Monday, August 31, 2015

do not enter

"if no one sees me go in, is it still wrong?"


thanks to alfie's blog, my brown newfies & snoopy's dog blog for hosting monday mischief blog hop.

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Sunday, August 30, 2015

slinky day

did you know today is slinky day? did you know slinky even had a day? neither did i, but then what doesn't have it's own day anymore?


excuse me bailey. i'm taking pictures here. notice aoife's focus even with bailey walking right in front of the camera!


uh oh, bailey just realized i was holding a reward treat in my hand. but check aoife. she's still laying there! she holds focus and the "stay" command no matter what.


until we meet again my friends-

Friday, August 28, 2015

do you dress [up] for dinner?

i was telling bailey how my grandfather would dress for dinner every night. she thought it would be nice to bring back that tradition, so for dinner last night, she picked out this little number. que bonita!


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Thursday, August 27, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #sleepy

week 35 of the 52 snapshots of life photo challenge brings us to sleepy. bailey made this "challenge" not much of a challenge. i hope you enjoy the sleepy faces of bailey.





MOCKINGBIRD UPDATE:
our second little baby mockingbird has been jumping around our orange tree from branch to branch for the past couple of days. sometimes he'd come out from the branches and sit on the outside of the tree, which is when i snapped this shot of him. at 7.30pm tuesday night, i saw something drop out of the tree. when i went to investigate, i saw it was our baby mockingbird! once out of the tree, it looked like he was trying to fly back up into it but his little wings just couldn't carry him up high enough to grab a branch. the next morning he made his way to the other end of our yard and using my bushes as stepping stones, hopped over the fence. good luck little mockingbird. i have faith that you will grow into a strong and healthy bird. adiĆ³s pajarito.



thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.


thanks to ruckus the eskie, love is being owned by a husky & barking from the bayou for hosting thoughtless thursday blog hop.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #school

this week's photo challenge required taking a field trip. the word of the week is school, so we went to staples for some back to school supplies.


"what else do we need?"

with school starting up again, please be mindful of the children that will be walking to and from school everyday. they don't always watch out for you, so you have to watch out for them. drive safely.


thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Monday, August 24, 2015

they're ba-aack!

3 months ago, mockingbirds built a nest in our orange tree and a few days later we were grandparents to two healthy baby mockingbirds.
well, earlier this month, i noticed mockingbirds building another nest in our orange tree and tuesday i found these guys.


what is bailey looking at? is that...?
(don't worry. bailey's on my lap and i have a firm grip on her)


it is! somewhere between 11.00am and noon yesterday, this little guy left his nest. amazing because it has only been 5 days since i took the picture of them in their nest and now he has feathers and is hopping around my backyard!


"FEED ME"




UPDATE:
sadly, at 7.30 last night, i found his lifeless body in our yard. i have no idea what happened and i am heartbroken. we had spent the day being entertained by his antics, chuckling as he'd hop around our yard as he learned to "walk" and watching him spread his wings.
after i found him, i looked up because i heard a strange sound and saw his parent sitting on the wires above our yard, chirping a somber song. it was a tweet i had never heard from a mockingbird before. i'm sure he was mourning the passing of his little one. RIP little birdie. though you didn't live long enough to learn to fly, i'm sure you are now soaring the high heavens with grace.


his sibling however, is still in the nest. i pray he will thrive and flourish into a strong and health mockingbird. i will keep you posted.


until we meet again my friends-

Friday, August 21, 2015

temecula pd

that awkward moment when you see police and feel guilty even though you haven't done anything wrong.


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Thursday, August 20, 2015

meme

i've been seeing this meme floating around the internet and i thought it suited bailey quite well; so i added it to a picture of her. BOL



thanks to ruckus the eskie, love is being owned by a husky & barking from the bayou for hosting thoughtless thursday blog hop.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

a sketch by @onedrawingdaily

thomas saw this picture of bailey,


grabbed a ballpoint pen, and came up with this pawesome sketch of her.


i absolutely love it, thomas. you totally captured her.
thank you, thank you, thank you for drawing my little bailey.


thanks to blogpaws for hosting wordless wednesday blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

in-n-out

when we are on the road, and bailey gets a craving for fast food, we stop in at in-n-out. we don't trust many fast food restaurants (especially not any endorsed by a clown or a colonel) but we do trust in-n-out. as you can see, she just gets a plain patty; half now and half for later.

"i can't read but i'd know that arrow anywhere!"

"lemme give it a little taste just to be sure"

"chomp!"

"nom nom"

do your pups ever get a fast food craving?


thanks to kol's notes & sugar for hosting tasty tuesday blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-

Monday, August 17, 2015

{52 snapshots of life} #black

the word of the week, in the 52 snapshots of life photo challenge, is black. while i was pondering this post, i found out today is black cat appreciation day! how perfect is that? and as luck would have it, i just happen to have a picture of a black cat in my camera roll. what are the chances, right?
this is isabella and she belongs to the girl that used to cut bailey's nails. she came up to me one day to say hello and i had to snap this shot of her.


bailey didn't want to be left out of this post, so how about bailey in black & white. does that count?



thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

102° and bailey needs a blanket?

we are in the midst of a heatwave (102° yesterday) and bailey needs a blanket? lemme 'splain.
because it's sooo hot, we have the air conditioner on;
because the air conditioner is on, it's cold in the house;
because it's cold in the house, bailey needs a blanket when it's 102° outside. BOL


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Thursday, August 13, 2015

{52 snapshots of life}: #favorite

the word of the week, in the 52 snapshots of life photo challenge, is favorite. hmm, should i pick my favorite thing or bailey's favorite? how about something we both enjoy doing? we love going out for coffee. sitting together, coffee in hand, ahh, peace. that is of course, until someone decides to come over and talk to her. she's not very people friendly and she responds with her gremlin growl and her jack-o-lantern snarl. poor bailey. she thinks she's being so tough but people just laugh at her.



thanks to the lazy pitbull for hosting 52 snapshots of life blog hop.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

photobomb



thanks to blogpaws for hosting wordless wednesday blog hop.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

product review: cosequin joint health supplements

aoife is a healthy 10 year old but we've been noticing early signs of arthritis and stiff joints so i was happy to see cosequin joint health supplements show up on last month's offerings from chewy.


the mini chews are formulated for dogs up to 25 pounds and provide mobility, cartilage and joint health support.


aoife doesn't know that each chew contains 260mg of glucosamine and 130mg of chondroitin,


all she knows is that they are yummy. it's still a bit early to notice if they are making a difference or not but we will be keeping a close eye on her.


btw: chewy.com provided us with the package of chews in exchange for our honest opinion of the product. the opinion stated in this review was written by me and was not copy supplied by nutramax or chewy.


thanks to kol's notes & sugar for hosting tasty tuesday blog hop.

until we meet again my friends-