July 29, 2011

Bella enjoys watching TV. These are pics of her watching The Dog Whisperer.

Trip to See New Grandson -- Henry Carl

I just returned from a wonderful week visiting my first grandchild, Henry. He turned 8 weeks old while I was there and is smiling more every day. Lisa is a wonderful mom.



What a handsome boy


Henry in his cute little ducky/chick outfit












Improvised sun shade.








Henry is lucky to have such a loving mom like Lisa



Happy new family.
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While I was down in Washington Lisa, Henry and I went to see my horse, Downy, who is at the trainer's.

Carl (who is afraid of horses) cautioned Lisa not to get too close to Downy. You can see the apprehension on Lisa's face. You'd never know this girl was once in pony club!


"I'm not sure about this . . ."


"Look! We're closer!"


"This is close enough, okay, Mom."

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I got a bit of video footage on my iPhone. It's grainy, but still cute.

Bedtime

Bedtime for Bella and Beeswax. They usually take over the couch.





Bella sleeps in the strangest positions (our other Mal, Mika, used to sleep like this too).


There really is a dog in this tangle of legs.

Sprinkler Fun With Bella

Today Bella had lots of fun playing in the sprinkler.




Getting splashed in the face . . . no big deal.


"Ha, ha! I'll bite you at the source!" (I wonder if she ever gets a brain freeze?)






About to get soaked.


My dog with the unusual gait . . . pacing




Taking time out to play with her stick.


Come and get me.


Hiding in the hedge.





Emma and Bella getting wet.

Bella at 6 Months

Some pictures of Bella at 6 months of age. We went down to the river tonight to eat our dinner and had Bella along enjoying the evening with us. The color, brightness and general quality of the photos is a bit off because I took these pics on my iPhone.

Unfortunately, she now has a scarred nose. I'm not sure how it happened, but I think it may have been a self-inflicted injury caused by her dew claws scratching her mosquito-bitten face.






Finishing Earl's Italian soda (strawberry-flavored ice was all that was left in the cup). The cup eventually met it's doom when she ran out of ice and patience.



The chickens are always a source of entertainment (and frustration) for Bella. Right before I took this picture I caught her trying to dig her way under the pen.

New Grandchild

Meet my new grandson Henry Carl Isackson, born May 6, 2011, 7 lb. 11.8 oz. 20" long.

Play Day in Fresh Snow (Is it really April?)

We got a load of fresh snow last night. Bella had a ball playing in it today. She loves to chase snowballs.










A great action shot.


A moment of respite.






In this series of pictures, Bella actually grabbed the snowball that I threw and brought it back.













"Whoo Hoo!!"






"Whew! This is hard work!!"


"Guess what I'm doing. Mom, don't watch me!"


Snowy nose dog


DEEEEEP Wet Snow!!!


"Now where did that snowball go?"


Scaling the snow mountain






Playing with the horse's "Jolly Ball"















What a pretty girl.

Needless to say, she came home and took a LONG nap.