What a fun day we had.

On Mothers day M.O.M. and M.O.D. took us over to the harbor to see some really pretty ships.

This first ship is named the 'Hawaiian Chieftain'.

Then there is M.O.M.'s favorite...

This is the 'Lady Washington' and she is one of the Tall Ships seen in the great "Pirates Of The Caribbean" movie series.

She is a beautiful ship...especially up close with all the vintage details on her.

But actually, M.O.M. thinks it's pretty cool because Johnny Depp stars in all those movies.  Oops...I mean 'Captain Jack'....sorry M.O.M.!!

These beautiful Tall Ships call our harbor their home port. And every time they return to port there are several cannons that shoot off a salutes to the 2 ships....a very loud display indeed!

The ships attend many events along the coast and also in Pudget Sound near Seattle, through out the boating season.

And when they are moored in our harbor they give river tours to our visitors.

If you look closely you can see several guest passengers on the ships enjoying a beautiful ride up the river and back to the docks.

It seems we find new adventures weekly here in our new little town.  We thought the sea was the best but this little town is full of surprises!

A TYPICAL WALK WITH THE DOGS

When we take the dogs to the park or the beach this is usually the scene we see just after we have released the dogs from their leashes.

They are always so excited to start running as fast as they can in which ever direction we direct them.

And of course it is always little Maggie that is bringing up the rear.

But she does not give up and can often catch up to Mistaya while Mistaya is busy sticking her nose into some strange smell some where.

Maggie is the first one to slow down and wonder where we are.

And on the return trip she does an amazing job of keeping up with speedy Mistaya.

Often by the time the have run themselves out they have been seen walking like to young ladies back to us.

No, that doesn't happen often but once in awhile we spend enough time beach combing that they have lot's of time to explore the entire area of the bay area.  And of course this only happens when we are lucky enough to be the only people and dogs in the area.

Rain or shine we all have a wonderful time.

Even the dogs do not want to head back to our car on sunny days like this one.

But we know we have a long wonderful summer ahead of us with plenty of chances to visit this place again and find even more interesting treasures and time for miles and miles of excited dog running.

WE ARE BACK AT THE BEACH!

We went to go to the beach for M.O.M.'s birthday.

We noticed that there were a lot of shells on the sand from a storm during the night.

So while M.O.M. and M.O.D. were busy hunting for treasure the dogs took off exploring everywhere.

Of course Mistaya always runs so fast that little Maggie has a hard time keeping up with her.

But once in awhile Maggie manages to catch up with Mistaya and some times the results are not what Maggie expects!

Mistaya seems to enjoy a "drive by" attack to little Maggie.  She often spins her little body,growls like a mad dog then runs off at top speed.

And usually by the time Maggie recovers Mistaya is no where to be seen!

Maggie doesn't give up and looks every where for her.

And in no time at all she is hot on Mistaya's trail again.

This behavior goes on and on until Mistaya thinks she has covered enough ground at top speed and she returns to the water near us and our beach combing.

Because of Maggie's prior experience with the large waves she does stay away from the water...which we encourage her to do.

I can not go through another close call of little Maggie being swept out to sea.

The waves began to get very large after we had been here for a few hours and we decided not to take a chance so we headed back to the car for our return trip back home.

And as usual little Maggie is fast asleep in her dog bed about 2 minutes out of the parking lot.

And Mistaya is not far behind into her deep sleep.

What a wonderful Birthday it was with my wonderful husband and 2 delightful dogs to share the day with.

Life is so good

We took the pups to the ocean today so they could enjoy a great run and we could do some beach combing.

The weather was very pleasant with just a few people on the beach.

We had worked our way around the bay and came close to the rocks that start the edge of the jetty. 

 We purposely timed our adventure to be the same time as the low tide. The chance of finding some real shell treasures is much better at that time.

We hunted and strolled along the water line and planned to turn back when we reach the edge of the jetty.

The pups were running ahead of us having a wonderful time.  Maggie was doing her best to keep up with Mistaya and tried to go everywhere she did.

I was just about 20 feet from the jetty when I saw the two of them running in the sand at the edge of the large boulders of the jetty.  To my horror they were running along the jetty where it curved out into the sea.  At that moment a large waved caught me by surprise and I tried to climb up on the boulders to get away from it.  It was of course, to fast for me and the water rose up above my knees.

As I scrambled up a few feet I realized Mistaya and Maggie were no where to be seen.

Can you here me crying right now???

I screamed at JW and then screamed Mistaya's name knowing that Maggie would not be far behind her.

There appeared Mistaya just inches from the surf and no Maggie in site.

I yelled for Mistaya to climb up the boulders and she did.  Just then I saw Maggie struggling to get her footing at the edge of the large boulders. They were so much bigger and taller than she was.  She climbed up one, then another just as the waved washed up onto the boulder she was standing on.  I saw the water as it was rising above her belly line and thought I was going to loose her. We both called for her to keep climbing and with the help of all her precious Guardian Angels she did. The look of fear on her face was almost more than I could bare as I could not get to her.

That wise little pup some how knew to keep climbing as it was getting her away for the water.

As I found the safety of the dry sand Maggie came running down around the jetty boulders and I am not sure which of us was the happiest to see the other. I pulled her into my arms and told her how sorry I was and that if need be I would have jumped in to save her.

She gave me a few sweet licks then headed off to find Mistaya and they ran back down the beach to safer sand.

I shook all the way home from our adventure. And I suspect that Maggie will not find any reason to venture close to the water from now on. And that is okay with me..we will stay well above the water line from now on.

Thank god for puppy Angels

GUESS WHO GOT HER WAY TODAY!

Yes, Little Maggie has learned all her tricks from Miss Mistaya!

And she works them very well.

Maggie knows how to work those pretty little eyes and that very expressive face of hers.

We took a drive to the ocean on Monday to hunt for shells and to let the dogs play.

It didn't take Maggie long to make us realize she wanted to be off the leash just like Mistaya was.  Since we were lucky enough to be the only ones on this sun filled beach we turned her loose.

She and Mistaya raced up and down the beach, over the driftwood logs, into the waves...at least Mistaya tried to get her to follow her.  But Maggie just isn't ready to face the water and waves just yet.

Occasionally, Maggie had to make a rest stop to catch her breath.  Mistaya's legs are a bit longer than little Maggie's but she tries so hard to keep up.

Several times Mistaya finally realized that she had left Maggie behind and would come back to us to find her.  And Maggie was wonderful about returning to us when she felt left behind.

Finally they both seemed to run out of steam and wandered back to us.

We packed up our shell treasures and headed back to the car to fresh water for the pups and a soda for us.

Little Maggie was so tired she couldn't even make it all the way into her bed before she was deep into her sleep.

And Mistaya found herself a sunny spot to make herself comfortable as we headed back home after another wonderful play day at the Sea.

We feel so fortunate to have 2 such amazing little animals live with us and bring so much happiness into our lives.

Rescued dogs are the best.

MAGGIE'S FIRST TRIP TO THE BIG POND

It was a tough day for Maggie's first adventure to the sea.  There were high winds there when we arrived and decided to brave the weather to see how she liked it.

I really think that with all the wind and new world for Maggie that she was a bit intimidated about the whole experience.

I did begin to think that we had not choose a very good day for her first day at the sea.

But she did run a bit with Mistaya in the sand but always came running back to us to make sure we were still all together.

But all seemed right with the world again after we returned home.

We will return to the sea again soon but not until we can find a day that the winds are calm.  That way Maggie can get a chance to really explore her new world and still be able to hear us when we call her and Mistaya, and the sand will not be blowing in our faces!

NO!, NO! I DO NOT WANT TO BE A LABRADOR!

I DON'T LIKE THE WATER!!!

Now, that looks like  one determined little pup!

This may not be a rescued puppy but I can guess this is a puppy who really wants to be rescued!!!

2 FEET OF SNOW AT MY HOUSE!!!

WOW!!

I looked out our window today and I couldn't believe what I saw!

Right there...before my very eyes!!!

Actually 2 FEET OF SNOW!!

IN MY VERY OWN FRONT YARD!

HERE BY THE SEA!

HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE???

OH, I see....  ;)

HA HA!!!

Just kidding!!

MERRY

CHRISTMAS

EVERYONE!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!

This picture was taken in our front yard when we lived in Montana.

 Not something we will ever see walk through our yard here by our new home by the sea!

We hope you have a wonderful day.

I THOUGHT WE WERE LIVING AT SEA LEVEL NOW

Yes, the last time I looked, we still lived at 6 feet and 5 inches above sea level. 

But there is something about the 2 following pictures that says "High Elevation With Winter Snow"!

11 AM TODAY

3:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

Hmmm...I wonder what the beach is like today?

I AM AT THE BEACH AGAIN!

Oh boy! I am running on the beach at the Ocean again at last.

There was a bit of fog but not another living soul in sight! Well, at least I couldn't see anyone in the fog.

So I ran and ran everywhere as fast as my little legs would take me.

Then we went to our favorite beach to do some beach combing....and boy did M.O.M. & M.O.D. find a lot of treasures!!

Below M.O.M. has posted a picture of some of her treasure that she found by the sea today.

I think I can tell that we will be returning to this beach again real soon.

What a wonderful day for this little dog.

I did a lot of running today so I am very tired and I feel another nap coming on.

See you all later.

SITES NEAR THE OCEAN

When we were at the beach, M.O.M. and M.O.D. let me go with me when they climbed to the top of this very tall tower!

We could see forever everywhere!!!

In front of us a view of the jetty and the beautiful ocean.  The waves were big and lot's of fun to watch crash into the rocks on the jetty.

And to the other side was a beautiful bay that we visit often.  It was closed today so they could bring in giant truck loads of sand to rebuild areas that the storms have washed away the sand.

And this direction shows the harbor where all the commercial fishing boats spend the winter after the fishing season has ended.

We enjoyed our visit as the weather was so warm and pretty.  But we had to return home so M.O.M. & M.O.D. could get some more work done in the back yard.  I will post tomorrow with pictures about our adventures in the back yard!