Saturday, October 11, 2008

17 - Big, very big news: MY HUMANS FOUND THE WAY BACK HOME!!!

Yesss...WE ARE BACK IN MAUI!!!!!




















...back at walks on the warm sand, side to side....



















then to dive into the ocean! Every am.....













and sunsets every pm at the dog-park....



























.......with our best buddies.....














Then to start it all over again the next day....
Yes, madir isn't always with us, often she is off holding people,
but my favorite human and I, are always together playing, even when he calls it work........

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

16- Time of saying goodbye.......

... to cool markets and delicious bread......IMGP5778

.....and very yummy organic creative cousine, ...

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and lovely cafe's and restaurants.

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Goodbye beautiful wildlife....




















and wildflowers, that often accompanied the great hikes.
















Goodbye your majesty Mr Kootenay Lake...
















Goodbye you two adorable little Buddhas, Xavier & Gaelen....

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...and you two beautiful Goddesses Jen and Deirdre....

Deirdra's birthday party 3


Goodbye beloved Sue, Karen, Babe, Idgie and Jez.. u r our favorite pack!

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Goodbye sweet and fun Alea....


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Goodbye good buddy CowGirl....

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...and Thom, Gina & Matty.



















Goodbye to our best buds Mark and Leeza. Always grateful you brought us to Nelson...you 2 rascals!














Goodbye, also, to all the beloved friends that unfortunately we forgot to take pictures of, because to busy we were, enjoying them to the fullest!! Ken, Myrna, Tamil, Eric, Melody, Pat, Bill, Terence, Sandy, Brooke, Ralph, Teresa, John, Mark (Jen's), Tom & Karen, Carmela, Luigi, Richard, Bonnie & Moss, Mario & Ada, and many more....... Thank you all for being who you are....
.....YES... GOODBYE & THANK YOU NELSON!!!


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15- Nelson is good to us...

While my beloved Nig. works endless hours....

IMGP5946 ...on heavy duty projects.....

IMGP5963Madir.... I am not quite sure what she does.....

DVC01062 but.... no doubt that she is enjoying herself....

Deirda's Birthday party 8-23-2008 ...and is off partying quite a bit....

Deirdra's birthday party 2 ... but she calls it... work and study....

IMGP5877 Problem is... she also brings me to ...some kind of school....IMGP5885 IMGP5887 Yes, cool.... butIMGP5888 ....I don't think so! Not for me....IMGP5895 I am a wonderer, happy in the woods.... look what's all around me here....IMGP5897 ...look at this thing!!

This reminds me, the veggies here are not only very abundant .....IMGP5763 ...at the little garden at home, where Gina tends to it lovingly....IMGP5789...at the market....IMGP5800...at our favorite farm, where we get to choose and pick what we like.... (below I am behind daddy's leg...)IMGP5805 Who needs supermarkets??!!IMGP5802 IMGP5803 I like farms sooo very much... IMGP5807 ....... and dogs are so welcome!

IMGP5804Tammy the very sweet farmer....IMGP5809 ....and Elly her daughter, also adorable!IMGP5808 ...tell u, WE BELONG TO FARMING, this is who we truly are!IMGP5813 Look what we picked!! And it's all......IMGP5720 PESTICIDE FREE! IMGP5973

As is this AMAZING THINGY! Did you ever see anything like that??!! Look well at it...IMGP5977 IMGP5985 It's called ROMANESCO BROCCOLI.IMGP5987 ... IN WONDER OVER AN OVER....

And check out what we have back at home in our yard.....IMGP5944 Very, very juicy italian plums!

IMGP5936That my beautiful buddy Alea helped us pick...IMGP5967 And then we made tons of delicious jam for us and all the neighbors... IMGP5971 ....never saw so much jam....IMGP5970 It's for real all around us delicious stuff grows....

IMGP5939 After our daily walk in the am, Nig makes pancake with fresh berries from the neighbor.

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