Gang of Four

Here's the Gang, as illustrated by our new friend Kim of Greyt Friends. Proceeds from her wonderful images benefit Second Chance Greyhounds. Thanks, Kim!

Our Day in Photos

We had 13" of snow yesterday, and today we took some time to play and survey the neighborhood.

Here's Harvey!

Cold feet.

Someone stepped on a squeaky toy.

Leaps and bounds.

Everyone's bundled for a walk.

Our neighborhood.




Heading back home.

And here's Jackson, closing the afternoon with his new best friend.



We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

Jackson's Big Day

Jackson turned 6 today! He celebrated his big day with his new friend, a giant stuffed Teddy Bear. The bear was a steal at $4 (a leftover Christmas item marked down 90%).






Jackson has been such a joy, and I know I've said it before, but he puts a smile on my face... every single day. Happy Birthday, Jackson!

Happy New Year!

Photo credit to Nerice of Nerice's Nook. Thank you!

Afterwards, They Slept

He's a Rascal

Skiddy Urban looks sweet, doesn't he? He really is a good boy... most of the time.

A couple of months ago I bought a cute pair of shoes that I'd planned to wear over the holidays. I put them in the shoe cubby for safe keeping.

Now, we'd been warned about Skiddy Urban's penchant for inanimate objects, so we've made a point to secure remote controls, knick knacks, and the like.

So imagine my surprise to find one of my beautiful, never worn shoes in Urban's grasp. He made quick work of the heel:

Here's the funny (well, not so funny) part... the shoes were safely tucked in a cubby with a few other fancy, albeit well-worn shoes. I guess Urban decided that the smell of new leather was irresistible. Rascal.

Over the past few weeks we've been trying out new names for Urban... Oliver, Sammy, Hudson, Hawthorne, and a few others. But lately he's been going by his new name, Jimmy Chew!

PS... Can anyone recommend a good shoe cobbler in the Richmond, VA area?

Tugging Heartstrings

Here a couple of videos hosted by Vimeo, a video hosting site popular with video experts and CG artists.

First up...To raise awareness about the Dairyland track closure, a couple took their hounds for a walk down Chicago's Michigan Avenue. A fantastic idea, and the slips of papers are ingenious.

Greyhound Adoption: Track Closure Creates Need from Brad Cornelius on Vimeo.

Second up, and currently my favorite. It's a fan video for Grizzly Bear's song Two Weeks. At about 3 minutes into the video I always start to cry. Every time. It's just that beautiful.

Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear from Gabe Askew on Vimeo.