An evening chat with the dog

Note the adorable tail-wagging in the last frame.

We're having a case of the mondays around here today

She might look cute

But she is crafty. Part of our yard is enclosed with metal chain-link fence and this dog has decided she is going to check the stability of every inch of the fence. She's worked out that she can poke her nose at the bottom edge of the fence and push through between the ground and the flexing fence links. Our yard slopes away from our home and in the years since the fence has been installed the earth has begun to slip away from under it.

She's weaseled through the fence in five spots to date, including two new ones yesterday and today. And the only reason I knew she had escaped is because Henry was barking the spazziest barks I've ever heard. (Henry doesn't join her because he isn't inclined to squeezing through small spaces as he once got stuck in our front gate and has never tried to even put his head through a slightly open door since then.) I ran out to check on him and there on the other side of the fence was Lola chasing squirrels through the neighbor's yucca. Thomas walked down, put her on a leash and brought her home. She doesn't run away, it's almost like she thinks she's just hanging out in a part of the yard that Henry can't get to. She must look over at him and say, "See that squirrel? I'm gonna go catch it without you!"

Oh, Henry! You're so adorable, I missed you so much

That's what I was saying when I took this photo.

Henry was saying something more along the lines of... "I really don't like your new camera, it bugs me. And, why haven't you cut my bangs so I can really glare at you while I pose for this photo that I am only posing for because you haven't been here to take annoying pictures of me. I missed you, too!"

A Day in the Life of Lola

Lola's day begins with a long, leisurely stretch that moves into a howling yawn. She then does a lap around the living room looking for warm sunshine. Today, it was a little cloudy, so a belly rub from Thomas is the way to go.

After the sun comes out, what is more fun than hunting for lizards in the garden with my brother?

Then Lola needs a little down time so she decides to chew a stick inside meticulously spitting out every little piece of wood onto my carpet. But wait! She needs to figure out what Henry is chewing just in case she needs to get up and steal it.

After a long day Lola settles in on the sofa for a little tv and another belly rub.