At Last - Warm Weather

May has been a very cool and wet month! Wednesday it started to warm up and we actually had sun! Thursday was down right HOT! It was muggy with temperatures in the upper 80s. After heavy thunderstorms and a tornado watch last night, today is clear, dry and comfortable. A great way to start the Memorial Day weekend!

Honey has been enjoying using the deck since we got the gates. She especially enjoys laying in the sun.

On Thursday B headed out to Kmart to get a small kiddie pool for the girl. Our first lab enjoyed playing in a small pool, splashing the water and staying cool. So, we wanted to get Honey a pool also. At first she thought it was just a big water bowl. However she is figuring out what it's really for.

Honey tries the pool out while empty

B then filled it up for her

After lapping the water, she took a cautious step.

Happy Mothers Day

What a lovely morning! Honey and I were outside at 5:25 this morning as she needed to take a walk. Right now I'm at the breakfast table and can see outside the front windows. We put the hummingbird feeder up and I saw three hummingbirds swooping around. Naturally they disapeered when I went over to take a picture. Taking pictures through the window is a great motivator for keeping windows clean. Fortunately the window is too high for Honey's nose prints.

Honey has been enjoying the upper deck that runs around the front of the house. We crack the sliding door a bit and she can get out and walk around. Sometimes in the early morning, when it is warmer than 40, we go out and play toss the rope. This is not her bathroom area so we still do walks for that!

The picture below is Honey out on the deck. I had to remove the pots I had in this area as she was digging in the dirt and bringing in clumps of dirt. Notice her crooked tail..so cute!

A relaxing day

One of the nice things about retirement is that you set the pace. Normally I have an idea of what I want to accomplish during the day. B has a daily list and so I thought I'd try that – and it worked.What doesn't get done moves to the next day's list. But today I did nothing – and that was on my list. Now I don't mean I did NOTHING... I made breakfast and lunch and will make dinner. I made the bed and cleaned up the kitchen and even cleaned a bathroom...but I had no list and spent the day on the Internet and reading a book. I also took Honey for a walk, and then a walk, then he took her for a walk and then I took her for a walk... well, you get the idea!


Rain again last night and we cooled down considerably. Right now it's 48 out and is raw, damp and cloudy. It's been drizzling off and on often in sync with when we take Honey out. At least it isn't snow!!


Maybe tomorrow will be more productive – I've started a list.

Another round of thunder storms this morning with VERY heavy rain!! We went out around 11 AM and found storm damage light but lots of water flowing down and across roads. Our stream by the house is full and noisy. The rain was so heavy you could just about see to the road. I'd say an inch or so fell in 2 hours.

We also found out Honey is not "fond" of lightning and thunder but will tollerate it!

Here are 2 pictures of Honey taken this week...

The orange ball you can see on the floor behind her gets filled with treats. She rolls it around with her nose and the treats fall out....fun for Honey, quiet for us :)

This is down stairs in what I call my library. She is behind me as I sit at my computer looking out over the lower patio. She looks like she was asleep. My, she is getting big - 66 pounds.

Spring Has Sprung

The daffodils are in bloom... The birds are back and I saw a robin today. Last night we had heavy rain - news reports indicate we got about 3 inches. It rained!!! Honey stood on the porch and turned around and went back in. We tried to time her walks to lulls in the down pours. Our little stream is not so little and has actually risen a bit as the afternoon went on. The sun peeks out and then there is a shower. But at least it isn't snow and for that we are thankful!!