Weekend in Black and White...

The Weekend in Black and White...

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Evening Reflections...

Weekend Reflections

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Three of our greatest joys for which we are especially grateful, are our "rescued" pets...

Our dear friend, Altadena Hiker, aka Karin Bugge, is writing a regular piece each week in the Altadena Patch, an e-news site for Altadena.  In today's piece she is sharing stories of many bloggers and their pets to highlight the joys of "rescuing" pets...please check out the Altadena Patch here and don't forget to check out her awesome blog here!!!

We adopted Miss Daisy eight years ago from the Golden Retriever Club of Greater LA.  We met her at an adoption party, hosted by Anderson's, our local pet store.  In retrospect, Daisy adopted us.  We took her home, and after checking out the back yard, she fell asleep at our feet.  That night, Daisy slept on the floor at the end of the bed as though she had been doing this every night of her life.  

The next day, while we were both gone, she got out of the yard and disappeared.  We both searched for several hours but couldn't find her. Several neighbors had seen a big Golden running through the neighborhood, but she was gone.  We were really down in the dumps and getting ready to go out for dinner.  Suddenly, about 8 pm, we heard a bark at the front door.  We opened the door and their was Daisy sitting on the doormat.  She walked right into the house as if to say, "I checked out the hood, and this is the best there is, so I'm here for good." She's hasn't run away since.  We can leave the gate open and she'll wander out front if we're working there, but she knows where home is. 

She's the best dog either of us have ever had.  She's a huge part of our life. 

This is Sadie, we got her from the Glendale Humane Society which is now a "No Kill" shelter.  I saw her on the internet site and knew I wanted to meet her.  We went to the shelter, asked about her, and was told that she was not adoptable yet as she had a respiratory infection.  We said that that was ok, we wanted to see her anyway.  We met her and fell in love instantly.  Fortunately, the infection was on the tail end of recovery and she was ready to go to her new home within a week or two.  

Cleo was the Hubman's kitty before we got married...just a few months though, and I was with him when he picked her out at the Glendale Humane Society.  She's about ten now and puts up with the much younger Sadie, but sometimes...Sadie is just plain annoying...

(Sadie's nick name is Osama Bin Cat)

But they love each other anyway...whenever they're home alone and we come home, we'll find them curled up together somewhere or other in the house....

Miss Daisy is in her twilight years, we think she's about 14.  She's been feeling a bit poorly lately which we hope is just a passing thing...She's our darling golden girl...please wish her well...

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Family is what Thanksgiving is all about...

Oh!  And making snow angels on the deck!!!

Thank you Tom, Kasey, Melissa, Tim, Dan, the grand pups, Miss Daisy, and the kitties for another wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

"S" is for SNOW...and lot's of it!!!!

Ok...you're probably getting tired of seeing the deck and the barbecue...but c'mon, yesterday's Storm was even bigger than Sunday's!!!  And I'm still a newbie!!!

That lump on the right side of the deck...our Brown and Jordan patio lounge chair...

There really is a barbecue under there...

Kind of looks like a Sea of Snow, doesn't it?!!!

The Sierra Wave just announced that this is Mammoth Mountain's Snowiest November since 2004!

Be sure to visit ABC Wednesday to see how others interpret the letter "S"!

It's still such a new experience!!!

It's all still such a new experience...

The first time our driveway was snow plowed...

The first time our deck is completely buried in snow...

The first time we have to be careful walking around the house, under the eaves...

The first time we've lived in a Winter Wonderland!!!

PS...this was the biggest pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm in 10 years...

4-7 feet "on the mountain"

Our first BIG snow storm!!!

Remember my deck photos, here and here?

We got a tad bit more snow this weekend!!!

The barbecue on Friday....

The barbecue on Sunday!!!

I don't think we'll be barbecuing for awhile...

Here's that ghost again!!!

Shadow Sunday

That darn ghost just kept followin' me around...

Billiards Anyone???

Weekend Reflections

Bodie Hotel, Billiard parlor, Bodie State Historical Park, Bodie, California

A little self reflection every now and then is a good thing...

Can you believe it???

Yep, it's true...

I saw the sunrise this morning!!!

Skywatch Friday

R is for Rock Creek Resort...

Ooops!!!  I forgot yesterday was ABC Wednesday!!!

Today's letter is R...I thought about Retriever, but Miss Daisy's been featured a lot and I'm running out of  unusual photos of her...so I had to think some more....

Awwww!!!  Rock Creek Resort!!!

A darling little eatery nestled in the trees at the fishing resort of the same name...with great burgers, chili, and pie!!!

Ok...just one more shot of Miss Daisy...after all, she is a Golden Retriever!!!

Ruff!!!

Mammoth Homes Series...#1

One of the surprising things I've found in moving to Mammoth, is the number of homes that are...well... Mammoth!!!

This home is located in Juniper Ridge, one of the very exclusive neighborhoods of the town of Mammoth.  The craftsmanship and design of this beautiful home is superb...

And you should see the view...Juniper ridge over looks the Sherwins...a gorgeous span of the mountains of Mammoth...which you've seen  here.

I figure, if about 6 or 7 couples go in together, we might just be able to afford this magnificent place!!!  But I'm not sure about the heating bill...