Monday's view from the Moo: Local color

Ha-woo everyone!  

It's me, Miss Moo, with this week's view from my nice sunny deck.

Mother Nature does a nice job keeping plants growing in the pots on the deck and 

around the yard.  I love looking at the marigolds...

and these pretty flowers, they are some kind of dahlias:

 

a few weks ago I could see the Asian lilies next to my deck:

I saw this colorful Devil's Riot Iris

and my favorite Blue Siberian Irises 

plus mom added a pretty magenta iris this year:

I can see mon's favorites, blue hydrangeas.  

Theyre fading to a lovely purple now.

On Sunday, I watched Mom plant a succulent garden in a pot.

(She says she doesn't have a very green thumb but maybe she can 

keep these succulents alive inside this winter.

I think she only has a green thumb when she's painting with green paint, ha-roo roo roo!)

My favorite is this other cactus that has a really pretty flower on it:

 As woo can see, I have lots of pretty colors to look right in my own backyard,

and that makes me a mighty happy Moo!

...and that's this week's view,

Toodle-woo!

Miss Moo

Monday's View from the Moo

Ha-woo dear friends,

We have gone on a few good walkies since Jack's hot-spot issue is clearing.   The weather has cooled off a bit here, which we are very much enjoying.

Check out who else was out for a walk in Newport:

Ha-roo!   I wonder what breed this little cutie is?

From the look on shaggy-boy's face, I think he's wondering, too

That wasn't the only mystery we've seen in Newport.

Sunday we went walking aroundthe famous "Newport Mystery Tower"

see it in the background?

there's a lot of theories about who built it and what it was used for, but no one knows for sure.

Then Mom walked by a man talking to people about the Tower, 

and he said  "the Ididarod has come to Newport!"

Mom saw him go into a little museum across the street.

The man at the Newport Tower Museum invited all of us in 

(He wants dogs to be as well-informed as people!)

and told mom all about his research.  

(Woo can read about it on his website )

Moo, do woo really think that stack of rocks is a celestial calendar and clock, 

and a camera-obscura like the man in the Museum said?

"Well Jack, I don't know, but its an awfully cool stack of rocks!"

And that's this week's View from the Moo,

Toodle-woo!

Miss Moo

Fluffy?

Good Moo-rning everyone,
It's Me, Miss Moo, with this week''s View from the Moo.

Mom's working on a new painting.  She's using an awful lot of pink, and she keeps saying it has to look fluffy.    Well of course, I though I was the subject.   I mean, who else has fluff like I do, and has a cute pink tongue?

Harumph.....

just look at this.....

It's definitly NOT me.

But I still think it should be.   Don't Woo?

And that's this week's View from the Moo,
Adieu!

Miss Moo

Happy Birthday Mama!

Thought we'd let woo see how cute our mom was when she was a hu-pup:

Awwww!

Awwwww!

Well, that was a whole lotta years ago!

Happy birthday Mom, we luvs woo!

Awwwww!

Jack & Moo

Sunset Walkies

One of our sunset walks....  going past Ben, the English Lab's house.

"Where do woo think Ben is?"

"Probably eating dinner, like we will as soon as we finish walking Mom."

Happy Dad-a-Roo Day!

We wish all the Dads, Step-dads, surrogate Dads, and Father-Figures a furry happy Dad Day!

Being a "Dad" is more than just fathering a child.  

It takes being the leader of the pack. 

It takes the skill to provide direction and dicipline, with love.

It takes the ability to forgive and start over.

 It takes the kind of patience and tolerance that comes with knowing 

that everything changes with time and love.  

 It takes a generous heart and a listening ear to give advice without sounding like it.

It takes the willingness to be both strong and vulnerable, to know when to step up,

 when to step back,  and when to let go, without strings attached.

It takes an open willingess to share your experience, strength, and hope,

Our Dad is that kind of man, and we love him,  furever.

Love, 

your furkids,

Jack & Moo

The View from the Moo: Tuesday Edition

Good mmoo-rning everyone!
I guess today would be a good day to recap the events over the past couple weeks.

Firstly, Mom & Dad went to Hawaii and left us at Colonial Kennel Bed & Breakfast, my home kennel. I am always sooooo happy to see my furiends & family there!   They love Jack, too, and we get a nice cozy kennel-for-two while we're there.

Our stay always concludes with a spa-grooming, so we look super cute for our pawrents.  See:

It also happens that this time, mom & Dad picked me up on a furry special day -   

MY BIRTHDAY!!!

They greeted us in typical Hawaiin fashion, with flower leis-  

We were so good, we didn't even try to eat them!

the Moo is lookin' good while turning 8!

 we got some really good yummy treats.

Since then, its been "back to normal"

The other big events were that MY birthday is also our oldest boy's Birthday, too.   Mom got this photo in her email with our younger boy.   I guess they aren't "boyz" anymore, but woo know what I mean!

Happy Birthday Dan!

WE missed one big event - while Mom & Dad were in Hawaii, they celebrated 

their 17th Anniversary Hawaiin style - at a Luau!    

They learned how to make Hawaiin crowns - don't they look adorable?    Ha-woo woo woo! 

On Sunday, mom loaded us into the car for a long ride - and we met some of our favorite bloggers- Wild Dingo Woman & Mr. Wild Dingo!

did woo see the picture I posted yesterday?  Be sure to check them out!

As woo can see, its been a furry busy time at Maison Moo et Jacques!

And that's this week's View from the Moo

toodle-woo!

Miss Moo

Wild Dingo Encounter!

Hot dog!    We've had a wonderful afternoon and meeting up with some of our bloggin buddies and  hiking Purgatory Chasm Park.

Wowzers, look at this--- me with Juno's Mama!

I gave her lots of kisses, and she tasted good!

And here's Jack with her too!

And let me woo that Juno's DingoDadddy sure know how to rub ears just the right way!!!

We also got to meet Norbert- and he is one wild & crazy fella!  I had a blast following him through lots of mud puddles on the trail, and he showed the humans the trail in the woods when they were confused.    Ata boy!

(Jack was a little jealous cause Norbert got to run off-lead.)

Here is a typical "tail view" pic from Mom's side of the camera.... 

but the a "face first" pic Julie  is taking is posted on fb!

The rocks were realy cool to climb on...

 We hiked up the trail, but Norbet jumped up in one big leap!  

After a minute of fussing around to get everyone "ready"....

We all looked forward and said "CheesePlease" for the cameras!

 Mom loved how Norbert's coat gave him great camoflage against the rocks.

We hit the end of a trail at a little pond, some waterfalls, and a cave

Well, dhat shoud we do?  go fur a swim, like Norbert did?

Uh, I don't  think so, Jack....mud is one thing, but water???

I think I'd like to go check out that little dog over there, just to see if she's tasty.... I mean, friendly.

After some soothing words & encouragement from Juno & loki's mom (while I watched),

Jack decided not to have a yappitizer break.

 And with that, we hiked back.  A nice park employeed took pics of all of us, (we swiped this one from Norbert's peeps)....

The Purgatory Chasm Pack

...and then we snoozed all the way home.....

Nighty-night!

Jack & Moo

Monday's View from the Moo: Lazy Spring

Ha-roo everyone,

Its me, Miss Moo.   Nothing much going on this week.  spring is very lazy this year, the flowers are taking their time to appear,  and the weather it taking its time to warm  up.  Which is a-ok in our book.  we may not have snow like some of our lucky furiends, but at least its not blazing hot yet.

So we are just hanging around, enjoying our yard.

Mom says she LOVES the picture of us she just took:

Of course, tight before and right after that pic, I was harrassing Jack, as usual.  

Hee hee, he's so much fun to tease!

The biggest thing goin on is right behind us, on the other side of the hedges. Lots of banging, sawing going on.  Someone finally bought that old dump and is remodeling it.  Mom & dad seem overjoyed at this, mom says she hated to looking at the old peeling siding, gutters falling off, messy yard, and listening to the lady scream off her back porch.   (Mom said she could put a trucker to shame with her foul mouth!)   Wowzers, look at those new windows & doors, too!

I will share one vignette from mom's rock garden, where our little angel is watching over the blue moon phlox blooming at her feety-feet.   A little bit of serenity amid the sounds of hammers & saws!

I hope woo are having a peaceful day, too.

And that's this week's View from the Moo,

Toodle-woo!

Miss Moo

Congratulations to Orb- did ya see me???

Ha-woo!    Well, it was another exciting race at Derby Downs, 

and a big Congratulations to the winner, Orb. 

I had such a good time at the race!  

It was furry muddy and really fun to zoom through!   

I think the horsies had fun in the mud, too.

I did manage to sneak up to the rail at the end of the race -
 if woo look closely at the photo of this TV interview,
woo can see me, Miss Moo, peeking over the siderail.   

Did I mention it was muddy?  

Ha-roo, roo, the mud just added tot he fun!

I was able to wipe my face off on some wet grass, but those ponies got the full shower aftert the race -
 I think this one returned the favor and gave his bathers a shower, too! 

Hope woo had fun today, whether it was in the mud, the snow, or the sunshine.

Time to retire my hat till next year!

Miss Moo

Get your Derby Day on!

Ha-woo ladies!

It's time to get your Derby Day hat on!

This is my sunny little number for this year!

I think I can probably sneak right up to the Winners Circle in this one, the humans will never suspect a big daisy!  I'll blend right in with all the other flowers there!

Wish me luck!

Miss Moo

What we do all day every day....

Apparently Mom was home working and looked out in the back hall.... 

Oops!  We thought she was gone to work and took up our posts as usual.

Me, making sure no one sneaks in the back door.

Jack, multi-tasking as he guards the front door and blocks the garage door. 

Its our job, its what we do.

woos & A-roos to yous!

Jack & Moo