In June, Mattie and Trooper were able to visit their favorite camp, No Place Like Home, while Bobbi and Charlie attended an academic competition in Washington, D.C. Looks like everyone had a terrific vacation!
One of our favorite activities is hunting. We may hunt a chipmunk hiding in the firewood pile, a squirrel we see up in the tree, or some other little critter which has burrowed down into the ground. Can you tell what kind of hunting we were doing today? Don’t forget to click on the pictures to see us up close. Thanks!
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- Digger 1
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- Digger 2
We both posed for closeups after our baths. Aren’t we cute?
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- Clean Mattie!
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- Clean Trooper!
Yes, it snows every now and then in Georgia! Today, Mattie and Trooper gladly tag along for a hike to check out the road conditions. Back at the house, Mattie tries to catch a snowflake!
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- Snowy Day! No school for Mom!
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- Caught One!
Hello, friends! We’ve been busy and having fun in Georgia. We thought it was high time to update our website. Here are some photos of camping trips from October and November. Boy do we love camping!
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- Cool Tree!
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- Best Friends!
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- Breezy day at Mistletoe State Park.
Last month, we dog-sat Cousin Alphonse (a.k.a. Alphie) over a long weekend while his family was away. He had a great time playing with Mattie and Trooper. Alphie and Trooper took a long nap one afternoon…on Bobbi’s lap! Yes, Alphie is a pit bull. He has incredible strength but is a big ole’ love bug, especially with his new baby brother.
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- Trooper and Alphie nap on Bobbi!
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- We are ready to play outside!
Mattie and Trooper are brittany spaniels. These fur faces are known as bird dogs. While birds are their specialty, they certainly don’t turn their backs on the opportunity to stalk a chipmunk, squirrel, cat, mouse, butterfly, or any other delightful creature out there. In the camper photo, both spotted a cat last weekend while we were camping at High Falls State Park. The close up photo of Mattie was taken hours later. She was sitting in Bobbi’s lap but her attention was 100% on the area where she spotted the cat that morning. When hiking around Black Rock Mountain Lake earlier this summer, Trooper and Mattie came across the ducks on the rock. Those birds were not flustered at all by the presence of the kiddos! Of course, those ducks can read….notice the sign to the right of the dogs!
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- Cat Alert!
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- Mattie…keeping a serious eye out for critters.
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- Duck a l’orange for dinner tonight?
Hello, friends and family! We were able to get in a wonderful camping trip at the end of June this year. The weather at Black Rock Mountain State Park was just perfect. We took many hikes all over the mountain. One of our favorites led us to a rocky overlook. This may be our Christmas photo card for the year!
Trooper and Mattie take in the scenery!
One of our favorite pastimes on cold, wintry days is finding sunny spots for naps. Charlie captured a picture of Mattie this morning enjoying a rest in the sunshine.
We had a great time camping during the Christmas break. Our latest adventure took us to Richard B. Russell State Park. A day of hiking led us to an abandoned bridge. We had fun exploring and napping after a day of fun.
Greetings, friends! Before school started back we had a fantastic camping trip to Cloudland Canyon State Park. If you have never been to this beautiful Georgia park, you must plan to visit! It is like visiting a miniature version of the Grand Canyon. We had a wonderful time hiking the trails and sniffing out critters!
