A new loop at St Moritz

Yesterday Mom and I went to the St. Mortiz section of the Blue Hills. It was great, and it was especially interesting in that Mom let us cross the big scary street! We took the Green and Blue path up to the Sawcut Notch Path, then we took the Old Furnace Brook path to the Green Dot trail and back to where we started. I don't know why the Old Furnace Brook path is called that - we saw no brook, and we saw no furnace. Two-legs - go fig. Anyway, here are some pictures Mom took.

These are some water lillies.
Mom really got into them for some reason.
She wouldn't let me jump in until she'd taken all the pictures she wanted.
I guess they're pretty and all.
Still, it's much more fun to jump in and make a mess, which is exactly what I did after this picture was taken. Don't worry; I didn't hurt any of them.

This is another kind of flower.
It's very pretty.
And here is a dragonfly that struck Mom.
This is St. Moritz pond - one of them anyway. I tried to sneak into the culvert linking the two, but Mom caught me.
This is a red leaf on a tree.

Mom doesn't know why its leaves should be red - it's still early July.
Here I am coming out of the pond.
I shook off some of the muck, but not all!
This branch is just hanging there - dangling, with no means of support.
This is a pretty mushroom.

Mom won't let me eat the pretty mushrooms.
This is a brown-eyed Susan.
Mom likes them.
They look like inverse daisies.
Here I am rooting around for something.

This is the Halloween Tree.
It's kind of a scary tree, so I had to check and make sure no zombies were nearby.
All clear!
I don't know why the Halloween Tree is there.
I thought it was scary. Mom thought it was cool.

Here I am exploring.
Here I am turning around to convince Mom to hurry up.
Maybe if I poke at whatever this is with my paw it will do something.
I'm hiding behind a tree. You can't see me!
Here I am trotting away.

This mushroom looks like a platter.
This tree had a large growth.
Mom couldn't understand the growth.
This is a bird.
These are some lotus-looking flowers.

A new toy and a day at home

Yesterday Mom and Dad gave me my birthday present: a water toy. I had lots of fun with it, chasing it into the water and making Mom capsize her kayak by playing keep away. Mom didn't bring her camera down to the lake this time, though, so no pictures. There are pictures of us playing later that evening while they grilled dinner, though.
Here I am with a giant stick.
I love to run around with my giant stick.

Then I chew on it.
How long do you think the stick will last?
I still look like a puppy here, even though I am a whole year old!
More of me with my stick.
See my teeth?

I smile.
I bring the stick up onto the deck.
Here I am looking through a hole in the banister.
I like to do this.
Here I am with my frisbee. Those are Dad's feet.

We play keep away with my frisbee.
I pretend that I'm going to give it to him.
Then I run away with it.
I still have it!
And you can't catch me!

Eventually I sometimes give it to Dad.
But not this time!
Come and get it.
See? I run around and around.
I'll run all the way to the back gate.

Here I am with two toys: Frisbee and Stick.
Here I am being cute.
Here I am with my dad.
He doesn't usually smile for pictures.
But he always smiles with me.

Not in the face!
Mom took lots of pictures of me and Dad.
She loves us both.
Here we are kind of conking out.
And here we are looking away.

Back to the stick.
Close stick
Far stick

Me and my stick.
Cute stick