An old friend

Today after Dave had got to spend the day with his oldest friend (from childhood) I brought out my camera.
Scott is his name. He lives in Oregon and is traveling around visiting some friends and family in Oregon and here in Ca. He is then going onto Reno Nevada to see some more friends and family.
He definitely has the set up for such travels, this little motor home is just perfect! Not too big and definitely not too small.

 

He was able to just pull his motor home onto the side of the house and it is good to go, (or not go)!

I would love for Dave and I to have something like this set up. It is just perfect!

 

Scott with his dogs Neelie and Triple T!

 

And of course my "Buick" had to get into the picture. LOL!

 

Neelie is still playing fetch with me today! She just loves it!

 

And Buick? He just had to show Neelie how to "Munk". (My wording for when Buick is in search of a chipmunk. He does not fetch but by God he munks.

It has been a real enjoyable couple of days having Dave have an old time friend to kick it with.

Yup there is nothing more precious than true friends and friendships!!!

Summer does some drying

One of my very favorite spots around here is the Mill pond and this blog this year has shown it. I love how pretty it is once the snow has started flying or the geese and ducks are calling it home for a few months but this time of year it is almost empty and not so beautiful. I never realized how very little I have been posting pictures from it this summer. Just isn't that pretty of a place right now.

Today however I will post it just to show you what I mean.
Don't take me wrong I still think it is BEAUTIFUL up here and I am happy to call it home.
I would just prefer it to look the way it does in the fall,winter and spring compared to summer.

 

Caught "Buick" in this one! Funny how he seems to always be where my camera is pointing! LOL!!!

 

  

Again he finds his way into my camera lens

 

Walking through the meadow on the way home!

Smoke filled skies on a summer day

Taking Buick and Nala for a walk, Buick had no problem jumping into this less than desirable Mill pond at this time of year. Drying all up due to lack of snow melt, it is pretty nasty. BUT what am I to do when I have a 'hot dog" wanting to get cooled down!
Note; See how smokey our skies still are from a fire clear up in Shasta county. YUCK!!!

 

Is that fire smoke sad or what?

 

Barely able to see Nala in the overgrowth of the area!

Does your Buick run in the sprinklers

Sometimes on a hot and sticky day, ya just got to let your dog have all the fun.
Of course this helps me out with the bathing duties a bit! LOL!!!
My dog "Buick" and his favorite past time!

 

  

  

  

"Buick having too much fun!!!

Just a ride home please

Walking back from the store I realized it was a bit warm and items in my bag were melting, (ice cream) and I better call Dave to see if he would pick me up. I made it all the way to Robber's Creek Bridge before I realized what took him so long to come get me.

 

I see him approaching,

 

and then it becomes apparent,

 

As the familiar head of my dog "Buick" is looking out the sun roof,

 

And the faint outline of my dog "Nala" in the back seat

 

 that he had decided to load up the dogs to come and get me. 

Hey, the ice cream was nice and soft when I finally got home!

Munkin'

Buick my dog was not paying much attention to "munking" as we call it today. I never get to get pictures of my ittle chipmunk buddy when Buick is around. Today was different and he enjoyed a feast of bread and cheerio's along with some bird seed!

 

He really has his mouth full here

 

He is now standing on my air compressor hose "posing" LOL!!!

  

Sooo cute!

Chipmunk

Achipmunk on our old truck tire.

 

I saw him before my dog "Buick" did!

Dogs Dave and a hot day

Today  we had heat, wonderful, wonderful sunshine and the temperature to match it! It was GLORIOUS!
It even got the hubby to go outside and play a little himself along with our water hose loving dog "Buick"

 

  

  

  

He LOVES to jump up at the hose. (My dog, not my husband) LOL!!!

My neck of the woods

Bitter, blustery, windy cold weather was almost enough to keep me from even venturing outside, but never crossed the minds of my dogs "Buick" and "Nala" from jumping in for a quick dip!

I also spotted the bird house that I have always known was here, just could not get close enough to take a picture of!

With all the activity I have been hearing in "my neck of the woods" lately, the little birds that are calling this home are doing the smart thing!

They are staying in on this very cold windy day. 

 

I took these pictures at 2:00 P.M. and my computer said (as did my outside thermometer) that it was a mere 38 degrees! Sun and all,

it was/is cold!

  

This morning I twittered how I was going to go out for a walk and take the dogs out to the mill pond. The snow has melted and I figured I could get a picture for Watery Wednesday out of the deal AND perhaps the dogs would take a bath. Well I did just that, I got my Watery Wednesday pictures set up, the dogs took a bath AND I have a nuthin' but dog day on this blog!
I hope you can handle some more doggie photo's!
Hell the kids are all grown and gone ya know? What is a mother to do?
After all, once a mother,
always a mother!

Getting ready for our photo journey the dogs "Nala" on the left and "Buick " on the right!

This is a neighbors dog that decided to go along for the walk. Meet "Bonzo" A Pit/Lab cross. Just a pup, this is going to be one big boy!

We are done with the walk and the dogs are waiting patiently for mom (me) to open the front door. 

BUT there is a couple more pics to be taken guys!

And this is one of the cutest little upside down hearts I have ever seen! My "Nala Marie"

After the walk "Nala" had to come in and take care of her "baby" Nala Marie Jr. 

Yes I named her stuffed animal. Since we had her spade the least I figured I could do was name her babies, (albeit stuffed) LOL!!!

Which gives me another opportunity to say "Please have your pets spade or nuetered!"

Buick Lee and Nala Marie

Buick Lee and Nala Marie just about have to be my picture(s) of the day. My computer has been on non stop screw up for about 48 hours. Since I am NOT computer literate I can mainly just bitch and pray and try to figure out things I know nothing about. Stormy, stormy weather with lots of wind, I captued a couple sky pictures for SkyWatch Friday for my Westwood Daily Photo blog, which was not intentional but after looking at the sky , it seemed the thing to do, so I did!
I walked out in the backyard for a second time to help Dave with his truck for a second and I knew I ahad better "use" my dogs again for the day. I was aware I was not going to be jogging around the block , ya know?
So here's one more shot of my "kids"

Buick Lee

Nala Marie

Sign, sign everywheres a sign!

Intention! means "A plan of action" is what my dictionary "The American Heritage Dictionary" states. I had one today. It was to walk to the store, and then from there I was going to go and walk to our local Drs. office (Westwood Family Practice) because I wanted to get weighed. I know that sounds weird, but since I have been trying to quit smoking and have a quit date in my brain of March 1st, I have been interested in what I weigh now. Then I planned on going to our local thrift store. I have not been there in quite awhile. All that was not meant to be. As I laced up and tied my second boot strap and was ready to rock and roll down town I was met by an old friend that does live in Westwood, but whom I have not seen in a couple of years. Sooo , I had a nice enjoyable talk with my girlfriend, and we got good gossip talk going on LOL!!!
However I was in a panic on what I was to do with my picture(s) for today when she left a little after 4:15 and the sun was no longer in my favor when it came to pictures. So I will be the first to admit, that today I have odd and not "connecting" pictures for the day. On the other hand I am surprised this has not happened sooner.
So here goes!

Sooo like yesterday I found this more than pink, red, awesome in color willow. This is in the yard 2 doors down. I guess it has been been hidden under snow, OR changed colors overnight! LOL!!!

Out of the two willow pics of today, I like this the best. It is simpler or perhaps it is the rock in the background that makes me like this one better.

But this next one is my little dog "Buick". Today he saw me getting ready to take my long ass walk. The whole time he thought he was going to go (which unbeknown to him he was not going to go.) He is never allowed to go with me uptown because I have to bring his sister Nala also, and those two just do not pay attention to me, nor cars, nor anything else that has safety involved . They get waaay tooo excited.
And that is what happened as I opened my front door today as my girlfriend was leaving.

"Buick" obviously did not read the sign in his excitement

The Animal House at the" White House" wishes you a Happy New Year

On September 9th of 2008 when I decided to try my hand at a "photo diary" or a picture a day blog, I ended up making my dog "Buick" be post #1. I entitled it Buick will be day 1 which you can see by clicking on the link I just provided.
Today my hubby called me into the living room to show me that "Buick" had gotton himself up on the railing of our newly built front porch to eat some bread.

Just a few minutes earlier I had spotted a bunch of Chickadee's in our apple tree looking for food to eat so I had set some bread out on the railing, waiting and hoping to catch some pictures for this blog today.

Instead this is what I get!

Old Buick being the "King of the Railing"

The irony to this is when I came in and realized I was going to use these pictures today for this blog is that it is New Years Day. The first day of the New Year and I find myself placing "Buick" again as the 1st post of the New Year.

He was the first post for this blog,

And he ends up being the 1st post of the New Year!

And as I cropped the two above pictures, I have to say that I am glad my hubby called me to the window,

Because as "Buick" has himself in a little bit of a quandary on how to get down, (he sees me taking pictures of him through the window)

And his little sister "Nala" is down on the ground where she is suppose to be, she gives me this look like, "See, mom I ain't doin' nuthin' wrong! but Buicks in trouble I bet"

I find myself enriched with some really cute pictures of my dogs on the first day of the New Year!

Soooo from part of my family (the dog part) and I , Iwe wish you a wonderful New Year from Pinetown in Westwood, Ca. 96137!

PEACE!!!
Allison

Dave

Buick Lee

Nala Marie

(Ayjah Mae and

Lucinda Sue, whom you have not met yet.)

Happy New Year!!!