It was a nice dry weekend, after many months of wet weather which means we could no longer put off domesticating our somewhat feral back yard. See here's the thing, in most climates, your lawn requires a delicate touch. You cut the grass long enough to hold in the water it seems to eternally thirst for, and you gently tread across it, being careful not uproot it's slender blades.
Portland grass grows like Homer Simpson's scruff. Seconds after a you've cut it down to the dirt, it's already shaggy again. Leave it for a few *cough-months-couch* and you've got yourself a jungle.
1. Overgrown Yard, 2. Dorkus maximus, 3. New Mower, 4. Crazy Thea, 5. Rude little scamp, 6. Thea in front of flowers, 7. What did you say?, 8. Can we come out NOW?, 9. Fetch on a freshly mowed lawn
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But everyone deserves a break from manual labor and we took ours on our front steps, basking in the warm midday sun. I assure you, in those shots with Panda on the floor, she was getting belly rubs just before. She wasn't being left out.
1. Sweeties in the sun, 2. Sweeties in the sun, 3. Sweeties in the sun, 4. Sweeties in the sun, 5. Sweeties in the sun, 6. Sweeties in the sun, 7. Sweeties in the sun, 8. Sweeties in the sun, 9. Sweeties in the sun
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Comments (10)
So lovely girls...
So cute...
Juste continue to take so beautiful pics...
Posted by blibli | May 11, 2009 12:33 PM
Posted on May 11, 2009 12:33
I am in love with your sweet doggie!
Posted by Debbie | May 11, 2009 5:01 AM
Posted on May 11, 2009 05:01
aw, those shots with Leo and the doggers are SO sweet. and it looks like they love the yard!
Posted by Carrie | May 11, 2009 3:39 AM
Posted on May 11, 2009 03:39
That looks like my back yard!
Posted by Karen | May 10, 2009 9:59 PM
Posted on May 10, 2009 21:59
why do ihave guns & roses running through my head?
Posted by minnie | May 10, 2009 7:49 PM
Posted on May 10, 2009 19:49
The grass (and dandylions) grow overnight and the spiders become bionic too. I'll come out to my car at the end of my work day and some optimistic spider will have started a web off the side-view mirror of the car.
I've left the shovel against the side of the house for a few hours while I do something else and come back to...another web being started.
Posted by Laurie | May 10, 2009 7:46 PM
Posted on May 10, 2009 19:46
For non-whippets, I gotta admit your dogs are pretty cool. These pics and your paw pile make me homesick for our snuggly numbskulls.
Posted by Wendy@lanasdelibelula.com | May 10, 2009 5:22 AM
Posted on May 10, 2009 05:22
I love that your dogs match! And your guy is such a cutie with Thea. :)
Posted by SarahLynn | May 9, 2009 11:08 PM
Posted on May 9, 2009 23:08
Your girls are just the cutest!!! Thanks for sharing these adorable photos - they really put a smile on my face!
Posted by Susan | May 9, 2009 9:11 PM
Posted on May 9, 2009 21:11
Your sweeties are just the cutest!!! Great pictures - thanks for sharing them. They really put a smile on my face!
Posted by Susan | May 9, 2009 9:10 PM
Posted on May 9, 2009 21:10