Dave set up a nice outing for us in the afternoon. He threw in our beach chairs and a well stocked esky and we drove out to a deserted area of beach. The Girls came with us, of course, and were a little worried that we weren't going any where good as we stopped to get some ice.
Dora kept giving me the evil eye- you tricked us, again, we're not getting out of the car, are we?
Fine, I'll just have a little car nap
The little dog almost drives me to drink...
Meanwhile, Tilly is checking to see what she can reach and destroy in the back
Dora reclaims the seat and the view
Tilly in motion trying to make Dora share
Sigh, she's so tiring!
Mom, can't you DO something - she's touching me!
Once we hit the beach they were off cavorting with no regard to personal safety or to how much sand they were flicking at us as they ran by
Til is such a goof
There's one sure fire way to get the Girls to pay attention - have food around. The looks they were giving Dave as he prepared some snacks were pretty intense
And all attention shifts as the plate does
Portrait of a "good dog"
The cause
It was overcast, cold and very very windy, so I was, of course, totally rugged up. But it was still beautiful to sit and watch the ospreys hunt, the fish thrash around in the shallows and the boats banging their way back to the marina.
We set up next to an outlet and the tide was running out hard. There's been a lot of water movement through here lately and it's carved out a significant bank.
Unfortunately for Dora, the edges aren't quite stable enough for her bulk
And neither girl was too graceful on the way up!
But once up there, they thought they were pretty cool, what with their synchronized ear display
I got caught being goofy, too, so at least we know where the girls get it from
and of course they found something to destroy
The sky was a nice backdrop as you looked up at the dogs on the top
too bad Dora doesn't "Sit & Stay" very well
She just has to come be closer to you
Running along the rushing water seemed like lots of fun
And there were plenty of roots sticking out to dig around
and play tug-of-war with
though it's often a short game as one player insists that the whole rope is hers and the other beats a hasty retreat!
"Fetch" was a bit of a challenge as the sweeping tide ripped the stick out to sea
MatildaLily must have really worn herself out earlier because as we were packing the car, she popped inside and just waited for us - this is unheard of. Usually she's off on one more big romp - and if there's water around, even better - to get really sandy before having to be coaxed and tricked into the car!
She just couldn't get comfy sitting nicely by herself
So she climbed over Dora to sit on her again
Dora put up with it, but we heard the long-suffering sighs
This morning I accidentally slept in a little bit so was running late getting the camera to the dive shop. Since I had to take it down anyway, I threw on some sweats, loaded the dogs and went out for our first early morning beach walk in a while. It's been so cold here in the mornings, often in single digits! This morning was nice and warm and the sky was gorgeous.
On the little access road there were roos off to each side for the whole length. Again I kicked myself for not bringing a real camera with me. Maybe tomorrow. My poor little Olympus 720SW, while rugged and waterproof, sucks in low light and even in good light it's slow as dirt and misses focus as many times as it gets it. But it can take a good beating from the Tilly-Monster, so it's the dog camera of choice right now. Here's a small group of roos
This was looking to the north of the Gulf
This was right after that looking to the south - crazy difference. And crazy dog thinking she's going to catch those birds
...but she tried and gave a merry chase
She was mighty pleased with her efforts
Dora alternated between strolling along
chasing Til
being chased by Til
and practicing listening to her mom...that needs some work!
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