It's here...Happy Halloween!

Oh Boy, Oh Boy, I'm Howlin' for Joy!

Almond Joy and little children!

Perhaps I've gone a little bit mad?

Will you forgive me if I'm bad?

Don't be scared...mama says I'm

It's coming!

Halloween is coming...I can feel it deep in my bones.

 My bones...keep away!

I can get very possessive when it comes to my bones.

Then again, sometimes I could use a hand...or hands

We love Halloween at our house.  Kids love to come visit us and sometimes drop their candy on the ground.  So much to look forward to!  I love visitors and who doesn't love candy???

So everyone pack your bags with candy and head over to our house on the 31st...I'll be waiting for you with baited breath!

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Lookin' Back At Summer!

Mama an' me drove to Taku Lake many times last summer.  I went swimming and made a lot of friends there.  Lemme show you what you're missing.

Here's mama drivin' me to the lake.  Can you see me in the window?

 

This is a big rock thing at the lake.  Mama says it has writing on it that tells people that the lake was made to remember another person.  I don't know how that works, but she said I'm not allowed to pee there either.

 

Here's a bigger view of the lake.  Ain't it pretty?

 

Here's a picture of the sky on one of the days we were at the lake.  Mama says the angels are fingerpainting.

There's a trail at the lake and me an' Daddy went for a walk.

From up here on the bridge, you can see Campbell Creek.  It's right by the lake.

It's a pretty little creek and jam-packed with bushes, plants and lots of little critters.

 

 There's a couple of broken trees here.  I bet Joey did that.  You'll meet him in a few minutes.

 

Of course, I went swimming . . .

And so did the Duck family.  In the front is Duckbert.  The second in line is Kwacko and Cindy's in the back.  They came to say Hi and Mama says she's embarrassed because she forgot to bring some bread.

 

 And a little bit more swimming . . . 

 

Oh look, there's Virgil.  He comes by pretty often when I'm here.

 

 "Hi Oda!"  That's my girlfriend, Oda.  She likes to come watch me swim.

 

Bruno the Eagle lives here too.  He likes to sit up in the tree and watch over the lake.  Every now and again he swoops down on the lake and catches a fish.  One time, I saw him swoop down twice in a row and fly back to his tree with one fish in each claw.  He had to drop one when he landed.

Ah, there's Joey.  Mama says I gotta stay outta the water when Joey swims by.  Sometimes beavers can be in a bad mood and don't want doggies swimming near them.  Joey's always been cool though.

Beavers got big teeth.  Better to be safe than a sorry doggie, I always say.  This is some of Joe's work:

Isn't he cute?

 Here he comes.  He must be lookin' for something.

 

Where ya goin', Joey?

 

Oh, I see.  You're gonna have yourself a beaversnack.

Well, I gotta towel off for now.  Next week, we'll learn more about Joey and meet even more friends of mine from the summer.  I bet you can't wait.  Me either!

Livin' Large

Summer has been veddy, veddy goot to me this year.

I conquered Lake Taku  . . .

I played keep-away with Daddy . . .

Protected my precious . . . from everybody!

I explored the woods with mama. . . .

Shhh.....   Be vewwy, vewwy, quiet . . . I'm huntin' wabbits!

Look at the pretty colors.  I can smell the season turning . . .

I ran through endless fields and fetched sticks for mama . . . .

Some sticks are more equal than other sticks.  Mama says I got ambition . . .

Sometimes I just had to sit and look handsome . . .

This is my "come hither" look . . .

I ran by the ocean . . .

Then I ran away from the ocean . . .

I climbed trees . . .

Next week, I'll show you all the new friends I made this summer at Taku Lake. 

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