You say it's your birthday

The 21st and 31st were Dawn and Gary's birthdays respectively. Nancy got them a gardening kneeler that made getting up from the ground much easier. Kiko, Bosco and Milla had to check out the gift after they checked out Nancy. The gas co. installed a new meter, adding new admirers to the pack's ever longer list. "You mean they NEVER bark" usually appears early in the conversation. Kiko was the biggest kisser of the bunch. Bosco hung back, but warmed quickly. Milla was the czarina (long story) who deigned to be touched. Have a lovely day.

You say it's your birthday

Nancy stepping over Kiko.

You say it's your birthday

Milla guarded the chairs.

You say it's your birthday

Kiko's Lassie pose.

You say it's your birthday

Nancy's gardening birthday gift.

You say it's your birthday

Nancy, a kind in-law.

You say it's your birthday

August in Minnesota.

You say it's your birthday

Bug and tussle.

You say it's your birthday

Eye candy.

You say it's your birthday

Eyeballing a stranger.

You say it's your birthday

Meeting a stranger.

You say it's your birthday

Milla: "Yeah, so."

You say it's your birthday

Bosco with the same toy.

You say it's your birthday

Kiko with a toy.

You say it's your birthday

Dawn smiled.

You say it's your birthday

Painted chairs.

Toad Hammock

Dawn built a patio for the hammock so she would not be forced to mow that little patch of grass, and so the hammock did not need to be moved every time she mowed. Fiendishly clever these women. A toad appeared in the grass, much to the amusement of Kiko and Milla. About the time they thought they had the toad figured out, it jumped and freaked them out, in much the same way that changes made a person feel, shocked and surprised.

Toad Hammock

Bosco leads.

Toad Hammock

What is it?

Toad Hammock

Warm sidewalk, cool shade.

Toad Hammock

Camo Kiko.

Toad Hammock

Pollen eater.

Toad Hammock

Shady dude.

Toad Hammock

Can I touch it?

Toad Hammock

The toad in the garden.

Toad Hammock

Chipmunk revenge.

Toad Hammock

Kiko and Dawn and hammock.

Toad Hammock

Coming by twos.

Toad Hammock

Dawn's hammock patio.

Toad Hammock

Watching the action.

Toad Hammock

...and the dismount.

Toad Hammock

Coneflower vampire.

No Bells

They hadn't asked for their bells to be returned. They loved the new walks, and always stayed on them unless it was something important that made them get off. It made them feel important. Their feet stayed clean and they could see that nothing was waiting to jump out at them. Basenjis didn't live with people; people lived with basenjis.

No Bells

Some guys can't take a hint.

No Bells

Uninvited attention.

No Bells

Keeping two feet on the paved trail.

No Bells

Dog secrets.

No Bells

The doleful dog eye.

No Bells

Milla telling dirty jokes.

No Bells

Milla worked on her tan.

No Bells

The basenjipack.

No Bells

Kiko.

No Bells

Milla's no-stress curl.

No Bells

Bosco's tight curl.

No Bells

Kiko humiliated.

No Bells

Kiko proudly.

No Bells

Bosco bad.

No Bells

Covering all the directions.

No Bells

Like little deer.

No Bells

Three ways for three basenjis.