decompression time

quarantined...

...to the backyard. House was 87 degrees and while the new air conditioning was being installed, we hung out with the pups

on the patio and I entertained myself by taking pictures with my iphone.

The double lilies just bloomed:

Paws and red toenails:

Banjo entertained himself by catching a bird. He then had to be tied up for a while so he wouldn't eat it.

Hey, I didn't name these guys Morsel and Tidbit for nothing!

Gravy could not be bothered with caring about the bird.

He didn't even bother to leave the porch:

The bird was ok, and finally left the yard - hopefully he got back to his nest.

Banjo was released and dug himself a nice hole:

(His nose is usually black...)

Then he lay in it:

Gravy was still unimpressed:

elijah

The church:

The choir. Dad sang bass.

Cute church ladies:

Me and Dad:

cujo goes to the vet

Poor buddy has a horribly infected ear. He let the vet know how painful it is by screaming, growling, snarling, snapping, and HISSING.

Did you know that dogs can hiss?

birthday feast

gravy's chariot

another hare-brained idea...

a boy in his truck

safety first

family portrait: leesylvania state park

Success! Three out of four are smiling and no one's butt is facing the camera!

building a vegetable garden

closing time

Another loss, more sorrows drowned.

post-hockey oysters

I think it's obvious that the Caps lost...

through the back door

A view of our patio complete with Larry manning the grill. I love our backyard!

schmitzed

We finally demolished the hideous bulletin board that the previous owners had DUCT TAPED to the back of the kitchen cabinets.

Now we have A PROJECT...

fans from below

perfect saturday

Sweet treats from Natalia's:

A walk through Falls Church:

A project:

Success! Project completed:

A celebratory bonfire:

naked fans

yard work, part 2

family portrait outtakes: sugarloaf mountain

My mom keeps asking for a family photo of us. This is not an easy task - the combination of two unphotogenic humans, two dogs who never look at the camera (I'm assuming Mom doesn't want a portrait of the dogs' BUTTS), and using the camera's self-timer does not produce a great photo. We did have a good time hiking Sugarloaf, though.