Growing Fast

The last seven weeks has just flown!   Mr. Emerson has tripled in size and personality.  His herding instinct is strong.  He is incredibly smart, wily, and is growing so lanky that he can be quite clumsy.

Training is coming along well, though at times frustrating, after all he is a puppy.  However, his responses are much more consistent and rapid.

Best of all, Xander has come around and fully engages with him.  Sometimes to his chagrin, starting something and wanting to be done far before the energetic newcomer.  We are just thankful he's still around to be annoyed.

Jumping Poodle

 Jumping with her poodle

 Flying together

 Enjoying a warm night

"The most important thing in living was to reach out and touch perfection in that which they most loved to do, and that was to fly." 

 Richard Bach, Johnathan Livingston Seagull

Happy Friday!

Views From the Hammock

 Me & My Shadow

This weekend has been the epitome of a perfect Indian summer.  As we started to see here, it's continued exponentially.  With all of the beauty, there has also been some anxiety, my dearest Gram is approaching the end of her life and it seems that in true gram style, busy hands calm the heart.  I've gotten a chunk of  homemade Christmas started, the garden is humming away, a major school project for Sid completed and B and I even had a little quiet hammock time.  Let's see what that looks like through the lens...keeping in mind that it's mightily hard to stay still while in a hammock!