Three Dogs

A quiet moment where all three dogs decided to kick back together.

The black dog in the back of the photo is Jake.

Jake is the father to JJ.

I was dog sitting Jake this past weekend for my daughter.

JJ was so happy to have his papa around!

 

 Jake on the other hand was not overly impressed with the antics of his son, but he tolerated all of his puppy exuberance.

 

JJ really liked taking his papa for a walk!

Mammatus Clouds

We've had thunderstorms!

A lot of them during this month of July, which is unusual.

 

These clouds hung low over the valley a few weeks ago.

It dumped rain on us shortly after I took these shots!

 

The storms have delayed haying and just about everyone has had their hay rained on!

 

New Addition

This is J.J.

He is a border collie/ Aussie Cross.

His momma is a purebred show/therapy dog.

His daddy belongs to my daughters' boyfriend.

 

 

JJ joined the family three weeks ago.

He is my dog and will become my therapy dog if all goes well!

 He's precious

and spoiled

and busy, busy, busy!



Purple Mountains Majesty

Looking east from our home in the valley after a brief storm passed through.

 

It's Official

Spring has sprung!

 

The flowers at the office are blooming

 and the trees have popped their colorful blossoms!

There is a bee working the tree in this photo, but he is rather hard to see.

Longer, Lighter, Greener

February came and went.

Not much rain and very little snow.

March has arrived and brings with it warmer days, longer days and green.

 

The fields on the farm are waking up, greening up!

Field work is underway.

Let's hope March brings some spring showers as we really need the rain!

 

We sprung forward last weekend.

Longer days mean more walks!

Extra evening light means more time outdoors!

What Do You see

 

Sometimes you see interesting things in the clouds!

 

What do you see

An eagle or trout

or perhaps

just a cloud

 

 



Shadow or Not

Nevada does not have groundhogs, but we do have marmots.

Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow today which supposedly means six more weeks of winter!

I'm pretty sure his Nevada counterpart DIDN'T see his shadow today, which means...

Wait, we really haven't had much of a winter here!

Cold...Yes!

Rain/Snow...Not so much!

Either way, shadow or not, spring is only 46 days away!

 

Happy Groundhog Day!

(I took this photo way back in 2008 during a photography outing)