Road Tripping

  Well guess where we went on our summer vacation? Since it was Alfie's first he had to do something easier to learn the rhythms of the road. Rosie started by drinking from the fountain in the middle of Belle Isle in Detroit. She forgot her passport so she could not visit Windsor. Then the road took them to the shores of Lake Michigan and Alfie carried stick that he claimed were logs felled by Paul Bunyan and Rosie tried to raise the water level. All in all a great trip and the adults even survived.

Big Yawns

   Spending the day outside kind of tops whatever I am doing. For more than ten years I have drug my buddy Kimo along on adventures from the beaches in Baja to mountain peaks in Colorado. A few years ago Kimo got a new friend Yoda who is not as into the outdoor jaunts. Secretly I think Kimo is kind of glad because now as he gets older he gets to hang out and play guard dog for his little friend and send me off on my own. Regardless, at the end of a long day in the Santa Fe National Forest we all seem to be a little worn out and ready for a nap.

Just a little tired all the way around.

Road Tripping

Kimo walks the line somewhere on the plains of New Mexico.

 

Yoda is not as self assured but never hesitates for a look around.

Whenever I get into updating my computer it is always preempted by this massive task of cleaning up all the files and folders sitting on the drive. I end up looking at a bunch of old photos that may or may not have been edited in the past. Regardless, it brings back memories and lots of little gems. I found a couple of frames of Patty and my constant traveling companions. My dad always ribs me that my canine friend Kimo has seen more of this country than most humans ever will. Having been to the West Coast, Mexico, Canada and lots of places in between it would be hard to argue. Not sure if he has gotten tired of the sights or actually enjoys it, all I know is that he never complains about any of the hassles. He and Yoda only care that they get fed and can hang with us all day.

Pair of Vandals

Troublemakers wondering how to push the nozzle on a paint can.

  Some days I spend lots of time having to dig thru images from days past. It can be long and time consuming and in lots of instances it results in nothing fruitfull. But once in a while I come across something long forgotten that makes me laugh or I see something in it that was missed before.
 
   Such was the discovery this morning. Looking for old images that a client had misplaced, I came across a picture of our two traveling companions Kimo and Yodi. All in all pretty good mutts, not too demanding, can hold bladders with the best of them. They each have a few quirks though, Yodi likes to bark at everything in his belief that he is guarding use from dangers, Kimo is pretty quiet but can get really territorial about his domain.

  I accuse them constantly of being troublemakers, but after I saw this photo of the pair at Cadillac near Amarillo, Texas on a trip a few years ago I realized how appropriate the title and picture really were. A bunch of cars vandalized with paint, the two of them sitting amongst the tools of the vandals trade. Of course the culprits are avoiding any eye contact, Yodi is even hiding behind his big brother.

  Just so appropriate, bunch of vandals caught red handed and still will not admit to their dirty deeds
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Making Friends

I am not sure Kimo knew what to expect when I told him he was gonna make some new friends this week. He walked in the door of my friend in Boulders home and saw Sid with his back arched and hissing. Later he met little sister Sadie, who was really curious about the slightly larger "kitty", it being the same color and all. Kimo is still not sure what to do since the cats are used to an older dog that slept with them so they are trying to rub and cuddle with him. It makes him really nervous but he loves to play chase when they run from one room to another.