LIFE MAY BE SHORT LIVED

Gpa put up stakes to safeguard any further digging - OH GMA I am so sorry - I just couldn't help myself!

It's been a tough day in my backyard and Gma - well, she's been on the warpath - she said we had an agreement that she wouldn't plant any flowers in the flower beds and I could run through them chasing whatever I see. And she's been pretty good about not getting upset when I eat the tops of the Iris and lay in the middle of a nice soft bush. She did say something about NOT getting in the tomatoes and something about flowers on the deck (in big pots) but I don't remember what she said. While they were gone this am I thought I smelled a bone in some of the pots and set out to find them (Gma put bonemeal in the dirt-guess that was a mistake). I dug out all the flowers and most of the dirt trying to find the bone and they got back about the time I had the tiny flowers/dirt scattered all over the deck. All of this happened AFTER I got in trouble earlier for rolling in the compost pile (don't think I get to come inside today - sounds like another bath day).

How do I explain I just want to work along side them?

WOW - I didn't think she was ever going to quit yelling at me (I hung my head trying to let her know I was sorry and I sat very still while she took my photo in the middle of the mess). Gpa put some kind of a cage around some of the plants after they replanted them and the others went outside the gate where I can't get to them. I wonder if I can stay out of the tomatoes?

SPRING SNOW - Mt Hood

One more

Mt Hood photo - this is the kind of snow Gma/girls hiked through on a beautiful sunny dy. The creek here was clear/beautiful from all the melting snow.

LIFE IS GOOD

Iit's been a while since I gave you an update on my life 'at home' G&G have been busy catching up since we got home from AZ. Gpa & I mow the yard a lot, and G&G take me to the dog parks to run - we went to the large forest out by the freeway (1000 acres) the other day and even tho I couldn't go into the river (it was too high) I found lots of mud puddles to run through/roll in - Gpa kept saying 'SCOUT'!!! I don't think he was very happy but I just couldn't resist. Gma gave me an 'ouside hose bath' when we got home (that was COLD)

I spend HOURS lying in wait in the back yard ckg out the squirrels new nest - they still taunt me as they run around the big pine tree but now.....they are somewhere in that tree with the flowers- I run up the side of the fence to see them. I try hard not to bark but.....sometimes I just can't help it (but then Gma puts me in the house). I jump so fast Gma has a hard time getting a clear picture but you can see how I 'climb' the fence (Gpa sez I'm going to knock it over) I also stand straight up on that little shelf and I'm so 'tall' now I can almost see over the top of the fence.

My biggest challenge is at night time when I hear some kind of animals on the other side of the fence (Gma sez racoons) - If I wait long enough I'll get them -- I really don't like to come inside at night

I also got to go to my master's house a couple of times while G&G mowed the yard/cleaned up - I spent the entire time running around the shed and jumping up the tree to reach the bird house. I can sure jump higher than I did when I lived there.

I'm having fun being 'off-leash' and having such a nice yard to play in and I help Gpa a lot while he's working and then we take a break to kick the soccer ball.

live is good

hiking in snow drifts on Mt Hood

Gma had a wonderful mother's day outing (on Sat) with Tanya, Terri and Kealy after Tanya made lunch for everyone. Gma wasn't too sure when she saw how deep the snow was but we took it slow and Terri gave Gma her walking sticks to catch herself going up/down the drifts. Tanya 'fell' into a crevic caused by a tree covered with snow but with the help of walking sticks we got her out and she only had one small scratch. Gpa asked us all if we went prepared to 'spend the night' if needed - hmmmmm. looks like maybe Gma might have been ok but those bare legs sure would have got cold. We went to Mirror Lake (Mt Hood) - the hike took 3 hrs - many folks turned around/didn't go that far. Gpa & I stayed home

. Gma sez it was a glorious day!

Wow - these are some mighty nice looking women don't you think!!!