then & now...

we are born, then we grow, and now we're here-with a lot of little things happening in between.

 

for some strange reason i decided kooper needed a hair cut.  so, i took him to our local groomer's and had him shaved...it took me several days to get used to his new 'look'.  i've realized for a long time now that he is aging-his hair is turning grey and his eyes are starting to get cloudy- that it is a very hard thing for me to accept and i'm not sure i ever will. but, anyway, with his new 'do' i can see a lot more of his 'wiseness'...

 day of hair cut

before-en route

after-looking a little peeved at me

that tail is waggin' now...guess he loves it-but, he has no whiskers!

on another note...we have been married for nine years, one month, and 15 days.  we've decided to add a little more adventure to our lives...

ryan climbed mt. rainier

before

 

after

the beginning



 the 18th week 

not much difference for this guy

or this guy

 

9 weeks-started with 2-have 1 now

 

16 weeks-getting big

 

and for all the people who read my blog-it's a boy :)

backyard wildlife...

I like my backyard birds and wildlife.  Does this make me 'old'?  I have a pocket field guide (for Kansas) bird book.  Does this make me a 'nerd'?  Although some may answer "yes" to both questions, bird watching is a fantastic way to spend your Saturday mornings! (again-does this make me an 'old nerd'?) I'll admit, aside from robins, I never knew other types of birds were in the city.  I figured all of the 'exciting' colorful birds were in the wild.  A couple of years ago, rb bought me a bird feeder pole system.  This piece of backyard equipment has been the topic of many conversations and a A LOT of excitement! Don't believe me, well just ask Wilma...my 80+ year old neighbor ;) Old Nerd or not, if you ever decide to stop by, you'll be simply amazed...

 bird pole feeder system

american gold finch: male on your right-female on your left 

 an upside down squirrel

 baltimore oriole-male-eating grape jelly

 my favorite-gray catbirds-i'm assuming one is female & one is male

 gray catbird

 the male oriole again

 mr. studmuffin

 mourning doves-always looking for food on the ground-they're peaceful

 female baltimore oriole

i don't know if this is a purple finch or a house finch...sorry-i'm thinking house finch-male

 american robin-male-we have a nest near the back door and the mom dive bombs us when we go outside...dad just watches-typical

 needs sunglasses-light.is.hurting.my.eyes!!

eugene-the squirrel

 downward dog on the yoga mat

 baker-(smiling) on a rock

top of camelback mountain-phoenix

I've realized that I don't have any pictures of the local woodpeckers and several other common (exciting) birds we have.  I just bought some bark butter which should yield some good pics. I will work on this and post them sometime in the future.  Keep checking back for another exciting bird post!!!

Also, as your local bird expert (as seen from the aforementioned photos) please let me know if you have any questions...

And, since I've (obviously) somewhat mastered the bird scene around here...I'm working on identifing bird tweets.  This is proving very difficult...haha.  So much for this old bird nerd...

And one last note...I'm not the only one who lives at this house that likes birds, bird watching, & bird noises...just sayin'...

more koop...

in case you didn't get enough the last time...here are some more.  he may be slightly spoiled...??

 laying on rb's pillow...i assume missing him

 stretched out...because it's warm in the house & we're holding out to turn the air on until June 1st!!!

 on his back

 snuggled with his blanket

 under my desk because there's a storm outside and he's scared

 with his friend bailey

 snuggled up on the bed amongst the pillows

focused...on a car ride...

just love that guy...

a day in the life of kooper...

As a lifelong dog owner, I have often wondered what they are doing during the day when we're not home. Now that I work at home, I've had the fantastic pleasure of observing Kooper throughout his day...

 9AM

 9:30AM

 10AM

 10:30AM

 11AM

 11:30AM

 NOON

 LUNCH TIME

 1PM

 1:30PM

 2PM

 2:30PM

 3PM

 3:30PM

 4PM

 4:30PM

 5PM

 5:30PM

 6PM

 Dad's Home!

Bed Time-9PM