turns out I really enjoy having a very sleepy dog. :-) This is what
she looks like after a bike ride around the neighborhood-- wears her
right out! Makes me all the more impressed with the dogs in the
iditarod. Bentley does .5-1.5 miles at about 8 mph and she's done for
the day!
Monday, May 23, 2011
tired pup
Friday, May 13, 2011
Sunday, May 08, 2011
Mother's day
Found this oldie in my pictures. It's from Aloha State Park in 2007.
Think we look related? Love ya, Mum!
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Gunsight
That's Gunsight Mountain-- visible from Eureka Lodge, which was my
turnaround point today... There's a notch in the top but it was kinda
hard to make out with the snow and the clouds today.
more neat plants
I thought these were neat too-- spent all winter buried in snow and
they still come out looking like this!
hardy flowers
I love flowers that last the winter-- even though they're brown these
brightened my day today.
my little monkey
Bentley jumped up the retaining wall and under the rail (last time she
tried a similar maneuver she smashed her head on a railing and it made
a gong noise, lol). She's such a cutie and she loves to explore!
first mosquito!
the first mosquitos of the year are so funny-- they're big but really
slow (like bees when it gets cold). I swear they hatch out of melting
snow-- not sure how they do it but they're pretty easy to outsmart :-)
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
"but I don't have to go!"
"but I don't have to go!", originally uploaded by aimos325.
Bentley's taken to just laying down on the deck when I let her out before bed. It's not a big deal when I wake up on weekdays but I sundays I wake up 2-3 hours later and I don't want anyone getting huffy around 8 am. I went out and made her pee (not so easy) and then praised her like crazy. Cripes.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Friday, April 08, 2011
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Proud :-)
So ridiculously proud of Bentley tonight. Not just for passing her
Beginner Obedience class but because she's such a good dog! Good job,
Schmentz!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
takin' a walk
Bentley was going bananas when I was leaving for the pool so I brought
her with (she goes a lot less bananas when she realizes we're going
for a car ride!). I made it worth it by taking her for a walk around
the high school (it's a big school!). She's such a good girl-- I'm so
in love!
pretty sky
of course break-up is totally worth it-- the days are getting longer
so fast and everyone knows summer's right around the corner! I caught
this cloudy sunset around 8:30 tonight (though the sun wasn't even
that low!)
Break-up!
This is the season we call "break-up." Storm sewers are frozen, the
ground is frozen, but things are melting! Slush, ice, water, gravel
and a winter's worth of garbage...
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
snickers and velvet
here's another shot. These coastal dogs looked hot! More floppy
tongue shots! Snickers and Velvet lead the whole race-- velvet is the
one with blue eyes.
John Baker, Ceremonial Start
Here's a picture of John Baker's whole team. Funny to think I was a
little bummed that by the time I got out to the trail I had missed
mushers 1 through 30-something (and all my favorites) but I still got
a few shots of the eventual winner!
Sunday, March 13, 2011
John Baker
I took this picture of John Baker last weekend at the ceremonial
start. Right now he looks unstoppable heading up the coast on the way
to Nome!
reading
Today I sat on the deck and read for a while. It doesn't look that
warm but it was mid-30's with all that sun... I wore a black jacket
and a big furry hat and wasn't cold at all. :-) Neither was
Bentley-- she rolled in the snow while I read!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
walk
went for a walk tonight... It's been really gorgeous around here--
crystal clear skies and daylight till past 7 (8 tomorrow!). This
morning it was -5 and by mid afternoon it was pushing 30-- pretty
crazy temperature swings but that's been the norm lately.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Point Woronzof
Went down to Point Woronzof for a better view. It's just down the
road from my house. The airport was behind me, so I saw a lot of
planes too! And the green hue (in the foreground) is caused by a
green light at the end of the runway. This was a 30 second exposure.
Front Porch View
Wasn't planning on going out to see the Northern Lights tonight but
when the view from your front porch looks like this, how can you not
try and escape the city lights?
Monday, March 07, 2011
Sunday, March 06, 2011
Cat in the Hat
Hugh Neff's iditarider wearing a Cat in the Hat costume to promote
reading to your kids or something... It's been a few years since I've
seen a life size cat in the hat! ;-)
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Michiganders
These dogs are on Ed Stielstra's team. He's from McMillan, Michigan! (Just looked up his webpage... this is Fiddle and his brother Banjo!)
more dog tongues
Here's an especially slobbery one. Also, I read on a blog that they
get special tags-- so if they're lost or sent back to Anchorage they
can keep the dogs straight. I can read a few of the tags in some of
my pictures-- they all say "XXXIX," I assume for the 39th iditarod! Hard to
believe they're all going to run to Nome!
gorgeous
Beautiful dogs. Looks like their names are Fritz and Charlie from
Justin Savadis's team (Willow, AK).
white huskies
The white dogs remind me of Bentley! And I was really surprised how
small the dogs were. I think the dogs at the sprint races were
bigger-- at least taller and skinnier.
cold weather kilt-ing
Scotsman Wattie McDonald's team ran off the trail! He and his handler
were both wearing kilts-- it's a cold hike through deep snow in a
kilt!
Space Dogs
These space dogs are from Fairbanks and they looked HOT! I think
that's why they had the reflective coats on! (Ken Anderson's dogs)
Rick Swenson
This is Rick Swenson's team. He's won the iditarod 5 times over three
decades and has finished in the top 10 24 other times! Good lookin
dogs!
Athletes
These dogs are such amazing athletes! I believe this is Brennan
Norden's team from Kasilof. He's a rookie this year. Happened to get
a good snap of his dogs. :-) The ceremonial start in Anchorage is a
crazy, urban ride with some VERY excited and strong dogs. They have a
sled, the musher, a handler and an "iditarider" for this portion
through town. I saw one team pulling a bail of hay too-- I think they
just want to keep them weighed down so they don't go too crazy!
Chugach View
Took a quick hike to my iditarod viewing spot of choice. What a
gorgeous view!!! The race was in the trees at the bottom of the hill.
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