futbol

triage

relaxed patient

ouch

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:

gravy's chariot

working on their tans

family portrait: leesylvania state park

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

this is how he sleeps...all day long

roach...with teeth

the boys and mr. fuzzy

Gravy was obsessed with this fuzzy blanket - he would steal it whenever we weren't looking and was even starting to pull it off our bed. So I bought another one, cut it into four dog-sized blankets, hemmed the edges, and put them on the dogs' beds. The dogs haven't moved since.

speak softly and carry a big stick

gravy in tilt shift

little bennett regional park

perfect saturday

Sweet treats from Natalia's:

A walk through Falls Church:

A project:

Success! Project completed:

A celebratory bonfire:

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.

my big backyard 2

my big backyard

hike

look into my eyes