Walking the pups today, I noticed these in the back lawn --

-- my options were either exploring a great photo back-drop, or going inside to 1,100 emails --

-- I chose the obvious -- !!

So, I brought my main beauty, Spud, out for a quick photo shoot --

-- what a pretty boy -- !!

Back in the house, looking at Spud, he seemed to be reminding me of everything we'd been through --

-- through my ups and downs of life, through transports, puppies, fosters, teeth brushings, experimental raw diets, homeopathic remedies and about 20 different addresses -- !!

-- all along, he's been right there, exploring life with me --

Outside, dear Daisy took a quick pose with the flowers, too --

-- thought Daisy is a bit of a jack-rabbit, and posing wasn't her fancy --

-- this is the only shot I got -- !!

So, a quick run by these flowers, and the time to slow down, made all the difference for us today --

-- of course, you don't see all the bribe-treats I had behind the camera, and Daisy almost knocking over the flash-stands --

-- either way, we had quite a bit of fun at it -- !!