Serenity, III

Got to love this picture.

Labs are amazing creatures.  Their capacity to love and love life is amazing.

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Winter

We're still looking at winter around here.  It came late, but when it came...

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Serenity, II

And then there is Willa's way of coping with stress.

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Finding Serenity

Last week was intense.  The dogs sensed my tension, they sensed my energy levels.  And they knew there would be nothing better than quiet walks in the snow.

So we did.

Pure serenity.

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Rosey Cheeks and Labs

Yep, doesn't get much better than sledding down the field, the herd chasing me.  Cold weekend morning.

Life is great!

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Photo Bombing

What can I say?  Willa wants to be in every picture!

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Reluctant to Leave

The really hate seeing the bags being loaded after a nice weekend.  Particularly one filled with the much beloved snow.

No matter how many times I tell them we'll be back in a week...labs know no time.  It's all immediate to them.  That is, unless they are trying to get me to stop work and play...they know quitting time that is for sure!

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Black and White Ball

I think there is a famous "gala" in San Francisco called the Black and White Ball.

I think Willa is enjoying her own gala!

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Heading into the Woods

I have to admit, when I see these two heading into the woods I get a little nervous.  In the end, they are just exploring and having fun, but there are the times they come back with something dead hanging out of their mouths...

"Drop it," doesn't just cut it, especially with Annie Oakley who is always proud of her finds....

And then, if not dropped, it requires me to tamp down my squeamishness and get it out of the mouth.

Ugh.

Being owned by a lab is always an adventure!

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Snow Wrestling?

I'm not seeing this sport listed at Sochi.  Snow wrestling.  I could see it!

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Valentines Day

Cuddle up with someone you love!

Happy Valentine's Day!

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Or Maybe the Luge?

I thinking these two are contemplating either a luge or bobsled run...

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Contemplating the Halfpipe

If there every was a snowboarder in the family it would be Annie Oakley.  She could give Sawhn White a run for his money....

And I would have to spend my time thinking of the names of all her tricks.

"180 with slipper in mouth"

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Finally

Snow!

It's still going to be a drier than normal year, but finally the girls get some snow.

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One Million

Last week Seattle held a parade for the Seahawks.

Population of Seattle is north of 600,000.

Over 1 million showed up.

Totally amazing.

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Looking Forward

Someone is really looking forward to a weekend where no one is yelling at the TV!

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Mushed Together

I know I force feed a lot of pictures of the girls in the back seat of the truck.  But I simply love how they figure out how to arrange themselves.

Mushed together.

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Long Weekend

Some of us need to recover from a long weekend.

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Sage the Retriever

One of Sage's favorite things to do is to chase down errant tennis balls.  Balls that go flying over the fence.  She does a little dance before she gets to the gate, the scrambles out to the front yard.  It is not unusual for me to just be rounding the corner to find her standing, all proud of herself, with the tennis ball.

I love the fact she has a "job" that she loves to do.

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Who-Hoo!!!!