Day 2496: A grey day, no sun or sunset.

Lillian: old photo, collage & digital.

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A grey day in SoCal, cloudy, no sun, some light rain off and on.

Therefore, no sunset today. I'm sure there was a sunset, somewhere.

We three (Laker, Zoey and I) got up at 6:30 am. in time 

to watch CBS Sunday Morning, one of my favorite shows. 

 

Zoey, age 1

Laker, age  8

The rest of the day was feeding, photographing & playing.

Laker doesn't pose for photos, Zoey is happy to oblige.

 

Starting with a clean canvas (carpet) Zoey started 

pulling out toys for us to play with.

There is a pattern to the day, and there are times when 

they actually rest while sharing the same area.

Most of the time, they nap separately, while protecting a toy.

Then there is stretching time, which takes many forms.

 

Look how long she gets? Sometime still keeping a toy.

After their evening meal, I counted 21 toys per day?

Each held her interest for a varying period of time.

Me: "Hey Zoey, I need pics for the blog".

Zoey: "Okay, how about this?"

"Or this?"

A smile for Monday ...

Day 2270: Clouds and a puppy update.

2 sunflowers: photo, collage & digital

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WonderWoman and Superman left Friday morning ...

 

and flew to Las Vegas for a long 

SM birthday weekend.

 

I arrived at the house on a hill at 10:30 am.

Zoey, nearly 6 months, was ready to play and Laker, 7 years ...

was ready to cuddle & join me watching Zoey's amazing energy.

Blue skies and an open day to play.

There was lots of ball throwing ...

and a lot of tug-of-war ...  

and she didn't stop till 2 pm.

 We resurfaced outside@ 4pm, the clouds were putting on a show.

Now, 10 pm, we have thunder, lightning and rain!

I have to keep Zoey inside, 

as she was doing wheelies in the rain earlier.

Who me?

In the "too good not to share" department ...

Here's a one minute heart warming video about ...

Nike's newest contract athlete. Wonderful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8xv1HHHNkw

 

A smile for Saturday ...

Day 2173: Scattered thoughts on a Saturday morning.

Haru: ink brush & wash on book page.

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Saturday morning, even sounds good, right?

While on Grand-puppy duty, I am writing during 
one of the divine rest periods that follow Zo's maniacal
(usually 90 minute) routine of running in circles, 
attacking plants and Laker with airborne maneuvers,
rocket speed & the attention span of a gnat! 
Poor, patient Laker. 

(Laker, age 7: "I thought I was retired!")

 
These are the perfect silences that follow. 

The kind when your baby was finally peacefully asleep and 
you would gladly eviscerate anyone making noise that would 
waken the child. Yes, that's been eons ago, but I remember.

Their A/C is whirring,  GH#3 is still asleep upstairs as I write. 
GH#2 left for work at 9:30 am; Grand-hunk-friends 
Chris & Jordan left for their job at 8:30 am. 
The latter three spent the night, as their power was off in Tustin. 
That might have meant mine too, but home now
and all is fine, quiet and warm.

When I am at their house, I enjoy their gigantic tv's 

  

and all the movie capabilities, Friday GH#3 put 
the movie Coco on for me, before he left for work. 
What a great movie.

&

I finished my big book, it was great. 
Who recommended it to me? You were so right!

I have started on my new book.

and guess who found it inviting?!! Irresistible in fact!

Luckily, Zo only got to the preface 
before GH#3 rescued it for me.
I'm using the torn scrap as a bookmark.

I didn't leave their house in three days, 
I am a hermit house-sitter.

A smile for Sunday ...