Little Love . . .

Summer Weekend . . .

friday night walleye was just one part

of our great summery weekend

the weather has been cool to warm

beautiful summery days and eve's

sunday eve we walked the

North Muskegon channel out to Lake Michigan

snickers joined us

and she insisted walking on that narrow curb

just her right size i suppose

silly little doggie she can be

as we walked the channel,

we saw a family of ducks

male, female and their ducklings

the three little ones

were tucked up under the large boulders

as we walked the channel

snickers pulled us off on one of the sand trails

up into the dunes

we climbed

up to the top

where we could see the vastness of

Lake Michigan

tucked into the dune

there was someone else enjoying

the warmth and view

snickers pulled mister irish

back to the car

it was a full moon evening as we drove home

I see the moon

the moon sees me

up there over the apple tree

(i used to sing that to my children)

see that little white round moon

i haven't a camera to catch great shots of the moon
one day when i grow up maybe
i'll get a big girl camera
until then
iphone or pad for my pics

standing in the road in front of our house
i was able to get this midnight shot of the moon
~

this week i am

linking up on thursday with

TexWis

Good Fences

and

on saturday with

Eileen

and

Saturday's Critters

~

happy week my friends

January Critters . . .

Sheep Bar

Knit One, Raised 4

Chicks In A Row

Bee Haven Acres

Todd and Friends

Life At Golden Pines

Thank You

Our Critter

I thought you might enjoy seeing some of my favorite

January Critter photos.

Some of you may have seen these photos/sites,
while some of you may have not.

Click on the link below the pictures to visit their sites. 

Sheep Bar
I can guarantee you will enjoy visiting this site.
Exceptional knitter, sheep lover, woman of many interests/talents,
adventuresome, mother of four, grandmother too,
wife to her handsome partner,
living out their dream at
Lindenberry Farm

Chicks In a Row
If you haven't visited
Bee haven Acres
you are missing out.
There is no one else like her.
You will learn, view, receive, enjoy!

Todd and Friends
Inspiring to say the least.
Living out their dream in the countryside
of Northern Virginia
where they share their life with
Senior Golden Retrievers.
Always a story, sometimes some mischief, sometimes some sad,
and often a pick me up story from 
Sassy Delightful Todd.

Thank You
We have gone from some doom and gloom
to feeling relieved, happy and hopeful.
Snickers is doing well with
renewed spunk and vigor!
We are thankful and
thank each of you
for your kindness and wishes.

Saturday's Critters
Have you ever visited Eileen to see her
nature photos, critter pics,
adventures and travels?
I have been following along with her for
"many moons," 
and by the way, you'll see many moon pics too.
I think you will enjoy if you stop by and visit her. 
~
so that's it folks
I am saying goodbye to
January - Twenty Sixteen
and getting ready to talk about the word I use more than any
LOVE
~

Good Fences . . .

my neighbor friend

the one who sends me fence photos

every once in awhile

sent me this photo a few weeks ago

I thought it was perfect for

Good Fences

and then I found one more fence
Chicago
December 2014
it is fun to look back
~

an update on our little miss ten pounds of fluff

snickers had her surgery

large bladder stone

doing okay

over night hospital stay

home later on thursday

~

thank you again for your caring

Tuckered Out . . .

I've been receiving plenty of attention the past few days.

Mom and Pop put this bright orange/red shirt on me yesterday,

because "moms and pops" took me to the vet on Friday  

to have this big bump like thingy taken off my leg.

Mom and Pop are all worried about it but I am just fine!

My Vet guy said he thought it should come off, so off I went early Friday morning.

 I didn't like it there very much and for goodness sake I was there all day long.

  I thought I was just going to get in there and outta there lickity split

but they cleaned my teeth too I guess. 

I was sleeping pretty good

and didn't notice that teeth cleaning at all.   

I did notice a few things when I woke up though

like how I wasn't walking quite right and my leg was really wobbly.

My pop thought I seemed kind of tipsy . . .

I settled into sleeping and cuddling right away and

made sure I had a comfy spot to watch some TV.  

Then we all settled in for the night.

I felt fine in the morning but "moms" freaked all out

when I started licking my leg like crazy. 

So that is why she went and got that three month old

orange princess shirt to wear.

Those long sleeves have made it impossible for me

to do my cleaning and checking.

Not sure why she got so crazy worried,

I was taught long ago to take care of myself!

The best thing is, my "moms" keeps giving me a tiny piece of bread

with peanut butter on it, . . . every few hours or so.

Not sure what that is all about.

I don't think I have ever had peanut butter before.

Kinda yummy.

~

poetry and poems by

Mary Oliver

Swan: Poems and Prose Poems

~

"What do you say, Percy?

I am thinking of sitting out on the sand

to watch the moon rise.

Full tonight.
So we go

and the moon rises, so beautiful it
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven.

Thus we sit,

I am thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s
perfect beauty and also, oh!

How rich it is to love the world.

Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and

gazes up into my face.

As though I were his perfect moon."

~
Dog Songs

"A dog can never tell you what she knows

from the smells of the world, but you know,

watching her, that you know almost nothing. . ."

~

"What would the world be like without music
or rivers or the green and tender grass?

What would this world be like without dogs?"
~
"I had to go away for a few days
so I called the kennel and made an appointment.
I guess Bear overheard the conversation.
"Love and company," said Bear,
"are the adornments that change everything.
I know they’ll be nice to me, but I’ll be sad, sad, sad."
And pitifully he wrung his paws.
I cancelled the trip."
~
a tip for small dogs, ten pounds and under
when having surgery on their legs
a 0-3 month long sleeve night shirt keeps them
from licking the sutures/surgery site
and a soft white bread, in the size of a pea,
with some peanut butter
works perfectly for giving antibiotics and 
pain medicine in pill form

of course . . . you already knew this didn't you
~ ~ ~
Snickers is back to her usual self . . . almost!
thank you for following, commenting and caring
Love ~ Lynne

Our Critter . . .

after reading the Sunday newspapers with papa

I am linking up today with

Saturday's Critters

thank you for hosting Eileen

and a thank you

to my followers for your comments.

I recently upgraded to Windows10 and as usual,

it is taking me a bit to learn all the new.

I have decided all these new changes/challenges

are good for this older mind!

~

enjoy the weekend my friends

Love ~ Lynne 

One Critter . . .

  

sunny days make our critter very happy
~
Linking with Eileen
Saturday's Critters

Memorial Day

~ 
Let's Not Forget
Those Who Have Died
For Our Freedom
While Serving In The Armed Forces
~
 

I'm Smiling . . .

 

Neighbors East of us, whom we had never met . . .

 

(We had met their three dogs though that yip and bark

each time we walk into the woods behind our house.)

 

Neighbors pulled into our driveway late yesterday

and asked if we had seen two of their dogs . . .

They scooted out I guess when the chain link gate was opened . . .

They were so distressed, we felt terrible

and told them we would look for them while on our evening walks.

.

(Jack knows . . . my worse fear ever that that could happen to us with Snickers.)

 

Fast forward to this morning, I was out walking Snickers

and this little red truck pulls up beside me

and the VERY happy neighbor says,
 

"I found them!"
 

 There they were shivering and looking a bit guilty in the front seat of the truck,

two "wandering, scruffy, schnauzers," who were found more than two miles away. 

 I guess they were just sitting there in a front lawn next to each other when he saw them.

I wish I had some pictures to show you . . . I will try and get some.

~

(Busy days for us, we are getting ready for a family reunion gathering here on Sunday.)

~

Masses of Pine Siskin flew in to the thistle feeder yesterday

. The feeder is just off to a corner of the screened in porch,

wrong place for picture taking. 

 So I scrunched myself up over the kitchen sink to try and get some pictures. 

 At first I thought they were sparrows but I brought out my

trusty Peterson Field Guide to Birds,and read up on the Pine Siskin.

This often used book was 1976 birthday gift from my mom.,

Her written signature is on the inside cover.

 

 The faint yellow subtle streak and other markings

convinced me that I had Pine Siskin visitors. 

 The more petite size was a "telling point" too.

 

 It is such fun watching them and listening to "their tweeting and twitter."

 

  I have filled the thistle feeder twice in the past twenty four hours

as well as filling the other thistle feeder near the front of the house. 

 The temperatures turned very cool on Tuesday, we were in the 40-50 range,

maybe that is why the sudden visit.

 

Here are some quick unedited photos for you.

 

 

 

 

Moments like this make me very happy . . .

doggies back home, singing birds, springtime days.

Hummers are back too!

Happy Springtime My Friends

Love, Lynne

 

How About A Y'all . . .

she has this head thing going on

listening to what I am saying

back and forth goes her head
 



I think someone else is playing copy cat too

or would that be,

copy dog

 

 

cute little thing isn't she

looks like a pup

but she is almost ten years old

she gives us many happy moments in each of our days

(sorry about that license tag giving a bit of a shinny glow)

~

Well, well, well . . . have you missed me?

My IGH guy and I have been traveling through

snow, rain, sleet, ice

plus double and triple that

a hundred times over

when we managed to drive 

through the horrendous ice storm that hit 

Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas

and a few other states to boot!.

 

WOW   WHEW   YIKES

 

suffice it to say

it was the worst weather either of us

have ever been in

we made it through

and we won't take off traveling again

until we get a clear sailing report from the weather man.

 

I promise some bird, fence, critter sunset and

sightseeing trip pictures very soon.

Until then, enjoy these pictures of our little princess.

 

  

 

We are enjoying sunny and warm days in

south Texas plus a few cool and not so sunny days too.

 

I'll be back

tomorrow or the next.

Until then

Y'all have a good one!

Love . . .

 Lynne, Jack and Snickers

Saturday Hello . . .

 

 

What do you think?

Same Cardinal in Snow as Cardinal in Bitter Sweet.

Linking up with

Saturday's Crittter's

 



 

One thing I do know for sure,

this critter

wanted to say hello!

 

 Thanks Eileen for Saturday's Critters

Snickers is sending you retirement hugs!

~

Enjoy the rest of the weekend,

Love, Lynne

 

 



Woof Woof . . .

 

 

Woof Woof There

did you hear about our

early. . .  really early . . . very early

SNOW FALL IN MICHIGAN

nothing like the Buffalo area

but we've been having bitter cold and very snowy weather here for days.

I think I'll just sit here and help papa read the paper. 

 

 

The Junco's and Finches have arrived in droves.

 The Cardinals and Mourning Doves

are making sure they get their fair share of the eats!

 

 

Especially because of Mister Red Squirrel hogging the feeders.

 

 

My momma was busy this morning fixing the lights

on the twenty year old recycled tree

and dragging it out through the snow

for its spot near the garden house. 

I am happy that tree lives in the garden house and not inside with me.
 



 

I think I will sit here on the window ledge and check out the snowy sights.

 



bird bath bowl is turned on its side for the winter.

I hope some of the wood side critters crawl in there to keep warm.



no bench sitting these days



Doesn't the sculpture look cool with a snow hat
.





 

Still snowing out there

but the weather man says

there will be rain in just a few days.

really, really confusing isn't it

 

Mom goes to painting class again tonight

unless it gets cancelled.

She seems to like this painting thing

almost more than holding and cuddling me.

 

Momma says,

see you in a few.

Love, Snickers

~