Today's Poem

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chilliest land
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

---Emily Dickinson

J. Frazz Photography Rocks!

This photo taken by J. Frazz Photography

Grumpy Old Man?...or not

Do you think Trouble is beginning to get used to his new sister? At least he's going to make sure she has clean ears :D
Thanks to Mom for the extra cute picture!

Greyhound Pool

Pool Diva

Pretty Kitty

Happy Birthday, Gwyneth!

"But Mom, why can't I take my chewy outside???"

  So, today is Gwyn's third birthday! :D 
Registered as Under Penalty, she was born on September 22, 2008, the 5th pup of nine in the litter.
She ran 19 races between July 17th and October 30th, 2010.

 Being retired allows her time to pursue her modeling career.

"Look! A mouse!" :::sigh::: "It's just out of reach."

The culprit who put the mouse just out of reach...

Gwyn & her cousin, Lady

Gwyn posing in front of sis-in-law's Ramses statue

We are blessed to have her join our pack and look forward to sharing many more wonderful years with our sweet girl!

Full Moon Rising

Follow-up

Gwyn & I had a wonderful trip up to Greyhound Friends of North Carolina for our photo shoot and then had a nice visit with family...She's so exhausted she may sleep for a week :D Can't wait to see how her pictures turn out...I know they'll be greyt!

Photo Shoot

Gwyn & I are off on a road trip today to a special fund-raising photo shoot with Joe Frazz at Greyhound Friends of North Carolina. We're very excited about this opportunity and can't wait to tell you all about it upon our return.

For a preview you can see some of Joe's work here:  http://frazz.smugmug.com/

Cape Changes

 Landscape at the Cape was changed by Irene...more on that later.

 Nice takeoff:

Wild Ponies

Always a joy to see them...but especially nice to share them with friends who've never gotten to see them before!

 Lovely day in the sun, surf & sand with family and friends. Blessed.

Why it's Worth the Stress...

So, yes, it is really stressful living in a hurricane zone. And, yes, sometimes the worst happens. We are very blessed that we sustained no structural damage from Irene and our family is safe. Why would we live here? Oh, maybe it has something to do with this...some of the views we get to enjoy:

Oh, and by the way, other than reducing the file size to better fit the blog these photos are completely unedited. Straight out of the camera.