Friday, January 20, 2012

Protector

January 12, 2012
[at home]

Tessa tries to bark the rain away.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

January 11, 2012
[at home]

"A. Egypt - final answer."
"A. is the correct answer! Let's see what amount is behind this question ... lots of big money still out there ..."
"$ 15,000!"

Oh my, the birds we could buy with that money, and a nice piece of land to go with it.

[Lunch break at the Nelson residence]

One of THOSE Mornings ...

January 11, 2012
[at home]

The Hunter

January 8, 2012
Athens, GA

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Pre-Hunt Run

January 8, 2012
Athens, GA

We were on the books for another quail hunt today, and I took her to the pasture for 30 minutes for a little pre-hunt run. Another pretty daybreak!


Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Two Runs

January 2, 2012
Athens, GA

The last day of our holiday break - since it is a Monday when Sandy Creek Park is closed we had to make do with two fields in town. At first we went to Lake Herrick, good for fetching tennis balls at full speed, then we proceeded to the abandoned cow pasture which has been a true blessing over the past few weeks. 15-plus fenced acres of meadow with a little hill in the middle and a good-size pond on the far side. Lots of paths through the clumpy grass, courtesy of the cows that once resided here. Some briar patches and shrubs where tons of birds gather, attracting bird dogs and bird watchers alike. There always seems to be a breeze, and this piece of land feels so much bigger than it actually is. Much to our liking.


Sunday, January 1, 2012

Happy New Year!

January 1, 2012
Athens, GA

So here you are, 2012, 366 new days rolling out before us, sure to bring joy as well as pain - never any telling where joy and pain will fall, but that is the mystery called life and we have no choice but to follow its path wherever it may lead. Looking forward to all the joy and will find a way to deal with the pain.