Dog Wood Park

Stella met lots of new friends ...

 ... & frolicked in Lake Bow Wow.

 Nice Husky shake sequence (click the pic to enlarge)

 I cropped one of Rob's Husky portraits since I thought her ears looked cool.

This Boxer runs like a Jaguar.

Sulley dries off.

Beautiful Golden Retriever

Penny goes airborne! Great shot Rob!

 Stella shows Sulley she's the boss.

Then Sulley showed Stella that sand is way more fun to dig than dirt.

Stella loved Lake Bow Wow!

 Jaclyn with Memphis & Chelsea with Penny & Sulley.

 This Chocolate Labrador puppy bullied the sweet Golden Retriever.

Hey gimme that tennis ball! I'm a Great Dane & way bigger than you, even though I'm just a puppy.

This Labradoodle was part miniature Poodle. Even though he was really small, he fetched tennis balls nonstop.

 Stella would have been in BIG trouble if she did this ...

 or got as dirty as this ...

Rob & I shot over 1400 pix. After a few incredibly active hours at the park, Stella slept for 3 days straight!

Old Friends, New Friends, Dog Friends & Mister Lemur

Great times at Anna & Tyler's house! Old friends, new friends, dog friends & fab homemade pizza on the grill. Awesome! Thanks for introducing me to Mister Lemur! Hans wrote Train of Thought & Jen did the illustrations. It's such an entertaining & insightful children's book. You guys are so talented!

Gutters & Tug-O-War

I've always loved watching seamless gutters being made. It's so cool.

Stella loved watching them being installed.

After going to the Apple Store to pick up my MacBook Pro from service, I stopped at Chipotle for a quick bite.

Stella & Hank's playdate started with a tug-o-war ...

but then they decided it was easier if they both held the rope & ran together. They are such sweet BFFs!

Happy New Year!

We had a nice New Year's Eve around the fire pit at the Wolford's. Friends, football & fire.

While waiting for Greg's flight to land at JAX, Rob & I amused ourselves by shooting sunsets. On the way home we all went to TacoLu for some fab fare. Thanks Greg!

Dog Day Afternoon

After her shower, Stella had to stop by the office to check something on the server.

Then she got dropped off at home so I could go see Rosie & Laddie with their 7 new Wheaten pups. They were born last week (Dec 14). I have to say Rosie looked pretty happy & very relaxed ...

but that's because the pups were taking a nap.

As soon as they woke up, Rosie passed out! One puppy is either A) confused, B) doesn't like crowds, C) the one male who just wanted to escape from his 6 sisters or D) all of the above.

Nice sunset in my backyard.

Fernandina Beach

Today I went to Fernandina Beach to see Bob. After lunch, we drove past an old hand-painted VW van. Of course we had to stop to take some pix.

 

Bob shoots the van reflection, while I shoot his reflection in his car.

This is the van reflection in Bob's car. Crazy!

Santa & Mrs. Claus got into this Studebaker & drove away. I can't believe I didn't ask them to pose for a portrait.

Bob & Beverly's sharks' teeth collection. VERY cool! Today's count is 6297. WOW!

Tonight we had a water main break at the end of my block. It was a huge mess! We didn't have water for a few hours. Now we have to boil all water for 2 days. UGH!

Me 'n Stella

Rob took some really nice pix of me 'n Stella in the backyard. The light was amazing!

Rob, the Dog Whisperer, literally ... it looks like he's whispering in her ear. For some reason Stella will do whatever Rob says. She wouldn't even think of lying on top of anyone else. He seems to put her in a trance.

Renee, Greg & Tory

Today I shot Renee, Greg & Tory for their Christmas card. They wanted to sit by their new pool. It was a little rainy but we managed to get a nice shot

I actually shot this iPhone photo of Tory on Thanksgiving. Not sure what it is, but there's something I love about this pic.

Holiday Party & House Stuff

Today we had the TOUR staff holiday party at the clubhouse. It was nice, as always, BUT ... these are NOT chocolate!!!

This afternoon I had my house exterior debugged & pressure cleaned. All the big trees were trimmed as well. It looks GREAT!

Stella enjoyed snacking on the tree trimmings. Giant "sticks" were everywhere!

After that was a trip to Pet Supermarket to buy some food & bark at the ferrets. This nice rusty well cover was nearby.

The Long Flight Home

Total journey door-to-door ... 28 hours & 45 minutes. Home sweet home!