Greenin' Up

Finally, the yard is green! The trees are green! And...it's getting pretty again!

I thought I'd share a few photos from our yard! All of the irises are blooming. Along with the rhododendrun and columbine.

The daisies are blooming too...

There's a little head forming on the broccoli...

Of course when the ham saw I was taking pics she had to get in on the action...

This pose is the best, though...

And, of course, Kermit had to sneak in a pic too! Bikes are everywhere around here you know?!?!

Lexi's waiting

Lexi knows that it's almost time for her visitors to come for Christmas! We tell her that they come just to see her! She loves company, but when they leave, she has to rest.

And, rest she does...

And, more resting...

She's such a little ham! She roasts one side and then rolls over to roast the other. Oh, what a life!

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The Mushroom Muncher

My Steed...the Mushroom Muncher. You may think I'm kidding, but I'm not. She is addicted to mushrooms.

We let her out to roam the 1 acre perimeter of the yard several times each day. She thinks she's a farm dog...we don't tell her any different. She's a lean, mean 21 pound mushroom huntin' machine. Yes, she has little dog syndrome too!

So, she roams around the yard. We live in the country and are surrounded by trees. She lets her nose lead her to the site of the buffet (seen in picture below).

She sniffs and sniffs...

















And, then she finds one...burried under the pine tags and dirt. She digs a little and it's revealed. A white mushroom! Her eyes light up (like when I see sweets), and then she settles in for the feast (see below).

















When she looks up her nose and face are covered with dirt and debris. Here she is after her buffet! Notice how proud she is of herself.

















And, off to hunt some more... (she got really frustrated that her mom was following her around the yard with the camera, so this is the view I got for the rest of the hunt)

















Ah, she's done! Time to relax...

















We get worried that she will eat too much or eat the wrong mushroom (we think that happened once). We asked the vet and she said that as long as she doesn't eat a "purple one" she's fine. Well, we can't watch everything she eats. She's a dog and she eats lots of stuff I don't really want to talk about (yuck!). The vet says that she knows what she's doing. So, we try to limit her intake as much as possible. But, it brings her such joy.

My Steed, the lizard hunter!

Here she is...my Steed! This is Lexi, our Boston Terrier fur-child! What a face, huh? 22 pounds of LOVE! She has lots of nicknames including: Charlie Chomps, Stinky, Lexi Lou, Alexis Louise (When she's bad), Boo Boo, etc.

She loves to be outside rolling in the grass and chasing lizards around the house! The lizards run along the row lock of the brick foundation. Poor Lexi...she hardly ever catches them. It's quite comical to watch her run around and around. Most of the time the lizards are right in front of her face and she just doesn't see them. I know they're laughing at her!

Here she is sniffing for them. They are right near her nose, but she just misses them.

Still trying...................................................

Party's over! She's given up! I'm sure the lizards are glad!