Mickey's Thoughts on Enjoying the Outdoors

You all get to hear from me so much on this blog, I thought I'd turn things over to Mickey today. He is going to explain how to enjoy the great outdoors to all of us. Take it away Mickey....

Hey! So you want to hear about how I enjoy the outdoors? Well, lets get one thing straight. No one enjoys the outdoors when its raining (except for those ducks), so make sure you pick a nice and sunny day.

Carefully look around and make sure there aren't any other dogs around trying to enjoy your outdoors. Remember, it might not seem like it, but your outdoor area belongs to YOU. Explain as necessary.

Now, here is the key. Close your eyes and take a nice deep breath. Feel the sun on your hair, the breeze on your face. Let the great outdoors calm your senses and find peace in nature.

Then hightail it back to the shade! Its hot out there! So much for the outdoors, I'm going to get me back into some air conditioning.

How can that be comfortable?

I caught Mickey asleep like this on the couch last week. He just loves to fall asleep with his chin resting on something. Our leg or hand, a pillow, a toy... or sometimes the arm of the couch.

Then and Now - Spring

March 31, 2009

Originally posted in Spring in the Alley

Well our weird and wild weather of the early part of 2010 conspired against having a duplicate of this shot. Notice how the daffodils and trees are all blooming at the same time? Well, that didn't exactly happy this year. I went out with my camera twice to get the two blooms that occurred two weeks apart!

Enough about the flowers, this is one of Mickey's favorite parts of the walk because he knows we're heading home. Also, the elevation is a little bit higher than the street in back, so he can see more of the action instead of walking blindly into it. Another thing he has learned to do is sit at the curb in the back and wait for me to give the "okay" to cross the street. Such a little gentleman.

Mid-March 2010

With the daffodils. I think the daffodils must have also shrunk in the last year...

April 1, 2010

Finally the trees are blooming! Mickey was having none of this photo business.

Then and Now - Playing with Nike

We went back over to Nike's house one weekend to enjoy the spring weather that has warmed the DC area. Both of the little dogs have grown up so much since the first play date in April of last year.

Mmmm that's some good water you serve up here, Nike.

The two dogs found a stick in the backyard and chased each other around alternating stealing is and tugging back and forth with it.

First Nike had it... and Mickey approached quietly to try and grab it...

D'oh, too slow, Nike got away!

Ah ha! Success!