Rottweiler Wednesday

Happy Birthday to Boots!  I'm not sure of her exact birthday, but I know it was somewhere around the first of the year last year.  When we brought her home in February she was about 6-7 weeks old.

Looking all grown up now:

(Thank you to my friend Rose for taking this great pic of Boots at the Farmers Market a few weeks ago)

But still acting like a puppy:

Hard to believe it has been almost an entire year that we have had her...

Next week's post:  a month by month stroll through Rottweiler Wednesday 2011...

Have a great Wednesday everyone :)

Bunny Sunday

All partied out after their bunny birthday week...

(Note the duly chewed birthday presents)  A good time was had by all.  Thanks everyone for stopping by with your birthday wishes!

Garden Birthday Party

To celebrate their birthday today, the bunnies had an early morning party in the garden with much binkying and running around...

Instead of carrot cake, they opted for the all-you-can-eat salad bar:

Turbo: "Hey, that looks like me!"

Followed by a game of bunny hide-n-seek:

Thanks everyone for visiting and sharing our birthday.  Wish you were all here!

XOXO,

Sandie, Digger, Ginger, Bully and Turby

All Bunnies, All Week

As promised!  More "early days" pics of the Fab 5.

Pile o' buns.  They were just starting to open their eyes at around 10 days old.

Little Diggy-Do:

I picked up a portable baby playpen at the thrift store that made the perfect pen for them as babies.  We had it in our living room and used to spend more time watching these little guys than we did the TV! 

Ginger looking for a way to escape:

Napping baby bunnies (Digger, Turbo and Bully).  It was impossible not to pick them up and squeeze them, even when they were sleeping so peacefully! 

Big day tomorrow ~ party time!  I think a carrot cake is in order...

Birthday Ride to Kentucky Camp

Happy 2010! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy and successful New Year! It has been a treat getting to know you all through your blogs and sharing a little of my life with you.

All I wanted for my birthday yesterday was to go riding and spend some time outdoors with my horse and my hubby. The weather definitely cooperated -- it was sunny without a cloud in the sky. Although, by our standards it was a little cool, only about 50 degrees. I'm not complaining, though, especially since parts of the country are bitter cold and covered in snow right now.

Even though Phoenix is 32, he still has plenty of get up and go. Well, at least enough for a leisurely trail ride. Just when I start to think that I'll need to stop riding him soon, he shows me that he still can and still wants to get out. My oldie...

Lee checking to see if we're still behind him. :)It's open range on the way down to Kentucky Camp. We came across these cows and their babies sunning themselves on a hill.I wanted to bring this little red one home! So darn cute.Kentucky Camp was a gold mining camp in the late 1800s. Later it became a cattle ranch and in 1989 the land was acquired by the National Forest Service.There are still some buildings at the camp. Some in better shape than others. This was an adobe barn that is in the process of being preserved by the Forest Service.

The camp is down in a canyon and surrounded by low hills. We stopped and found a spot under some trees to tie the horses and have our picnic lunch.We brought along some french bread, salami, cheese and fruit. We shared the apple slices with the horses. But the best part was the homemade chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmmmmmmm....

For me, it was the perfect birthday. Time spent riding in beautiful scenery with the ones you love is good for the soul. Simple things really do bring the most joy.

Blue Moon.....

(I bet you started to sing it, didn't you???)

So, the "big news" is that tomorrow night, New Year's Eve, there will be a Blue Moon. And, as the saying goes, that only happens once in a blue moon. There won't be another one on New Year's Eve for another 19 years.
I found that interesting, especially since tomorrow is my birthday! Kinda cool. I wonder if there is any special significance to a Blue Moon on New Year's Eve when it is your birthday???

We have a fun day planned tomorrow. I'm bringing along my trusty camera so I can share some pics with you all. Until then, enjoy your Blue Moon New Year's Eve!