beginning to look like...

Merry Christmas Reader(s), I'm starting to get the Christmas spirit, good thing since the season is certainly upon us. Bob/Dad/Poppi and I have created an ornament holder. Here are two pictures showing our progress. Where ever you are this Christmas, you are always in my heart. p/ap

crossword puzzles

Crossword puzzles.

It all started with the recent watching of a documentary about a national crossword puzzle contest with Robin, Duane, Rachel, Amanda, Bob and Helen... or maybe it was the dedication with which Helen and Betty tackle their crossword puzzles on a Monday afternoon, each with her own copy of the same puzzle... or maybe it was the snacks. Whatever the catalyst, Bob/Poppi and I now have our own puzzle book and on several evenings during the week, we can be found hunched over our shared puzzle, working hard... and waiting for snacks.

Pictures from Aspermont

and the winners of the annual Sunflower Open All Age Championship are... (drumroll)... well, there weren't any winners for the championship because of lack of bird work (the whole and entire reason we went to Texas was the rumor of a multitude of quail) the winners were announced 1st, 2nd and third and received points as championship qualifiers.
Bud and Terry (far right) were the judges. That's Pretty Boy in the middle.
The rough, cactus filled terrain required foot protection, here a headless man tapes on dog boots, leather and duct tape were the preferred wraps.
Oh and here's the prickly stuff I'm talking about! Hard to believe that you can also make jelly out of some of them. So that's it for the SMS, simply a "oto" deal. (tv talk for "one time only", that's a flash from the past...)

my new pup

So meet Allee. English Pointer pup, daddy is a champion, Connor's Easy Button and isn't she just as cute as one? Her color is orange and white and in these pictures she is about 6 weeks old. (week of October 18, 2010.) Look closely and you'll see my self-portrait in shadow and poorly shod.

So why the "ears" shot? My new camera takes pictures at a rate of 3 per second. As you can see, that's pretty quick, quick enough to get a shot of "ears up"... but will she listen? now that's the question.

I love puppies. I love the smell of their puppy breath. I like the feel of their little squirmy bodies when their entire being is aimed at escape, I like the way they learn about things, and I like being the one they run to. I love everything about puppies... it's always seemed to me that you can tell the people who love something, someone, some place... you can tell because they don't mind doing what it takes to keep them safe, warm and clean... oh, and that is the true test. Pet a pup today!




Allee and me. Have a lovely day.