What we all love about being here...

I know that I still post like I'm on a cool vacation, and not like I live here. People don't post this much about a place they live, do they? That would be weird. I wanted to share some pics of our lives here though, and now that I have finally found a way to get them off of my camera again, let the show and tell begin!

I think Copper thinks that he has died and gone to heaven. We take him on a daily short walk to the beach, and then we throw his squeaker or a ball around for him to fetch. At first, whenever we tried to get him to go near the water, he would cower at the tiniest wave. He would run away just far enough and fast enough to keep his little paws from getting wet. I know, though, that this dog is at least part lab, and they are bred to swim, so I was persistent. One day this week, we were at the beach, when a lady arrived with two golden retrievers. She would throw her dogs' balls way out into the ocean using a chuckit (product placement below)
and they would swim out to get the balls. Copper wanted to play with them, so when they ran into the water, he ran into the water, and when they started swimming, he started swimming, and honestly, it was like a light went on in his head, and he was like, "oh, I get it. Swimming!" Pretty soon he was first one to the balls every time. He is absolutely IN LOVE with swimming.


Moose spends a great deal of his time laying on my bed and looking out the window. He likes the view, to watch the ocean and the little (and not so little) critters outside.


Bald eagles are everywhere here, and I think they are gorgeous. Moose is going to have to be an inside cat forever here though, because I've been told the eagles will come and pick up little kitties for dinner. Moose will just have to watch them through the window.


Moose also likes to chase the little critters that seem to be sharing residence with us here in the July house. When we first got here, I had a two day headache from the smell of raid in this place, and I don't know, maybe there are fewer bugs in here now than there were before the raid bombs were dropped, but we've had our fair share. This little guy wanted to help dry Steve off after his shower, and was hanging out on Steve's towel.

Oh, yeah! Check out all his majesty!
Of course, I caught this one, took some pictures, and then put him outside.

Steve and I have enjoyed the company of brothers and some new friends. I have really enjoyed the hiking and the scenery--the Mountain Yoga was great last weekend, and I plan on going again tomorrow. Here's a few more pictures to leave you with!


Perhaps in my next blog I'll pretend that I really live here and blog about work, but perhaps not. It's much nicer, don't you think, to see all these great pictures?
Cheers.