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Happy Birthday Willow!!

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Sleeping in after the storms last evening kept us awake.

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Willow putting on her "I am not a baby, why am I behind the fence" face.
Run on over to Camera Critters to other cute critters.

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uh oh, a rainy day and a fisheye can make for a bad combination for poor Willy.

Yes, she fell victim to my boredom today.
To view other marco shots head over to Lisa's.

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With the thermometer peaking out at 92, it was the record high for us. After spending some time this morning cooling off in the ocean waters, B and I decided to take the girls back this evening. Since the official summer season has not started here, other than the surf fishermen, we had the beach to ownselves. Great fun for both man and beast!

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With temps reaching 80 today, there was no better place to be than the beach. Of course!!

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Willy the knower of all things D O G

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Over the last several days B and I have slowly been introducing “Yellow Girl” to the bay. We decided it would be in her best interest for us to leave “Black Dog” at home, as Willow has a tendency to be … mmmm, a bit over zealous. We thought it best for “Yellow Girl” to explore on her own, to play in sand without being run over, to test the waters without being dragged into the deep end. To be able to sniff the crabs and shells without it being a game of chase, to taste the seaweed without it becoming a game of tug. “Yellow Girl” was in her glory, sniffing, exploring, tasting sand and licking the water, all new and exciting.

Yesterday we thought we were at the safety point of including the big “Black Dog”. And at first we were delighted in watching our girls play at the beach, chasing, jumping, sniffing, running in and out of the bay and playing in the waves. Then things took a turn, Willow starts running like the devil himself is chasing her, she runs up though the reeds and dives directly into the blackish mud of the still water of the overflow. She sinks in up to her chest and before we could grab for the “Yellow Girl”, she follows suit. Yup, right up to her neck!

Two baths and two days later, we are still cleaning the car, scrubbing the bathtub, washing the floors, soaking the stains out of our clothes and doing oodles of laundry. And yes, we are still laughing at the sight of our girls looking like they were dipped in chocolate!

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an afternoon @ the bay, enjoying a swim and the warmth of sunshine

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Willy showing off some of her new Spring Bling!

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Willow has been accompanying us on our daily excursions out into the fields. Each day begins new discoveries; the scent of deer is in the air, the remains of a hawk’s rabbit dinner are scattered about and fox has left an evening deposit of scat.

And while I do take photos of Willy, I think she is feeling a bit slighted as I have been posting daily “Yellow Girl” updates. So today, in the interested of appeasing “Black Dog”, I share a shot of her getting a good view of the game farm.

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basking in the midday sun ~

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