Threat of Rain

The threat of rain here in Portland is pretty much constant.  That is no reason to stay indoors, or to deny yourself a leisurely 5-hour walkie.  At the risk of getting boring, mama and I again walked to Laurelhurst Park, despite the grey skies. Now you see me… Now you (almost) don’t. The trees are…

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Talk to the Paw

You know how sometimes the humans just cannot stop talking?  Way too much yapping and not enough belly scratching?  I have come up with a solution. Paw to the head.  Works like a charm. Got mama to stop talking almost immediately.  Of course it doesn’t hurt that my mighty paw is almost the size of…

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The Portland Globetrotter

Lunchtime!  Sun!  Fun!  And BASKETBALL!!! This is Woody’s dad.  He and Woody come out to play a little basketball when the weather is nice – and today it was cold but beautiful.  I offered to show him a few of my moves… Which mostly involve methods of stealing the ball from whoever currently has it.…

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S-S-S Saturday Night…

And the chicken soup is flying! I’m sure I’ve shown you this, but all you doggies you should really get your humans to start cooking for you if they don’t already.  My mama cannot cook ANYTHING (dad was the good cook in our family) but somehow, she makes a mean chicken soup for me.  EVERY…

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Enter the Dragon-Klaus

A wonderful tribute to an amazing man – who LOVED HIS BEER.  Tonight at the Green Dragon, a special keg of Vienna lager was brewed and consumed and Klaus’ name.  Bogart couldn’t be there, so I brought Bogart’s mini-me: This is a glass of Dragon Klaus, the beer of the evening.  The picture is dark,…

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Semi Sunny Saturday

While everyday it threatens to rain at least a little bit, we do have those days where it threatens to be sunny for a little bit. It’s funny how few people are out on the streets on these semi-rain-y days.  It’s like they all don’t have semi-waterproof coats like I do.  And they decide to…

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The Gruesome Twosome

Me and mama – The Gruesome Twosome: Do we always get the perfect shot the first time?  Well…. nope.  In fact, we don’t even get the perfect shot the 25th time.  There are some challenges inherent in taking a photo by holding the camera away from you, posing, and then hoping against hope that you…

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