, I was ready to roll!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEWoYXp7ImMDtsECGH45GKikn2smaQmn0iZ27O_kbyYsKWtr_9xrAA6csI0OkhfCKkrhzOqC8Rc3lP5uA1VX4bqOQ1Y86xQsvIV3_F-0kmUOeVsj4Andt0R93OYfa65GwdHO-Em9huYSL/s1600/IMG_7863_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEWoYXp7ImMDtsECGH45GKikn2smaQmn0iZ27O_kbyYsKWtr_9xrAA6csI0OkhfCKkrhzOqC8Rc3lP5uA1VX4bqOQ1Y86xQsvIV3_F-0kmUOeVsj4Andt0R93OYfa65GwdHO-Em9huYSL/s400/IMG_7863_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455532462767239922" border="0" /></a><br />It took me a while to figure out that I didn't have to run away when the waves came after me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADUWTRmvkJKG8tlYReivxfUAU7YdCWqeVI0N7W0IGJyrkfxjypbu-_hqHPoTUiehXw2aWCK_BaT7TjShVpk8a7Qou2jOI6w-Ns90hOkWypiNRQ9d6rYfK-G0IYEVUt6F9SIImNtrwWc2x/s1600/IMG_7864.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADUWTRmvkJKG8tlYReivxfUAU7YdCWqeVI0N7W0IGJyrkfxjypbu-_hqHPoTUiehXw2aWCK_BaT7TjShVpk8a7Qou2jOI6w-Ns90hOkWypiNRQ9d6rYfK-G0IYEVUt6F9SIImNtrwWc2x/s400/IMG_7864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455533357450367650" border="0" /></a><br />But then I realized that I just had to face right into them and then jump over the wave as it came by.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cQG2d0miUk3zZWfUoQRDJxdz_2EunQcbVt4GRFfXpeP2CnNtiCbZobx64uVcuO64Kkw5aHEhnFK1M-d_jiQhKISqJyb1qZHXiviaCHnDsIuBm6IoNEwcXMIJcOpxYaGkGXmf7xzrotCa/s1600/IMG_7876.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8cQG2d0miUk3zZWfUoQRDJxdz_2EunQcbVt4GRFfXpeP2CnNtiCbZobx64uVcuO64Kkw5aHEhnFK1M-d_jiQhKISqJyb1qZHXiviaCHnDsIuBm6IoNEwcXMIJcOpxYaGkGXmf7xzrotCa/s400/IMG_7876.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455533978344446034" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am just walking around waiting for the next one to jump.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIebEeOpZv1Irdy8BnM2LG-GEDgLnFd5WaTX9LzuMCljucKva5W9tGEDZGl8Tf05Vx8yWb_WbwuvXMLsh-HZOhhhFjW3dOWXxho7lBrp6gIQ4lokFUWnipbQ3vpqKMj25ty4hx3Z5ZXXP/s1600/IMG_7868.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCIebEeOpZv1Irdy8BnM2LG-GEDgLnFd5WaTX9LzuMCljucKva5W9tGEDZGl8Tf05Vx8yWb_WbwuvXMLsh-HZOhhhFjW3dOWXxho7lBrp6gIQ4lokFUWnipbQ3vpqKMj25ty4hx3Z5ZXXP/s400/IMG_7868.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455538208411678914" border="0" /></a><br />When Della thought I was getting too far away, she called me back, and I always raced in as fast as I could as I've learned that I get tons of praise when I do that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRUHkfv_f5a-wxrjR6dN0fNikD1GI_NdOnZBTbEvKd5F3KvY8QEKpiBBjjsk9PdDPknlm3PJjSpsT6l-HHKGMzZndGHcc4dO0PUwgCxq7LBL-LZPzUkXAxhHwCJi-Qdgd5UGOgJ5RY_Gh/s1600/IMG_7867_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSRUHkfv_f5a-wxrjR6dN0fNikD1GI_NdOnZBTbEvKd5F3KvY8QEKpiBBjjsk9PdDPknlm3PJjSpsT6l-HHKGMzZndGHcc4dO0PUwgCxq7LBL-LZPzUkXAxhHwCJi-Qdgd5UGOgJ5RY_Gh/s400/IMG_7867_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455539332468693346" border="0" /></a><br />After playing in the waves for a while, we walked along the beach and I encountered the strangest thing I've ever seen...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEff6Z_ZCdlfP08mKn2Cze6CAqkh9ESJ6GZ_ss_YOASLWeI4yK1V7fRaoXVpH19fe8WhKyq_HhIF_6iJeCZBQgG4WxmhNwe_kZ_42J-WwaY_CfigVH4c7DZrfLSsPeg5rWZpeN7FosUJd/s1600/IMG_7852.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbEff6Z_ZCdlfP08mKn2Cze6CAqkh9ESJ6GZ_ss_YOASLWeI4yK1V7fRaoXVpH19fe8WhKyq_HhIF_6iJeCZBQgG4WxmhNwe_kZ_42J-WwaY_CfigVH4c7DZrfLSsPeg5rWZpeN7FosUJd/s400/IMG_7852.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456085306859144690" border="0" /></a><br />At first I thought it was dead as it just lay there while I sniffed it all over. Then its feet started wiggling and I jumped back, quite scared....<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce01POINT2y_zKoY7OOH_AvzhHPv1i4qEglS6pVj35WXd8X6OwoRKaTSjwC9cogr68-Y5Gr8PtRdU3dzZewAF1MuWH_uDdEBMADY4REGOaHSY0wElqw1ulp9An1OHKTOorcqQY00_omsI/s1600/IMG_7853_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce01POINT2y_zKoY7OOH_AvzhHPv1i4qEglS6pVj35WXd8X6OwoRKaTSjwC9cogr68-Y5Gr8PtRdU3dzZewAF1MuWH_uDdEBMADY4REGOaHSY0wElqw1ulp9An1OHKTOorcqQY00_omsI/s400/IMG_7853_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456086588768303634" border="0" /></a><br />.... but then I got brave again and sniffed it all over once more and decided it was pretty boring as it just lay there.<br /><br />Then I discovered the sand dunes! They are so much fun to climb on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrb-2spVHySaBa4hm2OPDNnR5PNBCYBhAC6-SVEAsfQps366AReyAlQ9Gi1UtPMfcjrZzCC-C1kxD_J9t6TON1uMxQQQ1Lt0snRkyJvANtBKkciuoQXbXmDLQCGzsf_XKKIn7_ZGljEocv/s1600/IMG_7873_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrb-2spVHySaBa4hm2OPDNnR5PNBCYBhAC6-SVEAsfQps366AReyAlQ9Gi1UtPMfcjrZzCC-C1kxD_J9t6TON1uMxQQQ1Lt0snRkyJvANtBKkciuoQXbXmDLQCGzsf_XKKIn7_ZGljEocv/s400/IMG_7873_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456088588347918578" border="0" /></a><br />I loved running across the top of the dunes...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQWCQIIuPEOso1K20cvBIb8Q0BCrTEjCmSf0fXHdQ-KKhb399NFaC_UfDpubP1rkovZsPTARp6jy9cjb6lZZXTFZXsSWlPGIL-ZvrhdBiE9fA3M1ztEuNU3hIoomDrm-fxaqEHiWqu0e4/s1600/IMG_7870.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhQWCQIIuPEOso1K20cvBIb8Q0BCrTEjCmSf0fXHdQ-KKhb399NFaC_UfDpubP1rkovZsPTARp6jy9cjb6lZZXTFZXsSWlPGIL-ZvrhdBiE9fA3M1ztEuNU3hIoomDrm-fxaqEHiWqu0e4/s400/IMG_7870.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456088892918795554" border="0" /></a><br />.... and clambering up and down the hilly bits...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaL4VGWUpdeoUVIQWnwwK9bCdOqR1sVUGwyhIec2FC18HqzzPaQ4vwE_iLQ-b6JLnW0LqZTgu3EMzGJ0D1c2SLZXgUGh_ZGItQf7yI1irH1V2hS1HbF2SrHjqidX39-AUzfr1p8iyrYeB/s1600/IMG_7871_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAaL4VGWUpdeoUVIQWnwwK9bCdOqR1sVUGwyhIec2FC18HqzzPaQ4vwE_iLQ-b6JLnW0LqZTgu3EMzGJ0D1c2SLZXgUGh_ZGItQf7yI1irH1V2hS1HbF2SrHjqidX39-AUzfr1p8iyrYeB/s400/IMG_7871_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456089275974587730" border="0" /></a><br />The recent storms moved a lot of sand where sand shouldn't be.... this is supposed to be a walking ramp down to the shore. I'm sniffing the hand rail!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24zTMuM_wigMhzq_TkTaDx8zESpZU3ttn1nRwBir6wxYSkvntHUA0bueKg5T1nK0RwPwExTG3p4Fx9nYN9IyYfvHXKETmEGWosZC1tEUzGcjesN_HPvdCdCu_lmjCPBem9CIz4KEqi-KY/s1600/IMG_7872.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh24zTMuM_wigMhzq_TkTaDx8zESpZU3ttn1nRwBir6wxYSkvntHUA0bueKg5T1nK0RwPwExTG3p4Fx9nYN9IyYfvHXKETmEGWosZC1tEUzGcjesN_HPvdCdCu_lmjCPBem9CIz4KEqi-KY/s400/IMG_7872.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456660645683809474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />.... then back in the waves.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVBRnUKgXfpLrBIBdtZ0fDDRLws3xhxbstoXWcRTM3sQyYdou9Ij_wc-VW0xoIOvXXoylTXjIEXVbajKEcAfqlXH5frxwXJo7OQ8HT8SWZy1q0REI2SiWM5hs967gUJ_KwQe1Mou8Hh5r/s1600/IMG_7875_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVBRnUKgXfpLrBIBdtZ0fDDRLws3xhxbstoXWcRTM3sQyYdou9Ij_wc-VW0xoIOvXXoylTXjIEXVbajKEcAfqlXH5frxwXJo7OQ8HT8SWZy1q0REI2SiWM5hs967gUJ_KwQe1Mou8Hh5r/s400/IMG_7875_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456660154673323666" border="0" /></a><br />Adele took me for some walks, and she had to keep a death grip on the leash as I kept trying to get to the photographer.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_k1YqFITrSIySJYYJ0vZ_kcoTrN_EYVJ2VAqG0Z9W95w4a3wHKbrbUeXK6GnLWCIbvVQzrxSiF19uqZYrtMDKKIlHPFFES6SiuKWvtKHR2io57KhCFkM9eCVcNp80LjUj0ioINaVZDG4/s1600/IMG_7856.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_k1YqFITrSIySJYYJ0vZ_kcoTrN_EYVJ2VAqG0Z9W95w4a3wHKbrbUeXK6GnLWCIbvVQzrxSiF19uqZYrtMDKKIlHPFFES6SiuKWvtKHR2io57KhCFkM9eCVcNp80LjUj0ioINaVZDG4/s400/IMG_7856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456662368491082514" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC0k3DvZNVBl4FoTZBl6yC0KS2zexiPcoYVUWJFTBy4vLFpkA_VTRHxwlsxb91kVGM6LFatSN34LQm9qIz8lRABQE8a5fICuRumde-Rfb4BqtETVYTgltFM5MRO4Tc_SesUU1eZDVZKGF/s1600/IMG_7857_2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC0k3DvZNVBl4FoTZBl6yC0KS2zexiPcoYVUWJFTBy4vLFpkA_VTRHxwlsxb91kVGM6LFatSN34LQm9qIz8lRABQE8a5fICuRumde-Rfb4BqtETVYTgltFM5MRO4Tc_SesUU1eZDVZKGF/s400/IMG_7857_2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456662590954389186" border="0" /></a><br />I loved meeting all the little kids on the beach.... I can kiss them without jumping up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8D-ccpUTJH-PFOuc043BBjPzxBsNliOYD1OY1MRZYOE42L60-GLjCeG6sfxsSRUO-BCwR8EMi0ijew_NMqCov-ZB14mV9kMuvAQiqYYwQj5cnhdOBcojhU1xvV1efJIv6VAwyzxWLqU2/s1600/IMG_7878.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI8D-ccpUTJH-PFOuc043BBjPzxBsNliOYD1OY1MRZYOE42L60-GLjCeG6sfxsSRUO-BCwR8EMi0ijew_NMqCov-ZB14mV9kMuvAQiqYYwQj5cnhdOBcojhU1xvV1efJIv6VAwyzxWLqU2/s400/IMG_7878.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456663067562847714" border="0" /></a><br />He wasn't expecting such a big kiss from me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1X97FJfI9tl_F0q8fh7QMXEoGQUhasaEm6rhyphenhyphen7I9UCqIsb8YXWLHf_Y-LmRn4ZM9owVNy0ah7tkH6WAbYI1pSp0w3PnE1VrNLLZITeKczdToNxiP2VwedWiwxixrDqI0OqQJ8m8fXNrs/s1600/IMG_7879.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1X97FJfI9tl_F0q8fh7QMXEoGQUhasaEm6rhyphenhyphen7I9UCqIsb8YXWLHf_Y-LmRn4ZM9owVNy0ah7tkH6WAbYI1pSp0w3PnE1VrNLLZITeKczdToNxiP2VwedWiwxixrDqI0OqQJ8m8fXNrs/s400/IMG_7879.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456663319111059714" border="0" /></a><br />The waves got pretty big on the last day, so I was back on my leash to keep me safe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2itIRuKAjx5JSO1NhfOU7_CxRoMfLM6kO0I3g4mRVbfSBWBVdDko2JTYuTwG4ZxKyIAatf7Z1Z6F8mSqiIIPoJKKrZp2r86DOip-hcsVTT4dM1lAupXfFPYPGuAzRGSx8zjWhLjwsHqRJ/s1600/IMG_7888.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2itIRuKAjx5JSO1NhfOU7_CxRoMfLM6kO0I3g4mRVbfSBWBVdDko2JTYuTwG4ZxKyIAatf7Z1Z6F8mSqiIIPoJKKrZp2r86DOip-hcsVTT4dM1lAupXfFPYPGuAzRGSx8zjWhLjwsHqRJ/s400/IMG_7888.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456663957828305170" border="0" /></a><br />But I got brave again very quickly.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CECe9GvqYd74jXcty3OrNdXZMpmcRIDwC4-yWaRnWhQgAxsPfgVYSw_oZiUIfzv1SgYbhgphJvbxh2Hg5DAzY3bC9e80NYS2bibG9ZFDVwWN2vqpYkURJG6ljBcoSPlktm2vqwWyLNn2/s1600/IMG_7887.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3CECe9GvqYd74jXcty3OrNdXZMpmcRIDwC4-yWaRnWhQgAxsPfgVYSw_oZiUIfzv1SgYbhgphJvbxh2Hg5DAzY3bC9e80NYS2bibG9ZFDVwWN2vqpYkURJG6ljBcoSPlktm2vqwWyLNn2/s400/IMG_7887.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456664519295566274" border="0" /></a><br />I love charging at the waves and jumping them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweTvvUHTJX9JoFOXMK3p7YkwIzZJdxX-Cy4k83KkDHaLmYy9tdos96NpQ6I4op3YfkgEd2LYvsto6o9LLaepC_zRRaW1dkJKdanxtaDav3ygDoM72HUtNMEpsdrAzmNXZHNudwgRwtVvT/s1600/IMG_7884.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweTvvUHTJX9JoFOXMK3p7YkwIzZJdxX-Cy4k83KkDHaLmYy9tdos96NpQ6I4op3YfkgEd2LYvsto6o9LLaepC_zRRaW1dkJKdanxtaDav3ygDoM72HUtNMEpsdrAzmNXZHNudwgRwtVvT/s400/IMG_7884.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456664932117304018" border="0" /></a><br />I also liked drinking the salty water - not a good idea.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg056a4n7nPAhOR9sB8MbR4XvdGD88tGrK0KoU6kexAOZj9a5oOTU4M-CoZhwE5v1TLEXJPSIRUuNOVanbW5d1c2TFDxhLIRITjmjcj9zAMWzpsCmkIlZqUaJmhsGPXPaC6_c4ZBzNtN5TZ/s1600/IMG_7883.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg056a4n7nPAhOR9sB8MbR4XvdGD88tGrK0KoU6kexAOZj9a5oOTU4M-CoZhwE5v1TLEXJPSIRUuNOVanbW5d1c2TFDxhLIRITjmjcj9zAMWzpsCmkIlZqUaJmhsGPXPaC6_c4ZBzNtN5TZ/s400/IMG_7883.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456665308889844130" border="0" /></a><br />I love the beach more than anywhere else I've ever been!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk3cSw78aN6lqdmOC3HZXdvRizUR0DnhQNC955XRrovdnStg8p4YDYom5DRtNHSQy-J9pHoBNstUK5cngF8VTImUsKCF0_G6wGZh4N6GRYDyHiibNVmvKrgq7PPrqfg-oHNIFLJ64y_jb/s1600/IMG_7891.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbk3cSw78aN6lqdmOC3HZXdvRizUR0DnhQNC955XRrovdnStg8p4YDYom5DRtNHSQy-J9pHoBNstUK5cngF8VTImUsKCF0_G6wGZh4N6GRYDyHiibNVmvKrgq7PPrqfg-oHNIFLJ64y_jb/s400/IMG_7891.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456665784607705106" border="0" /></a><br />And I hope next time it will be calm enough for me to swim.<br /><br />Here's a picture of the beautiful sunset on the last night there....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsvm5dVWLZ5gpL4RG488WISe7UIUA_hR2bA0bDeoDX3Y0TvNYwzUzTGrIRPBsWQXUXhuYPYCRE3igtAaW6Lb1IDNB3WEyD2Xa98S9lsM5o4nW5bpS8E5gb42h4qeinM6EZjzD_3320hJ8/s1600/IMG_7880.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsvm5dVWLZ5gpL4RG488WISe7UIUA_hR2bA0bDeoDX3Y0TvNYwzUzTGrIRPBsWQXUXhuYPYCRE3igtAaW6Lb1IDNB3WEyD2Xa98S9lsM5o4nW5bpS8E5gb42h4qeinM6EZjzD_3320hJ8/s400/IMG_7880.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456667865046855362" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqujd5UyhPCaskJzW1z2Ku13iyZR5AMdYnSTxa4K1F4fHX5rajjG7njYqkQM3hsUSLPSEgavvTkqjP6ZmL_ej5Vow0mruaM8i1zcsW3NFOHdUBUpftQM9O0mpMjeE7hFV6GxUrXB4UmHdB/s1600/IMG_7876.JPG"><br /></a>Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-8155898117562581372009-08-04T17:54:00.000-07:002009-08-05T08:30:58.995-07:00Swimming!!!On Sunday, we had torrential rains here - about 4" in just a few hours and lots of flooding.The best part for me was this big lake that formed on one of the fields where I run.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQtpd_qPyq21e4jEGXOKNT0uJ1lZ7gNINiH-CwRsBsOd5mB9Jau8UW8HxxgxW3oBv6WtLk7xIlBX7LxvzxSvwl5cZPSOrbXaA-s1T0Wx2uItDWjDw3dX6TJMm8B8MvlkDgHso6dhSlk9p/s1600-h/IMG_7448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQtpd_qPyq21e4jEGXOKNT0uJ1lZ7gNINiH-CwRsBsOd5mB9Jau8UW8HxxgxW3oBv6WtLk7xIlBX7LxvzxSvwl5cZPSOrbXaA-s1T0Wx2uItDWjDw3dX6TJMm8B8MvlkDgHso6dhSlk9p/s400/IMG_7448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366277479672188146" border="0" /></a>Up against the bank on the right it was about three feet deep, and you can see the tops of the bleachers down the side.<br /><br />Della had on her fishing waders and she went out into the water. I was a bit skittish about going in when there was dry land on which to run around the edge. So I stayed where I could see the bottom and just did a lot of splashing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdelgEtbWkzK-3O6QbC8eqTrwf2D10VwG6fyMmbmZ0Hdm5rG1F5xqMda_M3c3u-mANe4_DpZ8SNjKzL_EsjsOWhILQAiNd4z-rvhrtNDuCVbiibxLUlUW-Yr_SdtMIHR2_ZYvZBm7wVX6/s1600-h/IMG_7419.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdelgEtbWkzK-3O6QbC8eqTrwf2D10VwG6fyMmbmZ0Hdm5rG1F5xqMda_M3c3u-mANe4_DpZ8SNjKzL_EsjsOWhILQAiNd4z-rvhrtNDuCVbiibxLUlUW-Yr_SdtMIHR2_ZYvZBm7wVX6/s400/IMG_7419.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366278849755832002" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Bit by bit I got braver and deeper but kept scooting back to the edge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjy5JSJqoGAqJ7WChDfFgcV2eUerWsuZ5O4_yu1raeHZOXcKEAuDv7GhhgkGVIvYzj40OO1CwILPaAZsOuFPw-1JflwHdsdeKlBi7rX7W_88zhrmcPgWpCQHrxu0JvAUaz_juPZtoTHwK/s1600-h/IMG_7420.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjy5JSJqoGAqJ7WChDfFgcV2eUerWsuZ5O4_yu1raeHZOXcKEAuDv7GhhgkGVIvYzj40OO1CwILPaAZsOuFPw-1JflwHdsdeKlBi7rX7W_88zhrmcPgWpCQHrxu0JvAUaz_juPZtoTHwK/s400/IMG_7420.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366280174921308034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then Della produced a tennis ball and I retrieved it a couple of times in the shallow water. It was getting pretty hot so I lay down to cool off. You can see the soccer field lines underwater.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAya7yfYVk4h-hZMJexiVlUo4y9iTcuaKv0T1_B9yrootsSYCD_KToLXKHbdYMBg5BMeH0CUHo-YSUNZG0k1j7aP9z0vHFjMvtXKHJ0Xgp0rSrHPwQMh12SpXrnXQRPPRUCCClHzeiCEqs/s1600-h/IMG_7421.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAya7yfYVk4h-hZMJexiVlUo4y9iTcuaKv0T1_B9yrootsSYCD_KToLXKHbdYMBg5BMeH0CUHo-YSUNZG0k1j7aP9z0vHFjMvtXKHJ0Xgp0rSrHPwQMh12SpXrnXQRPPRUCCClHzeiCEqs/s400/IMG_7421.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366281304611886962" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now I'm starting to feel much more confident and go farther into the deeper water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMg-RlYkRkV_UaCqgegs5Jj1va1vETuo-urYEDg3WX-zJVjwUvw07W7dRikO0S-EfQ6I2Ve2tT0rclfnyLBe9MUl2bs3vT5ry0eVAR_n7SmVQRstJHbNwlKF4gThVQ0f66fSLyjpyXuzv/s1600-h/IMG_7418.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMg-RlYkRkV_UaCqgegs5Jj1va1vETuo-urYEDg3WX-zJVjwUvw07W7dRikO0S-EfQ6I2Ve2tT0rclfnyLBe9MUl2bs3vT5ry0eVAR_n7SmVQRstJHbNwlKF4gThVQ0f66fSLyjpyXuzv/s400/IMG_7418.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366282468076856866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm getting a grip on this water retrieving but I'm still not quite swimming, though I can feel that lift-off is imminent!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi366a5uqThO59VYJSYFnOhHLBrky3-bAzu-8RUT0p6JeSSg3ayP4DlCEkAzDtLlc_-NVKVHmRbyPBVffT8JbQSfDUCir4lJqAudxhOg0AduoIo06man3riLkpCMlQb2c5cghT2__Q5nKx8/s1600-h/IMG_7423.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi366a5uqThO59VYJSYFnOhHLBrky3-bAzu-8RUT0p6JeSSg3ayP4DlCEkAzDtLlc_-NVKVHmRbyPBVffT8JbQSfDUCir4lJqAudxhOg0AduoIo06man3riLkpCMlQb2c5cghT2__Q5nKx8/s400/IMG_7423.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366479878386582082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Then Della threw my ball just little bit deeper and suddenly I'm SWIMMING! It's great!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApjzuMnyeLjlnSwzh1UmSY-sGbeWCnpsj2LhKyCTQLyBKLDU21L5cnK5Oe_BhjwNqTHMhUc0E_eIf752ZVhPiowCDe1DnMt4YWWOoxo4KBcJsW_CH3m0f481tw2ZlOdmpPTzCtthArP1R/s1600-h/IMG_7426.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApjzuMnyeLjlnSwzh1UmSY-sGbeWCnpsj2LhKyCTQLyBKLDU21L5cnK5Oe_BhjwNqTHMhUc0E_eIf752ZVhPiowCDe1DnMt4YWWOoxo4KBcJsW_CH3m0f481tw2ZlOdmpPTzCtthArP1R/s400/IMG_7426.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366481119724526450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I make a perfect retrieve, get myself turned around....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25yITKWelXmMwZjeqFNwdaexTaA4JyywdJ8j128q50bqFHOlXbaqmhG2NOpgFciHOyOpJfBK7At737x0n50dZP_S28RRKhME_bDjHx1OxFWeaOgIAEdhZvnIfSvU0Q8sODGHwNjayT8LZ/s1600-h/IMG_7425.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj25yITKWelXmMwZjeqFNwdaexTaA4JyywdJ8j128q50bqFHOlXbaqmhG2NOpgFciHOyOpJfBK7At737x0n50dZP_S28RRKhME_bDjHx1OxFWeaOgIAEdhZvnIfSvU0Q8sODGHwNjayT8LZ/s400/IMG_7425.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366482577317131010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />..... and start swimming back. Look how fast I'm going!! I'm making a wave in front of myself.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu90zwQuDs32DF22jCbzwcN0QbucS-BdWb42G7MX4_F-sNH-3ovxYJ0oNNBRkLeBZupMuLMgaoNP78szr96C9O3vqfWFpaAYma8ar_IZkIMRINWxhGz8UKy_kNNfOgdV5WR2pCG-z5DFj5/s1600-h/IMG_7427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu90zwQuDs32DF22jCbzwcN0QbucS-BdWb42G7MX4_F-sNH-3ovxYJ0oNNBRkLeBZupMuLMgaoNP78szr96C9O3vqfWFpaAYma8ar_IZkIMRINWxhGz8UKy_kNNfOgdV5WR2pCG-z5DFj5/s400/IMG_7427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366482036051655634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Then I start trying to feel where the bottom is. Look at the wake I left!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfjiuyg_iMLr3vpXFp84LM22RGfs5JRBUg5F8j1Vzhaeg1ED1gzGGjsRww-hiCFg07wnYbGyxif5__QJdA7-Pb7QbrR4qLWzblvtbe1hh5jsSB0ln3lmVyRXHOQI3MbtokArKf-RG8SuT/s1600-h/IMG_7428.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIfjiuyg_iMLr3vpXFp84LM22RGfs5JRBUg5F8j1Vzhaeg1ED1gzGGjsRww-hiCFg07wnYbGyxif5__QJdA7-Pb7QbrR4qLWzblvtbe1hh5jsSB0ln3lmVyRXHOQI3MbtokArKf-RG8SuT/s400/IMG_7428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366483291282128834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Phew....made it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6NPFi5W0Oyimpxo0Kok9qH3EJCV3_z42IlfEKMYJNceqm7dS6-e4Gq1L4YWXHzTqVLoLqwTuwAp-BuoGSh4VwQT3N7iJKXMI9nSiMu7RYOg99vuu-d8bAAiEzTfIxJ4f64j8JurmhSo9/s1600-h/IMG_7429.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6NPFi5W0Oyimpxo0Kok9qH3EJCV3_z42IlfEKMYJNceqm7dS6-e4Gq1L4YWXHzTqVLoLqwTuwAp-BuoGSh4VwQT3N7iJKXMI9nSiMu7RYOg99vuu-d8bAAiEzTfIxJ4f64j8JurmhSo9/s400/IMG_7429.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366485439713079538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> OK....let's do that again!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZv-SBBWke4ixpjrPsnf940tRBAieP0M6q53qhpi7ElDG3KHyxgQWnQ-bd8eAOGgAoiCzgbqPReCRnYrfvxkrweN5YQkGJvwkYCqRK91Kq4eLU4ShcUwuLlixNPrmSCwCXOWNeGlJPi-K/s1600-h/IMG_7430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZv-SBBWke4ixpjrPsnf940tRBAieP0M6q53qhpi7ElDG3KHyxgQWnQ-bd8eAOGgAoiCzgbqPReCRnYrfvxkrweN5YQkGJvwkYCqRK91Kq4eLU4ShcUwuLlixNPrmSCwCXOWNeGlJPi-K/s400/IMG_7430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366485831567115810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Pleeeeeease?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B1qXhnVUmqkxbF75mAij2o3ypE4BHA43KwCW8pPBDz0KUE0DyH-dFVhnXHkW2dv4vEevI0qBq7uT6LgpDgXoM81Dajm8uL7hxTDcLXh5-cTwWCIBqhvL_SXQvjNPTvW2ifCWQhENbUbT/s1600-h/IMG_7441.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1B1qXhnVUmqkxbF75mAij2o3ypE4BHA43KwCW8pPBDz0KUE0DyH-dFVhnXHkW2dv4vEevI0qBq7uT6LgpDgXoM81Dajm8uL7hxTDcLXh5-cTwWCIBqhvL_SXQvjNPTvW2ifCWQhENbUbT/s400/IMG_7441.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366486517153196546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Yay!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_JmTixwYTje9OYeJ9wrU_R1tuQvJ5li_P5hKF-XpjofFsLtuqE8zfw6dU7yXwLW4qUhCYl7mzTKHICY46QCuiEK4CyE0QhcDVMzLZhnM0vhMq_ZtsOq8khT7egcDh1chRw7LJUxgxTkG/s1600-h/IMG_7444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv_JmTixwYTje9OYeJ9wrU_R1tuQvJ5li_P5hKF-XpjofFsLtuqE8zfw6dU7yXwLW4qUhCYl7mzTKHICY46QCuiEK4CyE0QhcDVMzLZhnM0vhMq_ZtsOq8khT7egcDh1chRw7LJUxgxTkG/s400/IMG_7444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366486861111635650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> This is so much FUN!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFpxQzjkW0eDCDj_5dNQDJNh1ZgbNI5Ecd0fGhy4GJetlY0rXGwNypLaLt8Zw2OjO9CPGmT-YWrJ3NDjqzG2Fx0V-SeYr7s7oZuzKpTmuI0CSoL7wd-NT-ZeeML2qJqoQ1JFYIBnF3XWs/s1600-h/IMG_7432.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFpxQzjkW0eDCDj_5dNQDJNh1ZgbNI5Ecd0fGhy4GJetlY0rXGwNypLaLt8Zw2OjO9CPGmT-YWrJ3NDjqzG2Fx0V-SeYr7s7oZuzKpTmuI0CSoL7wd-NT-ZeeML2qJqoQ1JFYIBnF3XWs/s400/IMG_7432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366487559254916434" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I could swim around ALL DAY.... I love it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOdFL1kaiAEcPsrAdNhBsFtYYWfhQdUIWF8bk0zRgpqcrVyBOofb4IF5Uz5sRA9uvfwzvgoDHJVqEXNt0l8QOlQltTwqaNI2vpumkdzPLFDJwjUO6KCKOAYIYqmWIYzL8K8Cz23Mvw_QC/s1600-h/IMG_7433.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOdFL1kaiAEcPsrAdNhBsFtYYWfhQdUIWF8bk0zRgpqcrVyBOofb4IF5Uz5sRA9uvfwzvgoDHJVqEXNt0l8QOlQltTwqaNI2vpumkdzPLFDJwjUO6KCKOAYIYqmWIYzL8K8Cz23Mvw_QC/s400/IMG_7433.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366487817413148562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> But I'd better bring the ball back so she can throw it again.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0Qe8O81ceCpenIpFli96uzI3IlGYw564V7vRSg17qre6Hu0BGoGCULd-tIPH1heDBR-2l-g2QLZZi7Jhc4QvhEvabPvwREikTKA2VhLRStJJcBfrSU4cYVbmcZFq0Ijy5m1mu4Tda3on/s1600-h/IMG_7439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0Qe8O81ceCpenIpFli96uzI3IlGYw564V7vRSg17qre6Hu0BGoGCULd-tIPH1heDBR-2l-g2QLZZi7Jhc4QvhEvabPvwREikTKA2VhLRStJJcBfrSU4cYVbmcZFq0Ijy5m1mu4Tda3on/s400/IMG_7439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366489008155244626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Come ON.... throw it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2K-2vT2bKsoU63vB11k88ozrTPYLZZ9yH_BCEn0iOC2pzbhO7PPxuCwM4EXU5BIm797s59rTbM9h4VAtQ4s7NzntZ_KV8BYfdzrRqHJnA2y2XLK9E8DeX2sJQUfuk56Nld9c69d653_8w/s1600-h/IMG_7440.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2K-2vT2bKsoU63vB11k88ozrTPYLZZ9yH_BCEn0iOC2pzbhO7PPxuCwM4EXU5BIm797s59rTbM9h4VAtQ4s7NzntZ_KV8BYfdzrRqHJnA2y2XLK9E8DeX2sJQUfuk56Nld9c69d653_8w/s400/IMG_7440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366488679716618210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Since Della was so slow to throw it, maybe I won't bring it back this time.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk4IKfVEQqhG_Ye8vIfj7YRqhUDiJ9hi_23Ll1-PyPRu7Wvs2XZiOWC-hBDtFvXKKaHjgUzdL87KvnAuz6x2iXNtkorIRhmKWS98Z6UQA3Tuea48kIc9rhQNLtWlaHCZlhqsu25pfgZyt/s1600-h/IMG_7447.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVk4IKfVEQqhG_Ye8vIfj7YRqhUDiJ9hi_23Ll1-PyPRu7Wvs2XZiOWC-hBDtFvXKKaHjgUzdL87KvnAuz6x2iXNtkorIRhmKWS98Z6UQA3Tuea48kIc9rhQNLtWlaHCZlhqsu25pfgZyt/s400/IMG_7447.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366490464562918194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Maybe I'll just cruise around all day...just me and my ball....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09U9_wYiqT9IPXf0KYoe-9pMD56HWqvkdnfEgphB23uHbz2vYRed0sAhBd9cpfAJlqTtROjwLeD5VL5poapFu48Z7lPMQSFRl9Ww0VeupvWoC9IS9f-5mLbXPscHlNmg6bgPfCu2wUw_V/s1600-h/IMG_7446.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09U9_wYiqT9IPXf0KYoe-9pMD56HWqvkdnfEgphB23uHbz2vYRed0sAhBd9cpfAJlqTtROjwLeD5VL5poapFu48Z7lPMQSFRl9Ww0VeupvWoC9IS9f-5mLbXPscHlNmg6bgPfCu2wUw_V/s400/IMG_7446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366490841220408850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> I'm a Golden Carrier!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmgBZaeIbyVJUcNBRcYiCURSAibfsiAy75vTc8zbQK_Y-ir0-ogAZ2F01dI2VNC3o-iLHJDrAcQvo5UT3LiOVKkJVSEw7PvcNb97OQtjFBCk4G7UbcAFxRAnXU5u5execr82nq4V5T_jk/s1600-h/IMG_7434.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmgBZaeIbyVJUcNBRcYiCURSAibfsiAy75vTc8zbQK_Y-ir0-ogAZ2F01dI2VNC3o-iLHJDrAcQvo5UT3LiOVKkJVSEw7PvcNb97OQtjFBCk4G7UbcAFxRAnXU5u5execr82nq4V5T_jk/s400/IMG_7434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366491148251733090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> Wheeeeee!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzgYnsfQIrwp5NJ-xq81I35_Kzlk9PdEggZHMoMfT15KF3oCMmUMN2kJx7n5_7SPDskQxhiR2WLE1A_oHDncckFCtjAD4G3KDxvvmfwqJBMqKD-MWLDFTVd0Bd7EXHecgJ_96KdZK0NZq/s1600-h/IMG_7445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzgYnsfQIrwp5NJ-xq81I35_Kzlk9PdEggZHMoMfT15KF3oCMmUMN2kJx7n5_7SPDskQxhiR2WLE1A_oHDncckFCtjAD4G3KDxvvmfwqJBMqKD-MWLDFTVd0Bd7EXHecgJ_96KdZK0NZq/s400/IMG_7445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366491509782355714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> This isn't going over too well....better revert back to being a Golden Retriever.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3sdS7pUk9ojESyVTh2W4Psu7RqzSnzUjM0SwdT-oUatnaNXhGnFNo_ohTcIRSiuMkE-DHSMW8DS1vMIuKYi1aqFR2yKBR3QR4BbqU3-bha-petIKEhH7HxKZ4048FHFYWR8Oadq_yCPO/s1600-h/IMG_7442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx3sdS7pUk9ojESyVTh2W4Psu7RqzSnzUjM0SwdT-oUatnaNXhGnFNo_ohTcIRSiuMkE-DHSMW8DS1vMIuKYi1aqFR2yKBR3QR4BbqU3-bha-petIKEhH7HxKZ4048FHFYWR8Oadq_yCPO/s400/IMG_7442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366494856628565394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /> There's your silly ball!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mGxV0VOhS6Hw0QfWuJjFWbTvR9rsni0JjdMCiCliEI74YDnTMB_c3yDIPWi-7UEcty9QXV-cxjE0lV_szCzTJLD03e6wr-b9KHVCMZtNFBxQiEGa94n8ewb_9d29402twR03u4G3lUxr/s1600-h/IMG_7436.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7mGxV0VOhS6Hw0QfWuJjFWbTvR9rsni0JjdMCiCliEI74YDnTMB_c3yDIPWi-7UEcty9QXV-cxjE0lV_szCzTJLD03e6wr-b9KHVCMZtNFBxQiEGa94n8ewb_9d29402twR03u4G3lUxr/s400/IMG_7436.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366496967790710034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And now back home for a towel-down and a nap.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfpGFkP1VstkjlZ44GTPvTxm1mhWpKOZXmUPvkSwFR1MCUifxN-dqIOsKY9vsVfmfKilLATdxRDuSkqE7w2oD9XAgwhGtFwr4eXglsr7F0woosiP_ZrGdUDjvSSQmhT11zI4N0CPXc8_U/s1600-h/IMG_7449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfpGFkP1VstkjlZ44GTPvTxm1mhWpKOZXmUPvkSwFR1MCUifxN-dqIOsKY9vsVfmfKilLATdxRDuSkqE7w2oD9XAgwhGtFwr4eXglsr7F0woosiP_ZrGdUDjvSSQmhT11zI4N0CPXc8_U/s400/IMG_7449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366502497296559826" border="0" /></a>Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-11717459330217124012009-07-15T08:58:00.000-07:002009-07-15T10:53:25.804-07:00My favorite spot - The Lap!Hello Ma Doux,<br /><br />I know you had the chemo again this week, so to cheer you up I thought you'd like to see one of my favorite spots to hang out -- Adele's lap! l've heard about lap dogs and they seem to have a pretty cushy life so I've been trying to add that dimension to being a golden retriever.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNP5sf3fJTx-zafRSFrl3pfgi6E3N8Jl_dfZuYOPi1ZOxKJXxsM0asHREGjESZ9FVXlozuFNaAsrvmCzmahY23XZKSjBFV-JZ5BewrNCiQ1sz-BPWzhTHVJCfQM9rhnhk6ZOqqa4653Dl/s1600-h/3:7.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNP5sf3fJTx-zafRSFrl3pfgi6E3N8Jl_dfZuYOPi1ZOxKJXxsM0asHREGjESZ9FVXlozuFNaAsrvmCzmahY23XZKSjBFV-JZ5BewrNCiQ1sz-BPWzhTHVJCfQM9rhnhk6ZOqqa4653Dl/s400/3:7.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358718255299110482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's my first lap picture. This was on March 7, the day I came home. I'm looking a bit out of it as I had just spent four hours in the car coming from Clifton to Plymouth Meeting, and I'm looking out on my yard for the first time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftzosY6VGBwzYtcoYvztojfpDHfFn8Fol_aWrPuZzx3svEmBRFCKYHJznGa_S7YamU73ZJRTQt2S0ecG6ILKRRuTz0glOP6cBBhIRTh-LYuD8-B2blK4oVwVNF93B5HfYFlWm37px3OBJ/s1600-h/3:13.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftzosY6VGBwzYtcoYvztojfpDHfFn8Fol_aWrPuZzx3svEmBRFCKYHJznGa_S7YamU73ZJRTQt2S0ecG6ILKRRuTz0glOP6cBBhIRTh-LYuD8-B2blK4oVwVNF93B5HfYFlWm37px3OBJ/s400/3:13.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358719049558138210" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am a week later on March 13. I didn't know how to jump up onto anything at that point, but I learned that if I put a back paw onto one of their feet, they would lift up the paw (and me, attached!) and then I could clamber onto whatever I was aiming for.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIauXZGkGvdef88rzez3sW7Dxoy_7orgzVMvLW5gTCIYEyXb7camK16MZASZWRLcm6GhzoejZq_pM4Nz9dpRlS9ZlXjBArU6c48SO48Uk5fN4DNPbd_UXGwpBOPqh9V3Dzf6qFFpbgriLW/s1600-h/3:21.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIauXZGkGvdef88rzez3sW7Dxoy_7orgzVMvLW5gTCIYEyXb7camK16MZASZWRLcm6GhzoejZq_pM4Nz9dpRlS9ZlXjBArU6c48SO48Uk5fN4DNPbd_UXGwpBOPqh9V3Dzf6qFFpbgriLW/s400/3:21.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358720124905172226" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am on March 21. This isn't exactly a lap picture, but I was still small enough to be carried around which I really liked because I could do face licks so easily! Look how huge my front legs are!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBrbIqCaWyY0Yr_YU5SkQ2LR1Ly7suAbknzZoHuJaLpJq22vXT3lLN0HtyNCtbppmA26kWwyFeicNMF8hmzZR9M9gfhAbnkS-YVII3m3UYt7WIMrbE9GRcciotvRSKCUDviVnL8HUm0kX/s1600-h/4:4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBrbIqCaWyY0Yr_YU5SkQ2LR1Ly7suAbknzZoHuJaLpJq22vXT3lLN0HtyNCtbppmA26kWwyFeicNMF8hmzZR9M9gfhAbnkS-YVII3m3UYt7WIMrbE9GRcciotvRSKCUDviVnL8HUm0kX/s400/4:4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358721595276102786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now it's April 4 and you can see that I've discovered that the sofa is a fine spot for play. I had just come back from a walk but I'm still full of energy. This is my version of Climb All Over Body Parts - an excellent game.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LLZE1sH51sEoA_TTkYAHm5S30F2fyv848NXT7MP_VtiWmBzRBYqTeY6LxrCg_pu8Z2-xKqstjV-CGeNoL_CAhoB5s-alC-fU8HnhRcF9wLAzS1PrUJdqe2hJy2NFpFB_JX4QDxY1Nwbp/s1600-h/4:4a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LLZE1sH51sEoA_TTkYAHm5S30F2fyv848NXT7MP_VtiWmBzRBYqTeY6LxrCg_pu8Z2-xKqstjV-CGeNoL_CAhoB5s-alC-fU8HnhRcF9wLAzS1PrUJdqe2hJy2NFpFB_JX4QDxY1Nwbp/s400/4:4a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358722358783714850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Still April 4, and I'm still climbing all over Adele!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTB71j3TGaZjyoxFIb8AV73g3pBt2ZOFrOub8yO-TyirriTSrR1uJQavJcSCWbWh9MkwZegn5o22AkMhOcWfffKqimBz-Y2MQMAU4Bq5dcydVet-pF1cMVXyr4fXOkZ9sZwrVtzA43A6z/s1600-h/5:3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTB71j3TGaZjyoxFIb8AV73g3pBt2ZOFrOub8yO-TyirriTSrR1uJQavJcSCWbWh9MkwZegn5o22AkMhOcWfffKqimBz-Y2MQMAU4Bq5dcydVet-pF1cMVXyr4fXOkZ9sZwrVtzA43A6z/s400/5:3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358723920845268866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Now we jump forward to May 3. I think I just had a growth spurt!<br />This is my favorite chair because it stretches out (it's a recliner) and I get more room. It was starting to be a tight fit for me and Adele in the same spot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3Y5aj3fBfGvIXBc4r-IEmgAYSv1WAXt-GbCXCMt1Gct9bpY0osISiAB9AIrpSwbyqzuHmjvArrI4ZenvWaoHvUI3pC42RTEGY2JzThU93GITUUEmr3K0XmbXIP5ICu2G2-FL4eO377di/s1600-h/6:23b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT3Y5aj3fBfGvIXBc4r-IEmgAYSv1WAXt-GbCXCMt1Gct9bpY0osISiAB9AIrpSwbyqzuHmjvArrI4ZenvWaoHvUI3pC42RTEGY2JzThU93GITUUEmr3K0XmbXIP5ICu2G2-FL4eO377di/s400/6:23b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358727119923196898" border="0" /></a>Another growth spurt and it's June 23. I'm huge! Even though I can easily leap up onto chairs and beds, I always climb into Adele's lap very carefully, using the foot elevator. Adele says there's a big difference between a 15 lb puppy to lift and a 38 lb one, but I like to think it's great weight training for her! The best time to do the lap climb is in the morning with the coffee and newspaper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7Lm99HKXL9IiIApP0oGtBDHhXTTZ1DotHfh8cL4fOG35INES5HBNg4wUUXA1wcDnXIGPdCl3xwbwT-4Dkn6UC4S5LnMBgL6qToryN-K-jYZJNJCCknHQlqGZKkfjJBOC9F1PcwI0BIl1/s1600-h/6:23a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7Lm99HKXL9IiIApP0oGtBDHhXTTZ1DotHfh8cL4fOG35INES5HBNg4wUUXA1wcDnXIGPdCl3xwbwT-4Dkn6UC4S5LnMBgL6qToryN-K-jYZJNJCCknHQlqGZKkfjJBOC9F1PcwI0BIl1/s400/6:23a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358725948563252290" border="0" /></a><br />I always think a couple of face licks improve the situation!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT2Y0NE54eClRLeWdCTO3dJbHINu32Sv1hYuXUedOyT2JQroOZeFkK03KEantoHmBxe5X0M6v0yJ2h5bq05ellpe3LyBEU4eIpfrsnayIMOsfgOBTzc2wny3ObK6fHu3sgQ-Ay7qqXjVH/s1600-h/7:4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT2Y0NE54eClRLeWdCTO3dJbHINu32Sv1hYuXUedOyT2JQroOZeFkK03KEantoHmBxe5X0M6v0yJ2h5bq05ellpe3LyBEU4eIpfrsnayIMOsfgOBTzc2wny3ObK6fHu3sgQ-Ay7qqXjVH/s400/7:4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358730279260176210" border="0" /></a><br />Back to the sofa where Adele and I are watching the Fourth of July festivities. Della was a bit of a drag on the Fourth. She didn't seem to want to get on board with any of the celebrations, muttering something about it not being a big holiday in her country. I helpfully suggested she think about being a good sport rather than a sore loser, but that didn't go over at all well....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOdTNnRtcrzeIMgfnKeQprJWrMmBYuquh-nK5bACOQZ65tVPdi6pHplM4LzHZwtx2EWgF4PE-uPCD20tI2LLLvk-e5835tPUm0Ixv2HrU_zqtQZWVa8kXoOqa6SPM2ttOk9DjiuRPRu5h/s1600-h/7:4a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyOdTNnRtcrzeIMgfnKeQprJWrMmBYuquh-nK5bACOQZ65tVPdi6pHplM4LzHZwtx2EWgF4PE-uPCD20tI2LLLvk-e5835tPUm0Ixv2HrU_zqtQZWVa8kXoOqa6SPM2ttOk9DjiuRPRu5h/s400/7:4a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358735891061629954" border="0" /></a>I had a fun time on the Fourth, with everyone patting me and telling how good I was with all the fireworks going off. I can tell you for sure that if you like fireworks, Philadelphia's the place to be on the Fourth. They started around 5 PM and never stopped all night long as far as I could tell. I'm not afraid of fireworks at all - or thunderstorms. I like all that noise and stuff because I get lots of attention and pats and play.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucIuoZL5twNun32RBd52Kw4bL-u7T0s-8w0Sa_l4gDEruPfND-KqVXTNRm2Hz9l0zRvz1C26fZyAxqSQyycKO1lS9moajc2LFoO3ILenTiw3iK_oAmzk9WBazPHqUueE8_dI_fFFWVx0e/s1600-h/7:12.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucIuoZL5twNun32RBd52Kw4bL-u7T0s-8w0Sa_l4gDEruPfND-KqVXTNRm2Hz9l0zRvz1C26fZyAxqSQyycKO1lS9moajc2LFoO3ILenTiw3iK_oAmzk9WBazPHqUueE8_dI_fFFWVx0e/s400/7:12.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358736654123940626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now it's July 12, and you can see the fit is getting ever tighter in the chair!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hcT05JVOJ-zy8_MUhG6I22hyphenhyphenORx7gBO23iD9AY6R36vQKnnOdHRb5EFwRzUGvAWHEKUESDksi06MTWroMHhXnzTLvYMuQInCEQCB4dmk4pepg9N5qahIQt2I7lku3TtxjycnRJUZQFm2/s1600-h/7:12a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hcT05JVOJ-zy8_MUhG6I22hyphenhyphenORx7gBO23iD9AY6R36vQKnnOdHRb5EFwRzUGvAWHEKUESDksi06MTWroMHhXnzTLvYMuQInCEQCB4dmk4pepg9N5qahIQt2I7lku3TtxjycnRJUZQFm2/s400/7:12a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358737606792978610" border="0" /></a>I have to keep reminding Adele to push out the leg rest so there's more room for me and my toys. I just wriggle around till I get comfortable and can find a spot for each leg.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUUQRs8d5VqODVTf9t_tG9BaFvoUrWPmlQAd47lGoIZdujbjnhNCTI59TQ07PHCTmGzSYinnhO43d9KJg7DCXLq5c71F-FLhPBkfrfeL1RKEjv2Es1nFphcO8NwnvUZc5YakzMNzYNx5x/s1600-h/7:14.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUUQRs8d5VqODVTf9t_tG9BaFvoUrWPmlQAd47lGoIZdujbjnhNCTI59TQ07PHCTmGzSYinnhO43d9KJg7DCXLq5c71F-FLhPBkfrfeL1RKEjv2Es1nFphcO8NwnvUZc5YakzMNzYNx5x/s400/7:14.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358739304769271394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And this was yesterday, July 14. I made my lap move right in the middle of Adele's coffee and newspaper when I thought she might not notice me climbing aboard. I think I was quite successful!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP-7Zy_C_jYvbraDAbCBSP5KreZVWEMv4AMPHENWtDf87p3TPtzLpwxrAJM6UjRKHNK7fjDF0O10VbDG-lAVJEP8dTnWILqcfoQv5V7-F6zq8oqGjNW0O7K3339AUXSYv94L74FAiOPt_/s1600-h/7:14a.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguP-7Zy_C_jYvbraDAbCBSP5KreZVWEMv4AMPHENWtDf87p3TPtzLpwxrAJM6UjRKHNK7fjDF0O10VbDG-lAVJEP8dTnWILqcfoQv5V7-F6zq8oqGjNW0O7K3339AUXSYv94L74FAiOPt_/s400/7:14a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358739859620074146" border="0" /></a><br />And now I'm moving in for the face lick which I know will give me full absolution, and maybe help Adele wake up a bit!Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-43585855570709627082009-06-28T19:00:00.000-07:002009-06-28T21:36:07.472-07:00Emlyn's Walk<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span>Hello Ma Doux,<br /><br />I thought you'd like to come along on my morning walk. I'm pretty lucky because right by my house are lots of athletic fields, and because school's out, no-one uses them in the mornings. It takes about an hour to do this walk, but if it's hot or I'm chasing tennis balls, we take some timeouts for a drink.<br /><br />So I start off on my leash from the house till we reach the soccer field......<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrd8LfA5pUfg3nNjCV4ckTuaPY6zMuZ9fbesiAhkBAXXyOOsM92cDu3bSiRaTB3izAt2fT6bkrS8EL3zJbg4gEmKG3j1jXGZNKwhRjnUg5YMRzDYtHrDk-0lbmGLMQrfWYnS64rc2o4yf/s1600-h/IMG_7101.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDrd8LfA5pUfg3nNjCV4ckTuaPY6zMuZ9fbesiAhkBAXXyOOsM92cDu3bSiRaTB3izAt2fT6bkrS8EL3zJbg4gEmKG3j1jXGZNKwhRjnUg5YMRzDYtHrDk-0lbmGLMQrfWYnS64rc2o4yf/s400/IMG_7101.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352579956550788594" border="0" /></a> ......then the walk becomes a run as I get released!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvm9N-CMBP8XAtIQRO6cTYS4dbluLnBbyal955QS5PtZyBjTmsNFAcc3qC0euu8Ib2e3vdZuEihLIx8_-D_aFrk5zlnSI2LCdfnnseoswqCPW6CHaIkT3nUbddp-BHKvUQO8eDutCVYGF/s1600-h/IMG_7102.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvm9N-CMBP8XAtIQRO6cTYS4dbluLnBbyal955QS5PtZyBjTmsNFAcc3qC0euu8Ib2e3vdZuEihLIx8_-D_aFrk5zlnSI2LCdfnnseoswqCPW6CHaIkT3nUbddp-BHKvUQO8eDutCVYGF/s400/IMG_7102.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352576316052945602" border="0" /></a> Racing away as fast as I can go....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif93WXm_1e6o70q3pb4-7I6XQxkFNaAhJWuPGImj_6x-s6RfQOXSJgyLriQUadfUWvRrqyk8NA286jQwb415eTX9KVW9nvayy9RxToDWlRBJrsEu32Ox9_02ZhIkrduxW7Ke-u6VFzRXIs/s1600-h/IMG_7103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif93WXm_1e6o70q3pb4-7I6XQxkFNaAhJWuPGImj_6x-s6RfQOXSJgyLriQUadfUWvRrqyk8NA286jQwb415eTX9KVW9nvayy9RxToDWlRBJrsEu32Ox9_02ZhIkrduxW7Ke-u6VFzRXIs/s400/IMG_7103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352576310660478066" border="0" /></a> ....but I come right back when called!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZekC1p9BUl9LNRRL9-Sds_AfEsSCwa0SQNq4dXC_IFHY4hcPmvSpN5wIJXn6DoOqX9K4FmjF26HzESlRi0Z0Aio_wNWYv1EB6Espe8odKi6aVmt2lvrSfFdFRArFaRRL8N8SE2miNtZ4f/s1600-h/IMG_7121.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZekC1p9BUl9LNRRL9-Sds_AfEsSCwa0SQNq4dXC_IFHY4hcPmvSpN5wIJXn6DoOqX9K4FmjF26HzESlRi0Z0Aio_wNWYv1EB6Espe8odKi6aVmt2lvrSfFdFRArFaRRL8N8SE2miNtZ4f/s400/IMG_7121.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352578478779746226" border="0" /></a> At the end of the soccer field, we turn onto one of my favorite raceways!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtrSmxMeb2r05y4TupGlnii8BNySMakZ4ONPlL-MiF6w_6bpzAYmIlHD_IT1JP6UCATXHAepOH_ZKW8ty_5u13_u0CvHbRLWV_ZAPzpbtIk9iOuCTPLsBcVe4hc_uZXzBTyWldCuVMjqV/s1600-h/IMG_7107.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRtrSmxMeb2r05y4TupGlnii8BNySMakZ4ONPlL-MiF6w_6bpzAYmIlHD_IT1JP6UCATXHAepOH_ZKW8ty_5u13_u0CvHbRLWV_ZAPzpbtIk9iOuCTPLsBcVe4hc_uZXzBTyWldCuVMjqV/s400/IMG_7107.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575904842378162" border="0" /></a> When I get hot, I go find some shade.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY3fN4hrYC-FsNf7tzLF5fpmPWqLrIyoXKT6gRuKH6lkSCPDLJsd3_jVqMD79Y5CLF5KQfAvZvQdhnAdShszF3JQFtUTIMGVjFdIntF-dpKClggmOUATOwOXMn7T5PdaX1oy1_9J4bRdx/s1600-h/IMG_7106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyY3fN4hrYC-FsNf7tzLF5fpmPWqLrIyoXKT6gRuKH6lkSCPDLJsd3_jVqMD79Y5CLF5KQfAvZvQdhnAdShszF3JQFtUTIMGVjFdIntF-dpKClggmOUATOwOXMn7T5PdaX1oy1_9J4bRdx/s400/IMG_7106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352576305046555810" border="0" /></a> My tongue is getting longer!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdmE2SJ6_wU52OPa96DnMFz7LPNOvp4GHBHSAaSqK5UuMLsv-MUp5V-twfShDcVLSrpZjJOAfRLT5vNN1NXzhSeBCVg5eOFhtWRnvzcmQEGBF9TWMN4JpskBRxVRLlhG0k7-zsdrk7O7q/s1600-h/IMG_7114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAdmE2SJ6_wU52OPa96DnMFz7LPNOvp4GHBHSAaSqK5UuMLsv-MUp5V-twfShDcVLSrpZjJOAfRLT5vNN1NXzhSeBCVg5eOFhtWRnvzcmQEGBF9TWMN4JpskBRxVRLlhG0k7-zsdrk7O7q/s400/IMG_7114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575885496950034" border="0" /></a> I love climbing up this hill.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeKH1UoTQ51WUWJomKIUBon_aTpZCaaTmuTelBIWK0L2SarTa4EZhNg8c0q1OYteqSYFeF-cFNhtkHuCcx_NrAODwr5DtzlYT_SbNvEKlU-ezvCNeSSwjkFqKn6zdHJ07yGolQWl1u2Ay/s1600-h/IMG_7110.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeKH1UoTQ51WUWJomKIUBon_aTpZCaaTmuTelBIWK0L2SarTa4EZhNg8c0q1OYteqSYFeF-cFNhtkHuCcx_NrAODwr5DtzlYT_SbNvEKlU-ezvCNeSSwjkFqKn6zdHJ07yGolQWl1u2Ay/s400/IMG_7110.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575900913517682" border="0" /></a> I'm such a good climber, I make it look as if it's flat!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j7o68NU-WIQqdlGNi9Ckm5oUEnmwsJqgMPBq_BfP7b3fySQ5IdbYNocWUGQSlHbJOGpyi0pdWt_2LXzbbw7_k186SpSALo-yNMwLHzYyoiA21v2ykirm3R0NUdws1tFm6PYnuIA_UWyV/s1600-h/IMG_7111.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6j7o68NU-WIQqdlGNi9Ckm5oUEnmwsJqgMPBq_BfP7b3fySQ5IdbYNocWUGQSlHbJOGpyi0pdWt_2LXzbbw7_k186SpSALo-yNMwLHzYyoiA21v2ykirm3R0NUdws1tFm6PYnuIA_UWyV/s400/IMG_7111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575898656286034" border="0" /></a> Now I'll pose for a picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvxcXfV0B6cYBinkyUk6CD4xDCCznYYzOUH9A5J_6ytORLrvVdLETqojMr4yPt3McGKTgQQWKtagqhNw4Qqng8c8oSW3746-ZlhjJeZe7-S2H6rCsJP0HTplOTjLrgxcDu9r3ZE3UA7AD/s1600-h/IMG_7112.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvxcXfV0B6cYBinkyUk6CD4xDCCznYYzOUH9A5J_6ytORLrvVdLETqojMr4yPt3McGKTgQQWKtagqhNw4Qqng8c8oSW3746-ZlhjJeZe7-S2H6rCsJP0HTplOTjLrgxcDu9r3ZE3UA7AD/s400/IMG_7112.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575887889957650" border="0" /></a> Look at me way up here!<br /><br /> Just on the other side of this hill is a kids' playground with all kinds of fun stuff for me to play on!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVio-oWUH6iTDugpaNpb6Zk3WS7tmGpUAS0E326lWEZMp27SSJrTCVcPIHHZdO0Vetaz9u-eM4DJWrLZUYWBpFxJ8Tka8aV93rX-1d3yz_leiEMAsyNHOtZA6egS08ZX1L7Ogr-ajr8Sw/s1600-h/IMG_7129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVio-oWUH6iTDugpaNpb6Zk3WS7tmGpUAS0E326lWEZMp27SSJrTCVcPIHHZdO0Vetaz9u-eM4DJWrLZUYWBpFxJ8Tka8aV93rX-1d3yz_leiEMAsyNHOtZA6egS08ZX1L7Ogr-ajr8Sw/s400/IMG_7129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575472199213394" border="0" /></a> I LOVE climbing right to the top.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjc6z_IEG97QRV-zNe0eqaqAYeiIA8o8Pa98vf38XlQ6JLS3s0GOe5_ZYMScL9PGQ-opKlDzIQKwF1txwZhvnAwUe79PFWeU8d82Gc0PPiTc-T4HYL9DrBbvQjCjBJkLLqb_WCueCXSgw/s1600-h/IMG_7127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjc6z_IEG97QRV-zNe0eqaqAYeiIA8o8Pa98vf38XlQ6JLS3s0GOe5_ZYMScL9PGQ-opKlDzIQKwF1txwZhvnAwUe79PFWeU8d82Gc0PPiTc-T4HYL9DrBbvQjCjBJkLLqb_WCueCXSgw/s400/IMG_7127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575475224545682" border="0" /></a> One day I'll go down the slide....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ-UQt5rEGEtfckpbgpDAgucCvKCADr6d0qeRYPLF7w-tySxSu6AJw6t0468D6SV3EaBrpV28OOHcv8OoP8bXQM2wyEr0C_w1FReA_FVO57VxKXykAOBvkC7n4Gbrqjt02oiAtupQ5QjP/s1600-h/IMG_7140.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJ-UQt5rEGEtfckpbgpDAgucCvKCADr6d0qeRYPLF7w-tySxSu6AJw6t0468D6SV3EaBrpV28OOHcv8OoP8bXQM2wyEr0C_w1FReA_FVO57VxKXykAOBvkC7n4Gbrqjt02oiAtupQ5QjP/s400/IMG_7140.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575073432355634" border="0" /></a> ....but for now I'll just sit.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__j1sqSHqNRc8-p1pDrAPeltV1zOofxWPrQjEzjk70924mnv3laZ-UJ_WAdcK76-FsBhYRD8WHytzedEq1HQDXXTz29fb86WGGendYqyKvDAdh-Hd4C4bfZjG_fBi_9IuDwr1oLKGHeZy/s1600-h/IMG_7130.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj__j1sqSHqNRc8-p1pDrAPeltV1zOofxWPrQjEzjk70924mnv3laZ-UJ_WAdcK76-FsBhYRD8WHytzedEq1HQDXXTz29fb86WGGendYqyKvDAdh-Hd4C4bfZjG_fBi_9IuDwr1oLKGHeZy/s400/IMG_7130.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575470371882338" border="0" /></a> It's pretty high up here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5uDwn5uyeeHDUbhCLlzMr4RDWaph6_LqdnCFzgxEs8Zbc7FfsPtcc1EJgkiIVqc6v2QzgJ9ypuv_9hmH0gIaEX6uYPFweIi-LvmfFbwI8IvdeANbiyLWNdXlVEOzGb_-5JdJ21inFiq1/s1600-h/IMG_7136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5uDwn5uyeeHDUbhCLlzMr4RDWaph6_LqdnCFzgxEs8Zbc7FfsPtcc1EJgkiIVqc6v2QzgJ9ypuv_9hmH0gIaEX6uYPFweIi-LvmfFbwI8IvdeANbiyLWNdXlVEOzGb_-5JdJ21inFiq1/s400/IMG_7136.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575077104259874" border="0" /></a> I found some more stairs to climb....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3Xd7qv0jLYMA5m8WoYao6wTzm2khfApqsUN-5hjl2WGQItT8gG0vWFqWFhGpH_0chWxy1LNh_QoWOC18edfIzsVaivgBVPydli1T1d9R6bB7fpCSgeFS7BCj-7pb_GpgFS24t_d4sy2t/s1600-h/IMG_7131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3Xd7qv0jLYMA5m8WoYao6wTzm2khfApqsUN-5hjl2WGQItT8gG0vWFqWFhGpH_0chWxy1LNh_QoWOC18edfIzsVaivgBVPydli1T1d9R6bB7fpCSgeFS7BCj-7pb_GpgFS24t_d4sy2t/s400/IMG_7131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575082890133282" border="0" /></a> ....and now a bridge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLUIOqPAq-4b4t3WzI7wphJ9nKHzpgJd9m_C1gO-y9SHctVh4EQy2ZECM3y8SRHRjqFo0XIxwX1t8foaxIpW4F1kfKkDNX_SyqEUK8iLQIH1HBGWIa4_VvwJ0jzDZ5SIMK18CotbiuW8X/s1600-h/IMG_7135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTLUIOqPAq-4b4t3WzI7wphJ9nKHzpgJd9m_C1gO-y9SHctVh4EQy2ZECM3y8SRHRjqFo0XIxwX1t8foaxIpW4F1kfKkDNX_SyqEUK8iLQIH1HBGWIa4_VvwJ0jzDZ5SIMK18CotbiuW8X/s400/IMG_7135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575080050656242" border="0" /></a> Time out to look at the view.<br /><br />After I've finished playing on the jungle gym, we head around the school to this HUGE area of open sports fields which no-one uses in the morning except me!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlJWe7wr7Xj9YY7A2j1DY1FyTHoYl2rkejHGM_FjmRyespeSYeBV1Uh8MLwpc5xQHqszBIJaVhxIjiyizp0HjmDqUMiHoILEnFZjuHkB6vtMnEVuHbas8Gzbf-7OZA38Rc-E4CC9LG3Us/s1600-h/IMG_7141.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVlJWe7wr7Xj9YY7A2j1DY1FyTHoYl2rkejHGM_FjmRyespeSYeBV1Uh8MLwpc5xQHqszBIJaVhxIjiyizp0HjmDqUMiHoILEnFZjuHkB6vtMnEVuHbas8Gzbf-7OZA38Rc-E4CC9LG3Us/s400/IMG_7141.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575070760613666" border="0" /></a> Now I can run and run and run....all the way to those trees if I want!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-8Vd-WMseKMWebCsLI9yKRiJKyf62P6hOLFQbttb7d_VBa4LbIE44VPlxCSybVfSvHmaPp6jgU8SiushH4okWwdCjsHCt54M72Rndpn2qNu9xfoFm9T_9MbZalz4XJrJutk-y2z82-Ny/s1600-h/IMG_7142.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-8Vd-WMseKMWebCsLI9yKRiJKyf62P6hOLFQbttb7d_VBa4LbIE44VPlxCSybVfSvHmaPp6jgU8SiushH4okWwdCjsHCt54M72Rndpn2qNu9xfoFm9T_9MbZalz4XJrJutk-y2z82-Ny/s400/IMG_7142.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574180180217266" border="0" /></a> But it's too hot today to go that far.....another time out in the shade with the tennis ball I just found.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO91InEGaiywtFc_dC74VwITpZarccDnPKnDN5RJuKIyG6Lsl45kCHK1BVextdkA62wXZbheCe1J6bp8VBLKUA3a540Eadn1ZhLJzMrMlyQKQnPlOf9Loaw_H4y9ND8kw1hPzlCDeokTE2/s1600-h/IMG_7143.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO91InEGaiywtFc_dC74VwITpZarccDnPKnDN5RJuKIyG6Lsl45kCHK1BVextdkA62wXZbheCe1J6bp8VBLKUA3a540Eadn1ZhLJzMrMlyQKQnPlOf9Loaw_H4y9ND8kw1hPzlCDeokTE2/s400/IMG_7143.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574173917123938" border="0" /></a> I always jump up on this rock<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEbwvRtASDWPB6XXjiXYlSwv0tBqWq6KdK5rDqVtJRpVvCcKsr96ZEhlFzxBKhPK3xm41KWXgRlwdb2smul5oA64KkxFIOPk1IiiBo4yclyqi0BgwE_QpDv19ftygob6Yz2mn7XrMLSrZ/s1600-h/IMG_7147.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEbwvRtASDWPB6XXjiXYlSwv0tBqWq6KdK5rDqVtJRpVvCcKsr96ZEhlFzxBKhPK3xm41KWXgRlwdb2smul5oA64KkxFIOPk1IiiBo4yclyqi0BgwE_QpDv19ftygob6Yz2mn7XrMLSrZ/s400/IMG_7147.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574166372823394" border="0" /></a> Here's the water fountain where Della gets me a drink and a water splash<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV_vQX2g2somqz_FhmPlM_BiO_YvGPrLYmmfxEMPW8Dd-LKB6FQEaP5JyYsUXYMeXnbtn-4rE5uZbPhko_Pz2jbVR9Jazbvp7w52LnyU1G0s1P17AXsrPvR6nPxkwNSvH_UjtQhEnIRJO/s1600-h/IMG_7149.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV_vQX2g2somqz_FhmPlM_BiO_YvGPrLYmmfxEMPW8Dd-LKB6FQEaP5JyYsUXYMeXnbtn-4rE5uZbPhko_Pz2jbVR9Jazbvp7w52LnyU1G0s1P17AXsrPvR6nPxkwNSvH_UjtQhEnIRJO/s400/IMG_7149.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574162711578722" border="0" /></a> Della has a folding water bowl that she fills for my drink, then she throws water over me to cool off. I love my puddle and shade!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewZyEfVYHibt-thsMiI0S7vB21yELlYWYybA1mfMX9r-QdTSnJeMwKGU4sHKLN7CvsKqUuAsDjDPMypajCgQItUkXv_37qvIe-hX6fOnfkJjScXt88rGKB1uf2oUeo6IBllt_DmNxHM_8/s1600-h/IMG_7150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgewZyEfVYHibt-thsMiI0S7vB21yELlYWYybA1mfMX9r-QdTSnJeMwKGU4sHKLN7CvsKqUuAsDjDPMypajCgQItUkXv_37qvIe-hX6fOnfkJjScXt88rGKB1uf2oUeo6IBllt_DmNxHM_8/s400/IMG_7150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352574162599125154" border="0" /></a> Wish the puddle were bigger.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbRSsGWbJTCRABBbPt1EDhawgIRPWK3oilG4xit6m-tkXGfwoK-YiBe9PzxZxeHuNf8ifVjZS2df3QeEe1cBL0IR39Vrg65rxdDqn8Tq4YuiA7NpUNaX2GTc90oM6PyfGP_iN1yjKV-wF/s1600-h/IMG_7151.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbRSsGWbJTCRABBbPt1EDhawgIRPWK3oilG4xit6m-tkXGfwoK-YiBe9PzxZxeHuNf8ifVjZS2df3QeEe1cBL0IR39Vrg65rxdDqn8Tq4YuiA7NpUNaX2GTc90oM6PyfGP_iN1yjKV-wF/s400/IMG_7151.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568895641301442" border="0" /></a> Here's another rock I like to jump on. (Have you noticed how good I am at posing in all these pictures? I've definitely got "Sit...Stay" down!)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5oyLIYLTpLT_9IB6qsE47sR5T8jalFahKbRv6II3uNIWpJ7xhbCOWqs9WFNjJ8lTuJUIBgVxtaWUerkDsMZHxuLedXk8U93TqrEjoEKqexqB7jOmm6a21ZLH8vc0X2ig9Goo4sujhsKa/s1600-h/IMG_7153.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5oyLIYLTpLT_9IB6qsE47sR5T8jalFahKbRv6II3uNIWpJ7xhbCOWqs9WFNjJ8lTuJUIBgVxtaWUerkDsMZHxuLedXk8U93TqrEjoEKqexqB7jOmm6a21ZLH8vc0X2ig9Goo4sujhsKa/s400/IMG_7153.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568892212451874" border="0" /></a> Ooops...dropped my ball over the edge.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiystJQNdRvKN7HcXKiyA4T_QuficdRLGasn1VDB-9xbV-m4Y6Vgg91NjoerxPTlBdRrJ2wVUy2fJMysuEoLPsY90RqQoFvi9qrqpKRcuCPM6jBlkUD690K8mchGyS2M0zkhyphenhyphenSaFnzl-IG-/s1600-h/IMG_7155.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiystJQNdRvKN7HcXKiyA4T_QuficdRLGasn1VDB-9xbV-m4Y6Vgg91NjoerxPTlBdRrJ2wVUy2fJMysuEoLPsY90RqQoFvi9qrqpKRcuCPM6jBlkUD690K8mchGyS2M0zkhyphenhyphenSaFnzl-IG-/s400/IMG_7155.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568889017217554" border="0" /></a> And now I'm headed to another favorite spot.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MRUFeya4jihJpVwi-h1WWMhOfis1Keqay2chocqBkTXe5P9DNmMNo-DPxrdFiY_KR-lw0fcS5OgSguoEzU9epVC144p-GmW_qeZN1Gud_mvugnMXy_rVQEu7dQukajiUsHfPP_zsWTie/s1600-h/IMG_7156.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MRUFeya4jihJpVwi-h1WWMhOfis1Keqay2chocqBkTXe5P9DNmMNo-DPxrdFiY_KR-lw0fcS5OgSguoEzU9epVC144p-GmW_qeZN1Gud_mvugnMXy_rVQEu7dQukajiUsHfPP_zsWTie/s400/IMG_7156.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568887773983330" border="0" /></a> I zip around in this undergrowth....the smells are soooo good in here.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlwtRjWWpxfxsGfcLdoxNcUtLpDXHXp0zZQ9SIJGDF8NnIPguj6P9nZj_nzEAmEPY8UVx0opNvEpPdQrhNtkGdu941rMmL8knIk1D_qoqJ6sFvd4haqkvT2vZlEYy6BqqXk8EVR27M9NX/s1600-h/IMG_7157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDlwtRjWWpxfxsGfcLdoxNcUtLpDXHXp0zZQ9SIJGDF8NnIPguj6P9nZj_nzEAmEPY8UVx0opNvEpPdQrhNtkGdu941rMmL8knIk1D_qoqJ6sFvd4haqkvT2vZlEYy6BqqXk8EVR27M9NX/s400/IMG_7157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568880486618962" border="0" /></a> But I run back as soon as I realize I've gone too far away. I'm still a bit unsure of myself when I can't see Della or Adele.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZq3CscfKemgSR0yxMtX77p8iS41Hdb5v9xnvp29rTpff6oj8-9wnxyy_EYTjb1nl6kbl5ljHYe7ged4TIDqw-Fi2hwDcxH8RnjvdiR49miYYUV_d7aV7oPFGJQm2_UNpT6dy577SI4mA/s1600-h/IMG_7158.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZq3CscfKemgSR0yxMtX77p8iS41Hdb5v9xnvp29rTpff6oj8-9wnxyy_EYTjb1nl6kbl5ljHYe7ged4TIDqw-Fi2hwDcxH8RnjvdiR49miYYUV_d7aV7oPFGJQm2_UNpT6dy577SI4mA/s400/IMG_7158.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568172342023794" border="0" /></a> I think there's something in there....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cz8LeGfn3AFiKiU4zdPjrfAd1awUs7f_6Blc9tbI4b8WCU_Mn2HGM-Ra9CaB7MVATmd9Wo5dPZ-ys-eN-l6Eu0fm6hJzfWGN3SiX51L3I6f6pZqaSC8u9jyb-DhG2FhcbDdvFRRgcElm/s1600-h/IMG_7161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cz8LeGfn3AFiKiU4zdPjrfAd1awUs7f_6Blc9tbI4b8WCU_Mn2HGM-Ra9CaB7MVATmd9Wo5dPZ-ys-eN-l6Eu0fm6hJzfWGN3SiX51L3I6f6pZqaSC8u9jyb-DhG2FhcbDdvFRRgcElm/s400/IMG_7161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568162269831634" border="0" /></a> ........better check it out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i5fCHJfZi7-VR2jQGOqW4WakVcsQmGsqguO75g7htgqOkgh38sT7-KSACj3WuPeo1nl0Gy51FEHfLHx7s_4EiMzOmb-uW_IZ1xyWRp8SaLkdi232HRs5oiP4odM2aS1l3jnR-2BtZ5F6/s1600-h/IMG_7187.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7i5fCHJfZi7-VR2jQGOqW4WakVcsQmGsqguO75g7htgqOkgh38sT7-KSACj3WuPeo1nl0Gy51FEHfLHx7s_4EiMzOmb-uW_IZ1xyWRp8SaLkdi232HRs5oiP4odM2aS1l3jnR-2BtZ5F6/s400/IMG_7187.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565969148151346" border="0" /></a> Nah....just a silly bird that I scared off.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxOcpDJShkC3-lSpj534tpzSzxj0Y5NUFdUaHuKwdW_FwJwowl4dYr6aTZk1X1WH9jpCZdBRvP8CHq-mms753-fWYTAeCR7PddJ9UXjzdT0zFMXsmW5yAUg5utjs5vSt9cBmFyuV1WSBZ/s1600-h/IMG_7162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxOcpDJShkC3-lSpj534tpzSzxj0Y5NUFdUaHuKwdW_FwJwowl4dYr6aTZk1X1WH9jpCZdBRvP8CHq-mms753-fWYTAeCR7PddJ9UXjzdT0zFMXsmW5yAUg5utjs5vSt9cBmFyuV1WSBZ/s400/IMG_7162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568154724775650" border="0" /></a> Then we head over towards the bike path. The first few times I did this walk I used to be REALLY scared of this big old tree stump!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5rfqiGWY1T7jkA-QyU_yUx6PU0JQZyqB5jh5R58Hg7h7Li1eXe4_Ngm51QnaJc_reLm3O2LjQ1TZKv0m_d7bMsRLudcq_Ps18DFrlMghHxVGnywVkyLtd4k9nam-JOIF4wn-xoWq4sAt/s1600-h/IMG_7163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG5rfqiGWY1T7jkA-QyU_yUx6PU0JQZyqB5jh5R58Hg7h7Li1eXe4_Ngm51QnaJc_reLm3O2LjQ1TZKv0m_d7bMsRLudcq_Ps18DFrlMghHxVGnywVkyLtd4k9nam-JOIF4wn-xoWq4sAt/s400/IMG_7163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352568151258002738" border="0" /></a> Back on my leash to go along the bike path.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF6TBP62FsA1gL0wRIp4um_GxVT5Azu2S42PGA7tn1RW1NeoI49J3yWFEAno_DuYWsSnnQVd0Xzn_o4eK5vCFBB6wkGjw2paOsWJYFsjAhFHwx0sIW_os5YF6LKoPCrxWXgR3RMyv_r-b/s1600-h/IMG_7170.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCF6TBP62FsA1gL0wRIp4um_GxVT5Azu2S42PGA7tn1RW1NeoI49J3yWFEAno_DuYWsSnnQVd0Xzn_o4eK5vCFBB6wkGjw2paOsWJYFsjAhFHwx0sIW_os5YF6LKoPCrxWXgR3RMyv_r-b/s400/IMG_7170.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352566630951030226" border="0" /></a> This is my favorite mud spot...I always sit down here! You can see my paw prints from previous walks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbTYHenUSeLAZhny6FasXRlMwPy3exllJzZY76TKVUay3LlTzwvgERyGHWhWKvs2QncVMs65HRKH25SC6vt-GtC1qunpQxJHQ4guLAvX3kiZ73WE7IWH6bT_d-c-NhltXpMYAnN66fN87/s1600-h/IMG_7176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbTYHenUSeLAZhny6FasXRlMwPy3exllJzZY76TKVUay3LlTzwvgERyGHWhWKvs2QncVMs65HRKH25SC6vt-GtC1qunpQxJHQ4guLAvX3kiZ73WE7IWH6bT_d-c-NhltXpMYAnN66fN87/s400/IMG_7176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352566622856521602" border="0" /></a> This dog ALWAYS barks at me...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMBqVcJxujQRUWKN20rim-0Ij0GepwIid2tTKrPiylulf_Yy5EZ_6rZ7dh_HmXcuZ-m2-jkbi3UmqPVnqfvOrflLk5go7Vyreva4a9sO9Zq5JfsrX-DwXVpTJJn6JoBgHcU4N0rT-fDlc/s1600-h/IMG_7172.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXMBqVcJxujQRUWKN20rim-0Ij0GepwIid2tTKrPiylulf_Yy5EZ_6rZ7dh_HmXcuZ-m2-jkbi3UmqPVnqfvOrflLk5go7Vyreva4a9sO9Zq5JfsrX-DwXVpTJJn6JoBgHcU4N0rT-fDlc/s400/IMG_7172.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352566624256989874" border="0" /></a> .....but I just ignore him.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9bXdlBEla_sOiGHVe9R4N8Asg90-37psdkf4k9g_rSxdSWrR3MGWMTkVjJecjVRj3ootH-hW4FRlmp3yj_nt8Wol6EcOaY-P9cVsfQH3we_LOmrl8dx1KxPPZBpOzR30sVSeLUbGEdW4/s1600-h/IMG_7174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9bXdlBEla_sOiGHVe9R4N8Asg90-37psdkf4k9g_rSxdSWrR3MGWMTkVjJecjVRj3ootH-hW4FRlmp3yj_nt8Wol6EcOaY-P9cVsfQH3we_LOmrl8dx1KxPPZBpOzR30sVSeLUbGEdW4/s400/IMG_7174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352566620389789986" border="0" /></a> What's up here?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqClv7Sxrs3T10vy0YXa98AmtR43T3rPK5KTG1o-Mwk28q2MGJOMB148EoKjWinS75vsBvRUDVN9yD-6F6PnATPWcgHWiBlzUQETjsMkq5PNLOIDxcIaRp3kJ8bHWxrvKKyfuVmalbSxE6/s1600-h/IMG_7177.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqClv7Sxrs3T10vy0YXa98AmtR43T3rPK5KTG1o-Mwk28q2MGJOMB148EoKjWinS75vsBvRUDVN9yD-6F6PnATPWcgHWiBlzUQETjsMkq5PNLOIDxcIaRp3kJ8bHWxrvKKyfuVmalbSxE6/s400/IMG_7177.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352566612344896274" border="0" /></a> This bike path goes on forever.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkCGp5KveiRfnUIu27qcgUfV-bP5U-PANUzI2mWI9rexN0udG86-oc7JAcG4Smns67-539BOgxBDFUiesEDtGp3acWQFTlKnwLgYIir6k09w03rDMm1ybcbb1u5XDsVVX4wDIBbZpm_GO/s1600-h/IMG_7179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirkCGp5KveiRfnUIu27qcgUfV-bP5U-PANUzI2mWI9rexN0udG86-oc7JAcG4Smns67-539BOgxBDFUiesEDtGp3acWQFTlKnwLgYIir6k09w03rDMm1ybcbb1u5XDsVVX4wDIBbZpm_GO/s400/IMG_7179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565974723240994" border="0" /></a> I love it when we get here because....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyDcLg-thWfV-gfbI4YfkQ6LaYhaHnwGGss4au3hC4NGJzFEm_S3sRPAo6NWRH2Scx1OAQJimU0_phft-5o4WqCddB6L6D4-_HromnCs6j8OUZky-Av0JonLiVvOVZdqhd6uz-Vde1JbL/s1600-h/IMG_7181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvyDcLg-thWfV-gfbI4YfkQ6LaYhaHnwGGss4au3hC4NGJzFEm_S3sRPAo6NWRH2Scx1OAQJimU0_phft-5o4WqCddB6L6D4-_HromnCs6j8OUZky-Av0JonLiVvOVZdqhd6uz-Vde1JbL/s400/IMG_7181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565973710689586" border="0" /></a> .....I get off my leash and can run again!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGHqLJx_0iaxM5rRDQbd0u3AtI6wx7NqCIbEyLpHVnp2djLwTy20fr3jp_6Pc5BGdjnbIq7A2a9yvZrCrkhZEfisQveKFSCN9H-semAPPCrtscoB4Wm1Pkfe8HYM24NzoaaHv81pKi70U/s1600-h/IMG_7183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGHqLJx_0iaxM5rRDQbd0u3AtI6wx7NqCIbEyLpHVnp2djLwTy20fr3jp_6Pc5BGdjnbIq7A2a9yvZrCrkhZEfisQveKFSCN9H-semAPPCrtscoB4Wm1Pkfe8HYM24NzoaaHv81pKi70U/s400/IMG_7183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565974156424002" border="0" /></a> Lots of stuff to check out.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MVUg72M4x6ZBxJqe9uXt3c5bn_ZHhR66TOEQNl_FcnUG_neV8z9mVbGcVxjK0T4d5_gpkaejNd6hYn9AUsPEWYgLo4uqBalzPYHtTDAhNns-aYhXTn2BAzmJbJPMSIwElHrQ-nkCzgXG/s1600-h/IMG_7188.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MVUg72M4x6ZBxJqe9uXt3c5bn_ZHhR66TOEQNl_FcnUG_neV8z9mVbGcVxjK0T4d5_gpkaejNd6hYn9AUsPEWYgLo4uqBalzPYHtTDAhNns-aYhXTn2BAzmJbJPMSIwElHrQ-nkCzgXG/s400/IMG_7188.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565962416573074" border="0" /></a> Wheee.....more running!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF0ldzhwsSF3LhXUknHZnrxSGppV3AIDTXh_vHn8q2wHtVDEq6cQtpXUUT-tA_TlPagq_8WIh_L4YOI2SJ16M5RK4gne2sFyRlYXvziiem8ga7yXF0xeHqVxlfPQU4ECnEmS8xM5x_qQb/s1600-h/IMG_7189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNF0ldzhwsSF3LhXUknHZnrxSGppV3AIDTXh_vHn8q2wHtVDEq6cQtpXUUT-tA_TlPagq_8WIh_L4YOI2SJ16M5RK4gne2sFyRlYXvziiem8ga7yXF0xeHqVxlfPQU4ECnEmS8xM5x_qQb/s400/IMG_7189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565468191684002" border="0" /></a> Isn't this pretty?<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwSgyw2igH0BUhZXFmvKgxruyU3L5baKdKTaPKrjOXTTYTY7COve6aDpZat294eDaiUCqGjZSTpjABJZ6E8IccRI8ql5Tk_OUhe8T32-jsdn3qyimhmuRkf0ybSbAYyKg9QWpgxsPiNgJ/s1600-h/IMG_7119.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwSgyw2igH0BUhZXFmvKgxruyU3L5baKdKTaPKrjOXTTYTY7COve6aDpZat294eDaiUCqGjZSTpjABJZ6E8IccRI8ql5Tk_OUhe8T32-jsdn3qyimhmuRkf0ybSbAYyKg9QWpgxsPiNgJ/s400/IMG_7119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575590189869890" border="0" /></a> We've had lots of rain so there are good puddles everywhere.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug9TsnpgYYIcV0t0_ZLt02oLorZkAjj8a7KA_LCjcT9hjwOr4WM5ZAASR-dIEVYVjJQpEVKhIiR9sXrHyPP5Rw57fNrZ1VUMDR-V49J5VBbcPBlyXlkgzWnqY-gQz_-6Qgy9jo5i-2ZnP/s1600-h/IMG_7197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiug9TsnpgYYIcV0t0_ZLt02oLorZkAjj8a7KA_LCjcT9hjwOr4WM5ZAASR-dIEVYVjJQpEVKhIiR9sXrHyPP5Rw57fNrZ1VUMDR-V49J5VBbcPBlyXlkgzWnqY-gQz_-6Qgy9jo5i-2ZnP/s400/IMG_7197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352565467438391154" border="0" /></a> I LOVE water!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY1CYUfbDLuSqNBxwb2G64KaXYdXuZHAjwFREAJlMvGVrhZkkCuS2z-Hrg92hc27JuCBQPJQ_Xqk4qmM6Sl4yQgfgswNS_F1DIMap4QpUHSpJ1MHnXX8Ejc-PNv2MhL0i-MiSznyH34IT/s1600-h/IMG_7201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCY1CYUfbDLuSqNBxwb2G64KaXYdXuZHAjwFREAJlMvGVrhZkkCuS2z-Hrg92hc27JuCBQPJQ_Xqk4qmM6Sl4yQgfgswNS_F1DIMap4QpUHSpJ1MHnXX8Ejc-PNv2MhL0i-MiSznyH34IT/s400/IMG_7201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352564969757501714" border="0" /></a> I might as well cool off all over.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOAz-B7jC-iXFgSLs4MqFUCfFL3E27w2IPN3AaJ6jhMZyER_iqipZOdf8GlGG0cR9hKXhxMTg23dG70FQBJxuDYp8bUOsycuFjSQmzH4SokeJoc6P9P1pb7es8576QcSUaXiB4tzXK69M/s1600-h/IMG_7203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTOAz-B7jC-iXFgSLs4MqFUCfFL3E27w2IPN3AaJ6jhMZyER_iqipZOdf8GlGG0cR9hKXhxMTg23dG70FQBJxuDYp8bUOsycuFjSQmzH4SokeJoc6P9P1pb7es8576QcSUaXiB4tzXK69M/s400/IMG_7203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352564964264436338" border="0" /></a> I'll do another pretty pose.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5tgMrqSAjt1IuYn8P2sgAwzpoyf41XbrZv-HmuKEqHlPVOwGmm5co3v3l8j8ndq9rSCVTi0Wr0qUgBP63_LILsTxtO-pnqbh-sxIQMUdpmSRDD54n98Ut8YAp1bTONurKo4EmyzRUDA_/s1600-h/IMG_7122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5tgMrqSAjt1IuYn8P2sgAwzpoyf41XbrZv-HmuKEqHlPVOwGmm5co3v3l8j8ndq9rSCVTi0Wr0qUgBP63_LILsTxtO-pnqbh-sxIQMUdpmSRDD54n98Ut8YAp1bTONurKo4EmyzRUDA_/s400/IMG_7122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352575480424175250" border="0" /></a> Homeward bound on the soccer fields again.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJquB7svEBh071GBs6Ox7DrRihioyxelXZ8Lwibypcvvb2eu5Nv7FVxq45rFWkMMejFZZGcvWd7EIoLqIgzYVdhvFPIgXEuVNfUudESUwle0E86EEGYfPM1pyFA4wh55ZIrZfM-3bO-Vi/s1600-h/IMG_7205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuJquB7svEBh071GBs6Ox7DrRihioyxelXZ8Lwibypcvvb2eu5Nv7FVxq45rFWkMMejFZZGcvWd7EIoLqIgzYVdhvFPIgXEuVNfUudESUwle0E86EEGYfPM1pyFA4wh55ZIrZfM-3bO-Vi/s400/IMG_7205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352564961417730882" border="0" /></a> Are we there yet? I'm getting a bit tired.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNs6XA8hOPJvJnk6qTdWo15iu7KHH9r-EGO1mjwwbTjAjo3tbwX-y63uMvq0qeBUC68QY9jyWtm8SEq84mDWByn38mH_GDGBa_-veyy5Uxbf6kmyjEvZ8CDuwnsh25bYj6VC5_47zYaWi/s1600-h/IMG_7206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNs6XA8hOPJvJnk6qTdWo15iu7KHH9r-EGO1mjwwbTjAjo3tbwX-y63uMvq0qeBUC68QY9jyWtm8SEq84mDWByn38mH_GDGBa_-veyy5Uxbf6kmyjEvZ8CDuwnsh25bYj6VC5_47zYaWi/s400/IMG_7206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352564959726421154" border="0" /></a> Almost home...through the gap in the bushes.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DtNfbJqt5u4_dd9ryuKo0x5juVMXLgnubm3KOKs_6Y1cl9C22miR5qBwe_koCfpHAAAzQj7ztEG9lvqEjr9u-6uX-4z2DHlmvVg8fFGAMY-V6l7Q9iCgdRTX5SDZqyOuWoisf5FC9_LW/s1600-h/IMG_7207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DtNfbJqt5u4_dd9ryuKo0x5juVMXLgnubm3KOKs_6Y1cl9C22miR5qBwe_koCfpHAAAzQj7ztEG9lvqEjr9u-6uX-4z2DHlmvVg8fFGAMY-V6l7Q9iCgdRTX5SDZqyOuWoisf5FC9_LW/s400/IMG_7207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352564955512975922" border="0" /></a> Last few yards.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ06m2ZpMYq_llwMeXyUiEWuPS_lRA8Fdl4xN8ATEagHZt9dIWGuPpagRazBPK6JL9Sko7WiZNMm9d9XM8NEZMpO2XHKq1QO6kJ-eXJyu1tnImPbjIydDsc4iya6NBYLsHh2HUuI5B8Bc/s1600-h/IMG_7210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZ06m2ZpMYq_llwMeXyUiEWuPS_lRA8Fdl4xN8ATEagHZt9dIWGuPpagRazBPK6JL9Sko7WiZNMm9d9XM8NEZMpO2XHKq1QO6kJ-eXJyu1tnImPbjIydDsc4iya6NBYLsHh2HUuI5B8Bc/s400/IMG_7210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352564495299419042" border="0" /></a> .....and we're home!! <br />And now I go inside, get a drink and take a long nap in front of my fan. I hope you enjoyed my walk!Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8672611917801488266.post-62581097474427906832009-06-16T18:59:00.000-07:002009-06-25T07:55:35.364-07:00Hello from Emlyn<div style="text-align: justify;">Dear Ma Doux,<br /></div><br />I'm so glad you liked the chocolate puppy. Wait till you see what's coming next! It's a chocolate version of one of my favorite toys! And I'm not saying anymore as it's a surprise!<br /><br />Well, my BIG NEWS is that I graduated from puppy kindergarten this past Monday.....phew! Here's my diploma. I wasn't sure I was going to make it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5yU8LQvMLw2PIKiRJ47JSGlY1dcs7haRNccppAnBT-2LkAaz0BjZmYNC0qgxWq8GX90oUQoVJKKQRW1lnuuNhrbY38XD8Zr_eKm7f02xUZTgREIlVnpKIKRSavZM58Ic0iYEqVWTEgB0/s1600-h/IMG_7089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM5yU8LQvMLw2PIKiRJ47JSGlY1dcs7haRNccppAnBT-2LkAaz0BjZmYNC0qgxWq8GX90oUQoVJKKQRW1lnuuNhrbY38XD8Zr_eKm7f02xUZTgREIlVnpKIKRSavZM58Ic0iYEqVWTEgB0/s400/IMG_7089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351102824439050354" border="0" /></a>Adele was in England for ten days, so Della took me to class last week, but because she hadn't been there with me before (she has had school/work, but now she's on summer break) she wasn't really up on the skills I was supposed to know, and I pretended I hadn't done them hardly at all. Also, it was REALLY hot that day, and I discovered that the linoleum was much cooler than the rubber mats where I was supposed to be working. So I kept lying down on the cool linoleum, and then I discovered that if I grabbed the leash in my mouth and rolled over onto my back with my paws in the air, Della couldn't do much to get me up and back on the rubber mats! Ha ha! The teacher said something about "The terrible two's..." Could it have been ME she was referring to?<br /><br />So, the point of telling you this is when Adele got back from England on Monday, she went ahead and took me to my final graduating class that afternoon where I was supposed to run through everything perfectly so I could get my diploma.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xiupsJmCSA_48G0Z_3Z7TZSRroj24DfxbgK2jQPAu_RQzstiwRQAjwP_grtGljPsojhzO928Mlwb0FRx_FSnCIOCQwvEf1p9N41B51zcHyXkkCTrMpjIrkATynPzNCa7OdZwh_P6ugC0/s1600-h/2sitting+on+mat.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9xiupsJmCSA_48G0Z_3Z7TZSRroj24DfxbgK2jQPAu_RQzstiwRQAjwP_grtGljPsojhzO928Mlwb0FRx_FSnCIOCQwvEf1p9N41B51zcHyXkkCTrMpjIrkATynPzNCa7OdZwh_P6ugC0/s400/2sitting+on+mat.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351113190089779234" border="0" /></a>I started off pretty sharply with some excellent heeling and sitting. (Oh, I have to tell you about my goofy collar. It's one of those bright orange nylon ones with a see-in-the-dark strip. We've had weeks of rain here, and my leather collar has been non-stop wet, and because it's old - other puppies have had it before me - the stitching must have rotted because it broke. So Della found this in the dog closet, and because it's nylon it worked well for our wet walks. I now have a new leather one, but I had to wear this one last Monday as I didn't have my new one yet.)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYFb91XU_HEAmg-sbByE8l4uvpXjgfes-T3YGcbD0Xp3EEL6ppap7XVddW3RWhVIjQ_YkMU8MhY0-tEHQYc7lyqDx45quKgCR8gpihB2OeIrsvONkwiuwYEfQA5wEEcApt3XiAZ40e7Mj/s1600-h/1start+on+floor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYFb91XU_HEAmg-sbByE8l4uvpXjgfes-T3YGcbD0Xp3EEL6ppap7XVddW3RWhVIjQ_YkMU8MhY0-tEHQYc7lyqDx45quKgCR8gpihB2OeIrsvONkwiuwYEfQA5wEEcApt3XiAZ40e7Mj/s400/1start+on+floor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351115710993929010" border="0" /></a><br />After we had all run through our stuff as a large group, each dog and handler had to go by themselves, and the rest us could just relax. At that point, I remembered about the cool linoleum, and made a dive for it. When Adele said "Come" I wouldn't get up.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cJBtMmHeoEldGA5re98MLDjOIV_DxOTbLyx88zP9U9qz1XeCzYkw7gVmtOiiIVJp5cbzqceJAHjBx516Rs3vpoJA-elIm0MFeNyC0NrmpwHyxcYm7DgENmrz9okIJuGekbTHcqpARbhk/s1600-h/4lying+on+floor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cJBtMmHeoEldGA5re98MLDjOIV_DxOTbLyx88zP9U9qz1XeCzYkw7gVmtOiiIVJp5cbzqceJAHjBx516Rs3vpoJA-elIm0MFeNyC0NrmpwHyxcYm7DgENmrz9okIJuGekbTHcqpARbhk/s400/4lying+on+floor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351116717167431730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />So she came over and told me to stand and come back to the mat. I pretended I had never heard the word "Stand" in my life, but kept an interested look on my face, as if I were trying hard to cooperate.<br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTONcuyhlV21WI0ENJLOnAdKZ2SsG0A80MMJVK5SCdLiLL3YVvpGj6s4JmiTCMRvkjLuNvxabNpjReLhjZx0X0WECUMNpOFMZtOZ32bprsv59Ls9bjMSNtuNPa9FW1sA1aR84V-tB_SZYs/s1600-h/5getting+bored+on+floor.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTONcuyhlV21WI0ENJLOnAdKZ2SsG0A80MMJVK5SCdLiLL3YVvpGj6s4JmiTCMRvkjLuNvxabNpjReLhjZx0X0WECUMNpOFMZtOZ32bprsv59Ls9bjMSNtuNPa9FW1sA1aR84V-tB_SZYs/s400/5getting+bored+on+floor.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351131756905784562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I pretended to be deaf!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEOleIvyGZu16bDOt0Efr0GAz3QublGMulol9tFpaetJMgdATH9fqjB_J7El0OJnQAaqnYlQt4MS62MxxHDoUxxxPnXud1JBtngVTgUAZyYDtQjjml-kyZT9K2V5G04gHbkSgKl2fzsB4/s1600-h/7+sooo+bored.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEOleIvyGZu16bDOt0Efr0GAz3QublGMulol9tFpaetJMgdATH9fqjB_J7El0OJnQAaqnYlQt4MS62MxxHDoUxxxPnXud1JBtngVTgUAZyYDtQjjml-kyZT9K2V5G04gHbkSgKl2fzsB4/s400/7+sooo+bored.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351118442288366834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then I pretended to be dead!<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMa5K1fnkFYyArodm80uJG53jCSXygOalEKjjCRBj0ySC-qgkp8XmNcMhLsgFufEU6udyklGW5Hoe8TytRMLHoQabD1RAHErs68_yC0iC_3HmVo3Kxg4gKhOnjgGoMLKRgIVJ5Hp339UD/s1600-h/8+not+cooperating.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMa5K1fnkFYyArodm80uJG53jCSXygOalEKjjCRBj0ySC-qgkp8XmNcMhLsgFufEU6udyklGW5Hoe8TytRMLHoQabD1RAHErs68_yC0iC_3HmVo3Kxg4gKhOnjgGoMLKRgIVJ5Hp339UD/s400/8+not+cooperating.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351119562589414018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Adele was starting to get a bit frustrated with me, so I decided to throw in the grab-leash-in-mouth-and-roll-on-back move that had been so successful the previous week. Adele got the leash out of my mouth, and then was trying to jolly me out of my badness with a tummy scratch, which I totally didn't deserve. She was starting to laugh at that point!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiOMeIBFzPlL8cexP0qnUmJC0GFOO2UI2DfHEpWLG8cY6N1kK5Rj8Q2RfTo1jKTBjVcyXcRGJO3Wtcy5IidWwCFGkLXCo3MnSWyT3JTx2pulxEqmNS12coU74RFnFwDbaf-tZC3WIKDD3/s1600-h/6realy+paying+attention.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTiOMeIBFzPlL8cexP0qnUmJC0GFOO2UI2DfHEpWLG8cY6N1kK5Rj8Q2RfTo1jKTBjVcyXcRGJO3Wtcy5IidWwCFGkLXCo3MnSWyT3JTx2pulxEqmNS12coU74RFnFwDbaf-tZC3WIKDD3/s400/6realy+paying+attention.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351125563396399938" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />But then she pulled out her secret weapon - liver treats - and I instantaneously shaped up. Can you tell how much I want that treat?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KPGaGuVtkHc2_HY9Pnr_nntAJTzjvnPX2TwteHKMmOMyTGOfGjDXe2ssXRQSNvsFqnhn5QnPAObdQCQlemqv7iS4OlCI6cCRDzaJoR_W1m9z4LWt88kO0KU-enn7EU4vLomueVgAxe2q/s1600-h/9time+to+get+serious.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KPGaGuVtkHc2_HY9Pnr_nntAJTzjvnPX2TwteHKMmOMyTGOfGjDXe2ssXRQSNvsFqnhn5QnPAObdQCQlemqv7iS4OlCI6cCRDzaJoR_W1m9z4LWt88kO0KU-enn7EU4vLomueVgAxe2q/s400/9time+to+get+serious.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351126898483440914" border="0" /></a>So then I realized it was time to get a grip and get serious. I did a pretty good job with all the heel, sit, stay, down, come, finish stuff, and then I was the very best of all going through the tunnel and down the ladder and through a raised hoop. I think agility might be in my future. I'm not sure it's in Adele's future, though, as she could never catch me in time at the other end of the tunnel because it was long and I zipped through it so fast!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWTKsBE3Bh1zWl4paupjEo-ZOzVZIDxeSLlIgeF2xf2wKxpQU-ZQenmSO_FaovqEmviBVq4wTIXOxAGdLukJKPQYPIjVYB630nylT96zBPiNDk24S6mcAfWbRrnkAbiQXF8gAlbk3XPS3/s1600-h/10was+I+good%3F.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJWTKsBE3Bh1zWl4paupjEo-ZOzVZIDxeSLlIgeF2xf2wKxpQU-ZQenmSO_FaovqEmviBVq4wTIXOxAGdLukJKPQYPIjVYB630nylT96zBPiNDk24S6mcAfWbRrnkAbiQXF8gAlbk3XPS3/s400/10was+I+good%3F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351128311516193490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Where were you? I've been here for ages! Did you see how fast I went through that thing?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5ANiwGA7r1vOr8Ir4mqYvfuRspelvf2fWPIlwj0iJCoUSmF3-CTMFnLu-woSKEgedouERgZzKHqFjivHRxZgau3XvX4QjxQDtacJk1UurkFHE43KGGgSkTj0MTqJ5f68goj9nCFJ3a9T/s1600-h/12+wow+i+made+it.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5ANiwGA7r1vOr8Ir4mqYvfuRspelvf2fWPIlwj0iJCoUSmF3-CTMFnLu-woSKEgedouERgZzKHqFjivHRxZgau3XvX4QjxQDtacJk1UurkFHE43KGGgSkTj0MTqJ5f68goj9nCFJ3a9T/s400/12+wow+i+made+it.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351128888000172898" border="0" /></a>And then came the proud moment when I got my diploma and was officially graduated from puppy kindergarten. (There's the ladder in the background that I skipped through.) About one second after that picture was taken I made a grab for my diploma which is why it looks a bit crushed in the big picture up top.<br /><br />So I hope you like seeing all these pictures of me on my blog. Now that I know how to do this, I can send you some more. I hope you're doing OK with the chemo. I'm sending you my most powerful licks and wags to help you feel better!<br /><br />Love, Emlyn<br />(aka Oahu Emlyn Elf - my official registered name. Elf is for LF = left front = my first name!Della Micahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10576667998540106167noreply@blogger.com0