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!

Playing mom

Wet and crazy rain today has me taking a picture of Nala my dog, whom was "de-fleaing" her "puppy along with making sure her brother "Buick" was not going to steal his bone!!!

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!

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!

  

Waiting on me

Iwas up all last night not feeling well, and all today my dogs could not understand why I was not taking them for their numerous daily walks. This was "Nala" just about every time I opened the front door. I am not sure if she new she was throwing a guilt trip my way, but bless her heart it just did not work, yet it did give me my picture for the day!
How sweet eh?

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!"

Queen of the snow berm

Queen of the snow berm is what I decided to post. "Nala Marie" LOVES the snow. The deeper the better. When we took a walk today around town (Pinetown) I could not keep her from jumping up on the snow berms. Well, ya know the old saying? "If you can't beat them join them" and thats what I did, in picture taking and in snow berms, (and thank god, no one was around to take a picture of ME in/on the snow berm) LOL!!!

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!!!

2 dogs and a snowstorm!

Flying snow, and tons of it out my window

And at the time around 14 inches, the dogs did not even care to go out and play,

And I can not say that I blame them, But the dogs HAVE to go out, ya know? And this is what they did when they came in!

"Buick" is in my old dog "Nick's" bed. Nick was all of 12 lbs. soaking wet and he loved his little dog bed. When we lost Nick and months later got Buick , "Buick" just took it over like it was the thing to do and apparently it was by these pictures.

I had a little blow up bed I was messing with last night and today and I put a blanket over it, (It is right next to the wood stove) well as you can see "Nala" made this her bed for awhile. All that snow just plumb tucker's them out!!!

Blue Jays and Buicks, fighting for bread crumbs Day 72

First thing in the morning when I wake up (if I do so before 7 a.m.)this time of year and in early spring we have had a pair of Blue Jays that make their home in a pine tree across the street from us and our own pine tree in our back yard. I have been trying for over the week to get a picture of this couple. What amazes me is they are so flighty (no pun intended but might as well be). I make one move and they are gone where as the little chickadee's that call out apple tree home don't even flinch when I get close up.Today I did the best so far so I have decided to post it. Placing bread on our railing of the porch I was able to take fairly good close ups although through my front window. I have lived in this house for 6 years now and I see the same two twice a year. I know its the same pair, and maybe I will I will be able to prove it to myself with my little camera come spring time!

I think that this is the male and only the male. Maybe I can get the female tomorrow, but as you can see below, Buick and Nala decided they LOVE bread.

Poor Nala is not the "top dog" even though she weighs 3 possibly 4 times as much as Buick. I guess in the dog world Buick was here first, therefore Buick is the king of his castle. So Nala only gets to lick the crumbs. As you can see though her diet has much more in it than crumbs!

A wet dog, a rainy day, a picture, call it done Day 65

 Impracticability of pulling off a picture a day showed itself again  today as the difficulty of finding or figuring out a picture I could take. I have found though since starting this, that if I wait SOMETHING usually shows itself. But today, today has been different. The pouring rain is keeping us home bound (and I have no complaints) as I do not care for rain. My preference for snow is quite apparent in the fact you don't see me hanging out in the rain much LOL!!!

      I really did think I would be posting the first real snow for this time of year, but darkness is falling and falling fast and if by chance it were to start snowing which I think it will I will not be able to capture it. So today I give you a wet dog. The neighbors little dog came over to play with Nala and Buick and when he came in he was just soaking wet. Hiding from my dogs he jumped up on Dave's chair perhaps to get warm rather than play.

     As you can see by the unshaven Dave it is apparent we never had any plan on leaving the house LOL!!!

 

I think they are both rather surprised by each others looks right now!

Matter of fact they look a little similar on this rainy day.

But jealousy kicks in and Nala and Buick can no longer stand the attention that Dave is giving little Romeo.

NOTE: I am just this second done writing this post and our Roommate, (He lives in a back house) just came in from work from Susanville. He said it is snowing and sticking on Fredonyer pass. This mountain pass is 6 or 7 miles east of here on highway 36!

Well it gets me off the hook for what I will be posting for a picture of the day tomorrow!

The mice will play

Sometimes you just are feeling silly, goofy, nutty or whatever. Today was one of those days. Starting with Tiffany, my son Travis's girlfriend. Acting seductive for her boyfriends moms camera, (that would be me) and we all had fun with it!

 

A friend of mine Shawna stopped by also. Ya know, my husband was gone for the day out cutting wood and it is just weird how I just so happened to have so much company on a Thursday afternoon. Maybe there is truth to the saying, "When the cats away the mice will play" It makes no nevermind any way, cuz I had fun. Plus I did not get off the hook or out of work. Someones got to unload the truck and stack the wood. And that of course was I!

And then theres my dog Nala.