Saturday, February 4, 2012

Pug-mania!

Every now and then I have a couple of friends that leave town on vacation and leave their three pugs behind.  I usually get the phone call to "pug sit" because I can just pack up shop and work out of their place for a week.  So I "moved in" this last week with with my two dogs (not pugs) and my wife joined us on her days off for a taste of pug-mania.

When you get this group together there's no shortage of entertainment...I made sure to bring the camera along.

Rare quiet moments in the house...






Meet Eric.

 Meet Otis.

Meet Kody - the puppy with endless energy (don't let this face fool you).



"What?  I'm trying to nap..."









Playtime is very entertaining.



Three way fight for the toy...










Sunbathing.


How do you say no to a face like this?

The brothers use each other for pillows.





It's always a fun week with the pugs!















Sunday, January 1, 2012

Best of 2011

As we make the transition to 2012 I wanted to continue with a little tradition I do; serve you up a little "best of" from 2011.  I wish all of you another great year full of success (by whatever means you define it - and remember you get to define it!)!  And thank you to those of you who have helped shape my life this year (which is to say all of you). 

I hope at least some of these images will touch you in some way as they have touched me.  I have a lot to be grateful for and here's some of the proof as we take this journey together...

We backpacked through some of the most gorgeous back country in the Eastern Sierra.

We lost sight of which way was up...momentarily.

We reached for the sky.

 And reached new heights.

We persevered the storm.

And were rewarded.

 We shined through the darkness.

We got a different perspective on things.

And were reminded how small we really are.

 We stood in awe of new sights.

We stayed focused.

We saw determination pay off.

 We said what we meant and meant what we said.

 We may have looked for a mate...

 ...offered them a gift...

 ...and...well you know...

We were met with antagonists.


We disagreed.

We practiced brotherly love.

 We had serenity.

We were leaders.

We made a splash.

We spread our wings...
  
And flew...

 We took a look at ourselves in the mirror.

 We nourished.

We soared.

 We feasted.

 We smiled.

 We created.


We rested.

 We ran.

We played.

 We cried.

We danced.

We looked into each others soul.

We kissed.



 We dipped.

 We fell in love.

 We used our drug of choice...adrenaline.

We realized our inner beauty.
 
We walked off into the sunset.

Happy New Year!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Merry Christmas!

I figured it would be appropriate to post some pictures of Santa Claus today.  So here's mine...these were taken a couple years ago while backpacking.  I was lucky enough to see Santa making a practice run!




A wish for peace, harmony and love.  May you discover the power within yourself to create the life you want!
From our family to yours...Merry Christmas!