Early Present
My birthday is later this month, but yesterday I received my first gift. Any idea what that is? It’s a hitch for my tractor to haul my trailer around the yard. Pretty exciting huh? I’m sure thrilled. Can’t wait to get that bolted up and the trailer connected to haul some sticks. It’s only good […]
Early Mornings
Nother early morning hike last Tuesday. Though we’re going to need lights next week when the time changes. Gretchen’s new belly guard has this interesting anomaly. Each time she wears it a little patch of fur collects at the back. I call it her soul patch. Unfortunately it’s not enough to keep the shedding down […]
It’s Just Rain
Last Sunday we went for a hike with the dogs. In the rain. Sean came out, so we had all three dogs hanging out. Went a little like I expected. Yoshi tried to show her dominance around the new kid, but Gretchen kept them all in check. The lake still had ice on it. The […]
The Rope Deal
I’m doing this little Adirondack trip thingy in a couple of weeks. I’m taking a handful of folks into the winter wilderness for their first time. Being a pseudo guide, I’ve had to step it up a bit as far as logistics go. One thing I’ve never had, though our guide at Mt. Washington made […]
Grandpa Daycare
Yesterday Jen and I left Abigail with Jen’s father. We’re glad to report he survived the day. Somehow he even manged three hours of naps out of Abigail. Not sure how that worked, but we’d like to find out so we can do it. – b
Latest Favorite
After taking hundreds (even thousands) of photographs of Abigail, every once in a while a particular one comes along I keep going back to. Just something about some photos that keeps me interested. The latest is this one Not that all exciting I know, but I like the activity and perspective. It reminds of one […]
Skunk!
Mark and I were headed down the trail with Gretchen milling about. Violet had gone a ways ahead of us. At one point I looked up and saw a third dog. I thought, “Huh, there’s another person out here hiking in the pre-dawn light with their dog.” Then I realized it was no dog. It […]
1st Ride in Weeks
The snow finally melted and the mud dried. I knew it (i.e. the ride) would be fast. What fitness I had last fall or early winter is long gone. Luckily someone less fit than I showed up. We hung together at the way back and made the best of it. The conditions were mixed. There […]
AM Hike(s)
So a friend got a dog from another friend. Holy cow! What a breed! Her name’s Violet and she’s a German Shorthaired Pointer. Being that Violet is young, full of energy and new to the block, Mark and I met up this morning at Marsh Creek for a little hike to start the day. Gretchen […]