Ten years ago we went to ‘look’ at a sheltie puppy.
Hi sweetie!
Who were we fooling? Of course we were going to come home with her.
First night on her sofa.
I hope she’s as happy as we are to be together.
Hi everyone!
Happy Gotcha Day!
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Reboot
We’ve been home one whole day, moving swiftly into day two and I’m trying to get my bearings. Cupboard doors swing the opposite way of those at the lake house, the dishwasher stacks differently, I turn the wrong way headed to the laundry. I forget what I’m doing in the middle of doing it. I think part of me is still in the South; hence the random photos of our trip in this post.
Katie seems to have settled back into home life easier than me.
Neighborhood dog at the lake. Don’t know his name.
I sort through piles of paper; brochures from places we visited, lists of items to take, maps, advertisements. I come across a page, torn from a notebook, that I don’t recognize. But it’s my handwriting, obviously quotes from something I was reading. I don’t remember writing these down, I don’t know where they came from, don’t know who I was quoting.
But they seem pertinent in a general sort of way.
Beautiful tree near Jacksonville Florida.
I think this paper must have been in the car or on a table prior to the most recent pile of travel debris being deposited. I think maybe I wrote these down after the election, when I was feeling frustrated and fearful. Not that I’m less frustrated or fearful now, just more accepting of what is.
Or maybe not.
Beautiful birds at the Jacksonville Zoo.
Regardless the quotes will serve me well when I write my next post about an upcoming trip to Washington. Yes, the truck lady will emerge once more as there is work to be done, lives to be saved, families to comfort.
Playing with my girl on the beach.
The work doesn’t end just because a person takes a break. Nothing is resolved and everything is still important. The strategy may have to be adjusted, tweaked, but the end goal is still saving lives. It’s even more important now that the trucking industry has the Persident’s ear.
Stay tuned.
Another favorite lake.
Home is where the sheltie girl lives
Let’s follow that road mama!
Katie here with the last post of my big adventure. Mama did the math (cause my toes don’t work very well on those little calculator keys) — we drove 5,842 miles! And I got to go on every one of ’em! You could say I am a well traveled sheltie-girl.
On our trip back up to Michigan I insisted on taking my dad to the Smoky Mountains. Mama and I visited there when we were stuck in Tennessee way back at the beginning of February. I took dad on my favorite path…
There’s a good smell over here dad!
…and posed with them on a mountain ridge. It was a fun day!
A nice lady took our picture.
Then I took him to see Cumberland Falls. Mama and I went there too, back in February, on a cold day when the spray from the falls was freezing all over the rocks. I had more fun this time when we got to walk around more…
Me and a bridge and the Cumberland River.
…and it wasn’t so darn cold out! The waterfall was huge and the river was full and beautiful.
I was getting tired of being picked up.
The rest of our trip turned out to be rainy and cold, so I didn’t have to put up with mama taking so many pictures. Now we’re home again and mama is doing laundry and cooking and stuff. I’m going to take a nap right after I post this.
I was such a good girl on this adventure. We were gone almost two whole months! I never complained once and was always interested in the new places we visited. I only barked a little bit at the hotels, and I let lots of people pet me. Even better I met lots of great dogs, especially Reilly and Denny in Florida. Mama, Dad and I had a really good time.
The life of luxury.
I’m absolutely positive mama can never top this adventure and I’m going to have to settle for tame visits to my park for awhile, though I know mama has some camping trips planned already.
I guess I better rest up!
Katie signing off for now.
WordPress Photo Challenge: It IS easy being green!
I guess you’d expect me to use some of the jungle-like images I’ve taken during my trip to Florida. But that seemed too obvious. So as I was sitting in what turned out to be a pretty terrible hotel room contemplating this challenge I realized I was staring at a lamp shining light on the wall.
Which was a particularly vile shade of, well, green.
Here’s a few other interpretations of green, found on other blogs. Take a look; those of us living in the north are entitled to quite a bit of green by this time of year.
Busy Princess reports in
Hi all. Princess Katie here. I’ve been way too busy to blog, but mama says I need to keep up with my responsibilities so I’ll give you the short version of what I’ve been up to lately.
As you all know I visited Reilly last month…and then I went over to my lake house for a few weeks, and then my daddy came down to join mama and me and we visited my Aunt and Uncle for a few days.
Me and my guy Reilly!
So…then instead of going home we went back to Florida and I got to spend five more days with my intended Reilly and his brother Denny and their mom! Wow!
Five whole days of running on the beach…
I love running on my beach!
…and walking through the jungle!
It’s a jungle in here!
Mama and daddy and Reilly’s mom went off and looked at forts and zoos and lighthouses and such too…but that’s not important. What is best about this time is I got to spend it with my guy.
One morning we all got up early and went out to the beach to watch the sun rise. I got to run around and mama took pictures of stupid birds. There were some flying really low to the water with their beaks open. Mama thought they were really neat.
Skimmer birds.
And some just stood around a lot. I thought those were much more interesting.
Nobody was out there that early so I got to run a whole lot. I loved running free on the beach!
There was a cool breeze, perfect for a sheltie-princess!
And then another day we went out in the evening when it got cool and played on the beach some more. We watched some big ships go out to sea. I barked at them, as is my right as a Princess.
Watching the ships go out to sea.
Mostly though the three of us hung around waiting for our folks to stop taking pictures of the ships from the seawall.
Whatcha doing up there people?
I don’t know why they were interested in the ships more than us. We three were adorable.
Mama and I ran on the beach again too, until she tried to trick me by running close to where the tide was going out and the sand was really wet. I don’t like getting my feet wet mama! I went and walked with my daddy after that.
Sadly we had to leave, so we drove across a beautiful bridge and headed north.
Mama’s artsy-fartsy bridge image.
But, lucky me, we got to stop along the way and spend a few hours with a friend of mama and daddy’s. She has two beagles! Wow! More doggie friends for me to hang out with!
Me and my new friends!
We all got along just great and we got to go for a long walk.
This has been the best adventure ever, but I think I’m ready to head home now. This hotel living can wear on a girl you know.
This is the good life!
And even a princess needs to return to her castle once in awhile.
Your gal Katie.
Wordless Wednesday
(Photo credit: Reilly Cowspot Dog’s mom)
WordPress Photo Challenge: Atop
No small feat for a little dog.
Anyone following Katie-girl knows that this was a huge accomplishment. After all, she’s atop a very long flight of stairs.
Are flat rocks exciting enough for a Princess?
Katie here.
Flat rocks at Flat Rock Park.
I know, I know. Mama’s been using valuable space on this blog posting pictures of pretty things that are not me! It’s outrageous. I’ve demanded equal attention and since I am royalty she has agreed to let me tell you about our latest adventure.
We went to Flat Rock Park in Columbus Georgia! It was a sunny day with blue skies but it was cold! Down in the 30s and low 40s! Mama was wearing her winter coat again and a hat and gloves and a scarf. And she was still cold. I told her to suck it up. I thought the temperature was just perfect for climbing up and down rocks.
This rock could fall on me at any moment mama!
But wait! The rocks are supposed to be flat, right? So what rocks would I be climbing up and down? Well! Let me tell you! There was plenty of up and down exploring to do, and I pulled my mama right up those rocks no problem.
Waterfall, bridge, and me.
Some of the park was along a pretty little stream and there the rocks were flat.
Pretty out here in the sunshine along this little river.
And they were flat in other sections too. But right in the middle were really tall, really big chunks of rock sticking right out of the ground!
The sound of the waterfall doesn’t bother me mama!
Mama kept taking pictures of pretty stuff, mostly me, but sometimes not.
Pretty, even without me in the shot.
We walked all over! Some of it we walked more than once! And I never complained or got tired or whined, even when mama ran out of treats!!! (Though I was secretly disgusted by her poor planning.)
A little sunbathing by the river.
I don’t want to admit it, but mama wore me out this time! I’m going to have to sleep for several days just to get my energy level back up to sheltie standards. Don’t expect any news from me for awhile; I guess I’ll have to trust that mama keeps you abreast of our adventures.
Cause a sheltie princess is never far away from the next adventure. You just never know where I’ll turn up!
Looking for a treat mama!
Meandering
Headed out for a day on the lake.
Retirement. What a gift! Here Katie girl and I are wandering without time constraints or obligations.
We’re visiting family…
Riding the waves.
…sleeping in.
Good morning!
Taking lots of pictures of nothing much in particular.
Evening light on azalea.
Exploring places we’ve been many times, and other places we never knew existed.
Morning glow.
We’re watching the weather up north, trying to figure out when we might go home again. There doesn’t seem to be an urgency.
Dangerous dive bombing mockingbird.
Especially when we watch the weather patterns slide across the country full of snow and rain.
Might have to snuggle down here in the South for a bit longer.
Condo living.
Change Is Hard 