It’s a dog’s life

It’s come to this. Me, never let the dogs on the furniture. Oh well, there’s no dog door here and no cow pies either, guess we’re OK so long as she has a pillow.






And here we are guarding the perimeter.  Keeping those pesky squirrels on the other side of the fence.  If only Daddy would quit putting out peanuts for them, they’d go another yard for a buffet.



Pitkäjärvi is our favorite place and with all this painting of fence going on we hadn’t been in a few days. Today was a bit windy but the sun was warming things up nicely.
Last, a baby picture. Taken on the way home for the first time.




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  1. Donna HeffnerApril 10, 2020 at 7:04 AM

    The baby pic did me in completely. Obviously things are going very well for Sophie, which makes me very happy. Seems like they've settled down for y'all too - except, of course, that we're in the middle of a pandemic. Let me assure you, you're better off there than here; actually at the moment you're better off anywhere than here with a totally mad "president." The three of us are holed up (mostly) in our little place on top of the hill. MK is totally unaffected and a great comfort (so long as she gets fed on time, of course).

    We miss you but glad you're there. You left just in time.

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  2. deni moonApril 12, 2020 at 3:05 AM

    Love seeing the transition from Sophie's perspective!

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