New Years Eve

The last day of 2010 brought us a surprise. A pheasant joined the sparrows to share in some of the bird seed provided.

Kobi came to spend some time with Toby.

Pebbles insisted on looking Cute.

Nib tried to out cute Pebbles.

Tobi gave us a wink cause she knows who is the cutest.

Thud and Nib were all over themselves trying to get into the competition.

The black labs settling down for a chew.

Nibs trying to get control of the camera.

Another Day on the Farm

Dogs and Donkeys.


Toby checking out Nib, the kitten.

Nib just doesn't care.

Me and the ladies.

Pebbles actually hanging out outside.

The mini donkeys looking, yeah pebbles outside!

The Mercer Cats

On my visit with the Mercer cats they greeted me as if I was a long lost friend. They all got some petting and loving attention, after they had eaten that is.

And Action! I said Action! Oh Geez no action.

Christmas Day

"Oh this cat bed is so soft and warm"

"Cat Ear, hmmm good!"

The morning feed for the lady Alpacas.

The kittens are out of the bedroom in time for supper.

Mommies Morning release.

The cats playing downstairs trying to take our attention away from the movie.

Christmas Eve

The Alpacas are playing!


The cats are hiding!


The Dogs are keeping my feet warm!


All is well the night before Christmas.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

The Alpaca farm for the Holidays

Getting some food for a cold night.
The Hermann Rorschach donkeys.

Beautiful shot of the moon on a crystal clear night spoilt by the earth's shadow!

Food? - No, we just want to play some basketball. What do you think?!

Bright moonlight keeps the sky blue over the prairies

Pebbles and static electricity. Amazing she was able to jump off the couch on her own. I thought she might get stuck there.
We're taking too long fussing over the camera again...

Dogs Returning from a visit to the beach

We're sitting at a beach side cafe listening to some salsa when these little fellows showed up.

Perros de Habana

Some of the dogs we encountered while walking in Havana (and the Playas del Este):




Classic cuban canines.
Patria o Muerte o Kibbles

The little guy is pretty confident that the bus will respect the no-go zone borders of the pedestrian island, but it doesn't hurt to be a little vigilant...

A siesta next to the coppelia (a heladeria or ice-cream outlet) off La Rampa.

Nice pose outside the Teatro Nacional

Rather possessive fellow photographed through the wire fence of his yard in Miramar.

A little too much Miramar sun for this hairless mutt lying in the street.

A typical resident of centro Habana on a calle off Neptuno.

North Havana between the river Almendares and the Bahia resembles the silhouette of a dog's head - just an observation.

Dog at entrance opening onto Neptuno. No barking (sore throat perhaps?). There were a few dogs with capes, are they medicated to protect them against fleas or something else? We didn't find out.

Last Day with Rascal

Rascal is going home today so we had one last stroll around the hood. A very slow and methodical walk, he wanted to take all the smells home with him.

Rascal Getting Stuck in the snow

Rascal gets stuck in the snow and there's Lori to the rescue.

Ministry of Silly Walks

Wrigley leads the ministry down River Park. Followed closely by Winston and Rascal. Trent gets in the spirit of things.





Rascal had a lot of energy for an old codger and took the time to meet many fellow walkees along the way. When too many crowded him at once he'd go off like a grey grenade with a single piercing bark, scattering the intruders.

It's a Winter Wonderland for Labs

The Sisters out on the hunt for that squirrel that teased them last time they were in the woods.

Jett and Foxx for the Weekend

"A Jacket! Really, I'm not wearing this at the dog park. Man you don't think being the littlest one there isn't hard enough."

"No, I'm not going."

"Really I have to go! Oh Man!"


"Hey Foxx! Nice Jacket " said Jett with sarcasm dripping from his canines. "Maybe you'll get to play with a bunch of Foxxhounds."
"Hey Jett! Nice Haircut, you bully."

"Oh Sorry, did I get in that shot?"

A Sassy Walk

"Hey, is that another dog over there, you know over there.. look where I'm looking! Look Look another dog. Oh Baby look my way! I'm Sassy! Hey over here I'm Sassy!

"That other dog didn't even look at me, Oh my sorrow. I must lick my tears and more on."

Beautiful Saturday at River Park

Wrigley get's his feet wet. He's only half lab, so only got half submerged.


Winston acknowledges the crowd's plea for mercy on Wrigley.






A chance meeting with Jett and Foxx. Foxx surveys the Burmese Mountain.


Braunley is Mason's biggest fan.